Comments on: In Roethlisberger case, it's important to keep an open mind

By: dana

dana — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:50:41 +0000

Ok, that’s right, let’s make this a racial issue. Why can’t you people look at it as anyone that is a big time Professional is open to these allegations. I don’t care if you are black, white, green or blue, if you are a professional ballplayer, you are open to these allegations.
What if funny is that she didn’t file criminal charges, Why? May because she didn’t have any evidence…remember, there is such a thing as a rape kit and dna. Come on, this is another woman out to get her 15 minutes of fame and to put a bad light on a good guy.
I wish that woman like her didn’t exist because she give woman like me a bad name. Also, maybe these casino should wise up and have a full staff of detectives investigating there people

By: urbusted

urbusted — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:50:42 +0000

Mac says:
July 21, 2009 11:16 AM
“”I can describe his penis, and he’s rich” is probably enough to get 70% of this country’s lawyers working on a claim.”
Man. am I glad that I’m part of the other 30%!
Yea, Most lawyers would do it for a good description of the penis. At the very least, I think the NFL will have to consider suspending Ben’s penis for the 2009 season.

By: HawgNSonsTV

HawgNSonsTV — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:28:41 +0000

Open mind is the dangerous philosophy that anything is possible….Florio you should have said , an Active mind.

By: QBall

QBall — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:25:04 +0000

JimmyAlfo says: “yea, the mainstream media had nothing to do with the election of our first black president.”
I thought Bill Clinton was our first black president…

By: footballtech

footballtech — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:02:35 +0000

We know he is a lier look at the touch down that he had in his first super bowl. He didn’t make it but he took it. Let him burn, if he did it he should go down………………….

By: jayfire21

jayfire21 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:43:53 +0000

An open mind???? You guys make T.O. look like the biggest criminal and Percy Harvin like a thug without much proof yet this guy is being alleged with rape and I should keep an open mind …
I do hope hes innocent but it seems unfair the way we treat some players …
Good luck Big Ben …

By: TFBuckFutter

TFBuckFutter — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:19:43 +0000

“JoeSixPack says:
July 21, 2009 10:35 AM
That being said, there’s guys in the NFL you can’t imagine being accused of something like this (Peyton Manning, Tom Brady…)”
Peyton Manning had to pay off a female athletic trainer after rubbing his naked junk in her face, and then getting her fired when she complained, when he was in college.
He then fondly reminisced a censored version of it in a book, showing he hadn’t actually learned anything.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:19:24 +0000

This clearly sounds like a case of consensual sex followed by regret on the female’s part when she realized (probably within about 5 seconds of his “pulling out”) that it meant nothing to the male and that said male had no intention of fulfilling whatever vague promises he made her about it not being a one night stand.
Before anyone calls me a racist, this was also pretty much the scenario I believe took place in the Kobe Bryant case.
The fact that there are so many witnesses that saw them talking in the hallway helps his case, not hers. Obviously, given the gossipy nature of hotel/restaurant/bar staffs (if you’ve ever worked in one, you know) lots of people knew where she was and what she was doing, which would be more even more embarrassing when everyone realized he had used her.
As for the “lawyer taking the case” argument, give me a break. A drunk driver slammed into my sister’s car while she was stopped at a light and sued HER for his injuries- and a lawyer took the case.

By: bishop23

bishop23 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:48:24 +0000

if this was Jamarcus Russell…..

By: bishop23

bishop23 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:29:54 +0000

why isnt this woman filing a criminal suit…..im no legal expert but filing only a civil suit makes it look like yr going 4 the green

By: Mac

Mac — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:16:06 +0000

“”I can describe his penis, and he’s rich” is probably enough to get 70% of this country’s lawyers working on a claim.”
Man. am I glad that I’m part of the other 30%!

By: promichael

promichael — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:05:58 +0000

Mike reading the complaint would help your
readers on this site. However to wait a full
year, allowing Ben to win another Super
Bowl and thereby get more fame and fortune.
Then file a complaint where it can only come
down to he said she said unless there is audio
or video. Well if it looks phony it is phony!
We are living in a 24/7 news cycle where
there are more media outlets than we really
need…………..which indicates that any news
good or bad can place fame or fortune with
news coverage in the hands of the less than
credible. The lawyer gets publicity and a pay
check unless he’s doing it on contingency. She
gets the chance of a pay off to keep quite or
perhaps write a book on the episode with
the Athlete of the Year & Super Bowl hero.

By: matthoover

matthoover — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:53:09 +0000

A look at the comments here provide a pretty good look at our society in general: race issues being brought up by minorities against white males when race has absolutely nothing to do….at all….with the issue at hand.
This is why race issues in America won’t die. Let it go. No one owns a slave anymore. No one is preventing you from anything. Take the color filter off your brain. When we all start thinking we’re all people, not [insert color] people, then we’ll all get along much better.
In the meantime, those of you who continuously talk about race & color only serve to further the divide. Shut up and move on for the sake of our society.

By: Tony Dent

Tony Dent — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:40:49 +0000

Better hope your boy Ben was wearing his helmet this time, Pittsburgh….

By: buzmeg

buzmeg — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:36:30 +0000

Big Ben should have hired Kobe as his attorney.

By: JoeSixPack

JoeSixPack — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:35:42 +0000

Innocent until Proven Guilty should be the standard – especially in cases where the accuser has a BIG financial incentive to falsely accuse.
That being said, there’s guys in the NFL you can’t imagine being accused of something like this (Peyton Manning, Tom Brady…)
Then there’s others like Roethlisberger where’s it’s less of a stretch of the imagination.

