Neal Boortz On Kobe Bryant

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[conservativefromGa]

ON KOBE BRYANT

Los Angeles Laker basketball player Kobe Bryant has been charged felony sexual assault. This could be the end of his professional basketball career. It will almost certainly mean great monetary damage .. the loss of endorsements, etc.

I will draw on my experiences representing athletes as an attorney to share some thoughts with you. Kobe Bryant is an athlete. This means that he is a target. After virtually every NBA basketball game you will find women hovering around arena exits who are willing to throw themselves into bed with almost any athlete that walks out of that door. Some of these women just want another notch on their garter belt. Some of them are looking for something more; they're looking for money. Lots of money. Their intention is to lie about birth control and have unprotected sex with the hope of getting pregnant. They know that having the child of a wealthy athlete is a guarantee of easy street for at least 18 years. No work, nice house, nice cars .. the works. Sound harsh? Trust me, these women are out there. The large brain of every athlete is aware of this fact. Disaster happens when they let the small head do the thinking for the large head. They've been warned, but the testosterone level is almost as high as that hoop. Go have yourself a good time, then get out your checkbook.

The women who are merely looking for bragging rights of sex with a top athlete present another danger. That danger comes from the possibility of feelings of regret and humiliation, even fear. The danger is prison.

We have a case in Georgia right now where a high school athlete has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the rape of a classmate. I've studied the case, and I believe him to be innocent. The athlete is black, his victim was a white girl. I believe that somehow the girl's parents found out about an episode of consensual sex between the two, or at least the girl worried that this was about to happen. She was scared to death that her parents were going to find that she had been dating a young black man. Her solution? Claim she was raped. This black kid raped her. She then, in my opinion, stood back and watched this kid go off to 15 years in prison because she didn't want her parents and friends to find out the truth.

Kobe Bryant is accused of rape in Eagle County, Colorado. Eagle County is not exactly a black Mecca. I don't know if it has been stated one way or the other, but I suspect Kobe Bryant's alleged rape victim is white. My gut feeling is that the sex was consensual, regret and fear set in, and she made the allegation of rape. As events proceeded she because frightened ... too frightened to step forward and put a halt to this disaster by telling the truth.

If Kobe Bryant forcibly raped this girl, send him to jail ... for a long time. If he is being put on trial because some young girl regrets a romp in the sack with an athlete and is afraid for her reputation, then the wrong person is going to trail.

In the meantime .. we have a good lesson for other athletes out there, especially the younger ones who are loaded with athletic talent but not too burdened with judgment and common sense. Those women fawning over you can well be dangerous. You would be better off sticking your love commando into a cage full of scorpions.

[rockfish59]

And AIDS is still no deterrent!

[katz]

Kobe made a big mistake by permitting this girl to enter his room unattended. He, an athlete, put himself in harms way. Now it is "he said / she said". He will have to rely on the jury now. Who will the jury believe? Who do we believe?

[ETERNAL WARMING]

I think he did it. I didn't until his press conference with the Missus. I think his lawyer forced him to admit to adultery because the prosecution has the DNA to prove it.

[cynwoody]

I think his lawyer forced him to admit to adultery because the prosecution has the DNA to prove it.

He reportedly told the cops they had consensual sex when they first confronted him. So, consent was the issue from the beginning. I predict he walks, unless they've turned up convincing physical evidence of the use of force.

[tallhappy]

What nonsense.

I heard Boortz once for the first time the other day talking about the current hysteria over Uranium and Niger and intelligence and he was knowledgeable and made great point and providing interesting info.

This commentary is just garbage. Means nothing one way or the other.

[VOA]

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[BradyLS]

So how did Wilt Chamberlain go about it? Didn't he claim to have a thousand different women? Perhaps he consulted professionals when the need arose...

[BradyLS]

Married "good guy" with sources of income beyond the game. I can understand the temptation, but what stranger is worth risking the loss?

[L`enn]

Violated the first rule of "fling-dom". Never, never boink someone who does not have as much to lose as you do.

[HitmanLV]

His accuser's pic has been leaked also - I saw a pic of her on a commercial website, and it was relatively easy from the info in that pic to find a much better pic of her in her school's website. A shame - it took all of about 8 minutes, and I'm not even into this stuff that much.

[Garak]

That's nice, Neal, we don't know the facts yet, and you've already strung her up as a gold digging racist.

[Gracey]

check your freep mail please

[Moosehead]

Latest news...Kobe's accuser tried to kill herself a few months ago after finding out her boyfried was dating someone else.

She's a nut who got scared after having sex with a superstar. The hotel residents heard her freak out, her fellow employees saw her come out of the room, and she made up a story to save face.

What amazes me is how her "friends" have been talking continuously to the press about what she's really like. With friends like these, no wonder she's gone over the edge.

[truth_seeker]

" predict he walks, unless they've turned up convincing physical evidence of the use of force."

I expect the time taken to decide on charging him was to make sure there WAS evidence of force, and equally important to test the victim's resolve that she could weather what will be a real rough defense (and attacks on her).

It will be left to the jury to decide if such evidence is "convincing."

disclaimer: I have no knowledge such evidence exists, but merely presume it exists, for stated reasoning.

[squidly]

At this point, Kobe speculation is really no different from WMD speculation. In both situations, nobody knows jack, but the truth will come out in due time.

[SerpentDove]

Boortz does not know whether either athlete is guilty. He has come to his own conclusions by mere speculation, citing no evidence to support his accusations against the girl.

He blames "racism" for the poor athlete's sentence, and second-guesses a jury who heard all the evidence.

Boortz played the race card, without giving any solid evidence of the man's innocence. And smeared a girl he doesn't even know.

He should be ashamed.

[SerpentDove]

See my post #17

[Mr. Mojo]

So how did Wilt Chamberlain go about it? Didn't he claim to have a thousand different women?

20,000, actually. Wilt had most of his fun during the 60's and 70's, when attitudes were far more relaxed and players' salaries (and endorsement deals) were nothing compared to today's. The type of female (shark) Boortz is describing was relatively rare back then. And Chamberlain could very well have been smart enough to used a rubber, and only have consensual sex.

[CyberAnt]

Hmmmm? don't agree - I think he's right on the money!