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Dwyer arrested (1 Viewer)

League full of thugs...From a mass murderer like Aaron Hernadez to wife + girlfriend abusers like Ray Rice + Greg Hardy to possible child abusers like Adrian Peterson the list doesn't seem to end + these are just the cases we know about.

These dopes are given the world for the simple reason they can throw + catch a ball. If the majority of these morons had to work in the real world they would be lucky if the could hold down a job at a car wash.
In a league that caters to violence, you're telling me that carries off the field?!!!! Those brutes!!!! :topcat:

 
League full of thugs...From a mass murderer like Aaron Hernadez to wife + girlfriend abusers like Ray Rice + Greg Hardy to possible child abusers like Adrian Peterson the list doesn't seem to end + these are just the cases we know about.

These dopes are given the world for the simple reason they can throw + catch a ball. If the majority of these morons had to work in the real world they would be lucky if the could hold down a job at a car wash.
Crime stats among NFL players are lower than the national average.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-rate-of-domestic-violence-arrests-among-nfl-players/
I'm not sure how relevant that statistic is. There's no telling how often NFL players are let go by police due to their celebrity when a normal person would be arrested. Their money and access to top lawyers also seems like it could be a factor.

What's their arrest rate like compared to other people in the same income bracket as they are?

 
dickey moe said:
Slapdash said:
AhrnCityPahnder said:
Doesn't this story feel like fifty years ago? If this happened today the NFL would behead him as part of the halftime show at the superbowl.
####, Ray Lewis killed a guy and nothing happened
To be accurate, Ray Lewis didn't kill anybody. He lied to the cops to protect his friends, who DID actually kill somebody.
Listening to him espouse about the Rice situation on Sunday was pretty much the height of hypocrisy either way. I couldn't believe the producers allowed it to happen to be honest.

 
dickey moe said:
Slapdash said:
AhrnCityPahnder said:
Doesn't this story feel like fifty years ago? If this happened today the NFL would behead him as part of the halftime show at the superbowl.
####, Ray Lewis killed a guy and nothing happened
To be accurate, Ray Lewis didn't kill anybody. He lied to the cops to protect his friends, who DID actually kill somebody.
Yeah, even if that is true which is not entirely certain, that really isn't much better and it was laughable that he tried to put himself above Ray Rice when what he did is much worse.

 
GroveDiesel said:
Apple Jack said:
Saboo said:
League full of thugs...From a mass murderer like Aaron Hernadez to wife + girlfriend abusers like Ray Rice + Greg Hardy to possible child abusers like Adrian Peterson the list doesn't seem to end + these are just the cases we know about.

These dopes are given the world for the simple reason they can throw + catch a ball. If the majority of these morons had to work in the real world they would be lucky if the could hold down a job at a car wash.
Crime stats among NFL players are lower than the national average.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-rate-of-domestic-violence-arrests-among-nfl-players/
I'm not sure how relevant that statistic is. There's no telling how often NFL players are let go by police due to their celebrity when a normal person would be arrested. Their money and access to top lawyers also seems like it could be a factor.

What's their arrest rate like compared to other people in the same income bracket as they are?
Great posting. That statistic is trotted out all the time, and the underpinnings of the comparison are extremely shaky. Would love to see the numbers adjusted for income.

 
Bojang0301 said:
In a league that caters to violence, you're telling me that carries off the field?!!!! Those brutes!!!! :topcat:
Bad excuse. 1900+ NFL players don't carry it off the field. Plus the vast majority of combat-trained military, policemen, prison gaurds, etc.

 
at least today they changed "a woman" to Dwyer's wife

ESPN.com news services

PHOENIX -- Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer head-butted his wife and broke her nose after she refused his sexual advances, and punched her in the face the next day, police said Thursday.

The details surfaced Thursday in a law enforcement report a day after Dwyer was arrested on aggravated assault charges and deactivated from all team activities. He spent a night in jail and made a brief court appearance before being released early Thursday.

The arrest came at a time when the NFL and its commissioner are under fire over a series of violent off-the-field encounters involving some of the league's marquee players, including Ray Rice,Adrian Peterson and Greg Hardy. The Cardinals have deactivated Dwyer from all team activities.

