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	<title>Comments on: Willie Colon thought VIP room was a &quot;sausage party&quot;</title>
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		<title>By: timegambit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A colon at a sausage fest?
And people were trying to go through him to get to Ben.
I&#039;ve read too much.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A colon at a sausage fest?<br />
And people were trying to go through him to get to Ben.<br />
I&#8217;ve read too much.</p>
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		<title>By: jibfest</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jibfest]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She could have had a nametag that said, &quot;Gold Digging Wench&quot; and Ben would have still tried to get on her in the bathroom stall.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She could have had a nametag that said, &#8220;Gold Digging Wench&#8221; and Ben would have still tried to get on her in the bathroom stall.</p>
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		<title>By: STEELERS Girl</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[STEELERS Girl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She has since dropped out of school and Ben gets to continue making millions of dollars because he said &quot;I&#039;m sorry&quot;
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She didn&#039;t drop out of school; she went home for spring break and came back the next week. Proven fact. Also proven, the fact that she engaged in sorority activities the weekend after the alleged assault.
Why do people not even attempt to get the facts before commenting?
Do yourselves a favor and read the police report; all 500-some pages of it, not the little bits here and there that have come out online.  Lots of details and facts are being lost in the mix because people are too lazy to put in some effort. Or because they only want to read what already reinforces their opinion.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She has since dropped out of school and Ben gets to continue making millions of dollars because he said &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry&#8221;<br />
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She didn&#8217;t drop out of school; she went home for spring break and came back the next week. Proven fact. Also proven, the fact that she engaged in sorority activities the weekend after the alleged assault.<br />
Why do people not even attempt to get the facts before commenting?<br />
Do yourselves a favor and read the police report; all 500-some pages of it, not the little bits here and there that have come out online.  Lots of details and facts are being lost in the mix because people are too lazy to put in some effort. Or because they only want to read what already reinforces their opinion.</p>
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		<title>By: STEELERS Girl</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[STEELERS Girl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[oh and i forgot to add he was buying drinks for an underage girl (regardless of the fact she was in the bar, bars very rarely are held responsible in this type of situation)
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Untrue. According to police reports -- again, read the GBI stuff -- complete with receipts -- Willie Colon picked up the tab at one bar, and another member of the party picked up the tab at another.  The accusers friends have stated to police that they bought themselves drinks beginning at the first bar they encountered Ben/Willie at.
The only thing that says Ben bought drinks was at the VIP room of the last club (where the alleged incident took place). In that case, the manager, the waitress, the patrons etc. all agree that shots were lined up on the bar and that patrons took them at their leisure. Anyone in the room could go up and get one; at no point does it ever say he bought drinks for the girl in question; and no one has even said whether she partook of those drinks.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>oh and i forgot to add he was buying drinks for an underage girl (regardless of the fact she was in the bar, bars very rarely are held responsible in this type of situation)<br />
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Untrue. According to police reports &#8212; again, read the GBI stuff &#8212; complete with receipts &#8212; Willie Colon picked up the tab at one bar, and another member of the party picked up the tab at another.  The accusers friends have stated to police that they bought themselves drinks beginning at the first bar they encountered Ben/Willie at.<br />
The only thing that says Ben bought drinks was at the VIP room of the last club (where the alleged incident took place). In that case, the manager, the waitress, the patrons etc. all agree that shots were lined up on the bar and that patrons took them at their leisure. Anyone in the room could go up and get one; at no point does it ever say he bought drinks for the girl in question; and no one has even said whether she partook of those drinks.</p>
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		<title>By: STEELERS Girl</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[STEELERS Girl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another game of TELEPHONE!!!!!!
Where does it say she was wearing a NAME TAG?
