So why hasn’t Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger agreed to be interviewed by authorities in Georgia?
It’s not because he has developed a sudden case of shyness.
For a full look at the possible reasons for the decision, we give you our brand-new SportingNews.com submission.
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I can’t wait until the Favre crap over shadows this crap. Keep banging whores Ben, don’t list to any of us. We’re just all jealous, no need to use your head once in a while. No, the other one, you perv.
The hypothetical cellmate should be a Browns fan, not a Ravens fan. Our hate runs deep, and Ben could feel that hate – every night.
Guilty or not, he still has the constitutionally-protected right to not say anything. Exercising that right is almost always a good idea. It shouldn’t influence anybody’s opinion as to his guilt or innocence.
“For a full look at the possible reasons for the decision, we give you our brand-new SportingNews.com submission.”
Mr. Florio,
How does this work? you get a nickel everytime someone clicks on a link.
Shame on you….
Lock up and ban the Ghetto Thug already.
Sick and tired of these white players getting bias treatment.
“The Black Quarterback” – The Future Of The NFL…………….Deal with it boysssssssss
Ha ha ha
This guy rapes woman but yet all the media really does not make a big deal out of it Mike Vick kills some dogs and he goes to jail???T.O. runs his mouth and you can not stop talking about it…explain. Oh that right Pittsburgh can do no wrong for some reason they are off limits but if this was a buffalo bills player the comments would not stop. I will give you that he could be innocent but how about you treat him like he was a bengal,bills,or raiders player and stop the double standard. This is like watching the steelers play on Sunday no one calls any fouls on them.
I think Florio gets a nickel everytime he posts a Roethlisberger article.
Yet another worthless post on his part.
Next Ben article that says a bunch of nothing is coming in approximately 3 hours.
Ben hasnt had much of an image…..outside of people thinking he is a retad, after crashing his bike with no helmet, and then vowing to continue riding with no helmet….
Really, this is the 3rd or 4th Roethlisberger update today alone. And they’re not even news stories, they’re just rehashing the facts and rumors and giving haters a chance to whip out their “Rapistburger” and “Ruthlessberger” nicknames that it took them months to come up with.
Think of all of the real news around the league that’s being overlooked or missed because Florio is too busy watching his email for updates from Google Reader for the keywords “Roethlisberger Sexual Assault”.
Maybe we need another sellout plug for Sprint instead of these updates.
Lol… down to 72 tons of popcorn now.
The Rapenstein apologists are frothing at the mouth!
The reason for not talking makes sence to me. when read your rights, according to t.v, goes as follows. “you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used agaisnt you in the court of law.” If you see the second sentence it does not say, anything you say will help you in court. so silence is the best approach.
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-4097602514885833865&ei=9XmiS5KXA4_mrAKK9721Bg&q=never+talk+to+the+police+james+duane&hl=en&view=3#
Check out this video and you will understand why not to talk to police.
The GBI investigator keeps saying Roethlisberger’s people are fully cooperating, so he doesn’t seem concerned. Garland will arrange an interview when and if he feels it’s appropriate. Richard Jewell gave investigators everything they wanted and the public still crucified the poor schmuck, only to later make him the poster boy for railroaded innocents. Who cares what a fickle public thinks?
DanRooney — at noon today, I predicted that we’d get the next Roethlisberger “news” piece at 8pm EST….I underestimated PFT, I guess
“Court of Public Opinion”???? Public Opinion has wrongly convicted more people then the entire court system of the US.
Read the constitution Florio and ask someone to explain it to you!
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Keep on doing what you’re doing Florio, no need to bow down to these Pittsburgh crybabies.
“Of course, if Roethlisberger is guilty, then he deserves to be convicted, and to have a large cellmate who is a Ravens fan.”
Nice prison rape joke. Very edgy!
Very basic, just like rapist Kobe Bryant, let the mouth piece get you off.
Yeh it will cost you some money but not your career, right Kobe?
“Really, the best outcome for Roethlisberger would be no charges at all…”
What a terrible piece.
Number 7 will see your crap team on the field next year. That and stop reading PFT if you hate Florio so much. christ your a bunch of pissy jag offs.
@chris …
Good grief get a grip!