Dwyer was arrested Wednesday for investigation in two altercations that occurred on July 21 and 22 at his Phoenix residence, just days before the Cardinals reported to training camp. His wife left the state after the incidents, but came forward a week ago after Dwyer apparently sent suicidal text messages including a photo of a knife.

In the first encounter, police say Dwyer attempted to kiss and undress his wife, but she refused. Someone who heard the argument reported the assault to police, who showed up at the apartment but did not make an arrest. Dwyer hid in a bathroom and the wife denied he was in the home because the running back threatened to kill himself in front of her and their child if she told police about the assault, police said.

The next day, Dwyer punched his wife with a closed fist on the left side of her face, according to police. He also punched walls and threw a shoe at his son, listed as either 17 or 18 months old, who was not injured.

As his wife tried to call police, Dwyer grabbed her cellphone and threw it down from the home's second story. Witnesses told police that Dwyer's wife said, "I'm calling the police" as she held her swollen face and clutched her son.

During his police interview, Dwyer acknowledged hiding in the bathroom when police responded to the first argument and sending a photo of a knife with suicidal threats. Dwyer denied committing an assault, though he acknowledged that he punched walls in his home, threw a phone and that his wife bit his lip during the disputes, according to the police report. As he was released from jail Thursday, he said he never hurt his son.

Dwyer, 25, was booked into Maricopa County Jail on one count of aggravated assault causing a fracture, one count of aggravated assault involving a minor, two counts of criminal damage, one count of preventing the use of a phone in an emergency, and assault.

He was freed on a $25,000 cash bond early Thursday and ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device. He also cannot have contact with the alleged victims, cannot travel outside of Arizona and cannot have involvement with weapons, drugs or alcohol.

Dwyer is scheduled to have a status hearing on Sept. 24 and a preliminary hearing on Sept. 26.

According to a statement, the Cardinals weren't made aware of the allegations against Dwyer until Wednesday but are fully cooperating.

"Given the serious nature of the allegations we have taken the immediate step to deactivate Jonathan from all team activities," the team said. "We will continue to closely monitor this as it develops and evaluate additional information as it becomes available."

An NFL spokesperson said Dwyer's arrest will be reviewed under the league's personal conduct policy.

Dwyer signed with the Cardinals this year and was their second-string running back after spending the last four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He scored a touchdown last week in Arizona's victory over the New York Giants.

His best year for Pittsburgh was 2012 when injuries depleted the team's backfield in the middle of the season. Dwyer filled in and had 100-yard-plus games in consecutive weeks.

Dwyer, from Marietta, Georgia, was a sixth-round draft pick of the Steelers out of Georgia Tech in 2010.

Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

 
at least today they changed "a woman" to Dwyer's wife

ESPN.com news services



PHOENIX -- Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer head-butted his wife and broke her nose after she refused his sexual advances, and punched her in the face the next day, police said Thursday.

The details surfaced Thursday in a law enforcement report a day after Dwyer was arrested on aggravated assault charges and deactivated from all team activities. He spent a night in jail and made a brief court appearance before being released early Thursday.

The arrest came at a time when the NFL and its commissioner are under fire over a series of violent off-the-field encounters involving some of the league's marquee players, including Ray Rice,Adrian Peterson and Greg Hardy. The Cardinals have deactivated Dwyer from all team activities.

Dwyer was arrested Wednesday for investigation in two altercations that occurred on July 21 and 22 at his Phoenix residence, just days before the Cardinals reported to training camp. His wife left the state after the incidents, but came forward a week ago after Dwyer apparently sent suicidal text messages including a photo of a knife.

In the first encounter, police say Dwyer attempted to kiss and undress his wife, but she refused. Someone who heard the argument reported the assault to police, who showed up at the apartment but did not make an arrest. Dwyer hid in a bathroom and the wife denied he was in the home because the running back threatened to kill himself in front of her and their child if she told police about the assault, police said.

The next day, Dwyer punched his wife with a closed fist on the left side of her face, according to police. He also punched walls and threw a shoe at his son, listed as either 17 or 18 months old, who was not injured.

As his wife tried to call police, Dwyer grabbed her cellphone and threw it down from the home's second story. Witnesses told police that Dwyer's wife said, "I'm calling the police" as she held her swollen face and clutched her son.

