"So it seems to me that this is another case of special treatment for football players. If he'd been a random African-American guy, he'd have been in jail."
This statement is BS, and was used to drum up something that has nothing to do with anything. Why does race have to be brought up, even when it is not involved in the situation.
He is a rich white kid, so naturally in today's age of media, lets turn this into a black and white thing.
I don't care how these assinine writers are looking at the situation, but they are using conjecture to add to the story. One stated he was "beating" her. In this one the person who brought up race says their were "abrasions", plural. She had a mark on her arm from him pulling it.
People are questioning the policeman's judgement, as if they know he was wrong. He is trained to identify someone who is intoxicated, apparently he saw no justification. As for what happened, the girl changed her story at sometime, which makes her statemennts hard to take seriously.
He was not charged, and their is no definite proof of him hitting her. The person who saw all this stuff at a supposed 90 MPH, even said it looked like he was keeping her from exiting the car. The media is trying it's best to turn this into more than it was. If Goodell gets involved, and I was Johnny, I would definately file a suit against them for defamation.
I'm not trying to apologize for Johnnie's actions, but it is clear to me that they have a vendetta against this kid. If it was any other player, my feelings would be the same.
It sickens me that law enforcement is being looked at the way it is today. This cop did a good job of difusing a domestic quarrel and now he is being questioned by outsiders trying to make him look bad.
The hate for Manzeil is unbelievable, but that is what society is today.