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	<title>Comments on: Cox can thank Thomas for his freedom</title>
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		<title>By: bleed4philly</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1608564</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bleed4philly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask Kobe how to deal with facing charges in Colorado.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ask Kobe how to deal with facing charges in Colorado.</p>
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		<title>By: babyhorsemorgan</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607610</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[babyhorsemorgan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bunch of sewer rats. The NFL players have been a crap stain on a nice clean city.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bunch of sewer rats. The NFL players have been a crap stain on a nice clean city.</p>
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		<title>By: realfootballfan</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607484</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[realfootballfan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike, give it up.  Like I said when you posted on this before that he took her into the room &quot;passed out,&quot; how do we know she was passed out?

Its just a case of a party girl/groupie who had second thoughts when she realized what she did the night before.  Moreover, that his baby&#039;s inside of her proves absolutely nothing since these kinds of women are well known for the turkey baster trick with condoms, which probably were used at some point by this guy during the course of that night, but not necessarily with her.



You and the other Captain save a hoes on this site need to go to Groupies 101 because the rest of us don&#039;t care.  We&#039;ll save our outrage for the real rape and sexual assault victims out there.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mike, give it up.  Like I said when you posted on this before that he took her into the room &#8220;passed out,&#8221; how do we know she was passed out?</p>
<p>Its just a case of a party girl/groupie who had second thoughts when she realized what she did the night before.  Moreover, that his baby&#8217;s inside of her proves absolutely nothing since these kinds of women are well known for the turkey baster trick with condoms, which probably were used at some point by this guy during the course of that night, but not necessarily with her.</p>
<p>You and the other Captain save a hoes on this site need to go to Groupies 101 because the rest of us don&#8217;t care.  We&#8217;ll save our outrage for the real rape and sexual assault victims out there.</p>
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		<title>By: snnyjcbs</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607460</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[snnyjcbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any man that cannot defend his Family or himself without the Law is a Fool or a Coward. The Law is and has been a JOKE for a long time.

If it was my daughter they would have found both Cox and the PUNK receiver burred face down in a shallow grave. Prison?, who gives a ^T%R.;

If you look at the players Denver has had over the years it looks to be a PERVERT FACTORY. Just shows you what many of these dumb dudes are, not being able to get laid without raping a women with their position these guys must be some real PUNKS.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Any man that cannot defend his Family or himself without the Law is a Fool or a Coward. The Law is and has been a JOKE for a long time.</p>
<p>If it was my daughter they would have found both Cox and the PUNK receiver burred face down in a shallow grave. Prison?, who gives a ^T%R.;</p>
<p>If you look at the players Denver has had over the years it looks to be a PERVERT FACTORY. Just shows you what many of these dumb dudes are, not being able to get laid without raping a women with their position these guys must be some real PUNKS.</p>
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		<title>By: fsf7</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607428</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[fsf7]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Personally, I have not done enough research on the subject to formulate an unbiased opinion.

The timeless quotation by Mark Twain about a lie traveling halfway around the world before a truth can tie its shoelaces has only become exponentially more pronounced in this age of social media and instant news.  

Of all the comments on this subject, I can only speculate on how many are formulating opinions based on less than half the facts and influenced by columns written by &quot;journalists&quot; whose primary goal is to generate response (positive or negative).  

The mere accusation of sexual assault involving Roethlisberger resulted in exponentially more media coverage without being charged compared to Cox who not only was charged but went to trial. 

