NFL Arrests and Lawsuits - 2018

  • To unlock all of features of Rams On Demand please take a brief moment to register. Registering is not only quick and easy, it also allows you access to additional features such as live chat, private messaging, and a host of other apps exclusive to Rams On Demand.

Prime Time

PT
Moderator
Joined
Feb 9, 2014
Messages
20,922
Name
Peter
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #181
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...or-trying-to-bring-marijuana-into-costa-rica/

Patriots’ Duron Harmon arrested for trying to bring marijuana into Costa Rica
Posted by Michael David Smith on March 24, 2018

gettyimages-914322030-e1521891765523.jpg

Getty Images

Patriots safety Duron Harmon was reportedly arrested for trying to enter Costa Rica with marijuana.

Costa Rican newspaper La Nación reports that Harmon was arrested on Friday afternoon at the Juan Santamaría airport, when he tried to enter the country with 58 grams of marijuana hidden inside a can of soda in a suitcase.

The Costa Rica Star adds that Harmon was temporarily detained and then sent back to the United States.

Harmon was a 2013 third-round draft pick of the Patriots who signed a four-year contract extension with New England last year. He has played every game since Week Two of his rookie season, but he’ll be at risk of potential NFL discipline for this incident.
 

LACHAMP46

A snazzy title
Joined
Jul 21, 2013
Messages
11,735
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office will not pursue vandalism charges against Bills receiver Zay Jones because of insufficient evidence, Mike Rodak of ESPN reports.

Jones was arrested Monday after a bizarre fight with his brother.
What the???
Probably 90% of being security at the super bowl is being in an signed place and telling not too go that way. You can totally do that from a wheelchair at 66 years old.
Meh....observer....report...but what if more is needed??? First aid being one thought...

More bullshit in this thread....I don't believe a word of what is being claimed against Bennett. Doesn't add up.
 

…..

Legend
Joined
Jan 26, 2013
Messages
5,089
I don't believe a word of what is being claimed against Bennett. Doesn't add up.

So....from your perspective, all you've heard about Bennett is that he is an upstanding citizen. OK gotcha.

I agree with you, because those damn quads in thier high flying wheel chairs and thier elevated sense of entitlements...they're always trying make ball players look bad!! And damn the witnesses! Liars, all of them!!!
 

LACHAMP46

A snazzy title
Joined
Jul 21, 2013
Messages
11,735
So....from your perspective, all you've heard about Bennett is that he is an upstanding citizen. OK gotcha.
Curious....From everything I've heard, he IS an upstanding young man....conscientious....opinionated.....but....not a killer...raper....DV guy....no dope...no PED's....

If this guy injured a paraplegic....he'd be under the jail right now...not waiting for 2 years to prosecute him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bennett_(defensive_lineman,_born_1985)

https://www.bleedinggreennation.com...ing-field-2017-super-bowl-philadelphia-eagles


View: https://twitter.com/BrandonGowton/status/977571637720748032
 

1maGoh

Hall of Fame
Joined
Aug 10, 2013
Messages
3,957
What the???
Meh....observer....report...but what if more is needed??? First aid being one thought...

More bullcrap in this thread....I don't believe a word of what is being claimed against Bennett. Doesn't add up.
That was my point. You can reasonable accommodate someone into a job, but that doesn't make them actually qualified or capable of doing what's necessary. But it's illegal to "discriminate" against that and only hire people who are actually qualified.

Hell, if someone was motivated enough, they could probably sue if your job description/primary functions for the job would eliminate people with a variety of disabilities based on "adverse impact".

And before anybody accuses me off being a callous person who hates those with disabilities, all I'm saying is there are some jobs where you can't really accommodate enough to actually do the job. Depending on the disability, security guard is one of them.
 

jrry32

Rams On Demand Sponsor
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jan 14, 2013
Messages
30,445
Well, for 1, it was at the Superbowl. After the game when there is chaos and celebrating with about 70,000 people.
This didn't happen at a movie theatre

That still doesn't explain why the cop let Bennett walk away that day or why nobody bothered to follow up for 13 months.

Because you have to make "reasonable accommodations" for people with disabilities to assist them in doing the assigned duties for a job and you can't discriminate against people over 40 for their age. Probably 90% of being security at the super bowl is being in an signed place and telling not too go that way. You can totally do that from a wheelchair at 66 years old. The other two security people can do the actual stopping if necessary.

Fair enough (I still think it would have made more sense to give her a different job). Regardless, the rest of it doesn't make any sense at all.
 

…..

