Posted on 12/21/2014 2:57:12 PM PST by parksstp
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston didn’t face prosecution in the wake of sexual assault accusations made in 2012. He also will not face any discipline from Florida State.
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There was no hit on the head, no black out. She lied about the borrowed shorts when she tried to cover up her Kent State football boyfriend. There were no drinks from Winston, no predatory text messages. Nothing she said could be backed up.
Winston was cleared because Major Harding made the decision on the basis of facts and the law and did not legislate from the bench or based on emotion. But I'm sure in the next few days while people try to tie him to a cover up, we'll learn how he was in the minority of the FL Supreme Court decision Bush v Gore that the multiple recounts were unconstitutional.
You may not like Jamies Winston because of the team he plays for or for whatever reason, but the evidence shows he is not a rapist and based on the law no more guilty than George Zimmerman or Officer Wilson whom the evidence also supported a not-guilty claim.
I'm sure people will still hate Jameis. After all, he sold his autographs for money (wait, no he didn't they were forged because when Winston didn't show because he turned them down, the promoter put all the items from clients in his pick-up truck and a few hours later brought them back all signed (with different signature styles) but nobody could witness Winston sign them. Sure, that sounds real legit. eSECpn reported that on their webpage but never ran the story on air after it came out the autographs were forged because the authentication company was going to look stupid. Notice that story just sort of went away.
And then the whole over-rated thing with him standing up in the Student Union shouting "FHRITP" mimmicing an internet meme. Had it been anyone else, nobody would have cared. But it was Winston.
Still waiting for ESPN to report about Treion Harris getting pulled over for speeding without a license. Also none of the 4 people in the car owned the car and their were 2 bags of pot in the vehicle, but the UFPD isn't going to prosecute because no one was in possession of the pot and the car didn't belong to any of them. Really? If Jameis Winston had been in that car, how quickly would that news story had broke. I guess when a team like UF sucks, nobody cares.
The guy gets away with it again! FSU Seminoles must be filled with knuckle dragging Neaderthals. Winston is just another OJ!
Fox—Henhouse.
Henhouse—Fox.
Quack!
Is this the kid who stole some crabs or lobsters or was it some other thug idiot I’m thinking of?
isn’t he the lobster shoplifter? What happened with that?
SHOCKER!!!
Young men, (and if I had a son), don’t even talk to women on a college campus. Do your time, get your degree, and get as far as possible from that campus once you graduate. Meet a nice girl at church or some other place. NEVER date a college woman.
Maybe, just maybe....he didn’t do anything wrong. But that would be a conservative thought, and has no place here on FR.
college football has become a cartel. College football used to be primarily about college. It’s sad how far this thing has become perverted.
FSU didn’t clear Winston.
The hearing was held before ex Florida Supreme Court Justice Major Harding. FSU had no input in the proceeding and had no part in the decision. The accuser and Winston had challenges to the judges who would hear the case, neither side challenged Justice Harding
Justice Harding wrote a very concise opinion stating that the evidence did not support any of the charges.
The hearing used the very loose “preponderance of evidence” standard (versus beyond a reasonable doubt). The girl had the assistance of two high powered attorneys who specialize in sexual assault cases.
Even using the much easier preponderance of evidence standard, which only required a 50.1% probability the girl was telling the truth, the judge exonerated Winston.
For those who say Winston is guilty, produce the evidence.
Jameis may not be a rapist, but he most certainly is a thief. You’ve conveniently forgotten to mention his crab legs theft in your write-up. There was video proof, so don’t give me some excuse that he wasn’t cited for that one. If he had been, he would have been found guilty. Unless, of course, that someone in the jury could have been bought off. As it is, FSU is happy that his official “record” is “unblemished”.
This was also the guy suspended a game this year for yelling “F*** Her Right In The P****” in the school cafeteria.
Guess not everything can be covered up.
He also shoved an official twice last month.
If that happened in the NFL it would be an instant ejection and big fine.
http://nypost.com/2014/11/24/after-latest-incident-the-ncaa-should-suspend-jameis-winston/
Video here:
The official was holding the action because Boston College was substituting, and Winston shoves him.
Hope the Ducks take them.
The crab legs was a hook-up gone wrong. Everybody knows what was going on there. Someone let him go with the stuff (which is an NCAA violation - would be considered receiving improper benefits) Instead of calling out the person that had the hook-up (which probably would have resulted in more suspension time and eligibility issues and the individual being fired) he took the fall. Was charged with a misdemeanor and given community service and did end up paying for the crab legs.
As for shouting FHRITP in the Student Union, if his name was John Doe, nobody would have cared. He was mimmicking a well known internet-meme, that while stupid, existed and was popular on the internet by these guys going up to live newscasts and shouting the same phrase. Too bad they didn’t try that with MSNBC, I would have laughed so hard. Anyway, it’s not confirmed, but the rumor was Winston was trying to join an upperclass Fraternity and that this was part of the initiation (I guess being the QB and winning a Nat’l Champ didn’t exempt him).
Anything else you’d like me to address? The BB gun incident where he didn’t have a BB gun and wasn’t the shooter? How about the Burger King incident where they used those small ketch-up cups to get Sprite instead of water?
The official looked awkwardly out of place with the additional man crew when normally they stand and hold the ball in front of the Center.
And also, what substitution was BC making when the ref was still holding the ball? Not only did he hold the ball for the substitution to be made, but held it long enough to allow BC to set defensively before Winston could get the play in (up-tempo was called from the sideline). The ref interfered with the play too long and knew he screwed up which is why he didn’t throw a flag, and why the ACC didn’t see anything wrong or flagrant.
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