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Nike drops Peterson; silent on Hope Solo DV case

Sponsors and teams continue to bench NFL athletes charged with domestic violence, but Hope Solo continues to play for the U.S. Women’s National Team despite her domestic violence charges.  On Thursday night Solo, a UW graduate, is scheduled to start at goalie in a nationally televised match versus Mexico.

This week Nike suspended its contract with Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson based on child abuse charges, but the company has been silent about Solo’s domestic violence charges.

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2 Responses to Nike drops Peterson; silent on Hope Solo DV case

  1. Jim September 20, 2014 at 7:04 am #

    Well, when you have the golden vvagina you can do anything you want without punishment. Possess a penis and you have no rights of any kind. Welcome to the new Jim Crow (for all men). The hypocrisy is sickening and evil.

  2. Joel from Santee September 22, 2014 at 2:08 am #

    The judge in Solo’s case moved her court date back to accommodate Solo’s Soccer schedule. WTF!? This case is ugly and also involves minors. Sponsors like Nike have no real ethics or they’d pull out NOW!

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