Showing posts with label Ray McDonald. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ray McDonald. Show all posts

Friday, September 19, 2014

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, filmmaker, and thefounder and CEO of The Representation Project, joint statement on the49ers decision to continue to play Ray McDonald



"The City and County of San Francisco and the entire Bay Area has long stood staunchly on the forefront of domestic violence awareness and prevention.  That's why the 49ers’ continued insistence on playing Ray McDonald during his ongoing criminal investigation is a painful affront to every victim of domestic violence and sends a troubling message to our community and especially our children that 'zero tolerance' are empty words, not real actions.  In light of the increased public awareness of this issue in the wake of the horrific Ray Rice assault and today's decision by the Carolina Panthers to deactivate Greg Hardy, we strongly urge the 49er organization we grew up revering to do the right thing -- right now -- and bench Ray McDonald, pending the outcome of his felony domestic violence investigation by San Jose law enforcement."