Reply With QuoteHave there been any NFL players suspended 4 games that have NOT been arrested or failed a drug test?
Ben is not charged and somehow gets out of this without suspension or any missed time on the field
Ben is not charged but is suspended by the league for violating personal conduct policy
Ben is charged but at some point he will return as the Steelers QB
Ben is charged and never appears in a Steeler uniform again
4 games...absolutely no way. As far as the personal conduct policy goes, Ben has never had an offense (civil cases don't count). Assuming no charges are filed, how could Goodell suspend BB for 25% of a season for having sex with a 20-year old in a public bathroom --- does that mean he'd start suspending the players that have 6 kids by 6 different women?Originally Posted by va_steelman
Have there been any NFL players suspended 4 games that have NOT been arrested or failed a drug test?
The above post may contain a large amount of sarcasm.
No charges = no suspension. That is the best case the Nation can hope for. We're all still in the dark as to what did happen and what will occur in this case. Why the Police are dragging thier feet at this point is beyond me. Either they have a case or they don't. Not much middle ground.
Much complicates this one - the victum rattling off that odd description (if that did happen) and the fact that we're dealing with an injury. Both of these baffoons have credibility issues in a "he said she said" case both have put themselves in a compromising situation. Ben surely should have known better given his not so recent past. And the victum here, exactly what were you expecting in the Bathroom huh? I expect we'll never really know what did happen given the fact that we'll be hearing two different stories from the only two wittnesses.
This isn't just going to go away, no how no way unless little Miss Bump on the head recants her story - and I doubt that's going to happen.
If charges are filed, if this case goes forward, no good can come of it.
Unfortunately, I'm getting more pessimistic about this situation every day. I originally expected this to just go away, but I'm starting to think this is going to drag on and get uglier as it goes.
I think Ben will be done. All athletes have $$ and 90% of all football players probably go to clubs & bars during the off-season & you hardly ever hear about any rape charges. So when it's brought up twice against the same athlete it has to make you think its not about the $$.. something's going on..He may get out of it somehow, but who's going to want to play or cheer for a pedophile?
Huh?but who's going to want to play or cheer for a pedophile?
Sticking your knuckle up the bum ( or whatever he did) of a 20 year old does not make you a pedophile...
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He gave her the stinger?
I have no idea what he did...I just used that as an example
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Why so? Drunks fall and hurt themselves all the time. Drunken 20 year old females and males out "partying" with their friends fall down, get hurt, engage in sex, wreck cars and sometimes kill themselves.
Like a lot of people here I have no effin' idea what happened at that club to Ben Roeth so anybody that draws conclusions or for now convicts the man in the court of public opinion is a jagoff.
"Everybody has a plan.. until they get hit"
trying to bang a 20 year old does not make a person a pedophile....
The police don't have to rush -- once they file charges (if they do), then the clocks start ticking. Ben will be given the opportunity to surrender himself and within 24 hours (usually) will have a first appearance, where a judge sets bail and determines whether there was sufficient cause for the arrest and sufficient evidence to warrant the case going forward. The "speedy trial" rule kicks in, and the defense gets to hear the basic evidence, and if there were any mistakes, you know his attorney will be all over it and moving for dismissal. The prosecutor doesn't file the charge and move forward unless he/she's completely ready to go. Ben's not a flight risk (too famous) so there's no need for them to take that step until they have all their ducks in a row.
Pedophile? Seriously? Troll.
All is not right with the world, but Dick LeBeau is in the Hall of Fame...and that makes things a little better.
pedophilia n. an obsession with children as sex objects. Overt acts, including taking sexual explicit photographs, molesting children, and exposing one's genitalia to children are all crimes. The problem with these crimes is that pedophilia is also treated as a mental illness, and the pedophile is often released only to repeat the crimes or escalate the activity to the level of murder.
Alleged victim is 20 years old.
The legal age considered to be an adult is 18.
Ben just turned 28 that day.
There is 7.? years difference between them.
You're not the brightest bulb in the pack, are you?
Suspended for what? all he did was have sex!! or not even. There is nothing that says he can't go to the bar and bang some chic if he wants too. It's not like he's drinking waving around guns, getting into fights, and being arrested for DUI. There is nothing on Ben and he has violated nothing!!!! anyone can file a civil suite and anyone can claim rape! this whole thing is f'ing stupid and the people who think this is somehow in violation of league conduct are stupid!! the only way Ben gets a suspension is if he is found guilty. That is the only way.
It is a reach. The bar will most likely suffer a huge fine for allowing an underage drinker into the bar. That sure doesn't look good for her or the bar. Using a fake ID or whatever. Ben assumed he was in the presence of adults above the age of 21
.......and I'm sure the girl was going to the bathroom to help Ben fix his hair!!! BS!!! she knew what she was going there for, what a load of crap.
The laws must be different there as there was a wrist band to be worn for those over 21, so this would be a mixed crowd - not an under age drinker issue. That doesn't mean she wasn't (drinking) but the fact remains that she could be there.
i just read about what some of you are saying about the "pediphile' thing, that the wrong word to use & my mistake. i was watching a talk show discussing Ben's case and that word was mixed into it for some reason. i posted it without actually looking it up and just realized now after looking it up that its something completly different from Ben's situation. so sorry my mistake. ill edit the original comment.
I had a similar argument with someone the other day. I also had to mention that the age of consent in Georgia is 16. Well, technically, its a misdemeanor at 14 but that only applies if the older party is within 4 years (of 14).
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