Experts: Ray Rice case sheds light on domestic violence's complexities

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In this June 18, 2014, file photo, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice stretches during NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Owings Mills, Md.AP

Published: 5:46 PM - 09/15/14 Last updated: 5:56 PM - 09/15/14

MIDDLETOWN The second video and its fallout are still hot topics on sports and news shows: Ray and Janay Rice in an elevator, arguing; the punch, the immediate aftermath.

The first video showed only the aftermath of the punch, as Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice dragged his then-fiancees limp, unconscious form from the elevator. Along with the details of the domestic violence case Atlantic County prosecutors put Rice into a diversion program for first-time offenders that will leave him with a clean record public commentary was split.

Some argued that the two-game suspension the NFL imposed upon Rice was far too little. Others questioned whether Janay Rice was also culpable, and why she stayed with him. After the second video came out last week, the Ravens cancelled Rices contract and the NFL suspended him indefinitely.

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Experts: Ray Rice case sheds light on domestic violence's complexities