This story was proposed to be reported late to see if the media would make hype of this story — wait, why would they?

Buffalo Bills’ offensive line coach Aaron Kromer was arrested in Florida last Sunday for allegedly throwing a young boy to the ground, punching him, then threatening to kill his family if he went to the police.

Let’s stop the story for a second.

Kromer is a coach, who should be held to high standards just like the players. Though their faces aren’t the main focus on the screen on Sundays doesn’t mean they should be excused from any inappropriate behavior.

Aside from the racial double standard in the media, this man struck a minor. The way that the National Football League has handled past incidents of domestic violence is under major scrutiny, yet there’s no outcry about this white male adult assaulting a young boy.

After the Bills found out about the incident, here’s what was said to the media, “We are aware of the report and in the process of gathering the facts.”

Sound familiar? What other facts do you need? Facts to take what action? We can anticipate a suspension and maybe some anger management classes, not much of a severe punishment.

Let’s continue.

According to Kevin Patra from NFL.com, Kromer and his son, Zachary, got into an altercation with his neighbor’s son, a minor, in Inlet Beach, according to a Walton County Sheriff’s Office police report released Monday.

The police report explains that Kromer confronted three boys over using their beach chairs left by a beach access. Kromer allegedly grabbed their fishing pole and threw it into the water.

He then allegedly pushed one of the boys to the ground and punched him in the face before telling the boys to return the chairs.

The police report states that Kromer caused bodily harm to the victim’s left eye.

Kromer allegedly threatened to kill the victim’s family if he reported him to the police and returned to his residence. Zachary then tried to help the boys locate their fishing pole before also returning to his residence, according to the police report.

However, many people seemed to have forgotten the heinous sex offenses that certain white teachers committed against their underage students over the past few years. A link has been provided here to show that an overwhelming number  of white female teachers walked away unscathed by the judicial system after being sexually involved with their students.

The article even refers to the sex offenders as “hot” & “sexy”, as if to suggest that the overall well-being of these young students could be downplayed because of how the white female teachers were perceived physically. Since many in the dominant society and a few individuals in Black society are calling for the heads of these Black teachers, where is the outrage to know that children have been sexually violated by “sexy” white female teachers? Isn’t that considered to be a double standard?

Perhaps there would be more outrage if their pets were being violated instead.

by B. Clark