Enough With The Kobe Rape Jokes

[batboy]

I've been hating the Lakers most of my adult life, and there are plenty of reasons to dislike Kobe on a personal level (see O'Neal, Shaq), but these rape jokes need to stop. Last I checked we lived in a country where dismissed charges are even more prejudicial towards defendant than being found not guilty by jury.

Does anyone here believe that a woman finds herself alone with Kobe freaking Bryant in a hotel room with any intention but to be a starfucker? The judge certainly didn't.

All that the ordeal showed was that Kobe was an adulterer and will go to great lengths to be with his team. Please, hate on Kobe for things that actually happened and not for whatever inflammatory accusations you find most damaging.

[greyforest]

well maybe if kobe would stop raping everyone the jokes would stop

[Medvedenko]

When all else fails....the rape jokes come out....see Sacramento when a court side fan yells "remember Colorado" classy, really classy.

[Chris Childs]

STFU

If Kobe isn't a Rapist then none of it would of been mentioned.

MODS DO YOUR JOB!

[monosylab1k]

well maybe if kobe would stop raping everyone the jokes would stop
:lmao post of the century

[batboy]

When all else fails....the rape jokes come out....see Sacramento when a court side fan yells "remember Colorado" classy, really classy.

Just chant LOT-TER-Y at Sacto, rhymes with N-I-T.

[ChumpDumper]

If Kobe was dumb enough to get into that situation, he deserves having it brought up.

[Chris Childs]

Kobe lied and said he had consensual sex with the woman. Kobe is a liar, a cheater, and a jordan imitator

[Chris Childs]

:lmao post of the century


FAIL

[Medvedenko]

STFU

If Kobe isn't a Rapist then none of it would of been mentioned.

MODS DO YOUR JOB!

I haven't seen you in a while CC...miss Kobe eh.

[batboy]

Kobe lied and said he had consensual sex with the woman.

Are you freaking kidding me?

[remingtonbo2001]

If any of you guys paid attention to the facts of the case, Kobe didn't commit rape.

He, as stated above, commited adultry. Really, he's a chump who almost got taken to the cleaners. Fortunately for him, the bitch that was accusing him of rape, didn't play it smart and decided to go screw around a couple hours later.

[monosylab1k]

FAIL
eat shit, crackhead.

[Chris Childs]

Lets face facts....

KOBE IS A PUSSY!

He bought his wife a 4 million dollar ring.....SMMFH

He also has no personality whatsover so he trys to steal others.

FUCK KOBE!

[batboy]

MODS DO YOUR JOB!

Mods please do your job and delete a post that dares to imply that the correct legal judgement was rendered, and allow people to continue to slander with impunity.

[Chris Childs]

eat shit, crackhead.

:lol :toast

mono the homo telling me to eat shit? IS that the first thing that came to your mind when you tried to diss me? You should try fucking the pussy instead of the ass.....wait men don't have pussies...YUCK! No wonder you want me to eat shit. :oops

ADVICE- Become a hetero....it's natural

[TampaDude]

If any of you guys paid attention to the facts of the case, Kobe didn't commit rape.

He, as stated above, commited adultry. Really, he's a chump who almost got taken to the cleaners. Fortunately for him, the bitch that was accusing him of rape, didn't play it smart and decided to go screw around a couple hours later.

She was just hungry for some Kobe beef... :lol

[remingtonbo2001]

She was just hungry for some Kobe beef... :lol

:lmao

[Chris Childs]

Kobe's also a snitch saying that shaq paid a woman in hush money......if I was shaq Instead of just avoiding him, I would of beat that ass just to teach him a lesson....but Snaq is soft .....and kobe is still a BITCH!

[mikejones99]

the bitch, kate Faber is a lying whore and Kobe had to pay her about a million bucks

[batboy]

Kobe's also a snitch saying that shaq paid a woman in hush money

This is exactly what I am talking about, limit your Kobe critiques to things like this that actually happened, not some tramp's accusations.

[spursfan09]

Public figure. His life is on display. Have to be careful.

[DazedAndConfused]

Anyone looking to NBA players as some sort of beacon of morality needs to get their heads checked.

[TheNextGen]

She was just hungry for some Kobe beef... :lol

:king

[batboy]

Anyone looking to NBA players as some sort of beacon of morality needs to get their heads checked.

