One of these sexual assault allegations/cases is not like the other two
The youngest heavyweight boxing champion of all time is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a young woman in his hotel room in Indiana. The boxer is charged with a felony, convicted of rape and sentenced to prison.
A superstar NBA player is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a young woman in a hotel room, in Colorado. He is charged with a felony and goes on trial for his life. The accuser eventually drops the case allegedly for money.
A superstar NFL QB is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a drunk young woman in a night club bathroom, in Georgia. The DA declines the case and scolds the player.
Why were two of these superstar athletes charged with felonies and the third not even officially questioned by law enforcement?
He must have been able to afford a much better attorney.
A superstar NBA player is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a young woman in a hotel room, in Colorado. He is charged with a felony and goes on trial for his life. The accuser eventually drops the case allegedly for money.
A superstar NFL QB is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a drunk young woman in a night club bathroom, in Georgia. The DA declines the case and scolds the player.
Why were two of these superstar athletes charged with felonies and the third not even officially questioned by law enforcement?
He must have been able to afford a much better attorney.
Posted by Johnny Benjamin MD at 4/14/2010 6:07 AM 
Categories: FOOTBALL
Tags: Mike Tyson Kobe Bryant Ben Roethelisberger
Categories: FOOTBALL
Tags: Mike Tyson Kobe Bryant Ben Roethelisberger
I don't think that's very fair. We don't know the details of the cases involved and we don't know how good the cases against them were on a legal level. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty and celebrity athletes with all their money and fame are easy targets, just because someone is accused of something, doesn't mean it ever happened.
I honestly feel bad for anyone who has to go through this, both from the victims and the accused. Immediately demonizing one or the other because of a lack of conviction or arrest is absurd.
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I'm going to step out on a limb and say the third offender was not charged with a felony because he is white. I don't think it had anything to do with the attorney he had. The DA never even considered pursuing the case. A matter of race is what differentiate these three cases.
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The third offender had enough experience (doing bad things) to know not to talk to the police - period. Kobe nearly hung himself by giving up his right to remain silent. Don't remember the details of Tyson, but I'd bet he gave a voluntary statement too. "Anything you say can and will be used against you" means STFU!
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And here we go.
Yes it must be race. That's why Kobe was still able to play while in the middle of his trials and Roethisberger now is being suspended 4-6 games of a sport that only has a 16 game season, based simply on an accusation, not even an arrest or prosecution. Not just punishing an accusation, but the team as well. This is fair.
Seems like they're sending a message to the teams more than the players to me.
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I guess the race of the defendant is what you're getting at, but I don't agree. If Tyson was still managed by Cus D'Amato -- or probably anyone other than Don King -- he would have had a better legal team in his corner. OJ nearly decapitated his ex-wife and stabbed Ron Goldman dozens of times in killing him, yet we all know the result. Michael Jackson paid off the families of several defendants who accused him of molesting them, but at trial...acquitted. I think there are factors (other than race) that have to be considered, including the skill of the lawyers involved (both prosecutors and defense attorneys) and the facts behind the alleged crime. Sometimes an accuser has ulterior motives, especially after having sex with wealthy defendants. I'm not sayin'...I'm just sayin'.
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