Kobe Poll
munchkin
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Looks like there is a good chance Kobe's criminal case will get thrown out. If so, I was just wondeirng... do you think this whole ordeal scared the crap out of him and he learned his lesson, or do you think he will be smug and think he's just another high paid athlete who is above the law and can get away with anything?
I have been wondering how he will behave if this case is dropped.
I realize there is a civil suit lurking, but they don't seem to have the impact on these high profile people as criminal charges.
I have been wondering how he will behave if this case is dropped.
I realize there is a civil suit lurking, but they don't seem to have the impact on these high profile people as criminal charges.
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I HATE when Kobe gets compared to Michael - they may both have skill, but Michael is more of a person than Kobe will ever be.
He makes me sick.
So no, I don't think he's learned any kind of lesson b/c he is never responsible or accountable for his actions - what lesson is there to be learned for him? Be an azz and don't get caught?
If she is a part of such a huge trial, she should by all means be identifiable.
That's just my take.
If she's been raped then she's entitled to keep her identity a secret. Would you want your face splashed across the media in such a case? Her name wil be dragged through the mud, the pro Kobe media will be trying to get dirt on her and his fans will be after her as well. I can fully understand why she's chosen not to reveal her identity.
As for the poll, most athletes think they're above the law and I doubt this case will change Kobe in anyway. Cases such as this are unfortunate as so many women do have consensual sex with athletes that a lot of the guys then presume any women would want to be with them, and I'm sure genuinely believe that what occured wasn't rape. It's sad because for those girls that are violated it's unlikely they'll ever get justice.
So we should out every rape victim who presses charges? That is ridiculous. Most rape victims don’t come forward as it is, since your sexual history is poured out there and judged in court. Often times the rape victims are victimized twice - once by the rapist and again in court. How will plastering this woman’s face all over the media help any? IMO, all sexual assault victims have a right to privacy.
Oh, and I don’t think he raped her either. Consensual sex yes, rape, no.
And what about the men falsely accussed of rape who have their faces splashed across the media, and who have their names dragged through the mud, and who will forever be identified as "accused rapist so-and-so" - for something they did not do? Just because they were accused, they should be publicly defamed for life?
Either make both the accused and the accuser face the publicity, or keep the identity of bothprivate until the trial is over.
How can we help these women come forward when things like that happen? Not this case in particular (b/c I agree that I think it was consensual) but just in general.
If you are a skilled researcher, you can basically find anyone's info and any given time.
Nope. I totally agree with you, and not just rapists either. I was responding to the particular point the other poster raised. I have never liked the fact that you are supposed to be “innocent until proven guilty,” yet the whole world gets to be in on what you are accused of. Look at the guy they blamed for the Atlanta Olympic bombing (Richard Jewel, I believe). He has stated that him being falsely accused pretty much ruined his life.
Adultery is against the law in 20 states and the military.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/grossman/20031216.html
Kobe is jerk, and a bigger one than Jordan which is really saying something because Jordan was/is a major ahole. He has not learned his lesson, he will be business as usual. He has no one to ground him in life. He isnt close to his parents, his wife is young and bought and paid for. There is no one to stand up to him and make him act respectable. He will keep up the same tricks, he might be more careful in the future.
Didn't Michael have an affair also?
In any case, I did not vote in this poll because I am not convinced that Kobe raped her. I don't see why Kobe would think he is "above the law" if he didn't rape her. Maybe he'll think twice about cheating on his wife though.
I didn't vote because "I don't give a rat's patootie about the sexcapades of overpaid athletes" wasn't a vote option.
"Overhyped". You forgot "overhyped".
Rock on with your bad self.
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In any event, I don't give a fig what entertainers do in their bedrooms. I watch, listen to, and buy their entertainment based on whether they are talented at their craft, not on whether I approve or disapprove of their personal moral behavior. Pro atheletes can have a polygamous harem living in a compound or be happily married and monogamous for 20 years, makes no difference to me. Either I like to watch their game or I don't. Musicians can go in and out of 5 minute Vegas marriages, or be promoting AIDS relief on tour, actors can adopt Cambodian orphans, or be spoiled drama queens that we laugh at, and directors can hide in France from statuatory rape charges. Either I like and patronize their work, or I don't.
Their business is entertainment, not being shining beacons of morality for the world.
Kobe is just a total p*r*i*c*k, completely separate from the affair, through and through. He's just a straight up jerk, in his interviews, to his coaches, to his teammates, essentially to everyone.
MJ at least had respect for his teammates, his game and the city of Chicago. Obviously not his wife, but I'm addressing the professional part of their lives, not personal.
I had no idea. You learn something new every day.
actually i thought michael jordan cheated on his wife juanita several times when they were married and it eventually resulted in their separation. don't know if they ever divorced or not.
all i know is i never liked either as a person. when michael jordan told gene siskel that his favorite movie was friday, it was a sad day for me. and kobe seems snotty.
however, i think kobe and the woman in colorado had consensual sex. i also think that the resulting events have scared the **** out of him, and he will improve. if he doesn't he's an idiot ****.
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
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after reading this, what mrspoppers said.
eta: how often are adultery laws actually enforced?
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
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that's what i thought. thanks for confirmation.
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
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This whole case is circus. It's an embarrassment to our judicial system.
This poor girl. I hope she at least gets some money from the civil suit.
She should sue the state for leaking her name before she sues Kobe.
Why should Kobe paid her if he didn't do anything?
My personal belief is that he did but it's up to the jury to decide.
I think Kobe's lawyer should be disbarred for saying her name 6 times "by mistake" in one of the earlier hearings.
The problem with a civil suit is that they is not very much required at all to prove he did anytihng and just to award her money.
Once she filed this suit along with the dirty panties, I am sure she is lying.
Ditto! Normally, I believe the woman no matter what. I'm pretty sexist and about that. I don't think he raped her.
I clicked #2 not because I think Kobe will think he is above the law. How can someone who is innocent and (hopefully) acquitted be beyond the law. I clicked #2 because I think the real @$$hole athletes out there will think "If Kobe got away with it, so can I." They are the ones who will continue to think they are above the law.
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