Deshaun Watson Sexual Assault Allegation(s) Thread

[Memento]

Oh my.....


View: https://twitter.com/sarahbarshop/status/1372996008477605888

Yeah, he’s done. It’s like it always is: all it takes is one - only one - and the dam breaks loose.

I think we dodged a serious bullet.

 

[dieterbrock]

The timing of this is a bit much for me, seems all too convenient.
But on the other hand, I could see a scenario where he knew the shit was going to hit the fan and used the coaching/gm issue as a way out of dodge.

 

[Angry Ram]

I think we dodged a serious bullet.

Yeah I have to agree. I really wanted to trade for him too, but even if this ends up being a non-case he will always be tied attached to this story.

 

[12intheBox]

Whole thing is strange but a victim filing a police report isn't always the easiest thing to do.

A lot of sexual assault goes unreported but zero out of 22 is getting tough for me to believe

 

[12intheBox]

done? Cmon. This is the nfl. We all saw Ty Hill play in the super bowl the last 2 years. And there was a tape there and serious abuse. This is civil filings only. I doubt there is even a suspension at this point.

 

[Memento]

A lot of sexual assault goes unreported but zero out of 22 is getting tough for me to believe

Yeah, it’s hard to get people to try to go against a wealthy and powerful person. Again, Harvey Weinstein and Jeffery Epstein serve as examples; there weren’t a lot of people who went against them, who reported it because they were rich, powerful, and, like any sexual assault, there was an element of shame.

 

[Memento]

done? Cmon. This is the nfl. We all saw Ty Hill play in the super bowl the last 2 years. And there was a tape there and serious abuse. This is civil filings only. I doubt there is even a suspension at this point.

If physical violence was all it took, Adrian Peterson would’ve never played again after he literally whipped the holy hell out of his four-year-old son.

Sexual assault - especially in this day and age - is considered a lot more serious. If the allegations against Watson are true, he won’t play again, and if I’m wrong, feel free to brag.

 

[Angry Ram]

done? Cmon. This is the nfl. We all saw Ty Hill play in the super bowl the last 2 years. And there was a tape there and serious abuse. This is civil filings only. I doubt there is even a suspension at this point.

I bet he still gets 4 games. Conduct detrimental to the league or something.

 

[Riverumbbq]

The higher the number of accusers goes, the worse it looks for Watson--This dude is in real trouble.

Didn't they say the same thing as the Trump numbers continued to rise ?

 

[dieterbrock]

Didn't they say the same thing as the Trump numbers continued to rise ?

Between him and Biden, you'd think accusations of sexual misconduct were a prerequisite to be POTUS

 

[Ellard80]

if its true just goes to show you... a lot of people think they "know" someone when they really don't.

 

[WestCoastRam]

A lot of sexual assault goes unreported but zero out of 22 is getting tough for me to believe

Here, let me fix that for you. "MOST sexual assault goes unreported."

Again, I'm not saying he did it. However, with offending of this nature, it would be odd if it was only one or two people. Offenders often have done this dozens and dozens of times. I've worked with offenders for years with coercion of masseuses numbering near 1000 and not once was there a criminal complaint.

Let's let the process play out but amount of unreported sexual assault is mind blowing, so I get that it's hard to fathom.

Oddly enough, I hope the notoriety of this case actually begins a public discussion of this issue. Sadly, Krafts didn't but the saviness of his publicity machine probably played a role in that.

 

[Merlin]

22 is a big group. If you wanted to make up some shit about someone that's way too many to do that with. You'd run great risk of someone blowing the party line during questioning. Just from that human nature perspective.

Not a good look.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Didn't they say the same thing as the Trump numbers continued to rise ?

The thing about serial offenders is that the numbers get so high that cognitive dissonance takes hold and one begins not to process the nature of the acts.

"One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic."

 

[dieterbrock]

Imagine if they had traded him a month ago? Then all this comes out at the beginning of the new league year?
Do you void the trade before it comes official?

 

[WestCoastRam]

Attorney: Five more cases will be filed against Deshaun Watson

There have been seven lawsuits filed in Texas alleging that Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson committed sexual assault.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

"Buzbee said that one of the masseuses was referred to Watson by a member of the Texans organization and another by his private quarterback coach Quincy Avery. He added that one of the accusations against Watson concerns an incident in the last month and that it happened after Watson was aware of the allegations being made against him."

Me: Oofph! This is gonna get ugly fast.

 

[12intheBox]

If physical violence was all it took, Adrian Peterson would’ve never played again after he literally whipped the holy hell out of his four-year-old son.

Sexual assault - especially in this day and age - is considered a lot more serious. If the allegations against Watson are true, he won’t play again, and if I’m wrong, feel free to brag.

I don’t like the NFL policy on any of this - but Ben Rothlisberger? Ted Rath? Without a criminal conviction, the NFL isn’t going to act. And do you think we will ever know if the allegations are true?

 

[Memento]

I don’t like the NFL policy on any of this - but Ben Rothlisberger? Ted Rath? Without a criminal conviction, the NFL isn’t going to act. And do you think we will ever know if the allegations are true?

Roethlisberger was in a different era entirely, and he still got a six game suspension. Rath, to my knowledge, no longer has a job with the Rams.

And if twenty-two women are all claiming that Watson sexually assaulted them...well, it’s a pattern. This is basically how all of the powerful men who had sexual misconduct in the Me-Too era got taken down: first one, then a few more, then the dam breaks until there’s so many saying the same thing that people can’t call them all liars and gold-diggers.

 

[kurtfaulk]

Roethlisberger was in a different era entirely, and he still got a six game suspension. Rath, to my knowledge, no longer has a job with the Rams.

And if twenty-two women are all claiming that Watson sexually assault...well, it’s a pattern. This is basically how all of the powerful men who had sexual misconduct in the Me-Too era got taken down: first one, then a few more, then the dam breaks until there’s so many saying the same thing that people can’t call them all liars and gold-diggers.

the irony is all these women are after his money.

not giving any judgement because none of us know what happened. just commenting on your last sentence.

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[Memento]

the irony is all these women are after his money.

not giving any judgement because none of us know what happened. just commenting on your last sentence.

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True. I don’t know what happened. I just see a pattern; a trend, if you will. That’s what happened to quite a few men - actors, film directors, billionaires, etc. - all of whom lost any goodwill their reputation beforehand gave them.