Don't even mitigate it like that.

Kobe simply _did not rape that woman_.

No need to apologize for something that didn't happen. Remember this isn't an adultery thread.

[monosylab1k]

mono telling me to eat shit?
just some friendly advice. i'm sure someone will pay you some crack money if you eat a little doo-doo.

[Sec24Row7]

I've been hating the Lakers most of my adult life, and there are plenty of reasons to dislike Kobe on a personal level (see O'Neal, Shaq), but these rape jokes need to stop. Last I checked we lived in a country where dismissed charges are even more prejudicial towards defendant than being found not guilty by jury.

Does anyone here believe that a woman finds herself alone with Kobe freaking Bryant in a hotel room with any intention but to be a starfucker? The judge certainly didn't.

All that the ordeal showed was that Kobe was an adulterer and will go to great lengths to be with his team. Please, hate on Kobe for things that actually happened and not for whatever inflammatory accusations you find most damaging.

Do they make you feel Violated?

[DazedAndConfused]

People hate Kobe because he is just so damn good. They see the whole rape allegation as a chink in his armor and attack it. It's not surprising at all.

[Chris Childs]

You Kobe nuthuggers disgust me.

I can't believe you can cheer for a guy who cheated on his wife, snitched on one of his teammates(what if that would of been you), tries to imitate The Man, and ballhogs occasionally when given the opportunity. He also quitted on his team a few years back and said before training camp he was going to the bulls if the lakers didn't make any moves. He's an arrogant prick who thinks he's the shit. He nothing more than a bitch...I proved that. FUCK KOBE.

[spursfan09]

Anyone looking to NBA players as some sort of beacon of morality needs to get their heads checked.

There you go twisting words. Simply saying that he shouldn't of put himself in that position to begin with. NOw he's gets labeled as a cheater, raper. etc. Believe Kobe is not somebody I look to as a role model.

[batboy]

See that? You guys can air a long list of attacks on Kobe without mentioning rape. Please do so.

[Chris Childs]

People hate Kobe because he is just so damn good. They see the whole rape allegation as a chink in his armor and attack it. It's not surprising at all.


People hate kobe because he thinks he's MJ. Just look at those fadeaway jumpshots he does, look at the way he walks and moves his mouth (no homo), look at the way he talks in interviews, look at how he ballhogs, look at how he will never win a ring without shaq especially with the west being stacked. ......LOOK AT HOW HE RAPED THAT WOMAN AND NOT IN JAIL LIKE THE OTHER RAPISTS! Kobe is a criminal who should be locked up getting his behind violated every single fucking day. FUCK KOBE!

[TheNextGen]

People hate kobe because he thinks he's MJ. Just look at those fadeaway jumpshots he does, look at the way he walks and moves his mouth (no homo), look at the way he talks in interviews, look at how he ballhogs, look at how he will never win a ring without shaq especially with the west being stacked. ......LOOK AT HOW HE RAPED THAT WOMAN AND NOT IN JAIL LIKE THE OTHER RAPISTS! Kobe is a criminal who should be locked up getting his behind violated every single fucking day. FUCK KOBE!

Ur right! Why imitate MJ when he can imitate Chris Childs!

[Chris Childs]

See that? You guys can air a long list of attacks on Kobe without mentioning rape. Please do so.

WHy does it bother you when someone says that kobe rape that innocent girl in colorado? Was you accused of rape before?

[Trainwreck2100]

He settled with the white bitch out of court, if he was innocent why do it?

[mikejones99]

he should have been arrested in sacramento the other night because he raped the kings that night in the 4th

[batboy]

Caps Is The Best For Libel

[Chris Childs]

Ur right! Why imitate MJ when he can imitate Chris Childs!

I've never said anything about me. Kobe shouldn't imitate anyone just be himself. MJ had an identity, bird, magic, all those gus had their own identity.......what does kobe have?

[batboy]

He settled with the white bitch out of court, if he was innocent why do it?

If she was anything but a gold-digging starfucker, why did she accept the settlement?

See what I did there?

[Chris Childs]

just some friendly advice. i'm sure someone will pay you some crack money if you eat a little doo-doo.


