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Subject: your criticism of Steeler's QB Ben Roethlisberger
Bart,
Recently in reference to that raping billionaire priest Father Marcial Maciel you wrote
> "This shithead is like Charlie Sheen or PittsburgH's Ben Roethlisberger - but worse."
I am a fan of the Steelers, and I have been following
the Ben R. situation closely.
There is currently no evidence that Ben R. ever
raped or sexually assaulted anyone.
From reading your page I learned that the whore
media will not hesitate to run wild
with accusations regardless of the truth if it
will put another nickel in their pockets.
And I know what a defender of the principle of
"innocent until proven guilty" you are.
Please consider the possibility that the whore
media might be doing a Clinton-like hatchet job on Roethlisberger.
Thanks,
Eric in Orchard Park, NY
You are correct - I have no idea what happened because, unlike Naomi Judd, I wasn't there.
It's OK for me to have an opinion about what happened,
but I wouldn't want Roethlisberger jailed on
my suspicions.
However, I read or heard an account of what happened from the accuser's point of view.
They were at some nightclub and their friend (Let's
call her Judy) was super-drunk.
She says Roethlisberger approached and was aggressive
and she tried to get away by going into a bathroom.
She says he followed her in, trapping her, while
his bodyguards blocked the door
The friends kept saying,
"Where is Judy? We want to talk to our friend, she's very drunk!"
and Roethlisberger's bodyguards said, "She's
fine and doesn't need your help."
They kept trying to get to Judy but Roethlisberger's
bodyguards stopped them.
If that was MY friend, I would've called 9-1-1
and said, "Rape in progress."
Irony:
When you're a Superbowl winning QB, you can get
all the girls you want.
Why have sex with a drunk firl against her will
when there are thousands
of sober PittsburgH girls who would give it away
willingly?
The prosecutor who decided not to press charges
indicated he wanted to press charges
but, due to the actions of the bodyguards, there
was no "evidence" of a crime.
I cannot think of any circumstance where a man
should be alone behind closed doors
with a drunk female stranger while his bodyguards
prevent anyone from interfering.
Also, the NFL seems to think he's guilty.
They've
suspended him for 4-6 games.
To make things worse, rumors are PittsburgH is going to draft a quarterback.
Those who've been reading a long time know I have no problem with Roethlisberger
and I'm always demanding clear-cut evidence before
somebody gets locked up.
But this has a bad smell to it - just my opinion.
Sidebar:
Charlie Sheen shaved
his head a la Britney.
He also says he's thru
with Two and Half Men.