By: blackglass

blackglass — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:27:54 +0000

I will give Ben the same open mind Steeler fans gave Randy Moss when the restraining order was filed by that girl in Florida.
Andrea McNulty Fan Club, est July 20, 2009
Ben Rapistberger
Classy Steelers

By: Samuel L. Bronkowitz

Samuel L. Bronkowitz — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:22:12 +0000

I can’t figure out if you’re teabagging white athletes or lawyers in this post…
Either way it’s the judicial system and the jury that have to be impartial, have an open mind, weight the facts, etc.
I’m free to have my own biased opinions from the get-go.
(I know, slow NFL news cycle until camp starts…)

By: My Name is Tyler Durden

My Name is Tyler Durden — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:11:20 +0000

I think its hilarious, Florio, that you commonly use this website to instantly pass judgment on a player before getting all the facts, yet as soon as an incident involves a beloved Steelers player, you call for people to keep an open mind. This is almost as hypocritical as you ripping on those that made fun of Senator Byrd’s advanced age while in the same breath doing the same to Ralph Wilson and Marv Levy.

By: Ben Roetlisbunger

Ben Roetlisbunger — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:05:26 +0000

Harvey Levin and Mike Florio are in love! It makes sense. They are both lawyers who branched out into entertainment websites.

By: Bob Nelson

Bob Nelson — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:05:19 +0000

You and the jury can tell by one look at Roethlisberger that he is not the kind of guy that commits rape.
Naturally the lawyer has a slimier reputation that the average slimy lawyer. Naturally he was involved in a divorce case targeting a Republican.
If there was justice there would be penalties against slimy lawyers that file slimy cases.
This is Washoe County and despite having Reno as part of it there are plenty of common sense Westerners that live outside of town that will be part of the jury pool.
Civil cases are not as much a priority as criminal cases. It will take at least a year and a half but the case will be dismissed. Washoe has some very good judges that will not put of with this fabrication.
The slimy lawyer that filed the case is just another extortionist.
No DNA and no witnesses = no hope of winning.

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:05:03 +0000

“In Roethlisberger case, it’s important to keep an open mind”
As opposed to all other situations, when it’s just fine to lock onto one line of thinking and reject all others.

By: LiveNBreatheFootball

LiveNBreatheFootball — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Just because an attorney will take a case does not mean it is a good case:
1. The client lied convincingly to the attorney; or
2. The attorney just sees dollar signs. How nasty was the divorce BEFORE the attorney got involved. Some attorneys muck things up just to up their fee.
As for the hot coffee lady, you do realize she had 3rd degree burns requiring skin grafts and McDonald’s had been warned their coffee was too hot but stated they would rather someone get burned than get complaints about cold coffee.

By: ralphthedog

ralphthedog — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:59:46 +0000

Remember there are three sides to this story. his hers and the truth.
Now, if something did happen, the question is: was it consensual, or did she have regrets afterword.
also, his reputation is ruined or at least damaged no matter what happened.

By: JimmyAlfo

JimmyAlfo — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:54:57 +0000

@ppd13 “if Gentle Ben were black it would be splashed all over the news. no one can deny that there is racial bias in the mainstream media.”
yea, the mainstream media had nothing to do with the election of our first black president.

By: JustinG

JustinG — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:54:43 +0000

Keep an open mind? Roethlisberger convinced the Steelers brass of his good character enough to warrant becoming a 1st round draft pick. He sufficiently focuses enough on his job to win two Superbowls since ’04 and is, even by an Eagles fan, considered to be a stand-up guy. Didn’t he just take that crappy offensive line out for a week-long vacation?
So you’re telling me to keep an open mind notwithstanding that this McNulty person is what seems to be a maintenance lady at Harrah’s (fixes televisions? Umm ok) and Roethlisbergers good character for over four years. Maybe you, Florio, should show a little loyalty to your bread and butter. Prostitution is legal in the state of Nevada. Does Roethlisberger look like a guy that needs to bang a maintenance lady?
Please.

By: urbusted

urbusted — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:53:58 +0000

Come on now Florio, Admit it! Most attorneys would represent a retarded horse if they thought they could get reasonable media coverage.
By the way, that Dot Matrix was a heck of a movie.

By: George C

George C — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:49:02 +0000

Black, white, it doesn’t matter.
Be afraid of the DA and the prosecution team. They are the lying, dirty players in the American justice system who will cross any line to get a conviction.
I know first hand..

By: lololnpnp

lololnpnp — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:49:02 +0000

@denden you’re absolutely right, and probably the reason behind the vast INNOCENT minority population in jail….wait, what?
Florio, stick with reporting NFL news and giving facts about law. You completely fail when giving ‘advice’ on how us children should approach situations. I’m not even going to touch on your homerism and blatant biases in some of your writings.
“She has enough evidence and/or tells a sufficiently compelling story to persuade a lawyer to take the case.” LOLOLOLOLOLOLZZZZZ!!
You just made my day with that comment. I assume you said it sarcastically but seeing how you write I doubt it.

By: TFBuckFutter

TFBuckFutter — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:48:12 +0000

“Unswayed says:
July 21, 2009 9:39 AM
Whenever it’s a White guy? Tread lightly. Use caution….It’s 50/50 leaning his way.”
Not great at math, are we?