STOP FUCKING MEN IN THE ASS MAYBE YOU WON'T HAVE "SHIT" ON YOUR MENTALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL MIND.

[Trainwreck2100]

If she was anything but a gold-digging starfucker, why did she accept the settlement?

See what I did there?

Not really

[mikejones99]

very good batboy

[DazedAndConfused]

batboy what was the point of this thread. anything involving Kobe, Lebron, or Manu Ginobli invariably evolves into a Kobe vs. MJ debate.

[ElNono]

I've been hating the Lakers most of my adult life, and there are plenty of reasons to dislike Kobe on a personal level (see O'Neal, Shaq), but these rape jokes need to stop. Last I checked we lived in a country where dismissed charges are even more prejudicial towards defendant than being found not guilty by jury.

Does anyone here believe that a woman finds herself alone with Kobe freaking Bryant in a hotel room with any intention but to be a starfucker? The judge certainly didn't.

First of all, get your facts straight. Kobe was not exonerated by the judge. Instead, the charges against him were dropped by the prosecutor when the woman indicated that she would not testify.
That's very far from being tried and found not guilty. Furthermore, in Kobe's press release, he sustains he did not rape her, even though he acknowledges that the woman do not agree with him on that.
To top it all off, she sued in civil court, and eventually settled before that trial.

So the fact is that we don't know for sure wether he raped her or not, and we will probably never know. That doesn't mean he didn't do it. The trials never got that far.

So, everybody is free to speculate wether it happened or not, regardless of what Kobe claims.

To me, if he didn't do it and wanted to cleanup his name, he would not have settled the civil case, and would have followed through with it.

[T Park]

If Kobe was dumb enough to get into that situation, he deserves having it brought up.

Spot on as always.

[TampaDude]

Kobe is innocent...just like OJ!!! :p:

[T Park]

First of all, get your facts straight. Kobe was not exonerated by the judge. Instead, the charges against him were dropped by the prosecutor when the woman indicated that she would not testify.
That's very far from being tried and found not guilty. Furthermore, in Kobe's press release, he sustains he did not rape her, even though he acknowledges that the woman do not agree with him on that.
To top it all off, she sued in civil court, and eventually settled before that trial.

So the fact is that we don't know for sure wether he raped her or not, and we will probably never know. That doesn't mean he didn't do it. The trials never got that far.

So, everybody is free to speculate wether it happened or not, regardless of what Kobe claims.

To me, if he didn't do it and wanted to cleanup his name, he would not have settled the civil case, and would have followed through with it.


Great post as well, sorry I didn't see it the first time.

[ElNono]

If she was anything but a gold-digging starfucker, why did she accept the settlement?

See what I did there?

She might not want to have to deal with the pressure of a trial like that.
Let me tell you something: Who's got more to lose here? Kobe Bryant or an unknown bitch?
Do you think that if the Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant could prove he didn't do it he would not have tried to clean up his name? It's not like he can't afford lawyers or something.

[JohnnySixString]

Kobe is innocent...just like OJ!!! :p:


And it's about time people everywhere cut out all the damn OJ Murderer jokes too! :p:

[mikejones99]

kobe was told to pay the goddam bitch to make her go away and that way Kobe can get on with his life instead of this dragging on for years. The million dollars he paid instead of years in court to make the whore go away was well worth it for him.

[freemeat]

It's awesome that a thread started about Kobe and the rape accusation from years ago has turned into talk about eating doo doo and doing crack.

[dbreiden83080]

I don't know what the hell actually happened that night with that women but i know Kobe is a lying ass bitch. In his press conference he is all teary eyed, saying that "This was the only time he cheated on his wife and he loves her so much" yeah fucking right. He was away from her for one weekend in the offseason to see a doctor about his shoulder and he was fucking another woman, he'd just met. Like he is not off banging groupies all season long when he is on the road. The guy is just a phony, i used to like him now i can't stand him.

