Enough With The Kobe Rape Jokes

[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 bull , but keep grasping dumb .

[GaryJohnston]

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

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



Stupid ing 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!!

[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...

[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

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

[Obstructed_View]

[MajicMan]

Where Obstructed View gets his rings

[ElNono]

You can all use Kobe as a prop in some diatribe about athletes as role models, or you can actually look at the cir stances 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 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 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 cir stanced 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 cir stanced 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 cir stances 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

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 cir stances 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 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

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?