Abuse victims share their

After a video of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice punching his then fiancee was released this week, Beverly Gooden decided to speak about her own story on Twitter.

Celebrity gossip site TMZ obtained and uploaded security footage of thenow former Baltimore Ravens running back slugging his then fiance in an elevator following an argument, knocking her out, then dragging her limp body into the corridor.

Gooden, on her Twitter account, said she hadn seen the video nor did she need to.

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I can watch the video. But I didn need a video to tell me Ray Rice is an abuser. Seeing a woman dragged unconscious told me that.

The assault happened in February and wholesale jerseys Rice was charged with aggravated assault in March: he later made a plea bargain and got out of serving any time behind bars.

The day after he was indicted, the pair got married.

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Following the release of the video, amid criticism lobbed at Ray Rice, as well as the Baltimore Ravens and the NFL for their handling of the situation, some questionedwhy Janay Ricewent through with the marriage.

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Gooden didn speculate why Janay Rice didn leave her partner, instead sharing her own experience.

over a year, I was physically abused by cheap jerseys my ex husband. When TMZ released the video of Ray Rice punching, dragging, and spitting on his wife this morning, the internet exploded with questions about her. Why didn she leave? Why did she marry him? Why did she stay?

was a process, not an event. She shouldn be judged. Many women stay. I stayed with mine until I could afford to leave and get divorced.

All these folks trashing women for staying in abusive situations have NO clue what happens the moment you reach for a door handle.

I tried to leave the house once after an abusive episode, and he blocked me. He slept in front of the door that entire night. WhyIStayed