jessica taft has more. >> ray rice has become the face of domestic violence in the n.f.l. he is not the only one accused of abuse. his was just caught on video. the assault to his then fiance sparked a national debate and put the spotlight on the n.f.l.'s lack of disciplinary action it doles out in comparison to other offenses. he initially received a two-game suspension for the assault and never stood trial. according to new jersey judiciary data, the pre-trial intervention program, the raven's star back was offered in the case involving his wife was granted to less than 1% of all domestic violence assault cases in 2010 to 2013 that were resolved. it took the league a second video for the ravens to release rice and the league to indefinitely suspend him. while ray rice sits at home, two other n.f.l. players facing domestic abuse charges are both on the field. 49ers defensive lineman ray mcdonald was arrested august 31st on suspicioension o devil domestic violence. his court hearing has been postponed while police continue their investigation. jim har because says he is on

jessica taft joins us with more while the intersection of sports and cultural issues has never been moreront and center than it is right now? >> absolutely. it has taught us anything in professional sports that the powers that be don't necessarily know how to punish domestic violence abusers but they will have to learn sooner rather than later and on all levels of violence. >> ray rice has become the face of dom domestic violence in the nfl. he is not the only one accused of abuse. his was just cut on video. the assault to his then fiance has sparked a national debate and put the spotlight on the n.f.l.'s lack of disciplinary action it doled out in comparison to other offenses. rice initially received a 2-game suspension for the assault and never stood trial. according to in general, judiciary data, the pre-trial intervention program the ravens star back was offered in the case involving his wife was granted to less than 1% of all domestic violence assault cases from 2010 to 2013 that were resolved. it took the league a second video for the ravens to release rice and will lead to indefin