I doubt she says a word other than Hello. Her lawyers will be fielding all questions, and returning all responses.
AB accused of Rape (update dipshit released by pats)
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I doubt she says a word other than Hello. Her lawyers will be fielding all questions, and returning all responses.
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Exactly. This is not a legal matter to them, it's a PR matter. They're going to assess her credibility and imagine her going on 60 minutes and describing what occurred juxtaposed with the disgusting emails and whatever else she has and decide if keeping him around is worse for them than letting him go.
Sure. But what is her motive for agreeing to the meeting. Spike provided the best answer so far if I understood him correctly...convince the NFL they have a problem so the NFL will pressure AB into a large settlement.
well, to be fair, we previously discussed that if any of us had been raped we would want the ****** to "pay" - be it in monetary, justice or public recognizance if not all three. We'd wondered why these women who claimed sexual assault or rape by a celebrity or NFL player was so quick to accept a pay out instead of doing everything they can to bring "awareness" of this.
as I said above, she's likely not going to say much to the NFL personally. Her lawyers will handle that. Why? to ensure that she does get a big pay day. To make her case more credible and her story more believable. The longer this goes on, the higher the pay out will be. But, is that justice? To me, I don't know. I'd say that had I ever been raped (yes, men can be raped) that I'd want the rapist to be incarcerated first and foremost. Then, if there were a way to extract any monetary settlement from this, I'd go after that.
But, I'm not going to admonish her for going the route her attorneys have decided to go. If she gets a ruling in civil court that says AB more likely than not did rape her - or at the least sexually assault her - then it may open venues for a criminal proceeding. The Florida DA is looking at this already. Keep in mind, she doesn't have to prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that he did rape her, just that he could have. Based on his texts, emails, the way he's conducted himself for the past few years... it wouldnt take much to get a panel of NFL wallets to believe this.
And, I'm not saying he did. As a human being, I hope he didnt.
I can totally believe that.
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Like this hasn't happened before to the Pats, they will stand by their man
Patriots WR Edelman charged with groping, free on bail
The 25-year-old Edelman posted bail after his arrest earlier this morning but was back in court this afternoon answering to a single count of indecent assault and battery. The alleged dance-floor sexual assault had one witness wanting to take on the Patriot right away, according to a police report.
The police report on the bust states Edelman “reached under” a woman’s party costume and “grabbed her vagina” while they were on the dance floor.
Edelman was arrested by Boston police and booked soon after.
”The Patriots are aware of reports regarding Julian Edelman and will defer all comments to his representatives.”
Later, during a conference call with the media, Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked if this might impact Edelman’s standing with the team. Belichick responded: ”I don’t think we have enough information to comment on that right now.”
https://www.bostonherald.com/2011/11/01/patriots-wr-edelman-charged-with-groping-free-on-bail/
Patriots WR Edelman charged with groping, free on bail
The 25-year-old Edelman posted bail after his arrest earlier this morning but was back in court this afternoon answering to a single count of indecent assault and battery. The alleged dance-floor sexual assault had one witness wanting to take on the Patriot right away, according to a police report.
The police report on the bust states Edelman “reached under” a woman’s party costume and “grabbed her vagina” while they were on the dance floor.
Edelman was arrested by Boston police and booked soon after.
”The Patriots are aware of reports regarding Julian Edelman and will defer all comments to his representatives.”
Later, during a conference call with the media, Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked if this might impact Edelman’s standing with the team. Belichick responded: ”I don’t think we have enough information to comment on that right now.”
https://www.bostonherald.com/2011/11/01/patriots-wr-edelman-charged-with-groping-free-on-bail/
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You may have missed it in all the fake news and insane frenzied speculation in here but that amount is simply procedural to start a federal case
Requested damages of $75,000 is the statutory minimum for a federal district court to have jurisdiction in a civil matter.
It's not an arbitrary number; the attorneys almost certainly wrote "no less than $75,000 in money damages" specifically so a federal court would get jurisdiction (making it more high-profile) and so damages were theoretically unlimited.
So here is the Dilemma... does the SJW media go after the Trump loving Pats, who are beloved in the democratic hotbed of the northeastern coast above new york, or continue to bury everything for them as fast as possible...
