I'll trust the DA who has no interest either way...unlike Goodell and the Rooneys

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Trust the DA.

"In this judicial circuit we have held that a woman has a right to be safe from attack, but every case must be viewed in the context of its circumstances. Here the overall circumstances do not lead to a viable prosecution. If they did, I would pursue it vigorously," Bright said.


The officer who was approached by the alleged victim and sorority sisters asked the alleged victim directly if she was raped.

The alleged victim, who the officer said appeared to be intoxicated, said that she had not been raped.

Bright said that his office prosecutes crimes and not morals.

http://kdka.com/steelers/Ben.Roethlisberger.announcement.2.1626753.html


"Too much drinking by too many people," said Bright, who provided the narrative for the events of March 5.

The conversation between the quarterback and the coed quickly turned sexual in nature, Bright said. A little before 2 a.m. they disappeared into a small bathroom within the VIP area. What happened inside remains a mystery, said Bright, who on Monday announced the woman's rape allegation "cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt."

"Something may have happened," he said. "We do not prosecute morals, we prosecute crimes."

The alleged victim, who the D.A. said was "highly intoxicated," first told Officer Jerry Blash she wasn't raped. She was asked if she had sex. She said she wasn't sure.

"Too much drinking by too many people," said Bright, who provided the narrative for the events of March 5.

The conversation between the quarterback and the coed quickly turned sexual in nature, Bright said. A little before 2 a.m. they disappeared into a small bathroom within the VIP area. What happened inside remains a mystery, said Bright, who on Monday announced the woman's rape allegation "cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt."

"Something may have happened," he said. "We do not prosecute morals, we prosecute crimes."

http://www.ajc.com/news/da-no-charges-coming-457364.html

Based on the DA's statements how can anyone claim they know what happened that night??

Prescott wrote:

I'll trust the DA who has no interest either way...unlike Goodell and the Rooneys

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Trust the DA.

"In this judicial circuit we have held that a woman has a right to be safe from attack, but every case must be viewed in the context of its circumstances. Here the overall circumstances do not lead to a viable prosecution. If they did, I would pursue it vigorously," Bright said.


The officer who was approached by the alleged victim and sorority sisters asked the alleged victim directly if she was raped.

The alleged victim, who the officer said appeared to be intoxicated, said that she had not been raped.

Bright said that his office prosecutes crimes and not morals.

http://kdka.com/steelers/Ben.Roethlisberger.announcement.2.1626753.html

Yes, I know he was not charged or convicted, but that doesn't mean he didn't do it.

As far as her admission goes, read two lines later:

"In that statement, she claimed that Roethlisberger followed her into a bathroom and had sex with her without her consent."

Sounds like rape to me.

The alleged victim, who the officer said appeared to be intoxicated, said that she had not been raped.

What does this sound like?

BCBulldog wrote: I'll trust the DA who has no interest either way...unlike Goodell and the Rooneys. Let's face it, from the day the story broke, they went into damage control mode.

Yes. Elected officials who want to maintain their position NEVER have interest either way when it comes to potential high-profile cases in their area. LO-fucking-L... :rolleyes:

Dude knows he doesn't have a case, but he does have a chance to portray himself as a gung-ho protector of justice, so he gives a strong "He's a shitbag, but...we can't prosecute the simple act of being a shitbag!" statement, so all of the voters know he doesn't take shit and is a straight-shooter.

Sounds like she was so drunk that she couldn't get her thoughts together.

And remember, he was the one that followed her around all night. If she was just looking for a payday, don't you think it would be the other way around?

Sounds like she was so drunk that she couldn't get her thoughts together.

Or by her own admission she wasn't raped. One would think that a rape victim would at least remember whether or not she had sex. But, not her."She was asked if she had sex. She said she wasn't sure.

he was the one that followed her around all night.

And he forced to drink as well, right.

Listen, we can go back and forth about this forever, but you believe he didn't do it and I believe he did. Neither can be proven. You choose to trust the immature, entitled star and the people who have a lot to lose if he is guilty and I choose to believe the alleged victim and the DA who have nothing to gain at this point.

