Roethlisberger's suspension cut to four games

[Juggernaut]

as per NFL.com

I think it's a good move, 6 games was way too long. He's the only player to get a NFL suspension and not be arrested, so I think 4 games is the right amount of time to suspend him.

 

[G-men]

i agree with what Pittsburgh was trying to do in getting the suspension lessened even more to 3 games. he was never convicted of anything.

 

[Aso]

He's a serial rapist.

 

[Maize]

He's a serial rapist.

With a heart of gold.

 

[Bear Pand]

Anyone feel like this was scripted? The whole time it seemed painfully obvious to me it'd get reduced to 4 games. Especially with the Steelers conveniently having a bye in week 5 which allows Ben to come back and get 2 weeks of practice in before he returns.

I don't know if the schedules were made before/after Ben was suspended for 6 games, but the whole thing looks like it was planned from the beginning to me.

 

[NAHSTE]

So Santonio Holmes abuses his girlfriend and he gets 5 games, but Roethlisberger only gets 4 for raping a girl?

 

[Goober]

So Santonio Holmes abuses his girlfriend and he gets 5 games, but Roethlisberger only gets 4 for raping a girl?

And Brandon Marshall got a game for doing it how many times?

 

[MvP]

So Santonio Holmes abuses his girlfriend and he gets 5 games, but Roethlisberger only gets 4 for raping a girl?

And Brandon Marshall got a game for doing it how many times?

Roethlisberger is white.

 

[Aso]

Santonio Holmes got caught with Marijuana for the 2nd time and gets a 4 game suspension.

Roethlisberger got accused of raping a girl for the 2nd time and gets a 4 game suspension.


Just sayin'.

 

[Colonel Angus]

"Ben there raped that"

Still makes me giggle..haha

 

[steeljake]

Santonio Holmes got caught with Marijuana for the 2nd time and gets a 4 game suspension.

Roethlisberger got accused of raping a girl for the 2nd time and gets a 4 game suspension.


Just sayin'.

jesus christ aso, how is it that you can even walk around without banging into walls is beyond me. which part of innocent before proven guilty can your plagaristic cheesy simple mind not understand?

 

[NAHSTE]

jesus christ aso, how is it that you can even walk around without banging into walls is beyond me. which part of innocent before proven guilty can your plagaristic cheesy simple mind not understand?

Just because they didn't have enough evidence (supposedly) to make a case doesn't mean he is innocent. He raped that girl and you know it.

 

[Aso]

jesus christ aso, how is it that you can even walk around without banging into walls is beyond me. which part of innocent before proven guilty can your plagaristic cheesy simple mind not understand?

At the crime scene they found a human males semen but the sample was so small they couldn't determine who it was that had sex/possibly raped her. Looking at that and then seeing that it's his second time being accused... please don't be so naive, it's pretty fucking obvious he raped her.

 

[Juggernaut]

roveit:

edit:

Just because they didn't have enough evidence (supposedly) to make a case doesn't mean he is innocent. He raped that girl and you know it.

So he should be punished even though you can't prove it?

 

[Bear Pand]

He shouldn't have been punished at all.

Dudes a scumbag and the odds of being accused of this type of thing twice...and being innocent are slim. But he wasn't proven guilty, paid the girl off, or whatever happened so he shouldn't be suspended. I think Goodell backed himself into a corner and had to do it due to all the suspensions he handed out in the past. I wish he'd stop running around playing sheriff.

 

[NAHSTE]

roveit:

edit:



So he should be punished even though you can't prove it?

They dropped the charges due to insufficient evidence. Different from being ruled innocent. If you read the police report though, there's more than enough evidence to convict him in the court of public opinion.

That said, he shouldn't get suspended at all IMO. But if he is going to be suspended, I'd like for it to be consistent with other players' punishments.

 

[Aso]

Since when do you need to be proven guilty to be suspended?

If he is accused again next off-season of rape again by a different girl again but not proven guilty again... do you all think he shouldn't be suspended?