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Stuart G

(38,445 posts)
Thu Aug 18, 2022, 04:16 PM Aug 2022

Here is a fellow who committed crimes, and totally got away with it

Last edited Thu Aug 18, 2022, 04:47 PM - Edit history (1)

You must read the entire story to understand the meaning of above statement.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/18/sport/deshaun-watson-suspension-fine-spt-intl/index.html

You must, absolutely MUST READ PARAGRAPHS 5 , 6, 7, & 8 THE STORY
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title of article :

:Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5 million after NFL and NFLPA reach settlement.



The NFL and the NFL Players Association have agreed to suspend Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for 11 regular season games without pay and fine him $5 million after he was accused of sexual misconduct by more than two dozen women.

Watson will undergo “a professional evaluation by behavioral experts and will follow their treatment program,” according to the agreement.

Susan “Dee” Haslam, co-owner of the Browns, on Thursday vowed to invest $1 million “towards educating youth for awareness of sexual misconduct.”

“We as an organization and as individuals, we have tremendous empathy for the women involved and we have an opportunity to make a difference in this community,” she told reporters.

Her husband and team co-owner, Jimmy Haslam, said, “People deserve second chances.”

“I’m moving on with my career and my life, and I’m going to continue to stand on my innocence,” Watson told the media Thursday. “Just because settlements and things like that happen, doesn’t mean that person is guilty for anything.”

He added, “I feel like the person has the opportunity to stand on his innocence, and prove that, and we proved that on the legal side, and we’ve just got to continue to push forward as an individual and as a person.”

Twenty-four civil lawsuits were filed against Watson; 23 have been settled confidentially. Two grand juries in Texas declined to charge Watson criminally.

Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy in private meetings with massage therapists while he was with the Houston Texans. League commissioner Roger Goodell called Watson’s behavior “egregious” and “predatory.”
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Stuart's opinion: Very sad comment on league. Goodell had proof of lies and crimes. (last paragraph) What did he do?
.........................Nothing..........If he was ....."Suspended for Life"...that would be something.....11 games, (one season) ??
.........................It is obvious Goodell needs to be fired immediately. This fellow could have spent several years in jail for
.........................committing these crimes. .....24 lawsuits?? what does that mean?? " 23 have been settled confidentially"
.........................What does that mean?....You be the judge. This ain't a game, this is the NFL and this is life.

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unblock

(52,317 posts)
3. he "deserves a second chance." Of course, 23 women means he's had at least 22 second chances already
Thu Aug 18, 2022, 04:25 PM
Aug 2022

dem4decades

(11,304 posts)
4. "When you're famous you can do anything you want"? I've heard,
Thu Aug 18, 2022, 04:27 PM
Aug 2022

Apparently the Orange shithead was right.

Stuart G

(38,445 posts)
5. I heard the same thing......Maybe the..........
Thu Aug 18, 2022, 04:32 PM
Aug 2022

Orange shithead will be charged ...later...why?

Maybe later is better than never!!

ProfessorGAC

(65,168 posts)
6. And, He Still Professes His Innocence
Thu Aug 18, 2022, 06:30 PM
Aug 2022

And, by "still" I mean today in front of reporters.
Saw the clip on ESPN.

Stuart G

(38,445 posts)
7. That is what they all do. Who comit crimes. Like his hero: Donald Trump.
Thu Aug 18, 2022, 11:38 PM
Aug 2022

Trump did not incite a riot........
Trump took documents home for reading, He did NOT steal them, HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT...
Trump is an honest fellow....He did nothing wrong..........you already know the following.............

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