Should Zeke be free?

Unless you have been in a coma or in a third-world country you have heard about the National Football League (NFL) suspension of Ezekiel Elliott for six regular season games. I do not have a crystal ball so I can`t tell you what is the truth. Zeke claims to be innocent of the domestic violence charges levied against him, and if that is true, then a terrible injustice has been forced upon him. If he is guilty of this charge, then he got off easy. It appears he is going to appeal the ruling. The “Free Zeke” comes from the many “Facebook” pages I have seen since last Friday. Oddly enough, all these pages were posted by women.

One thing for sure, no one likes to talk about domestic violence. Regardless if you are a man or woman, a victim or perpetrator, no one really wants to discuss this. Ignoring this happens way too often (one time is too much) and is not going to solve this problem.

Early this year, Elliott was photographed lifting a woman` s tee shirt up and exposing her breast. She laughed it off, but do you really believe she was ok with it? He is not much older than a child, but it is time to act like an adult. I have always heard ‘you can`t rape the willing’ (probably not true), but I know you can intimidate the timid and bully people weaker than you. We all try to aspire to be a mature people, able to listen to differing opinions without “slapping the dog” out of someone that s doesn`t share your same opinion (came close to doing so a time or two) it shows you respect them as a person. Giving respect is the easiest way to receive respect. I think his appeal will be denied. My main concern is the allegation happened prior to Elliott being drafted into the NFL, does he have to worry about any broken windows he may or may not been responsible for when he was 8 or 9 years old?

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