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Twitter was full of strong reactions Monday after TMZ posted video showing Ray Rice deliver a knockout punch on then-fiancee Janay Palmer. The reaction picked up on Monday afternoon after the Ravens announced they had released Rice. Here are some of the most eye-grabbing tweets.
Before Rice Was Cut
Unless something is done #RayRice returns to the #Ravens Friday. He must be cut by the team. @NFL must kick … http://t.co/Q9aCqdhjbW
— Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) September 8, 2014
I wonder how those Ravens fans who cheered Ray Rice at practice feel after seeing the video.
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) September 8, 2014
It's now 1 p.m. Eastern Time, and the @OfficialNFLShop is still selling this pink Ray Rice jersey. http://t.co/0qLilHZ08t
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 8, 2014
Hopefully the Ray Rice story doesn't spawn 2 sets of rules:1 for hitting a lady-another for doing it on tape. Makes NFL look like it's BSing
— Matt Chatham (@chatham58) September 8, 2014
The @NFL should suspend Ray Rice for the year. The @Ravens should release Ray Rice. Both should stop selling Ray Rice gear immediately.
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 8, 2014
Let us not forget that the #Ravens have the authority to release Ray Rice. Like, now.
— Jim Trotter (@JimTrotter_NFL) September 8, 2014
After Rice Was Cut
If you punch a woman, it's never "out of character." It is your character, no matter what else you have done in your life.
— Chad Finn (@GlobeChadFinn) September 8, 2014
Not sure how long it takes to update a website, but @Ravens and @OfficialNFLShop still selling Ray Rice jerseys.
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 8, 2014
Baltimore's @DavidZurawik: "God bless TMZ" http://t.co/SdTlolSIZe
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 8, 2014
The Ravens did right thing here. But they also initially tweeted out Janay Rice's comment she regretted her "role" in incident.
— Ian O'Connor (@Ian_OConnor) September 8, 2014
I just hope Janay Palmer is safe. That's really all that should matter right now. Who's accounting for that?
— Amy K. Nelson (@AmyKNelson) September 8, 2014
Sorry but I'm not applauding @Ravens for today's cutting of Ray Rice because fact is he'd be playing if not for @TMZ releasing the video.
— Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) September 8, 2014
This is correct RT @zinsernyt: Ravens, translated: "We were totally OK with Ray Rice clobbering his wife until you all watched it on video."
— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) September 8, 2014