I kind of want to weigh in as a woman.
What he did was horrible, no doubt and if I was in that position, well let's just say I'd never be with a man who would put me in that position.
However, she did not want to press charges. This is a personal matter between them.
If Ray Rice was Joe Bag O'doughnuts, no one would have cared, it would have been a private matter and the guy's employer would have never even found out. Only his "celebrity" has made this an issue. I can see why the Ravens would have wanted to sever ties with a woman beater, due to the court of public opinion, but at the same time his wife made an excellent point.