09-10-2014, 11:09 PM
The Other Ray.............49ers' Owner Breaks Silence on Ray MacDonald Domestic Violence Arrest
Over the last ten days, there has been a lot of chatter about why Jed York has not spoken about the Ray McDonald situation. He appeared on KNBR this morning, and made his point fairly clear.
When asked about why he has not spoken, he said that the organization speaks with one voice. Whether Jim Harbaugh, Trent Baalke or he is the one speaking, it is the same message.
The hosts asked why the 49ers did not consider deactivating McDonald for last Sunday's game. York said he felt it was important to not judge somebody before charges are filed, or an investigation happens. He spoke to the issues of due process, in a similar fashion to what we've heard from Jim Harbaugh and Trent Baalke.
"I will not punish somebody until we see evidence something should be done or until an entire police investigation shows us something."
The hosts followed up by asking him about people saying York could have shown more leadership in this situation. York stated that, "I would much rather take shots to my reputation than to put somebody down and judge them before an entire investigation has taken place ... As a leader you need to make sure you're doing the right thing, not always the most popular thing. If you want to take shots at me and my reputation, I'm comfortable with that ... For me to look at myself in the mirror, if I'm going to punish somebody...before you can go through an entire legal process, an entire investigation, that's not who I am."
http://www.ninersnation.com/2014/9/9/612...c-violence
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I'm glad the team is waiting to see what the investigation uncovers; letting LE investigate and determine if the allegations are valid before treating MacDonald as a criminal or assuming he broke the league's code of conduct.
Maybe MacDonald is a domestic abuser. If so, then let him have it. But for the league or the team to punish him ahead of Law Enforcement is out of order, to me. Plus, it would open the door to players being blackmailed with threats of false allegations.
I think too many people are expecting the employer, the NFL, to act as Law Enforcement when it comes to yet investigated/substantiated criminal allegations. That's JMO.
Over the last ten days, there has been a lot of chatter about why Jed York has not spoken about the Ray McDonald situation. He appeared on KNBR this morning, and made his point fairly clear.
When asked about why he has not spoken, he said that the organization speaks with one voice. Whether Jim Harbaugh, Trent Baalke or he is the one speaking, it is the same message.
The hosts asked why the 49ers did not consider deactivating McDonald for last Sunday's game. York said he felt it was important to not judge somebody before charges are filed, or an investigation happens. He spoke to the issues of due process, in a similar fashion to what we've heard from Jim Harbaugh and Trent Baalke.
"I will not punish somebody until we see evidence something should be done or until an entire police investigation shows us something."
The hosts followed up by asking him about people saying York could have shown more leadership in this situation. York stated that, "I would much rather take shots to my reputation than to put somebody down and judge them before an entire investigation has taken place ... As a leader you need to make sure you're doing the right thing, not always the most popular thing. If you want to take shots at me and my reputation, I'm comfortable with that ... For me to look at myself in the mirror, if I'm going to punish somebody...before you can go through an entire legal process, an entire investigation, that's not who I am."
http://www.ninersnation.com/2014/9/9/612...c-violence
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I'm glad the team is waiting to see what the investigation uncovers; letting LE investigate and determine if the allegations are valid before treating MacDonald as a criminal or assuming he broke the league's code of conduct.
Maybe MacDonald is a domestic abuser. If so, then let him have it. But for the league or the team to punish him ahead of Law Enforcement is out of order, to me. Plus, it would open the door to players being blackmailed with threats of false allegations.
I think too many people are expecting the employer, the NFL, to act as Law Enforcement when it comes to yet investigated/substantiated criminal allegations. That's JMO.