Listen, we can go back and forth about this forever, but you believe he didn't do it and I believe he did.

The only thing I believe is that a person is innocent until proven guilty. Roethlisberger has not been proven guilty, therefore he is innocent.

Why do you think the DA thinks he is guilty?? Was he drunk when he said this?

"What happened inside remains a mystery"

BCBulldog wrote: Listen, we can go back and forth about this forever, but you believe he didn't do it and I believe he did. Neither can be proven. You choose to trust the immature, entitled star and the people who have a lot to lose if he is guilty and I choose to believe the immature, drunk bitch and the DA who would have been a made man if he actually had a...you know...case.

Fix'd.

I get the whole "thrill of the chase" thing, but why are you fucking around with drunk sorority girls in some seedy ass bathroom stall?

Why aren't you have a bitch call three or four of her hos, and having orgies in bathtubs filled with champagne?

If he IS going to continue to chase strange ass women, he needs to go the Tupac route, and simply start filming them consenting to sex.

Prescott wrote:

Listen, we can go back and forth about this forever, but you believe he didn't do it and I believe he did.

The only thing I believe is that a person is innocent until proven guilty. Roethlisberger has not been proven guilty, therefore he is innocent.

Why do you think the DA thinks he is guilty?? Was he drunk when he said this?

"What happened inside remains a mystery"

Innocent until proven guilty only applies in a court of law. The reality of what happened is something altogether different. The DA was very emphatic that if he could prove it, he would move forward. He just didn't have enough evidence to prove it. It seemed very evident that he felt Roethlisberger did assault the girl.

I hope you are never on a jury because facts don't mean much to you.

Facts

The accuser said she did not know if she had sex and did not know if she was raped.

The DA said,"What happened in the bathroom is a mystery."

The doctor who examined the accuser after the alleged assault could not testify that a rape occurred and couldn't recover a large enough sample to determine who the girl had sex with, if she did have sex.

Prescott wrote: I hope you are never on a jury because facts don't mean much to you.

Facts

The accuser said she did not know if she had sex and did not know if she was raped.

The DA said,"What happened in the bathroom is a mystery."

The doctor who examined the accuser after the alleged assault could not testify that a rape occurred and couldn't recover a large enough sample to determine who the girl had sex with, if she did have sex.

Again, we are talking about interpretation, not legal proof. You believe he is innocent - although you cannot provide evidence to prove it. I believe he is guilty - although I cannot provide evidence to prove it. If I had to hear this case as a juror, I would listen to the facts and apply them to the law. But since this is OhioChatter.com and not a court of law, we are both open to speculate. Again, I believe the girl.

although you cannot provide evidence to prove it.

Fortunately, the burden of proof lies with the accuser.

Again, I believe the girl.

I do too.

The accuser said she did not know if she had sex and did not know if she was raped.

If you read enough police reports, you tend to get a sense of what the officer really believes happened, whether or not the evidence is CONCLUSIVE enough to go to trial.

Conflicting comments by rape victims are not uncommon, especially when drugs or alcohol were involved.

That's why in these kinds of cases, DAs usually want some pretty rock solid evidence (including DNA) before they'll pursue a case. Otherwise it becomes he said, she said and those usually stalemate with jurors.

I happen to believe the girl was sexually assaulted and there just isn't enough evidence to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.

Unless he gets himself sober (I believe Ben is an alcoholic), something like this (or worse) will happen again. I've seen it too many times.

If you read enough police reports, you tend to get a sense of what the officer really believes happened, whether or not the evidence is CONCLUSIVE enough to go to trial.

What the officer believes is irrelevant. What the evidence proves is relevant.

Conflicting comments by rape victims are not uncommon, especially when drugs or alcohol were involved.

This may or may not be true. Even if it is, I think a rape victim would at the very least know that she was penetrated. She might be fuzzy about the details, but she would know that something happened.

Otherwise it becomes he said, she said and those usually stalemate with jurors.

Exactly. She said she wasn't raped and I bet Ben agrees with her.

I happen to believe the girl was sexually assaulted

That's great. I believe a person is innocent until proven guilty.In this case, there is no eye-witness or physical evidence that proves a crime was committed.