The reason of course, is obvious.  Cox is not a 2 time Super Bowl winner at QB for one of the flagship franchises in the NFL.  Same goes for the Packers Brandon Underwood and Colts Eric Foster (who were both accused of sexual assault in the 2010 off-season - same as Big Ben - but you&#039;ll be hard pressed to find coverage of a reserve Defensive Tackle and reserve Safety. )

A lot of strong opinions -- just wonder how many really have an informed idea of what happened.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personally, I have not done enough research on the subject to formulate an unbiased opinion.</p>
<p>The timeless quotation by Mark Twain about a lie traveling halfway around the world before a truth can tie its shoelaces has only become exponentially more pronounced in this age of social media and instant news.  </p>
<p>Of all the comments on this subject, I can only speculate on how many are formulating opinions based on less than half the facts and influenced by columns written by &#8220;journalists&#8221; whose primary goal is to generate response (positive or negative).  </p>
<p>The mere accusation of sexual assault involving Roethlisberger resulted in exponentially more media coverage without being charged compared to Cox who not only was charged but went to trial. </p>
<p>The reason of course, is obvious.  Cox is not a 2 time Super Bowl winner at QB for one of the flagship franchises in the NFL.  Same goes for the Packers Brandon Underwood and Colts Eric Foster (who were both accused of sexual assault in the 2010 off-season &#8211; same as Big Ben &#8211; but you&#8217;ll be hard pressed to find coverage of a reserve Defensive Tackle and reserve Safety. )</p>
<p>A lot of strong opinions &#8212; just wonder how many really have an informed idea of what happened.</p>
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		<title>By: b1gwin</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[b1gwin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cox and Thomas are dirtbags. Thats been established. It pains me to say the &quot;victim&quot; isnt much better than those 2. In the end jail time for them was the least of her actual concerns. This was all about the civil suit in the first place so lets get to it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cox and Thomas are dirtbags. Thats been established. It pains me to say the &#8220;victim&#8221; isnt much better than those 2. In the end jail time for them was the least of her actual concerns. This was all about the civil suit in the first place so lets get to it.</p>
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		<title>By: patfic15</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[patfic15]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lost in this mess is that a child paid the price for both. This was a mess for both parties...hopefully each learned something.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lost in this mess is that a child paid the price for both. This was a mess for both parties&#8230;hopefully each learned something.</p>
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		<title>By: thraiderskin</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607330</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thraiderskin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a hard time with these sort of cases, how can a victims predispositions not play into a trial where the accused does? While I understand the sensitivity of the situation, doesnt this &quot;shield law&quot; not give the prosecution the advantage over the defense? Without all the facts, does that not unfairly create a one-sided predjudice against the accused? I know it is a slippery slope, but such a disadvantage seems to tip the scales in this predictament. If the laws of this country are based around the conclusions drawn by the &quot;reasonable man(person),&quot; then the reasonable man needs all facts to come to a reasonable conclusion.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a hard time with these sort of cases, how can a victims predispositions not play into a trial where the accused does? While I understand the sensitivity of the situation, doesnt this &#8220;shield law&#8221; not give the prosecution the advantage over the defense? Without all the facts, does that not unfairly create a one-sided predjudice against the accused? I know it is a slippery slope, but such a disadvantage seems to tip the scales in this predictament. If the laws of this country are based around the conclusions drawn by the &#8220;reasonable man(person),&#8221; then the reasonable man needs all facts to come to a reasonable conclusion.</p>
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		<title>By: xxwhodatxx</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607315</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[xxwhodatxx]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You sure you can&#039;t do some more bounty stories I don&#039;t think I got all the details.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You sure you can&#8217;t do some more bounty stories I don&#8217;t think I got all the details.</p>
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		<title>By: detroitcityryda</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607313</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[detroitcityryda]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully from now on he keeps his cox  in his pants]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hopefully from now on he keeps his cox  in his pants</p>
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		<title>By: scrapingthefloorioforstorios</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607258</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[scrapingthefloorioforstorios]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[what does this have to do with packers non-stock?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what does this have to do with packers non-stock?</p>
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		<title>By: fatdaddy73</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607240</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[fatdaddy73]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, that defense lawyer is GOOD... he found a way to get a jury to disregard physical DNA evidence and a bold faced lie by his client.  Not too many Einsteins on that jury, that&#039;s for sure =/]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, that defense lawyer is GOOD&#8230; he found a way to get a jury to disregard physical DNA evidence and a bold faced lie by his client.  Not too many Einsteins on that jury, that&#8217;s for sure =/</p>
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		<title>By: IrsaysTwitterThumb</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607239</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[IrsaysTwitterThumb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think you have over-valued Cox&#039; denial of sex.