Legend
Joined
Jan 26, 2013
Messages
5,089
Curious....From everything I've heard, he IS an upstanding young man....conscientious....opinionated.....but....not a killer...raper....DV guy....no dope...no PED's....

If this guy injured a paraplegic....he'd be under the jail right now...not waiting for 2 years to prosecute him.

Well no one said he was a homicidal drug user or a rapist. For all I know he's a wonderful father and husband.

Do you think creeping around during the vegas shooting and then victimizing himself to America, offending the Las Vegas police with false claims of brutality and racial profiling, creating a wave of unwarrented sympathy for himself...you think these are the actions of upstanding citizens? Or do you think...having the video evidence we now have since his claims became known, that the dude might man up and say..."hehe...welp...in hindsight, maybe I deserved to get tackled and cuffed until they figured out I wasnt the dude shooting at other dudes." No...he cant say that, its too late. Hands already inside the cookie jar. Full speed ahead.

??? Or was that all a big thing against Michael Bennett too? Couldnt be happenstance, HAS to be the world against Michael Bennett. The world and a crippled guy out to get him lol

All he is....is part of a sad movement from Seattle, one that had the MOST players kneeling during the National Anthem because of some muddled cause thats already been lost in translation and now is being considered "activism"...because , well, the NFL says so. Being part of the movement is kinda like the pet rock and the rubicks cube. All those things were cool back in the day. So..half the team kneeled, and I think that players in Seattle must be statistically more prone to being treated unfairly in some way and therefore moved toward activism so they can better the world. Or....maybe it rains too much and life is generally gloomy in Seattle so those players naturally think they are being treated unjustly, when really it was just a another overcast day. I dunno. Whatever that all was, he's got his "offical" activist shoe now with some random slogan on it. He can display it on his mantle and talk about the day he made a difference. The worlds a better place now, eh? If only I could remember his world changing cause.....

My opinion is....the dude's an idiot. He puts himself in idiot situations. Expert victim. Your opinion may vary and I am ok with that.
 

LACHAMP46

A snazzy title
Joined
Jul 21, 2013
Messages
11,735
Whoa!
Do you think creeping around during the vegas shooting and then victimizing himself to America, offending the Las Vegas police with false claims of brutality and racial profiling, creating a wave of unwarrented sympathy for himself...you think these are the actions of upstanding citizens? Or do you think...having the video evidence we now have since his claims became known, that the dude might man up and say..."hehe...welp..
False claims? So, being tackled in the street isn't brutal to you? OK....Hey, some people get down like that....I know guys that still love to wrestle....in the street...in the bar....

Not sure of what video evidence is out there...didn't follow the case/incident...and.....if you knew how many times he's been falsely....unjustly....and violently detained....then maybe Your assertions that he's NOT an upstanding member of society could be proven...otherwise....guy getting tackled in Vegas was unnecessary.

And yeah.....fitting the "description" and being arrested and not charged gets old after a while....sure, some are cool with it....but some....hey, too many guys getting shot for nothing...to not raise anxiety levels...when taken down for mistaken id....too many.

.
in hindsight, maybe I deserved to get tackled and cuffed until they figured out I wasnt the dude shooting at other dudes." No...he cant say that, its too late. Hands already inside the cookie jar. Full speed ahead.

??? Or was that all a big thing against Michael Bennett too? Couldnt be happenstance, HAS to be the world against Michael Bennett. The world and a crippled guy out to get him lol
Not if he feels....truly felt threatened.....and scared. And yeah....crippled guy can be money hungry too...esp. working security at 66.

All he is....is part of a sad movement from Seattle, one that had the MOST players kneeling during the National Anthem because of some muddled cause thats already been lost in translation and now is being considered "activism"...because , well, the NFL says so. Being part of the movement is kinda like the pet rock and the rubicks cube. All those things were cool back in the day. So..half the team kneeled, and I think that players in Seattle must be statistically more prone to being treated unfairly in some way and therefore moved toward activism so they can better the world. Or....maybe it rains too much and life is generally gloomy in Seattle so those players naturally think they are being treated unjustly, when really it was just a another overcast day. I dunno. Whatever that all was, he's got his "offical" activist shoe now with some random slogan on it. He can display it on his mantle and talk about the day he made a difference. The worlds a better place now, eh? If only I could remember his world changing cause.....
Muddled Cause??? Ahhhh...now we're getting somewhere....if a protest doesn't make you uncomfortable, your aren't doing it correctly.
Being part of a movement is cool??? This aint the 60's.....No millionaire wants to be "part" of a movement.....I'd imagine that many can see themselves as victims....empathy....which of course much of the world is lacking.....and until many can actually feel what others may feel....other avenues of "protest" are probably gonna be required.