A woman in Nevada had a one-niter with Roethlisberger. A year later, she hired an attorney, said it was rape, and sued him and the casino for $3 mill. She never called police and there’s NO evidence of rape. Her friends said she bragged about the sex and said she hoped she was pregnant. She was texting her boyfriend about having fun hanging out with Ben AFTER the supposed rape. Does that sound like a rape victim to you?
A woman in Georgia met Ben out clubbing and spent the evening with him. Then she told police he “sexually manipulated” her. The police said it was not rape.
So he may have “sexually manipulated” one woman. There’s no evidence he “rapes women.”
Michael Vick confessed to brutally slaughtering animals. It’s not worse than hurting people. But it’s still a CRIME and he CONFESSED. Were the authorities supposed to ignore it? He did his time and it’s over. The two cases don’t compare. Let it go.
He is scum. Just justifies that there are 2 sets of rules – 1 for whites and 1 for everyone else.
If his name was Tiger or Mike, he would be all over ESPN, CNN, FOX & MSNBC.
Tiger didn’t even break the law and his story was all over the place.
I don’t know if Ben sexually assulted either of those women. But let me say this, Ben has to be the dumbest QB in the league. What a moron to keep putting himself in that position. 31 other starting QBs in the league and they do not have 1 person accusing them of sexual assult let alone 2 people.
Fonetik -
I couldn’t agree with you more . . . nobody – guilty or innocent should volunteer any information to the police. Unfortunately to many times the police have pre-conceived opinions of guilt or innocense and this leads them to intentionally or unintentionally persue the evidence that leads them to their beliefs and ignore the evidence that doesn’t.
I teach all of my children that if the police stop you under suspicion of something you are to say the following “I am officially exercising my right to remain silent, please end this interview and get me a lawyer.” A bunch of people are probably going to jump all over this post, but during the initial interview a person, especially a young person, is nervous (guilty or not) and prone to give a jumbled description of any activities that are probed. Given that, a person is only going to hurt themselves if they have inaccurate or inconsistent recall due to nerves or perception . . . you can always give a full description of events at a later date . . . after consulting with an attorney . . . you can never take back any statements once made to the police.
To the Outlaw Jersey Whales ID, is your computer copy/paste clipboard stuck with that same stupid post? I think you have posted it about 25 times now, on every thread that has anything to do with Ben. It ceased having any meaning about 24 uses ago.
I suggest you get a job to occupy your time and stimulate your brain. Wow.
This is starting to smell of guilt for Mr. Ruthlessbanger.
Au contraire, DanRooney. Those of us who are not blind Rapenstein apologists want to know everything! Just like you’d enjoy it if Carson Palmer, Joe Flacco, or whoever the Browns play at QB were being investigated for sexual assault.
Quit whining… you know the story will be covered and discussed here, so maybe you should go away until your sensitive eyes are ready for this kind of information?
Poo Flinging Monkey? You are as stupid as your username. Suck off, pinhead.
I’d love kick your ass.
And, yours too, Florio.
Come on, Mike! I CHALLENGE YOU! SON OF A BITCH!!! COME ON, FLORIO!!
Sexburgher = Scumbagger
BlueEyeDevils -
You have some issues of your own. Do you really think that venting on a message board is a healthy way to resolve these “Daddy” issues?
It’s called lawyering-up. All the rich, guilty criminals do it.
Ben has nothing to gain by talking to the police. In my opinion, the Court of Public Opinion is already against him because this is the second time in a year he has been accused of rape. Proudly proclaiming his innocence and/or defaming his accuser probably won’t sit well with the public the second time around.
Florio loves to expoit these stories. He’s a tabloid journalist. I keep saying all this crappy stuff and he still posts them and won’t ban me from the board. I hate Rottenberger. He should be tossed for the Steerlers regardless of any charges. Florio just won’t let up, however. But Florio, it says a lot about your character the kind of trash you attract on this board. Most of you are filthy rats.
I finally see what a scum Mike Florio is.
123456789 Original.
Anger much?
Remember.. count to 10..
Oh wait.
You can’t.
Three weeks tomorrow since the “incident”and still NO charges. As I said two weeks ago, Ben will miss ZERO games due this BS.
However, he does need to get a clue and quit putting himself in bad situations.
Anytime you want to fight me, std_87, just let me know.
123456789:
Threatening people to fight?? Sh@t, I’m bored, I’ll fight you…. Child
123456789, I really feel sorry for you, you really need to get a life…
JSpicoli says:
March 18, 2010 3:38 PM
This is starting to smell of guilt for Mr. Ruthlessbanger.