Hello my name is:
IDJIOT
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Uh, it says it in the Police Report. Multiple friends of the accuser talked about it to police and mentioned what the name tags said/meant. Perhaps you should read the facts before you question.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another game of TELEPHONE!!!!!!<br />
Where does it say she was wearing a NAME TAG?<br />
Hello my name is:<br />
IDJIOT<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
Uh, it says it in the Police Report. Multiple friends of the accuser talked about it to police and mentioned what the name tags said/meant. Perhaps you should read the facts before you question.</p>
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		<title>By: Capt. James T. Kirk</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Capt. James T. Kirk]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ECS - Brougham Boys 74 says:
April 17, 2010 7:32 PM
Steeler fans are the lowest scum on earth for defending this known rapist.
The Steeler organization is scum for continuing to employ him, and act as though this all going to just blow over.
The Rooneys are scum for putting financial gain above all else, and for continuing to PROTECT A RAPIST.
I just wrote another letter. This time, I wrote one to my Congressman and my Representative, asking if they find it appropriate that our nation&#039;s ambassador to Ireland is currently employing a known RAPIST. How messed up is that? A man who represents the Government and People of the United States of America to the entire nation of Ireland is EMPLOYING AND HARBORING A KNOWN SERIAL RAPIST. I&#039;m sending a copy of my letter to my local newspapers as well as the national headquarters and my local chapter of the National Democratic Party. As a lifelong Democrat, I DEMAND THAT OBAMA STRIP ROONEY OF HIS TITLE AS AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND, unless he immediately cuts all ties with this known rapist. I&#039;m encouraging others to do the same. The political pressure MUST continue until justice has been served.
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Hey Craphead, he is not a rapist, despite your fondest desires. Has he been charged, tried, and found guilty in court? Then your accusation is just a fart from an a-hole. Keep your farts to yourself. What if I sent a letter to your boss demanding he fire you cause you are a pedo? I don&#039;t need proof, just have say it to make it so. What if I sent a letter to your landlord demanding he evict you cause you like to have animal sex? Unfair, isn&#039;t it? Given enough rope most people hang themselves, so just be patient. Time will tell if you are right.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ECS &#8211; Brougham Boys 74 says:<br />
April 17, 2010 7:32 PM<br />
Steeler fans are the lowest scum on earth for defending this known rapist.<br />
The Steeler organization is scum for continuing to employ him, and act as though this all going to just blow over.<br />
The Rooneys are scum for putting financial gain above all else, and for continuing to PROTECT A RAPIST.<br />
I just wrote another letter. This time, I wrote one to my Congressman and my Representative, asking if they find it appropriate that our nation&#8217;s ambassador to Ireland is currently employing a known RAPIST. How messed up is that? A man who represents the Government and People of the United States of America to the entire nation of Ireland is EMPLOYING AND HARBORING A KNOWN SERIAL RAPIST. I&#8217;m sending a copy of my letter to my local newspapers as well as the national headquarters and my local chapter of the National Democratic Party. As a lifelong Democrat, I DEMAND THAT OBAMA STRIP ROONEY OF HIS TITLE AS AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND, unless he immediately cuts all ties with this known rapist. I&#8217;m encouraging others to do the same. The political pressure MUST continue until justice has been served.<br />
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Hey Craphead, he is not a rapist, despite your fondest desires. Has he been charged, tried, and found guilty in court? Then your accusation is just a fart from an a-hole. Keep your farts to yourself. What if I sent a letter to your boss demanding he fire you cause you are a pedo? I don&#8217;t need proof, just have say it to make it so. What if I sent a letter to your landlord demanding he evict you cause you like to have animal sex? Unfair, isn&#8217;t it? Given enough rope most people hang themselves, so just be patient. Time will tell if you are right.</p>
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		<title>By: djcubez</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@Steeler-lady:
The minimum age to drink is 21 so the bar&#039;s job is to make sure that everyone in there is 21+.
The minimum age to give consent is generally 18 so it&#039;s your job to make sure everyone that you have relations with is 18+.
