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Stanford goalie Katie Meyer faced disciplinary action over coffee incident before suicide: lawsuit
New York Post ^ | November 24, 2022 | Jaclyn Hendricks

Posted on 11/25/2022 12:39:55 AM PST by nickcarraway

Stanford goalie Katie Meyer was facing disciplinary action before she tragically took her own life in February, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her parents against the university.

Meyer was said to be riding her bike in the summer when she apparently spilled coffee on a Stanford football player, who allegedly sexually assaulted a female soccer player — a minor at the time — according to the lawsuit, which was obtained by USA Today Sports. Meyer, who served as the captain of the Stanford women’s soccer team, was sent a notice regarding imminent disciplinary action over the incident, which took place in August, on the evening of her death, per the suit.

“Stanford’s after-hours disciplinary charge, and the reckless nature and manner of submission to Katie, caused Katie to suffer an acute stress reaction that impulsively led to her suicide,” the complaint read.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: katiemeyer; suicide
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To: DesertRhino

I wonder, is this a type of roid rage run amok in a female?


61 posted on 11/25/2022 8:10:17 AM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: nickcarraway
My guess is she didn't spill the coffee.
62 posted on 11/25/2022 8:22:32 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: Reeses
Most men can permanently disfigure or kill most any woman with just their bare hands, in one second of anger.

Then the man goes to jail.

In the old days, women slapped men in the face all the time, at least according to the movies, and very few were torn apart by men.

Maybe it depends on how hot the coffee was.

63 posted on 11/25/2022 8:32:36 AM PST by x
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To: Responsibility2nd

It’s Stanford. Think Cal-Berkeley only slightly more rational.


64 posted on 11/25/2022 8:43:34 AM PST by OrangeHoof (No food in the stores; fuel prices too high? Thank a liberal.)
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To: nickcarraway
The thing that is curious to me is that nowhere in the story does it say that the coffee this girl (may she rest in peace) was hot coffee. Girls these days are more likely to drink some form of iced coffee or latte. I also didn't see any reports of the football player suffering injury. And finally, if it was determined she did "spill" hot coffee on this guy, it would seem she would have been (especially in California) been legally charged with assault. No mention of that either.

And (not to cast aspersions on the dead) but I wouldn't rule out some kind of lesbian factor where she might have been retaliating for this guy making advances on "her" girl (no mention of a boyfriend). I've worked with lesbians and they can get VERY defensive if a guy starts making moves on someone they themselves are attracted to.

65 posted on 11/25/2022 8:49:29 AM PST by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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To: 9YearLurker

“Apparently the football player had been accused of trying to kiss a girl without receiving permission first.”

That makes it sound like awkward Mickey Rooney trying to steal a kiss from demure Judy Garland. It might have been something much more menacing.

There are so many unknowns. Everyone’s perceived identities, preferences, pronouns, expectations, medications. Which “victim” or “privilege” cards were played.


66 posted on 11/25/2022 8:59:38 AM PST by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: nickcarraway

A Twitter entry said Meyer was riding her bike and passed the guy who held a cup of coffee. She smacked the cup, thus spilling the coffee. She ignored all the school notices of disciplinary action.

No information on how she killed herself. “Self inflicted” is all they say. She died on March 1. Her cause of death wasn’t announced until March 4th.

She had recent knee surgery and pain.


67 posted on 11/25/2022 9:05:29 AM PST by mom.mom (...our flag was still there.)
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To: one guy in new jersey

I think you have the order reverse. He spilled the coffee on him after he was accused of sexual assault, but found not guilty or something like that.


68 posted on 11/25/2022 9:23:12 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

and the baller’s name?


69 posted on 11/25/2022 11:02:42 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: nickcarraway

sad a beautiful young soul felt she had no other path forward. It’s all too common these days.


70 posted on 11/25/2022 11:18:29 AM PST by jetvol1
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To: rwilson99

Doctors, it seems, have abandoned the Hippocratic Oath. Now, might be a good time for lawyers to pick it up.


71 posted on 11/25/2022 3:14:03 PM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: nickcarraway

I fail to see how this would concern the University one way or another. Did the football player make a big deal out of this? Things happen everyday, probably was an accident .


72 posted on 11/25/2022 3:16:06 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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To: fidelis

How do you make a leap of illogic to thinking this was a Lesbian incident?


73 posted on 11/25/2022 3:17:53 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Captain Peter Blood

I didn’t say I thought it was, but was only speculating the possibility based on what was said and unsaid in the article. It is not outside the realm of possibility. We’ll see as new details emerge.


74 posted on 11/25/2022 3:44:37 PM PST by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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To: MHGinTN

Hmmmmmm very good question.


75 posted on 11/25/2022 7:14:04 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: FLT-bird

https://www.si.com/college/2022/11/24/katie-meyer-stanford-goalie-lawsuit

https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/katie-meyer/18138

https://justwomenssports.com/katie-meyer-stanford-womens-soccer-player-passes-away/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/04/after-katie-meyers-death-stanford-alumni-criticize-disciplinary-process/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/parents-stanford-soccer-captain-found-dead-dorm-say-no-red-flags-rcna18700


76 posted on 11/26/2022 2:57:12 AM PST by linMcHlp
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To: linMcHlp

https://abc7chicago.com/katie-meyer-death-stanford-university-soccer/11647705/

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/Stanford-Katie-Meyer-soccer-17474089.php

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Suicide among student athletes, especially women, has become more common in recent years. In the spring [2022] alone, at least five, including Meyer, died from suicide. In a recent NCAA survey, reports of anxiety and depression, and mental exhaustion, have remained 1.5 to 2 times higher than before the pandemic, according to responses from over 9,800 student-athletes.


77 posted on 11/26/2022 3:08:54 AM PST by linMcHlp
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To: linMcHlp

Had recent knee surgery
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10573727/Stanford-soccer-goalie-Katie-Meyer-22-shared-TikTok-complaining-knee-pain-days-death.html


78 posted on 11/26/2022 3:14:59 AM PST by linMcHlp
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To: irishjuggler

Perhaps she could not bear to live in a world where a woman who spills coffee on a guy is disciplined and expelled, but a guy who rapes a woman suffers no consequences whatsoever.


79 posted on 11/26/2022 3:46:36 AM PST by .30Carbine
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To: fidelis

I will say that I find your suspicion most plausible. The emotion of jealousy is a most common motivation for many of the actions described.

The parents should, perhaps, rethink their unwillingness to let go of her. They may learn things they wish they hadn’t.


80 posted on 11/26/2022 2:05:56 PM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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