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hughee99

(16,113 posts)
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 06:36 PM Oct 2016

ESPN: "Giants kicker Josh Brown detailed domestic violence in documents"

Apparently, he admitted to doing this, and not just the one time the NFL suspended for, in his emails, journal and letters. How did the NFL not know this at the time they suspended him?

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17837045/josh-brown-new-york-giants-admits-domestic-violence-documents

New York Giants kicker Josh Brown admitted to domestic violence in letters, emails and a journal, according to police documents.

The documents were part of Brown's final case file by the King County (Washington) Sheriff's Office stemming from a May 22, 2015, arrest following an incident with his wife, Molly Brown. The sheriff's office and prosecutor's office initially decided to postpone the filing of charges, pending further investigation, with the sheriff's office recommending that the prosecutor's office file charges of two counts of fourth-degree domestic assault. As of September 2016, charges had not been filed.

In one of Brown's journal entries obtained as part of the investigation, he writes: "I have abused my wife."

The Giants were unaware of Brown's journal entries, emails and letters admitting domestic violence, according to a team spokesman. They had not read or heard about them before their release on Wednesday.

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ESPN: "Giants kicker Josh Brown detailed domestic violence in documents" (Original Post) hughee99 Oct 2016 OP
Interesting JonLP24 Oct 2016 #1
If I understand right, the NFL claimed to have no evidence against hughee99 Oct 2016 #2
Suspend Him the Whole Season erpowers Oct 2016 #3

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
1. Interesting
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 07:23 PM
Oct 2016

At some point, Molly Brown told police that Brown showed up "drunk and was pounding on her door to let in. Molly refused to let Josh in, and eventually had to call NFL and hotel security. Josh was escorted away from Molly's room and the NFL ended up having to put Molly and the kids up in a different hotel room where Josh would not where they were."

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
2. If I understand right, the NFL claimed to have no evidence against
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 07:27 PM
Oct 2016

Brown except for the single incident he was suspended for, but much like in the Ray Rice situation, it appears that either they covered up what they knew or went out of their way to NOT find info.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
3. Suspend Him the Whole Season
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 08:10 PM
Oct 2016

The NFL should suspend him the entire season and a game for each game he played in this season. I saw a report that claimed he pushed his wife into a mirror, pushed her onto the floor, and then jumped on her. Those actions are worthy of a season long suspension and even a permanent ban from the NFL.

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