by UnConfused 36 Replies latest jw friends
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-goodell-roethlisberger&prov=ap&type=lgns
Pacman Jones was NEVER charged with a crime, yet was suspended for a year and then more I believe. I'm not defending the actions of Jones, but based on those standards Big Ben has now been accused twice of sexual assult.
Also he had a motorcycle accident in which he was badly hurt while not having a valid license or permit.
I have to wonder about this if he's not suspended, well actually, I won't wonder too much.
I think its too early to say that just yet. These are ongoing investigations with nothing substantial proven just yet, if ever. The first gold-digger, woman never even went to the police. She just immediately went for the civil suit, which says to me at least, she was looking for quick pay day, hoping he'd just settle out of court.
The current floozy investigation is still under way. There may or may not be any charges filed at all. Its too early to tell.
Pac Man on the other hand, had a whole list of problems, off the field prior to the night club shooting. I had to Google it , cuz I couldnt remember them all..........
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2790090
July 13, 2005: Two weeks before training camp is scheduled to begin, Jones is arrested by Nashville police at Titans headquarters. He is charged with assault and felony vandalism stemming from a nightclub altercation.
Sept. 5, 2005: Six days before the season opener at Pittsburgh, Jones attends the annual Nashville Sports Council Kickoff Luncheon. Later, Jones has a loud, verbal tantrum when told he must wait in line for his vehicle, according to witnesses. He does not pay for valet service.
Oct. 25, 2005: Five days before the eighth game of the season, it is alleged by the state of West Virginia that Jones has violated the terms of his probation, going back to a suspended sentence after a barroom brawl during his freshman year at college. A judge extends his probation 90 days.
Feb. 6, 2006: Jones is arrested in Fayetteville, Ga., and charged with possession of marijuana. He is handcuffed after throwing a punch at an officer, according to police, and charged with a felony count of obstruction and two misdemeanors of obstructing police. The drug charge is dismissed in January 2007, although his mother Deborah and a friend, Marcus Bowens, are convicted of possession of marijuana. Jones will appear in court later this month to face the obstruction charges.
March 23, 2006: A Fayette County drug task force SWAT team serves a search warrant at the Georgia home Jones bought for his mother. When Jones steps out of his Corvette, a drug investigator notices that the car reeks of marijuana. Jones admits to police he has been smoking and that it will be several weeks before he is able to pass a drug test.
April 18, 2006: According to Nashville police, who cite surveillance camera footage, Jones is one of 12 people gathered at a gas station when a fight breaks out and gunshots are fired.
Aug. 25, 2006: Jones is arrested in Murfreesboro, Tenn., for disorderly conduct and public intoxication. At the Sweetwater Saloon, he is accused of assault by Toya Garth, who says Jones spit in her face and she spit back. A judge sentences Jones six months probation provided he stays out of further trouble.
Oct. 26, 2006: Jones is cited for misdemeanor assault at Club Mystic, a Nashville nightclub, where he allegedly spits in the face of a female college student. He is suspended for one game by the Titans, on Nov. 5 at Jacksonville.
Feb. 19, 2007: Jones is present when an early morning brawl breaks out at Minxx Gentlemen's Club in Las Vegas. Three people are shot. Club co-owner Robert Susnar claims the shooter -- still at large -- acted on Jones' behalf. Jones denies this. No charges have been brought against Jones.
Ben strikes me as a dumb jock who's underestimating the extent of attention he recieves due to his celebrity status, and the problems associated with it. Pac Man, who I actually liked by the way, strikes me as someone who can't quite sever his street ties. There comes a time when you gotta look at the people around you and question whether or not they're a hinderance or not. At the end of the day, i don't think Roethlesberger will be suspended if these investigations turn up nothing. Rather I see this upcoming meeting with the commish as a discussion telling him to wake up, and stop putting himself in these situations.
From what I hear, he may well be suspended, regardless of whether or not criminal charges are ever filed, because he has continually put himself in bad situations.
There is just no reason to suspend him right now, because, a) the police investigation is still ongoing, and b) training camp hasn't even started yet. Why not let it play out before playing the race card?
Would the police hurry up and charge him or drop the thing. I don't see the hold up!
"The first gold-digger , woman never even went to the police. She just immediately went for the civil suit, which says to me at least, she was looking for quick pay day, hoping he'd just settle out of court."
Have you read the actual lawsuit she filed? It's pretty graphic and not quite so evident that she's a gold-digger.
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/download/2009/0721/20132331.pdf
I don't think he'll be suspended, but I also don't think it has anything to do with race.
"The first gold-digger, woman never even went to the police. She just immediately went for the civil suit, which says to me at least, she was looking for quick pay day, hoping he'd just settle out of court."
Have you read the actual lawsuit she filed? It's pretty graphic and not quite so evident that she's a gold-digger.
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/download/2009/0721/20132331.pdf
I don't think he'll be suspended, but I also don't think it has anything to do with race.
Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.
As long as no dogs were hurt or he didn't shoot himself in the leg, he'll be alright...
"Pacman Jones was NEVER charged with a crime"... What planet have you been living on? Thank you, miseryloveselders for posting Pacman's long list of criminal offenses for which he was indeed charged.
As long as no dogs were hurt or he didn't shoot himself in the leg, he'll be alright...
Dogs are more important than women?
Which reminds me: I've got to get Vick's # from my niece.
Sylvia
Have you read the actual lawsuit she filed? It's pretty graphic and not quite so evident that she's a gold-digger.
I agree that it raises a lot of questions, especially regarding her depression after the incident. But nowhere in what I read does it reasonably explain why she didn't simply bypass her employer, and go straight to the police.