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Not to anyone who values their rights as an American. There are plenty of countries around the world where people are guilty until proven innocent. Do us all a favor and move to one of them.
chris says:
March 18, 2010 2:56 PM
This guy rapes woman but yet all the media really does not make a big deal out of it Mike Vick kills some dogs and he goes to jail???
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BR has never been charged with a crime. Vick was convicted of many. And once again, for those too stupid or blinded by race to understand what really happened- Vick didn’t go to jail for killing dogs. Do yourself a favor, if you can actually read, and do some research.
123456789 says:
March 18, 2010 3:52 PM
Poo Flinging Monkey? You are as stupid as your username. Suck off, pinhead.
I’d love kick your ass.
And, yours too, Florio.
Come on, Mike! I CHALLENGE YOU! SON OF A BITCH!!! COME ON, FLORIO!!
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Dude, I really hope you’re 14 years old. Otherwise, this is just plain embarrassing. Grow up.
@jlbay and Krow …
I love both your posts because they’re perfect examples of the wide expanse between intellects on PFT.
jlbay understands the system, Constitutional protections, the tendency of even well-meaning cops to make bad judgments and stick to them, and the tendency of even innocent people to say very stupid things under duress. If jlbay’s children are ever questioned in difficult circumstances, they’ve been taught exactly the right thing to do.
Krow is an idiot with the IQ of a palm frond who would end up sitting in a cell wondering how he could have been wrongfully convicted after being so helpful to the cops. After all he’s just an average guy and only guilty rich people need to lawyer up.
123456789 says:
March 18, 2010 4:13 PM
Florio loves to expoit these stories. He’s a tabloid journalist. I keep saying all this crappy stuff and he still posts them and won’t ban me from the board.
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Why should he ban you? You’re harmless, and we all enjoy pushing your buttons.
Three weeks tomorrow since the “incident”and still NO charges. As I said two weeks ago, Ben will miss ZERO games due this BS.
However, he does need to get a clue and quit putting himself in bad situations.
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No charges to this point really don’t mean much of anything as far as the probability of him eventually being charged is concerned. Well, other than the fact that he isn’t cooperating. Most of the time when there are quick charges against a criminal, it happens because the criminal admits what he did.
However, the likeliest result of this other than what Florio mentioned in his Sporting News article is that BR is exhausting whatever supply of good will the Milledgeville police force had for him… IF and it’s a big if… they actually believe he did it.
That means that if and when the charges actually come, he will pay for his lack of initial cooperation in a variety of annoying and generally unseen ways, poorer food during incarceration, breaks taken at inconvenient times for him instead of when he wants to go out, less ‘buddy’treatment from the cops, etc.
It’s generally not a good idea to hark off the cops who are investigating your case. Doing so generally has very little to do with whether or not you are eventually convicted, but it does tend to make your time in their custody a lot less pleasant when and if it comes.
The only real thing to be taken from the news of the day is that them wanting to interview the Nevada accuser means that they are still investigating. So until they announce the case is dropped or they announce that they intend to arrest him, everything else is speculation.
Rape schmape, lets look deeper at the important stuff, like Jay Cutler’s body language.
That means that if and when the charges actually come, he will pay for his lack of initial cooperation in a variety of annoying and generally unseen ways, poorer food during incarceration, breaks taken at inconvenient times for him instead of when he wants to go out, less ‘buddy’treatment from the cops, etc.
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That’s true, people in this country are regularly persecuted by various government agencies for defending their rights as Americans. Do yourself a favor and research the case of Jeffrey Scott Hornoff, a Rhode Island POLICE OFFICER who thought he could trust fellow officers when he fell under suspicion for a crime he didn’t commit.
Whatever the cost, in terms of bad food or inconvenient breaks, which are actually rather tame examples of what could actually happen to you, never let cops trample your rights. Others have sacrificed much more.
Whether or not Ben Roethlisberger is guilty remains to be seen. In the end we may never know. Whether or not he cooperates with authorities is his affair.
What bothers me is that this man keeps putting himself in these types of situations. Eventually his luck will run out, and he will be doing hard time in one this country’s fine and wonderful prison facilities.
Big Ben needs to realize that these are very unwelcome distractions to his team as they prepare for the 2010 season.