Assuming the bar did their job so you don&#039;t have to do yours doesn&#039;t make any sense. Sorry.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Steeler-lady:<br />
The minimum age to drink is 21 so the bar&#8217;s job is to make sure that everyone in there is 21+.<br />
The minimum age to give consent is generally 18 so it&#8217;s your job to make sure everyone that you have relations with is 18+.<br />
Assuming the bar did their job so you don&#8217;t have to do yours doesn&#8217;t make any sense. Sorry.</p>
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		<title>By: FreeAgentPro</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#039;t matter if Miss DFT was into heavy public flirting but not private sex. Guys have warned for years about &#039; No means NO!&quot; situations. Celebrities have been coached over and over about avoiding &#039;greenmail&#039; situations. Big Ben was still fighting a similar situation in NV when this occurred in GA. His bodyguards must have been drunk themselves to have allowed this to occur.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter if Miss DFT was into heavy public flirting but not private sex. Guys have warned for years about &#8216; No means NO!&#8221; situations. Celebrities have been coached over and over about avoiding &#8216;greenmail&#8217; situations. Big Ben was still fighting a similar situation in NV when this occurred in GA. His bodyguards must have been drunk themselves to have allowed this to occur.</p>
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		<title>By: Nips Johnson</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t really have anything to say about this &quot;story&quot; because I don&#039;t really give a crap about the involved parties. However, I just wanted to say that I know a girl that goes by the name SBJ which stands for &quot;sweet blow job&quot;. Wonder if SBJ and DTF were in the same sorority?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t really have anything to say about this &#8220;story&#8221; because I don&#8217;t really give a crap about the involved parties. However, I just wanted to say that I know a girl that goes by the name SBJ which stands for &#8220;sweet blow job&#8221;. Wonder if SBJ and DTF were in the same sorority?</p>
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		<title>By: Steeler-lady</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[#  billsfan1 says:  April 17, 2010 8:51 AM
oh and i forgot to add he was buying drinks for an underage girl (regardless of the fact she was in the bar, bars very rarely are held responsible in this type of situation) and the cop resigned the other day due to his unprofessional behavior in this process............just sayin.... big ben is a rapist and is going to piss off the wrong person one day..... maybe after number 3 comes out, someone will finally put a deer slug in him
THE CLUB IS CLEARLY AT FAULT .. ITS UP TO THE ESTABLISHMENT TO MAKE SURE NO ONE UNDER 21 IS BEING SERVED IN THEIR CLUB. ITS NOT UP TO THE CUSTOMERS TO CARD PEOPLE YOU DUMBASS...HE DIDNT FURNISH HER ANYTHING THE BARTENDER DID.. HE JUST PAID THE BILL.SHE BOUGHT SOME OF HER OWN DRINKS AT ONE OF THE BARS SHE FOLLOWED HIM TOO.
BY THE WAY... IM GOING TO MAKE SURE THE RIGHT PEOPLE SEE YOUR LITTLE DEATH THREAT TO BEN TOO :-) ENJOY YOUR DAY!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#  billsfan1 says:  April 17, 2010 8:51 AM<br />
oh and i forgot to add he was buying drinks for an underage girl (regardless of the fact she was in the bar, bars very rarely are held responsible in this type of situation) and the cop resigned the other day due to his unprofessional behavior in this process&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;just sayin&#8230;. big ben is a rapist and is going to piss off the wrong person one day&#8230;.. maybe after number 3 comes out, someone will finally put a deer slug in him<br />
THE CLUB IS CLEARLY AT FAULT .. ITS UP TO THE ESTABLISHMENT TO MAKE SURE NO ONE UNDER 21 IS BEING SERVED IN THEIR CLUB. ITS NOT UP TO THE CUSTOMERS TO CARD PEOPLE YOU DUMBASS&#8230;HE DIDNT FURNISH HER ANYTHING THE BARTENDER DID.. HE JUST PAID THE BILL.SHE BOUGHT SOME OF HER OWN DRINKS AT ONE OF THE BARS SHE FOLLOWED HIM TOO.<br />
BY THE WAY&#8230; IM GOING TO MAKE SURE THE RIGHT PEOPLE SEE YOUR LITTLE DEATH THREAT TO BEN TOO <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  ENJOY YOUR DAY!</p>
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		<title>By: bobzilla</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bobzilla]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#039;s little to no doubt that ``BTF&#039;&#039; wanted to ``do&#039;&#039; the star NFL quarterback. That would be a joyous experience she someday could share with her grandchildren.
