...and under what circumstances? Also, what will be the fallout?

This assumes someone with a prominent audience points out the racial/cultural similarities between the 4 NFL players under scrutiny for domestic abuse and those who defended them in the media.

From minimal research Peterson and Rice grew up poor and were exposed to violence and tragedy at a very early age. Greg Hardy grew up poor in Memphis, and Ray McDonald did not seem to have it as bad as the others. Two men, I know they are not the only ones, have been rebuked for what was interpreted as defending Rice (Stephen A Smith) and Peterson (Charles Barkley). Both are black with humble upbringings; Leeds, AL and Hollis, Queens NY, respectively.

So, the moral onslaught from many on the left (ei Maddow, Olberman) has been ongoing against these man for their action, and the many have staked the controversial positions denouncing wife beating and child battery, as if it's a divisive subject.

I predict a right leaning pundit, Thomas Sowell, Krauthammer, perhaps, will weigh in on what the actions of these black men and perhaps the culture that shaped their formative years and likely impacted their approach to relationships and parenting.

They will then be torn to shreds as racists.

Does anyone agree/disagree? Thoughts?

...as an obvious disclaimer, this kind of violence is not exclusive to the AA community or the poor. However, anyone who has taken a college level development course or lived as a functional human being is a ware that the propensity of violence and abuse is increased when experienced in childhood.

Brief bios:

Peterson:

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Peterson was born in Palestine, Texas, to Bonita Brown and Nelson Peterson, who were also star athletes in college.[13] His father was a shooting guard for Idaho State, but his dream of an NBA career was derailed when a gun that his brother was cleaning discharged into his leg.[13][14] His mother, a three-time Texas state champion at Westwood High School, attended the University of Houston on an athletic scholarship and was a sprinter and long jumper.[13] Peterson's best friend was his older brother Brian. Peterson's father nicknamed him "All Day," because his father said he could go all day.[15]

At age 7, Adrian saw his 9-year-old brother Brian killed by a drunk driver as he rode his bicycle.[15] It was around that time that Peterson began to deal with his pain through sports and became interested in football.[16] He was the star of the Pee Wee football team coached by his father and played in the popular Pop Warner Football program when he was 12.[1] When Peterson was 13, his father was arrested for laundering money for a crack cocaine ring.

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Rice:

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Ray Rice was a child when his mother, Janet Rice, told him he was the man of the house.

She didn't tell him in jest, like maybe you've heard when your father leaves for a business trip. Janet was serious.

Ray's father was gunned down in a drive-by shooting when he was 1 year old. Ten years later, his caretaking cousin and father figure died in a car crash

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This post was edited on 9/16/14 at 4:23 pm