In September the Baltimore Ravens released running back, Ray Rice after a video was released showing Rice punching his fiancee in an elevator.

Shortly after the team’s announcement that Rice would be suspended for two games, the NFL ruled again that Rice would be suspended indefinitely after sponser backlash.

The NFL  lowered its standards and bungled it from the beginning. Rice is going to be prosecuted for one count of third-degree aggravated assault.

The indefinite suspension is a light scolding compared to the severity of the situation. The fans rightly questioned why Josh Gordon, a receiver for the Cleveland Browns, was suspended for a year after testing positive for marijuana, while Rice was only suspended for only two games until the NFL granted him a harsher punishment.

The NFL could have handled the situation better. If the NFL had treated Rice fittingly, they wouldn’t have to deal with public outrage. The six-game unpaid suspension for personal conduct violators is useless. Players will not take it seriously because the NFL’s decision-making will have players take advantage of the league’s lenient policies.

So many errors were made in this entire decision-making process outraging much of the public. This could have been easily solved by terminating Rice’s contract and banning him from the NFL.

Next time that the NFL has to deal with a similar case perhaps they will learn from their mistakes. Maybe they will hold the league to the higher standard that it’s supposed to have.