And...I'm in the, make em feel me, camp....guys won't GAF until it's in THEIR face....your kid gets shot...your family member is tackled...in Vegas....or a protest is in YOUR neighborhood. That's the face of change.
My opinion is....the dude's an idiot.
You are entitled to YOUR OPINION.....isn't that great? But the NFL players aren't entitled to express theirs? Funny.


View: https://www.amazon.com/Things-That-White-People-Uncomfortable/dp/1608468933
 

RamBall

Legend
Camp Reporter
Joined
Sep 3, 2011
Messages
5,822
Name
Dave
Curious....From everything I've heard, he IS an upstanding young man....conscientious....opinionated.....but....not a killer...raper....DV guy....no dope...no PED's....

If this guy injured a paraplegic....he'd be under the jail right now...not waiting for 2 years to prosecute him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bennett_(defensive_lineman,_born_1985)

https://www.bleedinggreennation.com...ing-field-2017-super-bowl-philadelphia-eagles


View: https://twitter.com/BrandonGowton/status/977571637720748032


Wasn't Micheal Bennet the one that accused the LVPD of mistreating him when he was making an ass of himself? Then dropped it when the video was released and showed he was in the wrong and had lied about what happened. Sounds pretty upstanding to me.NOT
 

LACHAMP46

A snazzy title
Joined
Jul 21, 2013
Messages
11,735
Wasn't Micheal Bennet the one that accused the LVPD of mistreating him when he was making an ass of himself? Then dropped it when the video was released and showed he was in the wrong and had lied about what happened. Sounds pretty upstanding to me.NOT
Think he called it unnecessary force.....and profiling.....two very credible claims when, ONE: you are tackled to the ground....and TWO: haven't committed any crime.

Curious.....have they ever FOUND the shooter? LVPD....

Still haven't FOUND Tu Pac's killer either....in Vegas.....fight night....eye witnesses everywhere.
 

RamBall

Legend
Camp Reporter
Joined
Sep 3, 2011
Messages
5,822
Name
Dave
Think he called it unnecessary force.....and profiling.....two very credible claims when, ONE: you are tackled to the ground....and TWO: haven't committed any crime.

Curious.....have they ever FOUND the shooter? LVPD....

Still haven't FOUND Tu Pac's killer either....in Vegas.....fight night....eye witnesses everywhere.

Was just showing what a stand up guy the lying piece of shit Micheal Bennet is. The police did nothing wrong and actually took it pretty easy. He gave them the reasonable cause to do a lot more than just tackle him. And if he had done nothing wrong why not just cooperate, because he wanted to make a big deal out of nothing so they did their jobs.
 

jrry32

Rams On Demand Sponsor
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jan 14, 2013
Messages
30,445
Was just showing what a stand up guy the lying piece of crap Micheal Bennet is. The police did nothing wrong and actually took it pretty easy. He gave them the reasonable cause to do a lot more than just tackle him. And if he had done nothing wrong why not just cooperate, because he wanted to make a big deal out of nothing so they did their jobs.

I don't remember what happened in that incident, but I always have hated that logic. We all have rights as Americans. Those rights disappear when we stop standing on them.
 

RamBall

Legend
Camp Reporter
Joined
Sep 3, 2011
Messages
5,822
Name
Dave
I don't remember what happened in that incident, but I always have hated that logic. We all have rights as Americans. Those rights disappear when we stop standing on them.

I know its hard to understand why anyone would want to act like a civilized human being when confronted by law enforcement. But for some of us it has become a natural reaction to act civilized and respectable when confronted by law enforcement. As long as people want to act like criminals when confronted by law enforcement, they will be treated as such. I would much rather give my ID to a police officer when I have done nothing wrong than give them a reason to take me to the ground to make me cooperate.
 

LACHAMP46

A snazzy title
Joined
Jul 21, 2013
Messages
11,735
Was just showing what a stand up guy the lying piece of crap Micheal Bennet is. The police did nothing wrong and actually took it pretty easy. He gave them the reasonable cause to do a lot more than just tackle him. And if he had done nothing wrong why not just cooperate, because he wanted to make a big deal out of nothing so they did their jobs.

Oh...I get it now....Teddy vs Jared....

How did he give them reasonable cause? Cause a man running while/after hearing gunshots looks guilty of something?

If you tackle me....sorry....that's unreasonable....IF I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG....SORRY TO TELL YOU, YOU CAN BE LARGE, BLACK, AND RUN IN LAS VEGAS.