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Depends on your market, Patriots are whitest team there is, but that bias doesn't apply to SB Champs in NE area
NFL channel is doing everything they can to bury the story, they are run by the league
Stephen A Smith wants to bench him now, says AB's rep been damaged beyond repair
Leftist women (and their lapdog men) will always take the woman's side in everything, so it's a toss up on sports shows
Need more meat on this story for it to really go viral
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I expect Goodell will suspend Brown for a few games and the Pats won’t fight it. As NBC showed during the game, the Pats first half schedule is cupcake. They don’t Need AB until the playoff push.
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They don't need him at all...but can you imagine if he signed with the chiefs?
He'd fit in better at KC. He doesn't like to stick to the routes he's supposed to run, Brady will not like that. Alot of times Ben held the ball because AB wasn't running the correct route.
If you think groping and rape are the same, you really must be Coach...
The benefit is to win the public perception and attack his character. This is the closest she will ever get to full retribution, since he won't do time for it, she can at least make it so he loses some of his sponsorships, and that will hurt AB more than anything.
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He was arrested, booked for sexual assault, with actual police investigation, much more than AB is facing with video showing them in bed together, like consenting adults.
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If he doesn’t get at least 4 games, I’ll be pissed just on principle. Even though it won’t matter anyway.
That he isn’t already on the commissioner’s exemption list is a cryin’ shame.
If the Pats knew, they are even bigger scumbags, as if that’s even possible. Remember, Rosenhaus said he & AB were fully aware of and expecting this. The next question was whether or not the Pats also had prior knowledge and he refused to answer.
That he isn’t already on the commissioner’s exemption list is a cryin’ shame.
If the Pats knew, they are even bigger scumbags, as if that’s even possible. Remember, Rosenhaus said he & AB were fully aware of and expecting this. The next question was whether or not the Pats also had prior knowledge and he refused to answer.
right, but is there a time for those videos? even if they had been in a sexual relationship at one point, if she refused sex ...
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I dated a girl in high school, and there were photos of us being affectionate, kissing etc.
I'm pretty damn sure if I walked up to her and kissed her today she'd be really really pissed.
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Again Item #30 as stated in her court document...
. "Ms Taylor never dated or had any romantic relationship with Mr Brown"....and describing their relationship as "brother and sister"
Go look it up, ive linked it enough
. "Ms Taylor never dated or had any romantic relationship with Mr Brown"....and describing their relationship as "brother and sister"
Go look it up, ive linked it enough
The poster Court docs, say they weren't in a relationship
No idea why she would meet with the NFL. I mean, she is free to do so, but if she says something stupid or contradicts her prior allegations, her statements are not precluded as hearsay (admission by a party opponent, Fed. Rules of Evidence, §801(d)(2)) and can be used to discredit her.
Possibly she set the meeting to pressure AB to settle the case. Would I have my client engage in such a meeting? No. Is she trying to leverage the situation for a little more $$? Seems like it.
Yes, she could. She cannot cite her own statements to the NFL in any later official proceeding (Fed. Rules of Evidence, §801(c)), while the other side (Brown's lawyers) can cite any information she provides - ANY - and seek to disprove or discredit the information.
That is how these cases are won and lost. Credibility is absolutely paramount. If the defense can show 2-3 times where the accuser changed her story, they accuse her of lying 2-3 times and can turn the case. For that reason, my client's don't offer "free" testimony that does no good and can in fact do harm.
She has zero obligation to speak to NFL investigators. Zero. Their findings are completely irrelevant to her case and useless in terms of her lawsuit.
They can ask to speak to her, but she would be well-advised to tell them to send written questions which she answers with the help of her attorneys, and with no signature, verification, attestation, or acknowledgement by her that she is the one making the statements.
True in part. The $75,000 limit is for cases brought under something called diversity. No, not that type of "diversity." Claims between citizens of different states, such as this one, may be brought in Federal court if the damages are greater than the $75,000 jurisdictional limit. (28 U.S. Code § 1332.) Claims brought in Federal court for violation of Federal law involve the "Federal question doctrine" and have no jurisdictional limit. Therefore, a claim brought for violation of FMLA - Federal law, 29 CFR § 825 - does not have a jurisdictional limit.
Oh, and as a freebie for you freeloaders ... cases brought in Federal court under diversity are governed by substantive (as opposed to procedural) state law, in this instance where the wrongdoing occurred, under something called the "Erie doctrine" since there is no Federal common law (well, there's some, but that's a different story).
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