[mikejones99]

fuckin bitches is not against the law, yet

[DazedAndConfused]

The more important question is why do you care? Do you really think NBA players by and large are morally good people? Don't be fooled by the NBA Cares commercials you dumbfucks.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I don't know what the hell actually happened that night with that women but i know Kobe is a lying ass bitch. In his press conference he is all teary eyed, saying that "This was the only time he cheated on his wife and he loves her so much" yeah fucking right. He was away from her for one weekend in the offseason to see a doctor about his shoulder and he was fucking another woman, he'd just met. Like he is not off banging groupies all season long when he is on the road. The guy is just a phony, i used to like him now i can't stand him.
Every time I begin to tolerate him as if he's started to keep his phony-egomaniacal ways in check, he always does something new in the season to make you roll your eyes.
He's hard to respect on the court and off the court.

[DazedAndConfused]

Tony Parker cheated on his wife.

[dbreiden83080]

Tony Parker cheated on his wife.

Says who, the National Enquirer????? :drunk

[batboy]

I am and will continue to be with the motherfucking disgusting lame-ass Laker fans on this.

DazedAndConfused -- I hate your bullshit team. Just wanted you to know that.

[batboy]

fuckin bitches is not against the law, yet

werd

[Obstructed_View]

fuckin bitches is not against the law, yet
It is if you don't ax first.

[Obstructed_View]

^^^^^Yes, it's probably the worst post I've ever made, and that's really saying something. :lmao

[Obstructed_View]

Besides, it was all a misunderstanding anyway. Kobe misunderstood when she asked him to rate her ass.

[batboy]

Don't drink and post kids.

[Obstructed_View]

Don't drink and post kids.
Or stay up all night and post. :)

[batboy]

I did a little of both.

[spursfan09]

The more important question is why do you care? Do you really think NBA players by and large are morally good people? Don't be fooled by the NBA Cares commercials you dumbfucks.

I think some are morally good people. Obviously though Kobe is not. Oh and some people do care, because they have children and care about who they look up to as role models. I'm good though, because mine will be Spur fans and will look up to Manu.

[Tradition]

Yeah Kobe cheated on his wife. So did Jordan. So do several athletes and celebs. Parents are role models not athletes.

I also dont think that the girl Kobe had sex with wouldnt be bragging to her friends at a party later that exact night about blowing Kobe. Rape victims dont act that way. Kobe made a mistake but it's not like he is the first person to ever commit adultry. Plus I care about what he does on the court rather than off the court. I look to him as a basketball player and not someone to idol.

[SAGambler]

The more important question is why do you care? Do you really think NBA players by and large are morally good people? Don't be fooled by the NBA Cares commercials you dumbfucks.

I think most people care because of the image it puts out to kids. Let's say you have a 14 year old daughter that is butt plugged by a 17 year old balla against her will, and all he can say is "Well, Kobe did it"....

And while they may not be "morally good people", I'm sure each and every one of them have a "morals clause" in their contract. And that's probably why Kobe settled. If he is found guilty in court..even civil court..his multimillion dollar a year NBA career is fuckin OVER.......

Just follow the money.. See where most of it lands....and that usually clears up any confusion.

[hater]

So Kobe likes rednecks, so what?

maybe he was tired of his wife's pupusa

[DazedAndConfused]

I guess if I were a parent I'd be responsible enough to tell my kids to never look up to NBA athletes as role models. But Americans by and large are always looking for a way to pass the blame around to everyone but themselves.

[RonMexico]

I bet he raped Vanessa the first night they met.

[RonMexico]

And being in jail, I know a lot about rape.

[Heath Ledger]

I hear Kobe has a well Hung jury.

[Hemotivo]

First of all, get your facts straight. Kobe was not exonerated by the judge. Instead, the charges against him were dropped by the prosecutor when the woman indicated that she would not testify.
That's very far from being tried and found not guilty. Furthermore, in Kobe's press release, he sustains he did not rape her, even though he acknowledges that the woman do not agree with him on that.
To top it all off, she sued in civil court, and eventually settled before that trial.

So the fact is that we don't know for sure wether he raped her or not, and we will probably never know. That doesn't mean he didn't do it. The trials never got that far.

So, everybody is free to speculate wether it happened or not, regardless of what Kobe claims.

To me, if he didn't do it and wanted to cleanup his name, he would not have settled the civil case, and would have followed through with it.
:tu

[Medvedenko]

Wow, I looked yesterday and this thread was only 1 page....now it's over 3....sad really. Must be a slow news day.