IF YOU TELL ME YOU TACKLED/TARGETED/FOLLOWED OR IN ANY WAY ASSUMED I DID A SHOOTING, WITHOUT ANY CORROBORATING (like a eye witness) evidence.....it's profiling.

Those are supposed to be rights as citizens....not any special treatment....

Lying piece of shit.....really?

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...wks-says-incident-las-vegas-police-fabricated

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said last month that its internal investigation found "no evidence" that officers used excessive force and that they had reasonable suspicion to detain Bennett. The LVMPD released video that showed part of the incident but not the moment when Bennett was initially detained.
(why not release the entire tape??)
In his first public comments about the incident since that video was released, Bennett said the officer who detained him was not the one he was seen speaking with later. Bennett said he doesn't feel a need to respond to those who don't believe him "because nobody can be in my position."

"Obviously, at the end of the thing, I'm talking to officers who weren't a part of it. I got taken to another officer, and that's the one I ended up talking to towards the end," Bennett said. "So like I said, I don't hate anybody or have a problem with any police officers. Just that what happened to me is a certain situation.

"People are entitled to their position and what they believe in, no matter what happened. So at the end of the day, there's going to be people who believe me and people who don't believe me, and my ultimate goal is not to make everybody believe me or make everybody happy, it's just about me being able to sleep at night and continuously speak upon what happened to me personally."

http://mynorthwest.com/769174/las-vegas-sheriff-bennett-video/?

DECEMBER 19, 2017 AT 5:27 PM
Saying officers “were heroic” on the night Seahawks Michael Bennett was detained in Las Vegas, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo revealed additional footage from the incident.

“The incident was not about race, as most of the patrons were the same race as Mr. Bennett,” the sheriff said. “…The officer that took Mr. Bennett into custody is Hispanic, the other officer is Hispanic, and the officer wearing the body camera is a black male.”


Bennett: A lot of people have experienced what I did, and they aren’t here to tell their story

Sheriff Lombardo laid out a narrative from the officers’ perspective while stressing that there is no evidence to show any use of force was racially motivated.

“While I’m responding because of the allegations Mr. Bennett made, I’m not here to disparage him,” Lombardo said. “As often, in any case, there are two sides to any story. Mr. Bennett has a valid perspective … those who experience such a stop, especially having not committed a crime, are likely not to feel good about it.”

“As you will see, Mr. Bennett’s actions that night stood out to the officers,” he said. “His movements and actions were different than others’ … officers had reasonable cause to stop Mr. Bennett.”

Lombardo showed footage detailing the incidents of that night, starting with video of the defensive end for the Seahawks entering The Cromwell and Drai’s Nightclub. The sheriff said that he attempted to enter via the VIP line. After he entered the club, other patrons got into a fight, causing a commotion and knocking over stanchions. At the same time, a separate fight broke out elsewhere in the club, also knocking over stanchions.

The sheriff believes the sound of the stanchions hitting the ground sounded like gunshots, resulting in reports of gunfire. The crowd can be seen on video responding to the sounds by crouching and laying on the ground.

Detaining Bennett
Lombardo said people were instructed not to run. He showed video of a figure he says is Bennett crouching and rushing behind slot machines, then separate video of the figure running out of the hotel. The sheriff then said Bennett jumped over a concrete wall and down onto the sidewalk where an officer brought him to the ground.

This is when the officer’s gun can be seen through body cam footage of another pursuing officer. Lombardo said that the officer’s gun was drawn, but there is no evidence to confirm that it was put to the player’s head, as alleged, or that the officer said he would blow his head off. Lombardo said that while that language would not be acceptable, it is not a violation of policy.

The sheriff also confirmed that the officer with his gun drawn forgot to turn his body camera on, therefore, there is no up-close account of their interaction at that time.
(convenient huh?)

Video then shows Bennett being escorted into the backseat of a patrol car while he pleads with officers, asking why he is being detained and if he is being arrested.

“Nobody can tell me what I did,” Bennett said. “Take me out of the car, man.”

Bennett said he was running, as many others were, and said he has three daughters at home.

“Please un-cuff me,” Bennett said. “Can I just talk to you about it because I didn’t do anything … tell me what I’m being detained for … he said, ‘Why you running?’ I said, ‘Somebody’s shooting, man.’ I got three daughters, I want to go home and see my kids.”

“The officers did not know who Mr. Bennett was, they just reacted to this suspicious actions,” Lombardo said.

