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In reply to the discussion: 40 years of college football's sexual assault problem [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)Now, some of the things about this investigation is a bit odd. The police telling the woman something like, "This is a football town and if you pursue this your life will be miserable" (or whatever the exact quote was) is wrong and unprofessional. But for all we know, it's taken out of context. Many would say it's intimidation for her not to file the report. But perhaps the police was simply warning her that people are going to attack her and to expect that attack because its a football town. Things can easily be interpreted the wrong way. Either way though...the comment should have never been said.
Listening to the state attorney at the press conference, he's also obviously not the brightest bulb in the box.
However, this isn't a Steubenville situation. You look at the evidence in the case and there is a lot of flimsy things. And it's quite likely that a jury will find reasonable doubt. With Steubenville, the evidence was glaring and you had local officials, the police, the prosecutor, parents, and school officials...most of the town actually... actively working to cover it up. That's not the case here... There is no evidence that happened here...
Ultimately, I was not there when this sex/rape occurred. You were not there either, correct? There are only 2 people in this world that know the truth...the woman and Jameis Winston. You have to look at every case independently. Yet the article is subtly trying to make a connection between those other cases and making the suggestion that Winston is guilty. No matter who you believe, he is innocent until proven guilty.