also,  having been to these type of parties before, I find it difficult to believe anyone could be raped at this type of event.  Where people are openly having sex with multiple partners it is a &quot;swinger&quot; type environment that would be appropriate in Caligula&#039;s court.

A person willing to go into that environment may very well be implying consent in the same manner a person going into a bar and drinking is implying they are of legal age to drink.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you have over-valued Cox&#8217; denial of sex.</p>
<p>also,  having been to these type of parties before, I find it difficult to believe anyone could be raped at this type of event.  Where people are openly having sex with multiple partners it is a &#8220;swinger&#8221; type environment that would be appropriate in Caligula&#8217;s court.</p>
<p>A person willing to go into that environment may very well be implying consent in the same manner a person going into a bar and drinking is implying they are of legal age to drink.</p>
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		<title>By: backindasaddle</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607237</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[backindasaddle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So....the moral to the story??? Our system of justice does a disservice to  the public trust and allows a rapist to go free.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So&#8230;.the moral to the story??? Our system of justice does a disservice to  the public trust and allows a rapist to go free.</p>
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		<title>By: TSizzleBallSoHard</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/04/cox-can-thank-thomas-for-his-freedom/#comment-1607235</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TSizzleBallSoHard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That sounds like reasonable doubt to me. After hearing that she was awake after Thomas left it sounds like she was just crying wolf.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That sounds like reasonable doubt to me. After hearing that she was awake after Thomas left it sounds like she was just crying wolf.</p>
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		<title>By: smartbutlazy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[smartbutlazy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s not DT&#039;s fault that the prosecutor failed to do his job. There has been no indication that DT was anything less than 100% truthful, you know, like being under oath requires.  Should he have lied about why he texted the alleged victim? Furthermore, if he was trying to help Cox get off (no pun intended) he wouldn&#039;t have testified that Cox tossed the alleged victim in bed and said &quot;she&#039;s about ready.&quot; Also, you should mention that Cox told Klis that DT cut all ties with Cox after his arrest.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s not DT&#8217;s fault that the prosecutor failed to do his job. There has been no indication that DT was anything less than 100% truthful, you know, like being under oath requires.  Should he have lied about why he texted the alleged victim? Furthermore, if he was trying to help Cox get off (no pun intended) he wouldn&#8217;t have testified that Cox tossed the alleged victim in bed and said &#8220;she&#8217;s about ready.&#8221; Also, you should mention that Cox told Klis that DT cut all ties with Cox after his arrest.</p>
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		<title>By: shivablast</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[shivablast]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Didn&#039;t Cox still lie? He told police he never had sex with her. Unless this girl on girl action included some semen in a turkey baster, Cox still lied to police/investigators and impeded the investigation. I&#039;m not following the case close enough but if he stuck to his story while on the stand, he likely purjured (sp?) himself as well.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Didn&#8217;t Cox still lie? He told police he never had sex with her. Unless this girl on girl action included some semen in a turkey baster, Cox still lied to police/investigators and impeded the investigation. I&#8217;m not following the case close enough but if he stuck to his story while on the stand, he likely purjured (sp?) himself as well.</p>
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		<title>By: buckybadger</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[buckybadger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get a better lawyer for the civil suit.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get a better lawyer for the civil suit.</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Super-Cool Awesome</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Super-Cool Awesome]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about an assist. Thomas may have that &quot;clutch&quot; gene we keep hearing about.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Talk about an assist. Thomas may have that &#8220;clutch&#8221; gene we keep hearing about.</p>
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