However, she probably didn&#039;t want to ``do&#039;&#039; him in the dingy restroom of a sleezey bar while too drunk to even remember what happened.
She evidently drew the line at being drunk and dragged into the restroom by her hair ala caveman-style.
The second worst thing that could&#039;ve happened to Roethlisberger and all his apologists is not having this case heard by a jury, for the opportunity of having his name cleared by a ``not guilty&#039;&#039; verdict.
Millionaire Roethlisberger, if innocent, should&#039;ve demanded that he be charged. Now there will always be doubt, and deservedly so.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s little to no doubt that &#8220;BTF&#8221; wanted to &#8220;do&#8221; the star NFL quarterback. That would be a joyous experience she someday could share with her grandchildren.<br />
However, she probably didn&#8217;t want to &#8220;do&#8221; him in the dingy restroom of a sleezey bar while too drunk to even remember what happened.<br />
She evidently drew the line at being drunk and dragged into the restroom by her hair ala caveman-style.<br />
The second worst thing that could&#8217;ve happened to Roethlisberger and all his apologists is not having this case heard by a jury, for the opportunity of having his name cleared by a &#8220;not guilty&#8221; verdict.<br />
Millionaire Roethlisberger, if innocent, should&#8217;ve demanded that he be charged. Now there will always be doubt, and deservedly so.</p>
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		<title>By: Adam</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So is Colon going to get punished by the league and team too?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So is Colon going to get punished by the league and team too?</p>
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		<title>By: QBall</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[QBall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@ECS - Brougham Boys 74:
Have you ever noticed that newspapers, magazines and the electronic media ALWAYS refer to an accused person as the &quot;&lt;i&gt;alleged&lt;/i&gt; (fill in the blank)&quot;? Only AFTER they&#039;ve been convicted in a court of law does the &quot;alleged&quot; part get changed to &quot;convicted&quot;. Do you know why that is? It&#039;s because of a thing called LIBEL, which is the defamation of a person&#039;s character in writing or in images.
Your letters to Congressmen and Senators stating that the Rooneys are &quot;harboring and employing a known serial rapist&quot; are textbook examples of libel. Roethlisberger hasn&#039;t even been ARRESTED for rape, let alone tried and convicted of it, yet you are running around calling him a &quot;known serial rapist&quot;. The truth of the matter is that there is far more evidence that YOU are a &quot;known serial libeler&quot; than there is that BB is a &quot;known serial rapist&quot;.
Don&#039;t be surprised if a process server shows up at your door in the near future...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ECS &#8211; Brougham Boys 74:<br />
Have you ever noticed that newspapers, magazines and the electronic media ALWAYS refer to an accused person as the &#8220;<i>alleged</i> (fill in the blank)&#8221;? Only AFTER they&#8217;ve been convicted in a court of law does the &#8220;alleged&#8221; part get changed to &#8220;convicted&#8221;. Do you know why that is? It&#8217;s because of a thing called LIBEL, which is the defamation of a person&#8217;s character in writing or in images.<br />
Your letters to Congressmen and Senators stating that the Rooneys are &#8220;harboring and employing a known serial rapist&#8221; are textbook examples of libel. Roethlisberger hasn&#8217;t even been ARRESTED for rape, let alone tried and convicted of it, yet you are running around calling him a &#8220;known serial rapist&#8221;. The truth of the matter is that there is far more evidence that YOU are a &#8220;known serial libeler&#8221; than there is that BB is a &#8220;known serial rapist&#8221;.<br />
Don&#8217;t be surprised if a process server shows up at your door in the near future&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: UckTheFeagles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spoonthis says:
April 17, 2010 5:40 PM
Mooch
Please post all of these multiple, yearly accusations. I have heard of two. One false rape accusation from Andrea McNutty last year and now this shibacle. Please enlighten all of us on the rest of them that you refer to.