During his police interview, Dwyer acknowledged hiding in the bathroom when police responded to the first argument and sending a photo of a knife with suicidal threats. Dwyer denied committing an assault, though he acknowledged that he punched walls in his home, threw a phone and that his wife bit his lip during the disputes, according to the police report. As he was released from jail Thursday, he said he never hurt his son.

Dwyer, 25, was booked into Maricopa County Jail on one count of aggravated assault causing a fracture, one count of aggravated assault involving a minor, two counts of criminal damage, one count of preventing the use of a phone in an emergency, and assault.

He was freed on a $25,000 cash bond early Thursday and ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device. He also cannot have contact with the alleged victims, cannot travel outside of Arizona and cannot have involvement with weapons, drugs or alcohol.

Dwyer is scheduled to have a status hearing on Sept. 24 and a preliminary hearing on Sept. 26.

According to a statement, the Cardinals weren't made aware of the allegations against Dwyer until Wednesday but are fully cooperating.

"Given the serious nature of the allegations we have taken the immediate step to deactivate Jonathan from all team activities," the team said. "We will continue to closely monitor this as it develops and evaluate additional information as it becomes available."

An NFL spokesperson said Dwyer's arrest will be reviewed under the league's personal conduct policy.

Dwyer signed with the Cardinals this year and was their second-string running back after spending the last four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He scored a touchdown last week in Arizona's victory over the New York Giants.

His best year for Pittsburgh was 2012 when injuries depleted the team's backfield in the middle of the season. Dwyer filled in and had 100-yard-plus games in consecutive weeks.

Dwyer, from Marietta, Georgia, was a sixth-round draft pick of the Steelers out of Georgia Tech in 2010.

Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
For Dwyer, this was all simply foreplay.
 
GroveDiesel said:
Apple Jack said:
Saboo said:
League full of thugs...From a mass murderer like Aaron Hernadez to wife + girlfriend abusers like Ray Rice + Greg Hardy to possible child abusers like Adrian Peterson the list doesn't seem to end + these are just the cases we know about.

These dopes are given the world for the simple reason they can throw + catch a ball. If the majority of these morons had to work in the real world they would be lucky if the could hold down a job at a car wash.
Crime stats among NFL players are lower than the national average.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-rate-of-domestic-violence-arrests-among-nfl-players/
I'm not sure how relevant that statistic is. There's no telling how often NFL players are let go by police due to their celebrity when a normal person would be arrested. Their money and access to top lawyers also seems like it could be a factor.What's their arrest rate like compared to other people in the same income bracket as they are?
Great posting. That statistic is trotted out all the time, and the underpinnings of the comparison are extremely shaky. Would love to see the numbers adjusted for income.
Five Thirty Eight made it pretty clear that adding the economic filters was damning. It was admittedly limited by accessibility to data, but it was good enough to draw pretty convincing conclusions from.
 
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Have to think this is it for Dwyer in a Cards uniform. It's not like he was all that good anyway where the team would be reluctant to let him go.

 
sounds like this guy needs to get some serious help, again if this happened in the summer why is it coming out now?

If the Ravens, Vikings and Cards (and lets not forget the NFL) dealt with these situations when they happened then this fallout wouldn't be half as bad as it is now.

 
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GroveDiesel said:
Apple Jack said:
Saboo said:
League full of thugs...From a mass murderer like Aaron Hernadez to wife + girlfriend abusers like Ray Rice + Greg Hardy to possible child abusers like Adrian Peterson the list doesn't seem to end + these are just the cases we know about.

These dopes are given the world for the simple reason they can throw + catch a ball. If the majority of these morons had to work in the real world they would be lucky if the could hold down a job at a car wash.
Crime stats among NFL players are lower than the national average.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-rate-of-domestic-violence-arrests-among-nfl-players/
I'm not sure how relevant that statistic is. There's no telling how often NFL players are let go by police due to their celebrity when a normal person would be arrested. Their money and access to top lawyers also seems like it could be a factor.

What's their arrest rate like compared to other people in the same income bracket as they are?
Great posting. That statistic is trotted out all the time, and the underpinnings of the comparison are extremely shaky. Would love to see the numbers adjusted for income.
Why? Because you suspect they'll support a conclusion you want to see? The bottom line is that the NFL as a whole has a lower crime rate than the national average, despite what these raci...um...anti-"thug" crusaders imply with comments like the one to which I was responding.

 

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