Krow says:
March 18, 2010 4:03 PM
It’s called lawyering-up. All the rich, guilty criminals do
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And anyone else with a brain.
@Rafterman …
Don’t take anything from no charges yet being filed:
1. As you assume, they may be having difficulty compiling evidence to charge.
2. GBI investigator Davis said they have a heavy case load. So perhaps the investigation is just moving slowly.
3. Perhaps, they’re getting their ducks in a row because of the high-profile nature of the case.
They are under no obligation to quickly file charges. This may drag out for a while.
@suvantar … You’re jumping to conclusions, my friend. Investigators just reiterated that Roethlisberger and his attorneys are fully cooperating. They don’t sound even mildly annoyed, let alone ticked off. They know how this works.
My bro just gave me a couple of scenarios on why they might want to talk to Nevada–not necessarily negative for Roethlisberger. So like you say, the only thing to conclude from that is they’re still investigating.
Holeinone09 says:
March 18, 2010 3:37 PM
To the Outlaw Jersey Whales ID, is your computer copy/paste clipboard stuck with that same stupid post? I think you have posted it about 25 times now, on every thread that has anything to do with Ben. It ceased having any meaning about 24 uses ago.
I suggest you get a job to occupy your time and stimulate your brain. Wow.
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Well, you can count. Good for you. I’m sure being able to count to 25 helps you keep your stroke count. Per hole.
Holeinone09. The only guy that takes driver on every par 3. And executive courses. And putt-putts.
And still can’t reach GIR on any of them.
Outside of Pittsburgh, the court of public opinion has turned on him long ago. Talk or not, he’s already screwed so it’s best that he keep his mouth shut.
Florio posts a Roethlisberger article at least once a day (some days several) whether there’s any actual news in it or not.
He’s got himself a page-hit goldmine with all the haters chiming in with their guilty verdicts.
They really don’t have a clue, but they’re definitely rooting for him to be guilty, which speaks volumes about them.
It’s all pretty amusing actually considering the guy hasn’t even been charged with a crime yet, much less arrested, and the longer it goes the less likely it becomes that he will be.
Face it folks, if any actual evidence existed BR would be in jail. Right now.
Georgia cops going to Nevada to interview Andrea McNutJob? Christ, those backwater Barney Fife idiots sure are enjoying their 15 minutes aren’t they?
I enjoy the hate.
There’s only a few franchises this loved (and hated). No dirty laundry is a bigger story than a falling star.
PFT knows, steelers = hits. As the NFL knows, steelers = $$$.
I look forward to no charges being filed. I look forward to another monumental rebound season and third superbowl run. And most of all, I look forward to another of hate, as you all puke watching “Rapistberger” add to that hall of fame type winning percentage.
And the winningest team (wins, winning %, and superbowls) since the merger will chug on, business as usual, with or without our studly QB.
It’s good not to be you.
Ben was interviewed by national media regarding the first accusation.. what’s the matter now Ben? You are like an Ostrich – go find a hole in the ground and stick your head in it!!! LOSER!
It doesn’t matter now if he’s innocent or guilty. He’s over. He’ll be remembered – oh, that QB that raped women as a hobby?
Just neuter him. That’ll do it!! If anyone deserves to be it is him.
Reba,
Ben has never been interviewed by the national media regarding the first accusation. McNulty filed a civil suit and Ben stepped to the podium and read a statement saying it was untrue. He did not take questions then and has refused to answer questions since regarding McNulty’s complaint.
He still hasn’t been told exactly what the woman in Georgia is alleging, but has proclaimed innocence of any criminal wrongdoing through his agent and his attorney.
The only difference between the two cases is that with the first he read his own statement of innocence and with the second, his attorney and agent read the statements of innocence. No accused in a criminal proceeding should speak to the press under any circumstances. Anything he says could be used against him whether he is guilty or innocent.
The being judged by your peers judicial system we have is some scary sh!t. Imagine the Seven-Eleven clerk that was upset that the Bachelor picked that skank Vienna, manipulated by selective show clips, can decide your fate.
I wouldn’t trust most of my peers to walk my dog. Keep your mouth shut Pig Ben.
Is there anywere a hedonist can go out and play anymore?
What a lame thread as usual. Asinine anti-Steeler fans venting their loser frustration.
This site accepts and encourages sick comments and never ending racist comments from one poster in particular. Whomever monitors these comments is classless.