I hear crickets........
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Are you actually reading the articles on this site or just convienently ignoring certain parts???]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spoonthis says:<br />
April 17, 2010 5:40 PM<br />
Mooch<br />
Please post all of these multiple, yearly accusations. I have heard of two. One false rape accusation from Andrea McNutty last year and now this shibacle. Please enlighten all of us on the rest of them that you refer to.<br />
I hear crickets&#8230;&#8230;..<br />
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Are you actually reading the articles on this site or just convienently ignoring certain parts???</p>
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		<title>By: dragonrider2300</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We do have to keep in mind that Ben has not been convicted of rape or sexual assault in any of these alleged cases. However, it is suspicious that the alleged Georgia victim hired a lawyer, and then tells the DA that she does not want to help the case anymore. The DA apparently spent a couple more weeks seeing if they had enough evidence without her testimony. Apparently, the DA did not have enough evidence to throw in a fishing pond, without the girl to testify. So Ben definitely wrote a big check to settle it, which means SOMETHING happened, which may or may not have been consensual (which we will never know unless he confesses to it). To call Ben a rapist is unfair and slanderous, without a conviction in court.
His choices of how he spends his free time are questionable, and his conduct around women is despicable. I predict he will be suspended 3 games, and given a &#039;last chance agreement&#039; regarding personal conduct. If he gets anything more than a traffic ticket, he will be sent packing for a 5th round draft pick or put on waivers.
As a Steelers fan, I would be perfectly OK with Dennis Dixon starting as QB. I think the majority of Steelers fans would agree. I don&#039;t like teams that pander to punks, and I hope the league and Steelers follow through on this.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We do have to keep in mind that Ben has not been convicted of rape or sexual assault in any of these alleged cases. However, it is suspicious that the alleged Georgia victim hired a lawyer, and then tells the DA that she does not want to help the case anymore. The DA apparently spent a couple more weeks seeing if they had enough evidence without her testimony. Apparently, the DA did not have enough evidence to throw in a fishing pond, without the girl to testify. So Ben definitely wrote a big check to settle it, which means SOMETHING happened, which may or may not have been consensual (which we will never know unless he confesses to it). To call Ben a rapist is unfair and slanderous, without a conviction in court.<br />
His choices of how he spends his free time are questionable, and his conduct around women is despicable. I predict he will be suspended 3 games, and given a &#8216;last chance agreement&#8217; regarding personal conduct. If he gets anything more than a traffic ticket, he will be sent packing for a 5th round draft pick or put on waivers.<br />
As a Steelers fan, I would be perfectly OK with Dennis Dixon starting as QB. I think the majority of Steelers fans would agree. I don&#8217;t like teams that pander to punks, and I hope the league and Steelers follow through on this.</p>
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		<title>By: djcubez</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#039;s puzzling to me is how quickly people are to pass judgment and spew slander at one another. This is a complex situation where none of us have any involvement nor do we have any &quot;inside information.&quot;
Both parties have to take responsibility for their actions here. Roethlisberger has made poor decisions in that past and because he&#039;s a public figure for a large sports franchise every one of his actions is directly associated with that brand and city. He is representing something bigger than himself and he has so far failed to grasp that notion.
On the other hand you have a young woman who is in a stage of her life where she&#039;s starting to develop a sense of independence and discover her identity. She&#039;s just starting to really make her own decisions and needs as much support as possible.
She goes to a bar with her friends, spots a few football players and becomes most likely becomes starstruck. Enter alcohol and you have the perfect ingredients for disaster.
My point is that nobody is right here. Each person made poor decisions and needs to reflect on this point in their lives so that they can start making positive, healthy choices.