The entire incident, Lombardo said, took 10 minutes with Bennett spending seven minutes in the back of the car. Bennett complained his handcuffs were too tight, and an officer can be seen on the video loosening the cuffs.

“As soon as officers realized no probable cause for Mr. Bennett’s detention, he was released,” Lombardo said.

“During the release, officers explained the detention and apologized for the detention,” he said.

Danny O’Neil: ‘Detained’ doesn’t do justice to describe Bennett’s police encounter

Bennett was eventually taken out of the car. Officers asked for his name and also asked him to relate what he saw happen in the hotel.

“My name is Michael Bennett, Seattle Seahawks, look it up,” Bennett can be heard on the video.

Two other men were detained at the same time; a Hispanic man and a black man.

Nearly a week after the encounter, Bennett posted a letter on social media claiming the incident was racially motivated, and that the officer put a gun to his head and said he would blow his head off. Lombardo said this prompted his office to investigate the detention.


View: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2017/09/30/michael-bennett-arrest-video-paul-newday-weekend.cnn


I believe Mike.....

What some of you may not understand....minority police are often just at bad as others....esp. on their own....it's like some kind of code in law enforcement. If you ever talked with police officers, they'll talk about their own ethnicity worse than others when it comes to beliefs about crime.....so a bad cop, is a bad cop....which is made worse if they are arresting their own.

I don't condone any type of violent acts....we need law enforcement....esp. in certain areas. But most cops are cowards or idiots.....and again...that's MY opinion....I know several policemen.....a couple women....and none are "mental" giants....

Just like teachers...need better training....better psych testing....and.....the kicker, higher salaries....to recruit the best of the best....can't have all these cowards running around with guns....

I know...I know....trolling....or opinion???? Attack me fellas....I'm out...but I shall return.
 

jrry32

Rams On Demand Sponsor
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jan 14, 2013
Messages
30,445
I know its hard to understand why anyone would want to act like a civilized human being when confronted by law enforcement. But for some of us it has become a natural reaction to act civilized and respectable when confronted by law enforcement. As long as people want to act like criminals when confronted by law enforcement, they will be treated as such. I would much rather give my ID to a police officer when I have done nothing wrong than give them a reason to take me to the ground to make me cooperate.

You are free to do what you want, but we all have rights. You don't get to treat an innocent person like a criminal because they refuse to cooperate. Trying to justify that is weak sauce. You don't have to cooperate with law enforcement, and it's often detrimental to your interests to cooperate with law enforcement, even when you're innocent. We have these rights because they are a check on the police power of state and federal governments.
 

RamBall

Legend
Camp Reporter
Joined
Sep 3, 2011
Messages
5,822
Name
Dave
You are free to do what you want, but we all have rights. You don't get to treat an innocent person like a criminal because they refuse to cooperate. Trying to justify that is weak sauce. You don't have to cooperate with law enforcement, and it's often detrimental to your interests to cooperate with law enforcement, even when you're innocent. We have these rights because they are a check on the police power of state and federal governments.

In my vast experience it is always in my best interest to cooperate, even when I was breaking the law. I have also noticed that now that I dont break the law, I dont have as much interaction with law enforcement. I know there are millions of people out there that would rather be shot than show their ID to a police officer. Just goes to show how humans are breeding the brains out of our species.
 

jrry32

Rams On Demand Sponsor
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jan 14, 2013
Messages
30,445
In my vast experience it is always in my best interest to cooperate, even when I was breaking the law. I have also noticed that now that I dont break the law, I dont have as much interaction with law enforcement.

That's the opposite of the advice that the vast majority of lawyers will give you.

I know there are millions of people out there that would rather be shot than show their ID to a police officer. Just goes to show how humans are breeding the brains out of our species.

I highly doubt that, but there are a lot of people out there who don't trust the police and don't believe the police have they're best interests at heart. There's nothing dumb about that stance.
 

RamBall

Legend
Camp Reporter
Joined
Sep 3, 2011
Messages
5,822
Name
Dave
That's the opposite of the advice that the vast majority of lawyers will give you.



I highly doubt that, but there are a lot of people out there who don't trust the police and don't believe the police have they're best interests at heart. There's nothing dumb about that stance.

I dont have any reason to not cooperate. I have had many encounters with law enforcement and find that by cooperating I probably get out of 1 or 2 speeding tickets a year, keeping my driving record spotless. Being an ass and acting like the police are out to get me probably would have cost me my license again, due to lots of tickets.

The only people that have no reason to cooperate are those who are breaking the law, therefore cooperation may cause them to go to jail. But many of them would get off with a warning if they would just cooperate.