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An elevator security camera captures Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice delivering a punch seen around the world. Carolina Panthers player Greg Hardy is convicted of assaulting and threatening to kill his then-girlfriend. Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer is accused of breaking his wife’s nose with a head-butt. And the list goes on and on.

It’s tempting to write off the recent flurry of domestic abuse allegations against NFL players as a phenomenon unique to the violent world of football. But the truth is, these cases came to the public’s attention simply because of the high profiles of those involved; they could just as easily have featured a businessman, an electrician or a teacher.