BUT (yes there&#039;s a but) Ben simply needs to know better. He&#039;s older, richer and famous. He has to not put himself in these positions because he is susceptible to instant criticism as a prominent figure.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What&#8217;s puzzling to me is how quickly people are to pass judgment and spew slander at one another. This is a complex situation where none of us have any involvement nor do we have any &#8220;inside information.&#8221;<br />
Both parties have to take responsibility for their actions here. Roethlisberger has made poor decisions in that past and because he&#8217;s a public figure for a large sports franchise every one of his actions is directly associated with that brand and city. He is representing something bigger than himself and he has so far failed to grasp that notion.<br />
On the other hand you have a young woman who is in a stage of her life where she&#8217;s starting to develop a sense of independence and discover her identity. She&#8217;s just starting to really make her own decisions and needs as much support as possible.<br />
She goes to a bar with her friends, spots a few football players and becomes most likely becomes starstruck. Enter alcohol and you have the perfect ingredients for disaster.<br />
My point is that nobody is right here. Each person made poor decisions and needs to reflect on this point in their lives so that they can start making positive, healthy choices.<br />
BUT (yes there&#8217;s a but) Ben simply needs to know better. He&#8217;s older, richer and famous. He has to not put himself in these positions because he is susceptible to instant criticism as a prominent figure.</p>
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		<title>By: lizardhead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ECS brougham boyz 74- Go back to your crackpipe. You sure didn&#039;t get this fired up when Brandon Marshall was ARRESTED for assault on a police officer, domestic violence,dui,disorderly conduct, driving with no license or insurance.. 1 game suspension. Ben has &quot;never&quot; been arrested or failed a drug test. How about Chris Henry-6 arrests,Pacman Jones-9 arrests,Marshawn Lynch,...etc. Didn&#039;t hear a word from you about them. Ben is an arrogant dumbass. But he&#039;s never been arrested. He&#039;s the latest white whipping boy. Call the DNC, I&#039;m sure they will jump right on your bandwagon.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ECS brougham boyz 74- Go back to your crackpipe. You sure didn&#8217;t get this fired up when Brandon Marshall was ARRESTED for assault on a police officer, domestic violence,dui,disorderly conduct, driving with no license or insurance.. 1 game suspension. Ben has &#8220;never&#8221; been arrested or failed a drug test. How about Chris Henry-6 arrests,Pacman Jones-9 arrests,Marshawn Lynch,&#8230;etc. Didn&#8217;t hear a word from you about them. Ben is an arrogant dumbass. But he&#8217;s never been arrested. He&#8217;s the latest white whipping boy. Call the DNC, I&#8217;m sure they will jump right on your bandwagon.</p>
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		<title>By: Prime Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And O.J. didn&#039;t do it either!  The glove must not have fit Ben either , but this time the glove was too big]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And O.J. didn&#8217;t do it either!  The glove must not have fit Ben either , but this time the glove was too big</p>
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		<title>By: sand0</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben is obviously a creep.  But this is just like that Kobe deal where the woman consented to the act and then later threw a big stink about it.
Aside from the creepy factor, his actions were just stupid.  There are bad people in this world and roughly half of them are women.  Women like this will screw you and then claim rape like it ain&#039;t no thang.  Hell, she might not even know what happened.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ben is obviously a creep.  But this is just like that Kobe deal where the woman consented to the act and then later threw a big stink about it.<br />
Aside from the creepy factor, his actions were just stupid.  There are bad people in this world and roughly half of them are women.  Women like this will screw you and then claim rape like it ain&#8217;t no thang.  Hell, she might not even know what happened.</p>
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		<title>By: ECS - Brougham Boys 74</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ECS - Brougham Boys 74]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steeler fans are the lowest scum on earth for defending this known rapist.
The Steeler organization is scum for continuing to employ him, and act as though this all going to just blow over.
The Rooneys are scum for putting financial gain above all else, and for continuing to PROTECT A RAPIST.
