Good points. And I do actually think that a restaurant trying to do this before public opposition hit critical mass would be a target for vandalism and whatnot in Baltimore just because ... you know, Ravens fans are insane.

There are so many, many, many things sports reporters know about leagues and athletes that they keep a lid on forever. Eventually, one of them will have enough and go public. The Sports Wikileaks is going to be awful for a lot of people.

It's the year 2014 and TMZ has more credibility than the NFL. Well done Roger.

I'd just like to say as a woman, and a faithful Deadspin reader and sports fan, that the vast majority of commenters here throughout this debacle have been insightful and dare I say, enlightened.

Here's a translation, as best I can gather:

"promptly referred"

Justified inherent distrust of police not to muck it up?

Yeah, that's the biggest question I had also. The thing is, the details they reveal to the public/media at this phase are so restricted, we may not know for awhile. I had a whirlwind of guesses/assumptions (which really aren't fair to him at this point, honestly). My first guess, if he knew this guy (who would later…

Ray Lewis: There is no comparison of me and Ray Rice. I'm far more similar to Aaron Hernandez.

I think you're doing it wrong if you're using "beat within an inch of her life" as the standard for acceptable physicality in your interpersonal relationships.

The most ridiculous part in all of this is the fact that video evidence beyond seeing her out cold for nearly 2 minutes, then "out-on-her-feet" for awhile, was what was needed to precipitate the serious punishment. Given the NFL's broad and bullshit-laden knowledge of traumatic head injuries, they really should have…

You're being a little bit rough on Goodell. Non-profit management is a tough industry, with long hours and little pay. People go into it because of an instinct for public service, not some inflated ego or sense of self-aggrandizement.

That loud sound you hear isn't the sound of applause for this move , it's the sound of the Ravens' collective hamstrings snapping from all that backpedaling.

uh i need that big top dress yesterday

MEWANTS! I'm so sick of getting leered at/chatted up by cab drivers! I've become really rude, keep my sunglasses on, listen to music and sit behind the driver in order to not be bothered. I'm not saying they're all like that but it's just happened way, way too often.

That shit doesn't actually taste like apples, you fraud-enabling bastard.

Similarly to the NFL, it looks like he only gave 5% of his hair to the cause.

He focused on particularly vulnerable and marginalized members of society, allegedly targeting poor black women

I had to deal with some of these fuckers when they came to my campus on Wednesday, showing off pictures of dead fetuses. They screamed at me, and came uncomfortably close. They also told me my parent's interracial and interfaith marriage was going to go to hell. And that I dishonored them for being gay. So I made a…