Comments on: Today in Depressing Court Decisions

By: michaele11111

michaele11111 — Wed, 04 May 2011 21:04:22 +0000

Was the guy convicted of sexual assault or did the pom pom girl just claim he did it?

By: ms621

ms621 — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:24:36 +0000

Well, anywhere south of the Mason-Dixon Line is up for mention here.

Also, I’m not from Georgia if that’s what you were getting at, though I have familial connections to the state.

Virtually any state would be up for mention if you were look for reprehensible acts. So your little “can’t say I’m shocked this happened in Texas” jibe is bit unnecessary and disingenuous.

By: starkweather

starkweather — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:12:37 +0000

But they do block him together with Daily Show and Colbert, so that probably helps a little. I haven’t looked at any ratings #s for it but it seems like the show doesn’t have enough of a rythm to it. I like it but I’m as directly targeted an audience member as you could have for that show

By: CelticLaw

CelticLaw — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:12:10 +0000

That story makes me ashamed to be a lawyer. Not enough to quit…but still.

By: Gaseous Clay

Gaseous Clay — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:07:25 +0000

I thought that was a pretty good episode last night. He even put a Peyton Manning gay joke in there. I’d never seen one of those on TV before

yeah, I never groaned, which is a good sign. I also laughed more than once. I’d say his show is really pretty good, but I”ll bet he’s having trouble finding an audience just the same, with reruns as a leadin.

By: starkweather

starkweather — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:04:13 +0000

I was thinking Jets

Oh, yeah, I forgot about them. I just hear “NFL” and “assaulted” in a sentence and my mind jumps to “Roethlisberger”

By: cracker jack

cracker jack — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:02:22 +0000

Imagine if an NFL cheerleader was assaulted by a player, there would be compensation.
Why bring the Steelers into this?

I was thinking Jets

By: starkweather

starkweather — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:01:43 +0000

I thought that was a pretty good episode last night. He even put a Peyton Manning gay joke in there. I’d never seen one of those on TV before

By: Gaseous Clay

Gaseous Clay — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:00:39 +0000

Hoping Gloria Allred can take some time out of her busy bat stroking schedule.

that was very funny on Norm Macdonald’s show.

By: starkweather

starkweather — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:56:44 +0000

Imagine if an NFL cheerleader was assaulted by a player, there would be compensation.

Why bring the Steelers into this?

By: BeerMan

BeerMan — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:55:55 +0000

So she and her family sued the school (district) for kicking her off the cheerleading team. Was this William McKinley high school where they win national championships every year so not being on the team is potentially detrimental to your abililty to get scholarships to school for cheerleading?

I would hope the family’s lawyer told them that one of the risks of filing the lawsuit is having to pay the defendent’s legal fees so that they could ask themselves, “Is being on the squad potentially worth 5 figures in legal fees for the other side?”

/devil’s advocate

By: sousedbergin

sousedbergin — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:54:30 +0000

Can’t help but think teenagers need a special lobby or bill of right’s at least in regards to schooling, something, as they are the most consistently shit on demographic.

Imagine if an NFL cheerleader was assaulted by a player, there would be compensation. This took victim blaming to new lows with the USA court ruling victim STFU.

By: tyduffy

tyduffy — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:49:45 +0000

Hoping Gloria Allred can take some time out of her busy bat stroking schedule.

By: sportsgal116

sportsgal116 — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:48:32 +0000

I know we joke a lot about nobody reading the links but more often than not there’s important information in them

yeah I read it after I posted that comment. I was multi-tasking and didn’t have time to read the article until later.

By: BFFredo

BFFredo — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:47:09 +0000

Disgusting.

Aside: how were they even aware that she wasn’t cheering for her (alleged) rapist? Were they waiting for her to stand still when his name got called out?

By: geoffreyvs is doing the Tomahawk Chop

geoffreyvs is doing the Tomahawk Chop — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:46:48 +0000

Shall we peruse the history of educational institutions in the great state of Georgia? I’m sure we could find one or two issues from the past which would cause revulsion amongst the residents of other states.

Well, anywhere south of the Mason-Dixon Line is up for mention here.

Also, I’m not from Georgia if that’s what you were getting at, though I have familial connections to the state.

By: Butters Brickowski

Butters Brickowski — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:43:40 +0000

Was this guy aquitted of the sexual assault?

I know we joke a lot about nobody reading the links but more often than not there's important information in themIn court, Bolton pleaded guilty to the misdemeanour assault of HS. He received two years of probation, community service, a fine and was required to take anger-management classes. The charge of rape was dropped, leaving him free to return to school and take up his place on the basketball team.

By: ms621

ms621 — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:42:18 +0000

Not sure about that.

Shall we peruse the history of educational institutions in the great state of Georgia? I’m sure we could find one or two issues from the past which would cause revulsion amongst the residents of other states.

By: geoffreyvs is doing the Tomahawk Chop

geoffreyvs is doing the Tomahawk Chop — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:40:37 +0000

Oh eat my ass. This could have happened in any state in the country.

Not sure about that. But anyway, the whole thing is disturbing.

I like Texas, by the way. Well, Austin at least. And San Antonio.

By: traderjack21

traderjack21 — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:39:18 +0000

Someone will definitely will get the money for the girl. I say she and her family will not have to fork over 1 penny of their own money.