I just wrote another letter.  This time, I wrote one to my Congressman and my Representative, asking if they find it appropriate that our nation&#039;s ambassador to Ireland is currently employing a known RAPIST.  How messed up is that?  A man who represents the Government and People of the United States of America to the entire nation of Ireland is EMPLOYING AND HARBORING A KNOWN SERIAL RAPIST.  I&#039;m sending a copy of my letter to my local newspapers as well as the national headquarters and my local chapter of the National Democratic Party.  As a lifelong Democrat, I DEMAND THAT OBAMA STRIP ROONEY OF HIS TITLE AS AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND, unless he immediately cuts all ties with this known rapist.  I&#039;m encouraging others to do the same.  The political pressure MUST continue until justice has been served.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Steeler fans are the lowest scum on earth for defending this known rapist.<br />
The Steeler organization is scum for continuing to employ him, and act as though this all going to just blow over.<br />
The Rooneys are scum for putting financial gain above all else, and for continuing to PROTECT A RAPIST.<br />
I just wrote another letter.  This time, I wrote one to my Congressman and my Representative, asking if they find it appropriate that our nation&#8217;s ambassador to Ireland is currently employing a known RAPIST.  How messed up is that?  A man who represents the Government and People of the United States of America to the entire nation of Ireland is EMPLOYING AND HARBORING A KNOWN SERIAL RAPIST.  I&#8217;m sending a copy of my letter to my local newspapers as well as the national headquarters and my local chapter of the National Democratic Party.  As a lifelong Democrat, I DEMAND THAT OBAMA STRIP ROONEY OF HIS TITLE AS AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND, unless he immediately cuts all ties with this known rapist.  I&#8217;m encouraging others to do the same.  The political pressure MUST continue until justice has been served.</p>
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		<title>By: CT Stiller</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CT Stiller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Still no answer on why Jeter and Brady, the most recognized pro athletes in America or Allen Iverson (who spent many a night at the City Avenue Hoolihan&#039;s drunk) NEVER had episodes like this.
NEVER.&quot;
Is that really the logic you&#039;re using here? That these three guys have never had this *type* of episode and Ben has been accused twice, therefore he must be guilty? Are you really that dumb? Do you realze that Allen Iverson has been arrested 14 times?
Kobe Bryant, Chris Henry, the Duke LaCrosse Team, The Vikings&#039; &quot;boat&quot; incident, shall I go on?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Still no answer on why Jeter and Brady, the most recognized pro athletes in America or Allen Iverson (who spent many a night at the City Avenue Hoolihan&#8217;s drunk) NEVER had episodes like this.<br />
NEVER.&#8221;<br />
Is that really the logic you&#8217;re using here? That these three guys have never had this *type* of episode and Ben has been accused twice, therefore he must be guilty? Are you really that dumb? Do you realze that Allen Iverson has been arrested 14 times?<br />
Kobe Bryant, Chris Henry, the Duke LaCrosse Team, The Vikings&#8217; &#8220;boat&#8221; incident, shall I go on?</p>
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		<title>By: comment_submission_error</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, something useful comes out of this non-stop non-football story. I&#039;m starting a band and calling it Sausage Party.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Finally, something useful comes out of this non-stop non-football story. I&#8217;m starting a band and calling it Sausage Party.</p>
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		<title>By: rjgreen3</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[it doesn&#039;t matter what anyone&#039;s nickname is or what they are wearing around their neck, you can&#039;t or shouldn&#039;t take advantage of or rape an intoxicated individual]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it doesn&#8217;t matter what anyone&#8217;s nickname is or what they are wearing around their neck, you can&#8217;t or shouldn&#8217;t take advantage of or rape an intoxicated individual</p>
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		<title>By: Spoonthis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spoonthis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mooch
Please post all of these multiple, yearly accusations.  I have heard of two.  One false rape accusation from Andrea McNutty last year and now this shibacle.  Please enlighten all of us on the rest of them that you refer to.
