[Mick]

I think you are absolutely correct.  I want the victims of sexual violence to be supported and perpetrators punished severely.  But I really want to adhere to the rule of law and not fall into a mob mentality.  Those are pretty trite statements, but I've learned that I just cannot get enough verifiable information through the media to sort out the truth of any given situation.

The San Jose Mercury News sportswriters were hectoring the San Francisco 49ers management (of whom, believe me, I am no fan) for allowing Ray McDonald to play in the midst of a rape investigation as Niner management cited "due process."  Multiple page one stories, multiple citations by Kawakami, Purdy and the rest.  Police chose not to press charges.  The Niners then dumped McDonald when he was accused of rape.

McDonald has stated that he has a home surveillance system in which the tapes clearly indicate the sex was consensual.  Now he can't get a job in the NFL.  So he's suing the woman who accused him of rape.

I should mention that I do work with a very prominent family law attorney, perhaps the most prominent in his state.  He works with several professional sports teams and he basically tells the players to treat themselves as prey for the unbelievable ways that people try to suck money out of them...male and female.

[Mick]

I think you are absolutely correct.  I want the victims of sexual violence to be supported and perpetrators punished severely.  But I really want to adhere to the rule of law and not fall into a mob mentality.  Those are pretty trite statements, but I've learned that I just cannot get enough verifiable information through the media to sort out the truth of any given situation.

The San Jose Mercury News sportswriters were hectoring the San Francisco 49ers management (of whom, believe me, I am no fan) for allowing Ray McDonald to play in the midst of a rape investigation as Niner management cited "due process."  Multiple page one stories, multiple citations by Kawakami, Purdy and the rest.  Police chose not to press charges.  The Niners then dumped McDonald when he was accused of rape.

McDonald has stated that he has a home surveillance system in which the tapes clearly indicate the sex was consensual.  Now he can't get a job in the NFL.  So he's suing the woman who accused him of rape.

I should mention that I do work with a very prominent family law attorney, perhaps the most prominent in his state.  He works with several professional sports teams and he basically tells the players to treat themselves as prey for the unbelievable ways that people try to suck money out of them...male and female.