[ChumpDumper]

I don't want to scroll back. Did I miss any new Kobe rape jokes?

[batboy]

You can all use Kobe as a prop in some diatribe about athletes as role models, or you can actually look at the circumstances of the case and come to the same conclusion as the criminal justice system of Colorado:

Kobe did not, in fact, rape that woman.

[ChumpDumper]

You can all use Kobe as a prop in some diatribe about athletes as role models, or you can actually look at the circumstances of the case and come to the same conclusion as the criminal justice system of Colorado:

Kobe did not, in fact, rape that woman.
So what?

Are you saying OJ didn't kill two people also?

[monosylab1k]

Kobe did not, in fact, rape that woman.
How tough was it to sneak into the room and see everything for yourself?

[Medvedenko]

So what?

Are you saying OJ didn't kill two people also?

Fuck CD you're completely a cock on this board.

[ChumpDumper]

Fuck CD you're completely a cock on this board.
Guilty -- but what else is there to do in such pointless threads? :downspin:

[BLACKMAMBA24]

Yeah,Yeah ,yeah,Yeah,I wish the bum in sac could be at all laker games,Kobe got that look in his eyes Turiaf was clowning about on the bench shortly after that comment.It had that spike Lee effect,which was topped off by the 360 bang and yell.

[Trainwreck2100]

Tony Parker cheated on his wife.

He ended up filing a slander lawsuit, cause that's what you do when somebody lies about you, you don't give them an undisclosed amount of money

[E20]

More like enough with the Dirk bike jokes.

[DazedAndConfused]

Tony Parker cheated on his wife on his WEDDING DAY. Doesn't get much lower than that. LMAO at Spurs' fans trying to act like their team is so morally righteous.

[ChumpDumper]

Tony Parker cheated on his wife on his WEDDING DAY. Doesn't get much lower than that. LMAO at Spurs' fans trying to act like their team is so morally righteous.Are you talking about that text message chick? If you are, you're a little behind on that story's developments.

[E20]

If you click Menu on my youtube clip in my sig there will be a Luis Scola link. :lol

[lefty]

Both Kobe and Chris Childs suck

[mikejones99]

Most women would love to be raped if they got a million $$$$$$$$$. Kate should be in jail.

[yourcheatinheart]

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/meeks4president/raped7.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/meeks4president/kobeno.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/meeks4president/kobe-2.jpg

[gmartin02]

I've never said anything about me. Kobe shouldn't imitate anyone just be himself. MJ had an identity, bird, magic, all those gus had their own identity.......what does kobe have?
If you mention Magic - he fucked just bout everything that moved when he was married (which he admitted when he got AIDS), he just was smart enough to not hook up with some gold digging Colorado trailer trash bitch.

Remember one of the reasons the Kobe case didn't go to trial was that the plaintiff reportedly bragged about doing Kobe before she reported the rape - just another gold diggen bitch.

[yourcheatinheart]

If you mention Magic - he fucked just bout everything that moved when he was married (which he admitted when he got AIDS), he just was smart enough to not hook up with some gold digging Colorado trailer trash bitch.

Remember one of the reasons the Kobe case didn't go to trial was that the plaintiff reportedly bragged about doing Kobe before she reported the rape - just another gold diggen bitch.


http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/meeks4president/522017175_65c3a5d7e4.jpg

[yourcheatinheart]

greatest homosexual player since john amechi http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q21/meeks4president/nudekobe.jpg

[spursfan09]

Tony Parker cheated on his wife on his WEDDING DAY. Doesn't get much lower than that. LMAO at Spurs' fans trying to act like their team is so morally righteous.

:lol you are in a fantasy land, but reality says that Tony Parker never did. And if he did, hey at least he didn't need to force himself on her.

[m33p0]

Tony Parker cheated on his wife on his WEDDING DAY. Doesn't get much lower than that. LMAO at Spurs' fans trying to act like their team is so morally righteous.
now that we know where you get your source, you've lost all credibility. excuse us while we ignore you.

[LakeShow]

I really have never seen such sissified opinions by men in my life. Sounds like a bunch of bitches! Must be part of that brokeback mountain shit.

Rape, after all that has been said and done, is idiotic to even suggest. The hooker set him up all the way! It was all about the money! Kobe fucked up, so what! Let he without sin cast the first stone.

