The issue of domestic violence moved front and center on the national news stage last week following the release of a video showing an NFL star delivering a knockout punch to his fiancee. Running back Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens and he was suspended indefinitely by the NFL on Monday after footage of the February incident was released by TMZ Sports. The video also shows Rice dragging Janay Palmer, now his wife, from the elevator of an Atlantic City, N.J., casino. The Rice scandal shines a light on some of the challenges faced regularly by local law enforcement agencies, the courts, and victims advocates. Katie Coker, director of the North Idaho Violence Prevention Center, said it is common for people to blame the victim instead of focusing on the actions of the perpetrator. That parallels one of the big questions rippling through social media and other online discussion forums: "Why are we talking about why she stayed, and not why he did it?"/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here. (AP File Photo, of Ray & Janay Rice)

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