OT: Ray Rice Wins Appeal

but sometimes as I see people argue on here I often think about things like that. I'd also bet the farm that someone in the media that railed against Rice is guilty of it to the same (or worse) degree. That's obvious, IMO. I also think and would bet (if a betting man) that there are abusers here and they have spoken against it in their anonymity. Was it Shakespeare that wrote "the officer that has the strongest need to lash the whore also has the strongest desire to use her"? I'm sure I butchered that but you get the gist. Many times you find those that come out strongest against an action are directly guilty/affiliated with it. Homophobic bullies tend to have something to hide be it deed or feelings, etc. When I'd seen many on here in person it was shockingly cool as the image you have in you head of posters rarely fits. Most seemed decent enough but the good & bad of anonymity is the ability to be whatever you want to be or avoid. Not defending Rice, I've just had this same thought many times over the years. Too many here act too perfect but the history in that is the very fact that they have such a rep on an anonymous website/forum. That alone says something about certain people, IMO.

To have a criminal record means that someone would have had to been accused, caught, and charged with the crime. There are a lot of abusers out there that don't have to hide because they have yet to be accused. It is actually very sickening to think sometimes about how many possible physical, and sexual abusers that you have shaken hands with or befriended.