[DazedAndConfused]

That girl was a fucking slut gold-digging trailer trash piece of shit whore. She fucked some other guy the night before and they found semen from multiple men still in her vagina when she claimed rape. If you believe a word of what she says you are dumber than fucking rocks. Kobe cheated on his wife and that's about all you can definitively say about the situation.

Newsflash, so have a ton of other NBA players. Go look at the number of illegitimate children Patrick Ewing has, it will blow your mind.

[TampaDude]

Tony Parker cheated on his wife.

With your mother...

[GaryJohnston]

I approve of Kobe rape jokes.

[T Park]

Yeah Kobe cheated on his wife. So did Jordan. So do several athletes and celebs. Parents are role models not athletes.

I also dont think that the girl Kobe had sex with wouldnt be bragging to her friends at a party later that exact night about blowing Kobe. Rape victims dont act that way. Kobe made a mistake but it's not like he is the first person to ever commit adultry. Plus I care about what he does on the court rather than off the court. I look to him as a basketball player and not someone to idol.


Keep saying that and maybe you'll believe it.

[T Park]

Tony Parker cheated on his wife on his WEDDING DAY. Doesn't get much lower than that. LMAO at Spurs' fans trying to act like their team is so morally righteous.

Uh, that was found to be bullshit, but keep grasping dumbfuck.

[GaryJohnston]

Kobe fucked up, so what! Let he without sin cast the first stone.

Okay so Rape is equal to stealing gum. Got it.

:lmao

Stupid fucking laker fan

[T Park]

Newsflash, so have a ton of other NBA players. Go look at the number of illegitimate children Patrick Ewing has, it will blow your mind

So that makes it ok.

GENIUS!! :tu

[DazedAndConfused]

No it just means you shouldn't be surprised when an athlete does.

[mikejones99]

women should never go into a mans hotel room past 9pm unless you plan on getting naked,\

[Chris Childs]

Why is this gay thread still up? Mods, you have failed me.

[lefty]

A raper rapping...

http://image.com.com/mp3/images/genie_images/story/streetwatch/koberap.jpg

[MajicMan]

Who cares about the rape jokes. If you respond to them people will just keep making them. Some people act like they are related to these players or something. Some of these cats are swimming in money and laughing at guys like T Park
http://c-avolio.com/uploaded_images/fat_guy.jpg
sitting at home typing "R A P I S T". Rape or not Kobe still gets more ass than all of us combined. I guess if it makes people feel better they can say whatever they want.

[mavsfan1000]

Kobe raped someone. hahaha

[MajicMan]

Kobe raped someone. hahaha
At least he's not gay like Dirk and the one being raped. Dirk=Golden State raped :lol

[Obstructed_View]

http://www.xoospace.com/myspace/graphics/21102.jpg

[MajicMan]

Where Obstructed View gets his rings
http://insite.neimanmarcus.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/12/crackerjack1998.jpg

[ElNono]

You can all use Kobe as a prop in some diatribe about athletes as role models, or you can actually look at the circumstances of the case and come to the same conclusion as the criminal justice system of Colorado:

Kobe did not, in fact, rape that woman.

You still talking? What's the problem, you can't read?
Let me repeat one more time: The criminal justice system in Colorado did not reach any conclusion. They would have if they tried Kobe and reached a veredict. That's how justice works. Instead, the charges against Kobe were dropped by the prosecutor because the star witness said she would not testify.

The only conclusion from the case is that Kobe won't be tried on rape allegations, because the prosecutor believes he would have a hard time winning the case without the bitch testimony. That's it.
Would the case have moved on, we would have found wether Kobe raped that chick or not, but since the case did not move on, we won't know (Not knowing is not the same as knowing he did not do it)

[batboy]

You still talking? What's the problem, you can't read?
Let me repeat one more time: The criminal justice system in Colorado did not reach any conclusion. They would have if they tried Kobe and reached a veredict. That's how justice works. Instead, the charges against Kobe were dropped by the prosecutor because the star witness said she would not testify.

