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Michael Oher of 'Blind Side' fame accused of assaulting Uber driver
ABC 15 ARIZONA ^ | 05 MAY 2017 | AP

Posted on 05/06/2017 4:45:26 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

Carolina Panthers offensive tackle Michael Oher is accused of assaulting an Uber driver last month in Nashville, Tenn.

Oher, 30, was charged with misdemeanor assault after police said he pushed the Uber driver to the ground and kicked him in the leg over a fare dispute on April 14, multiple Tennessee media outlets reported Thursday.

(Excerpt) Read more at abc15.com ...


TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: assault; athletes; oher; uber
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1 posted on 05/06/2017 4:45:26 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Did Her blindside him?


2 posted on 05/06/2017 4:48:08 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I thought UBER Fares were paid in advance through the App.


3 posted on 05/06/2017 4:50:05 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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To: txrefugee

He’s supposed to protect the blindside, obviously he no longer cares about his true mission in life.


4 posted on 05/06/2017 5:00:12 PM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
That is going to result in a large increase in the fare now.
5 posted on 05/06/2017 5:37:11 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Story is lame...classic case of a taxi driver taking someone on a route that isn’t the route you’d like. Rider complains, driver pushes back.......next thing you know, there’s a shoving match. Dumb assed cab driver tries to shove a huge passenger and loses the pushing match. Idiot. Move along, not much to see here.


6 posted on 05/06/2017 5:58:42 PM PDT by irish guard
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Uber charges a pretty standard rate by both time and mileage, like most taxi services. There’s really no arguing the fare, you an only argue about the route taken... and for most rides, that difference is going to account for about a dollar or two. I presumed that Oher, between movie royalties and his long NFL career (3 contracts totaling $40.8M so far), wouldn’t have to worry much about an unexpected $2 addition to his credit card.


8 posted on 05/06/2017 6:08:52 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Teacher317

Read the book. The writer is great. A lotta Bill Walsh and Lawrence Taylor mentioned + the technical aspects of football. Oher? He was a fish outta water the entire novel. The movie I didn’t bother to see. Susan Bullock does not pass as somebody’s mom. In one chapter Oher decides he’s gonna hurt someone. The reader feels he’s justified. Maybe a leopard just can’t change his spots. Still I’d side with him.


9 posted on 05/06/2017 6:22:53 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: irish guard

They asked the drive to stop so they could go to the bathroom.

Idiot football player trying to play tough guy. Hope he sues the jock off this guy.


10 posted on 05/06/2017 6:29:05 PM PDT by blackberry1
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To: DIRTYSECRET

I’m reserving judgment. His family are members of our old church and I know they are good people. We moved and changed churches, so it’s been several years since I’ve seen either his dad or Michael. I don’t know what happened here, but even if he was in the wrong, I believe deep down he is a good man. Unless he’s really changed, it’s hard to imagine he would simply attack an uber driver. I think of him as polite and rather shy.


11 posted on 05/06/2017 6:43:50 PM PDT by .45 Long Colt
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To: Teacher317

Other night Uber had a $50 bump from the airport because of congestion pricing. It’s not always $1 or $2 dollars.


12 posted on 05/06/2017 7:05:51 PM PDT by freefdny
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Susan Bullock? Sandra is her name.


13 posted on 05/06/2017 7:27:47 PM PDT by June2
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Typical Ole Miss alum.


14 posted on 05/06/2017 7:41:20 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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“Typical Ole Miss Alum”

What? You must be an LSU fan


15 posted on 05/06/2017 7:48:29 PM PDT by dandiegirl (BO)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Sandra bullock looked so dang delicious in that movie


16 posted on 05/06/2017 8:23:12 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Did Oher argue over Uber with Captain Oveur? Was the driver over the right vector, Victor?


17 posted on 05/06/2017 8:27:17 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: al baby

She did. You know, she turned down the role at least 5 times before grudgingly accepting? But she was born for that role.


18 posted on 05/06/2017 8:34:08 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Man-made global liberalism is killing the planet)
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To: Larry Lucido

Oooooh, you have a guitar.....


19 posted on 05/06/2017 8:42:36 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: dandiegirl
LSU? Uhhh, not quite.


20 posted on 05/06/2017 9:25:09 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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