Big Ben

Okay, so I am fair-weather football fan honestly. Being from Pittsburgh, I love the Steelers and have watched them since before I can even remember but recently only when they have been successful and I don't follow any other teams. Having said that, I do not know much about the whole process of suspending a player and what not and how they determine whether to suspend somebody or not. However, I think that Big Ben should be suspended or have some form of punishment. I'm not saying that he did what he's been accused of, but I will say that any average Joe in the same position as he is would been a lot more trouble then he is in and I find that to be bullshit honestly. He is a celebrity, yes, but he should still be put under the same scrutiny as another person charged with a crime. Sure, this is really no evidence and the claim is thin but even more then half of Pittsburgh thinks that there should be more to this then him not even being charged and left to just deal with the media.
Which brings me to a second point, the media is being ridiculous! I mean can you say overdone much. I was watching ESPN the other day and every 15 minutes, I kid you not, they repeated the video clip of some guy saying that he will not be charged as there is not evidence and whatever. It was ridiculous and frankly I'm sure everyone is tired of hearing it. I just went onto a local news station's website and the main story on the page was something about Dan Rooney and his statement on the whole situation. Because that is so much more important then say a major car crash on the Turnpike that shut down a whole section or new budgets for the city or whatnot. At this point, nobody cares anymore and it's just annoying to continue to see more and more stories on the issue when there are things that are so much more important. But in the end it comes down to celebrities sell and bring in an audience, especially one as big as the Steeler's quarterback. It's just a shame that people care so much more about sports then they do things that are going on in their area and political decisions that are being made that will have positive and negative effects on their daily lives.