The only conclusion from the case is that Kobe won't be tried on rape allegations, because the prosecutor believes he would have a hard time winning the case without the bitch testimony. That's it.
Would the case have moved on, we would have found wether Kobe raped that chick or not, but since the case did not move on, we won't know (Not knowing is not the same as knowing he did not do it)

Presumption of innocence mean anything to you? I'd like to see you take the same position if you are ever accused of a felony under dubious circumstanced and have the case dismissed. Not that it matters to you, but the correct legal interpretation is that he is innocent of the charges and is not eligible to be tried for them again. Hence the dismissal is most certainly a "conclusion" to the case.

This exact nightmare could happen to anyone that has had sex with another person. Remember that the DA is an elected office so celebrities are especially vulnerable.

[ElNono]

Presumption of innocence mean anything to you? I'd like to see you take the same position if you are ever accused of a felony under dubious circumstanced and have the case dismissed. Not that it matters to you, but the correct legal interpretation is that he is innocent of the charges and is not eligible to be tried for them again. Hence the dismissal is most certainly a "conclusion" to the case.

This exact nightmare could happen to anyone that has had sex with another person. Remember that the DA is an elected office so celebrities are especially vulnerable.

If there are dubious circumstances then you won't have a problem making a case where there's reasonable doubt, thus you walk away innocent and free, criminally. Further, when the civil case arises, you go all the way in order to get a public court verdict that clears up your name and explains why the plaintiff is a liar. You don't settle the case before it started and make the agreement secret. Especially if you are Kobe Bryant and 1) you have enough money to go through with it and 2) You know you're innocent and 3) It will be an indelible mark in your career.

[Purple & Gold]

The Kobe hate is strong in here. Careful it will lead you down the darkside.

[Obstructed_View]

Where Obstructed View gets his rings
http://insite.neimanmarcus.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/12/crackerjack1998.jpg
Yeah, too bad I can't afford a three pound diamond so I can go rape girls when I fly out of town for one night.

[mavsfan1000]

The Kobe hate is strong in here. Careful it will lead you down the darkside.
Yeah would hate to join him there. lol

[batboy]

If there are dubious circumstances then you won't have a problem making a case where there's reasonable doubt, thus you walk away innocent and free, criminally.

OK now you just aren't even reading what you are quoting. Kobe did walk away innocent and free, criminally. That is your status after a dismissal of this kind. To imply guilt because the trial did not go to jury is absurd, and to come out and write that he is guilty would be slander.

[ElNono]

OK now you just aren't even reading what you are quoting. Kobe did walk away innocent and free, criminally. That is your status after a dismissal of this kind. To imply guilt because the trial did not go to jury is absurd, and to come out and write that he is guilty would be slander.

That's not your status after a dismissal. Your status is you could be innocent or guilty. You just don't know. As a matter of fact, since he was not found not guilty by a jury and there's no standing verdict in the case, he *CAN* be tried again for this case. If the prosecutor finds new evidence, or the bitch decides she wants to talk, they can reopen and try him again on the same charges. This is unlikely, because I'm sure part of that civil case agreement calls for her to shut up. Now, there's nothing he could have done to avoid the prosecutor dropping the case. However, if he would have been interested in the truth to come out and cleaning up his name, he could have done just that in the civil case. It's much more risky in that venue though, because they don't deal with just 'without a doubt', but if there's any chance they think the woman was raped, he would be found guilty.
Still, we don't know what happened. He could be innocent. He could be guilty. But he is the only responsible person for casting that type of shadow on himself.

[batboy]

Charges were pressed. The case was dismissed by the judge for failure of a key witness to come forward. Double jeopardy applies.

Innocent is Kobe's status both before and after the dismissal. Innocence is everyone's status until proven guilty. To imply otherwise is misanthropic and slanderous.

[RonMexico]

I think we should be lamenting the fact that Kobe had to rape an ugly white girl. That knee injury must have had him really depressed back then.

[ElNono]

Charges were pressed. The case was dismissed by the judge for failure of a key witness to come forward. Double jeopardy applies.

"With jury selection under way, the criminal case was dropped late Wednesday by prosecutors who said the 20-year-old woman accusing Bryant of rape had decided not to participate."

Here's the link (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/5861379/)

The case was dropped by the prosecution, not the judge, so double jeopardy does not apply. It took me 30 seconds to Google it up. Why don't you inform yourself before you keep looking like a fool?