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[shopson67]

Honestly?

That is a wild opinion.

Some are probably lying/exaggerating.

But there are 24. 24 is way worse than 1 or a few.

Basically no chance that all of them are lying.

There's a difference between that many coming forward on their own and the lawyer issuing a cattle call essentially, which almost guarantees some exaggeration at minimum.

 

[thunderc]

The Josh Gordon suspensions are tough to compare now, with legalization spreading every year.

Doesn’t mean the NFL has to allow it, and also we don’t know that he was just using weed

 

[shopson67]

Bill Cosby, Jerry Sandusky, every catholic priest who was big in their local communities.

It happens over and over again.

Johnny Depp......oh, wait

Due process.

 

[shopson67]

Doesn’t mean the NFL has to allow it, and also we don’t know that he was just using weed

Sure, it's just more of a unique situation for comparison's sake.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Sure, but to be a victim you need evidence that something happened. Hearsay shouldn't be enough.

No you don’t. You just need to be a victim of a crime. There is rarely any physical evidence produced in a sexual assault. It’s ok now and again to just accept that you don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about.

 

[fightinfunbags]

IF it actually happened...

Not likely 24 people are lying.

 

[fightinfunbags]

There's a difference between that many coming forward on their own and the lawyer issuing a cattle call essentially, which almost guarantees some exaggeration at minimum.

But not 24 liars

 

[Black Adam]

Not likely 24 people are lying.

I also find that hard to believe...

 

[tlance]

Johnny Depp......oh, wait

Due process.

He is getting that.

And just because criminal charges aren’t filed doesn’t mean he didn’t do anything wrong.

Really not sure why you are defending this type of behavior by trying to minimize it.

 

[Wamu]

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Ohio State has landed commitments from two five-star wide receivers in the last 25 hours. Michigan has landed just one in its entire history.

Hell yeah!

O-H-I-O...GO BUCKEYES!!!

 

[fightinfunbags]

Hell yeah!

O-H-I-O...GO BUCKEYES!!!

Can’t wait for the opener with ND OSU at the Shoe. Gonna be tough for my Irish. First career start for the QB comes in that environment haha. Good luck to that guy

 

[shopson67]

He is getting that.

And just because criminal charges aren’t filed doesn’t mean he didn’t do anything wrong.

Really not sure why you are defending this type of behavior by trying to minimize it.

Putting word in my mouth again, lol. Everyone is speaking in absolutes about assault, but there is no evidence here. I could care less if dirtbag Watson ever plays again, this is about what can be proven in a court of law.

 

[Wamu]

Can’t wait for the opener with ND OSU at the Shoe. Gonna be tough for my Irish. First career start for the QB comes in that environment haha. Good luck to that guy

I sure hope Marcus Freeman is successful.

If N.D. has a bad year I gotta feeling the Urban Meyer to South Bend talk could start before the season ends.

And yeah, The Shoe is a very tough place to make your first career start.

 

[shopson67]

I also find that hard to believe...

20 of them settled for a sealed payday. Doesn't look great for either side. Would rather see a public outcome.

 

[shopson67]

Not likely 24 people are lying.

Only a few were as drastic as we've been discussing, re: masturbating and such.

 

[tlance]

Putting word in my mouth again, lol. Everyone is speaking in absolutes about assault, but there is no evidence here. I could care less if dirtbag Watson ever plays again, this is about what can be proven in a court of law.

I am not talking about a court of law.

I don’t think anyone else is either.

We are talking about NFL suspension. The NFL doesn’t need to clear the reasonable doubt threshold to suspend one of its players.

So highly unlikely they let Watson slide. And they shouldn’t.

He isn’t getting charged criminally because they don’t have evidence beyond accounts of the women.

 

[shopson67]

I am not talking about a court of law.

I don’t think anyone else is either.

We are talking about NFL suspension. The NFL doesn’t need to clear the reasonable doubt threshold to suspend one of its players.

So highly unlikely they let Watson slide. And they shouldn’t.

He isn’t getting charged criminally because they don’t have evidence beyond accounts of the women.

If there isn't evidence, what does the NFL use to define their punishment? Just being accused? Pretty weak. Hunt got 8 games with evidence.

I seem to remember some douche punching his pregnant baby-momma in the stomach and his only punishment was dropping in the draft.

 

[tlance]

If there isn't evidence, what does the NFL use to define their punishment? Just being accused? Pretty weak. Hunt got 8 games with evidence.

I seem to remember some douche punching his pregnant baby-momma in the stomach and his only punishment was dropping in the draft.

They talk to people.

Not enough evidence to convict does not mean there isn’t enough evidence to hold him accountable in other ways.

What Hunt did was bad.

But it was once.

This is 24 cases. It is a big deal.

 

[thunderc]

Hete we go Sooners, let’s get this college world series

 

[shopson67]

Not enough evidence to convict does not mean there isn’t enough evidence to hold him accountable in other ways.

I have a real problem with this, slippery slope for false accusations (not that these are necessarily false, but per our laws, unproveable is treated as false). Plurality doesn't preempt burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.