I hear crickets........]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mooch<br />
Please post all of these multiple, yearly accusations.  I have heard of two.  One false rape accusation from Andrea McNutty last year and now this shibacle.  Please enlighten all of us on the rest of them that you refer to.<br />
I hear crickets&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: UckTheFeagles</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UckTheFeagles]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#039;ll never get an answer from these steeler idiots as to why he is the most targeted athlete or celebrity because they don&#039;t have one.  They blindly defend him because he wears a steelers jersey.
If this guy played for any other team the fans would be demanding the team get rid of him, but no, not these fools.  They&#039;ll continue to make excuses for their rapist hero.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;ll never get an answer from these steeler idiots as to why he is the most targeted athlete or celebrity because they don&#8217;t have one.  They blindly defend him because he wears a steelers jersey.<br />
If this guy played for any other team the fans would be demanding the team get rid of him, but no, not these fools.  They&#8217;ll continue to make excuses for their rapist hero.</p>
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		<title>By: Mooch</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mooch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Still no answer on why Jeter and Brady, the most recognized pro athletes in America or Allen Iverson (who spent many a night at the City Avenue Hoolihan&#039;s drunk) NEVER had episodes like this.
NEVER.
And Ben gets multiple accusations every year.
Why is this?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Still no answer on why Jeter and Brady, the most recognized pro athletes in America or Allen Iverson (who spent many a night at the City Avenue Hoolihan&#8217;s drunk) NEVER had episodes like this.<br />
NEVER.<br />
And Ben gets multiple accusations every year.<br />
Why is this?</p>
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		<title>By: Mooch</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mooch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or maybe you (a) target college girls in (b) small rural towns with (c) keystone cops and (d) prosecutors with no ability to take on your high-paid lawyers where (e) the bar owners can be paid to destroy evidence and video tapes...
...for a damn good reason.
Face it, IF Ben was of the mind to sexually assault a girl he can basically do so with impunity in such a scenario.
Regardless of what happened, I want those badges and pensions.  That state trooper should be pulling a Josh-Brolin-from-American Gangster when this is through.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Or maybe you (a) target college girls in (b) small rural towns with (c) keystone cops and (d) prosecutors with no ability to take on your high-paid lawyers where (e) the bar owners can be paid to destroy evidence and video tapes&#8230;<br />
&#8230;for a damn good reason.<br />
Face it, IF Ben was of the mind to sexually assault a girl he can basically do so with impunity in such a scenario.<br />
Regardless of what happened, I want those badges and pensions.  That state trooper should be pulling a Josh-Brolin-from-American Gangster when this is through.</p>
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		<title>By: cunn9305</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bottom line this chick is a skank and if she had made this accusation against a normal dude she sould have been laughed right outta the DA&#039;s office. I doubt he even settled with her can you imagine what a great defense attorney like Garland would do to her on the stand. Women are PSYCHO ... believe it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bottom line this chick is a skank and if she had made this accusation against a normal dude she sould have been laughed right outta the DA&#8217;s office. I doubt he even settled with her can you imagine what a great defense attorney like Garland would do to her on the stand. Women are PSYCHO &#8230; believe it.</p>
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		<title>By: funi</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[funi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bet her parents are so proud of her!  What was her opening line, Hello, I am DTF, I am underage, I am a drunk and I love to have sex in the bathroom stall because I get off on the smell of urine and feces!  I say call her henhouse, because she has a lot of c--ks flying in and out of her!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bet her parents are so proud of her!  What was her opening line, Hello, I am DTF, I am underage, I am a drunk and I love to have sex in the bathroom stall because I get off on the smell of urine and feces!  I say call her henhouse, because she has a lot of c&#8211;ks flying in and out of her!</p>
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		<title>By: robert ethan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fat Willie shouldn&#039;t be throwing the &quot;sausage&quot; word around so flippantly. There may be body parts from relatives of his ground up in them.
Subhuman primate.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fat Willie shouldn&#8217;t be throwing the &#8220;sausage&#8221; word around so flippantly. There may be body parts from relatives of his ground up in them.<br />
Subhuman primate.</p>
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