This Tuesday was an important day for Major League Baseball, and an important day for those combating domestic violence in sports and elsewhere. Aroldis Chapman, acquired by the Yankees in a trade with the Reds after the initial domestic violence allegations surfaced, accepted a 30-game suspension, and admitted to violating the new domestic violence policy under the CBA.
After the decision became public, there were a wide variety of responses. Some were not happy, as they thought that only the courts should decide cases of domestic violence. Others thought it was just right, arguing that it put teeth into a domestic violence policy that was currently untested.