I agree with everything except they dont deserve suspensions.
Listen, there is a simple common sense here and it frightens me that some do not recognize basic functions of a human society. I mean, how do those people behave themselves on a daily basis- scary stuff.
Their behavior would not, could not be justified by any means of human rights in any environment. Good fences make good neighbors. The general courtesy we give our fellow man is what makes us a civil society. Their actions obliterate common courtesy, respect, and decency. Imagine if you will, an experimental society of cloned Pounceys, Jerrys, and Incognitos. Hypothesize away.
And everything I stated above can be damned to hell even though it should exist fundamentally in the hearts, minds, and laws of normal humans living in a civilized society. But it can be damned to hell for a very simple reason:
You cannot behave this way in your work place. The personal time actions doesnt even have to bear relevance (which it of course does).
Whats so hard to understand about that? You were caught redhanded acting a fool while you were "on the clock" at the place where you conduct business, in the very building of your employer. Theres your suspension.
What occurred in their personal time only strengthened Martin's accusation and said accusation led to an investigation gathering witnesses- plural- accounts confirming specific occasions, remarks, actions and even added to the matter additional victims of abuse.
Incognito himself has admitted, admitted that these extreme racial slurs occurred in the work place and he implicated Pouncey and Jerry as well.
Incognito's defense is that this is the environment of the locker room and the nature of teammate relationships. He has a very strong defense there. The entire locker room sided with Incognito. That speaks in volumes.
But that defense works in a private office within the confines of the Miami Dolphins organization. And it couldve been resolved with punishments for made-up offenses like constant tardiness or something to that effect wherein the issue is kept off of the record.
But, due to Martin, we are not in the confines of a private office. Incognito's defense will not convince a human being whom has never seen a locker room. And if you're listening to sports talk, folks, a lot of people who have seen locker rooms are admitting that this case was an extreme form of "normal locker room behavior."
Suspensions are justifiable. Case closed.