Comments on: Cox, Thomas sued for sexual assault

By: mitchitized

mitchitized — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:08:00 +0000

The trouble here is that he got off the criminal charges, whether he broke the law or not.

The civil case might find him guilty, but that will never touch his criminal record.

So how differently is he going to be treated from any other NFL players that had accusations of sexual assault?

And if he IS on the losing end of the civil case, does the fact he got off the hook on the criminal side mean the NFL has no grounds to punish him?

Other NFL players have been suspended for up to four games without conviction – or even being summoned to court on proper charges. Will be important to see consistency from Herr Fuhrer.

By: travelbavaria

travelbavaria — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:23:11 +0000

What are the charges? Was she raped?
Hard to prove.

Did she have sex with Cox ?
Seems as if that’s a given.

Having sex with someone who lies about it is no proof it was case of rape.

Lying to the police can definitely be a problem to Cox.

Of course, it begs the question of the motive of lying to the police.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:40:57 +0000

thegreatgabbert says:Jun 11, 2012 12:08 AM

How did that little slimeball Cox get off, and why is he still employed in the NFL?
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He’s employed because the 49ers are desperate to win anything again.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:35:53 +0000

The San Francisco 49ers, led by a slap-happy coward … the new Bengals of the league.

By: sschmiggles

sschmiggles — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:42:37 +0000

Given that the linked article claims that Cox’s own attorney admitted that the woman couldn’t remember having sex, I’m inclined to believe she was incapable of giving consent. Especially since he denied having sex with her to the police.

Seems like a “legitimate” case of sexual assault. Surprise, surprise… many athletes feel entitled to a lot of things, and one of them is easy sex.

By: someidiotfromouthereintheprojects

someidiotfromouthereintheprojects — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:38:31 +0000

this case is a little foggy for me. did they ever find anything in her system that would prove she was knocked out and did they ever find if cox had at his disposal what it was?

By: hendawg21

hendawg21 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:34:35 +0000

Well if i’m a juror, I would have to wonder if said victim wasn’t uh,um, well you know part of that world we call groupies??? It’s been well documented that these groupies know when, where and how to get next to these athletes…and it’s no secret what their motives might be…there comes a time when we have to stop feeling so sorry for these alledged victims as in some cases they are the true perpetrators. This by no means I excuse these athletes, however, we have to look at this real world like and understand as dumb as some athletes are it isn’t always them, but the groupie world they sucumb to…

By: greasybeerfart

greasybeerfart — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:55:46 +0000

As a Niners fan, I wish we never signed this guy. I wish him the best and hope everything works out for him on/off the field, but the dude seems like he’s a lot of baggage.

By: jjbadd

jjbadd — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:55:43 +0000

This is why this case is so sad. On one hand, if Cox is guilty, he should pay, on the other hand, one might assume this was the young lady’s motivation all along. It is certain he had sex with her, but was it rape? …and why did he deny it?

By: yzguy431

yzguy431 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:39:42 +0000

maybe there should be a 52 game season.

By: dryzzt23

dryzzt23 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:15:13 +0000

Clearly Cox lied and should be tried for perjury.

I hope she wins big against these two losers. If the only woman they both can get, even though they’re NFL players, is a woman who passed out b/c of roofies given to her by Cox/Thomas, then they are truly bottom of the barrel losers.

By: totallyuselessme

totallyuselessme — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:05:41 +0000

No it wouldn’t.

It looks like he’s using his constitutional rights.

By: tinazhoutest

tinazhoutest — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:51:50 +0000

just a test

By: thetwilightsown

thetwilightsown — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:51:56 +0000

This will come to nothing because the Broncos signed Peyton Manning.

Now, if these were Raiders players…

By: asublimeday

asublimeday — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:37:42 +0000

OJ Simpson didn’t do it to begin with. I hope they counter sue for punitive damages.
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By: jayniner

jayniner — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:31:21 +0000

And out come all the monday morning lawyers…

By: iainrwb

iainrwb — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:12:30 +0000

I would have thought the jury eould be directed not to draw that conclusion.

Besides which, looking bad for not giving evidence isn’t proof of anything. The jury still needs a credible alternative, supported by evidence, to find against him.

By: discosucs2005

discosucs2005 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:02:44 +0000

“He’s just pointing out a fact. In the jury’s eyes it would look like he is hiding somthing if he pled the 5th.”

Jurors are instructed not to interpret pleading the 5th as a sign of guilt. Whether they adhere to those instructions is a different story, but it’s worth noting.

By: jtmartinez34

jtmartinez34 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:17:11 +0000

Did anyone else pick up the reference to his DNA matching the “fetus”? Sounded odd to me at first read. Guess it means that the child was aborted, then tested for DNA match? If so, this story just keeps getting more sad.

By: straightfromthedonkeysmouth

straightfromthedonkeysmouth — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:10:19 +0000

GUILITY HE MAY BE FOR BEING THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND THEY SAY A PERSON WHO STANDS BY AND DOES NOTHING IS AS GUILTY AS THE PERSON WHO DID IT. ME AS A DEVOTED BRONCO FAN FOR 26 YEARS AND KNOWING SOMEONE WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AND ENDED UP PREGNANT 2 BUT CAN’T REMEMBER THE ACTUAL ACT, IT TRULEY IS A VERY SICK AND SAD SITTUATION!

By: howiehandles

howiehandles — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:55:02 +0000

“OJ Simpson didn’t do it to begin with. I hope they counter sue for punitive damages.”

And yet, the DNA is a match. Acquittal in a criminal trial doesn’t necessarily equal true innocence.

By: hannahsdaddy

hannahsdaddy — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:39:41 +0000

Wait a minute. He denied ever having sex with the woman yet DNA evidence proves it was his? What is the question?

By: jpietrefesa

jpietrefesa — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:17:28 +0000

Absolutely ridiculous that the fetus matches his DNA and he got off and claims he never had sex with her. Total lying piece of trash it makes me sick that this scumbag can look everyone in the face and lie.

By: ken0west

ken0west — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:13:08 +0000

“It is irresponsible of you to continually push the notion that citizens invoking their constitutional rights makes them look guilty.”

ummm. Thats what pleading the 5th makes you look, guilty. What % of time does a completely innocent person plead the 5th?

By: thegreatestofalltimes

thegreatestofalltimes — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:57:25 +0000

As an Eagles fan, I saw the headline and got INCREDIBLY WORRIED that they were talking about Fletcher Cox before the page loaded.

Now I can breathe a sigh of relief. And watch the Phillies continue to suck. Late August can’t come any sooner.

By: timegambit

timegambit — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:26:40 +0000

Unfortunate last name for the defense.

By: vince703

vince703 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:22:14 +0000

The truth is revealed now is time to face the consequnce. Players need to understand a law is a law can’t run away from the truth.

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:08:15 +0000

How did that little slimeball Cox get off, and why is he still employed in the NFL?

By: yssupasigninnamnotyep

yssupasigninnamnotyep — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:58:16 +0000

Good…can’t believe this POS got away with it to begin with. Hopefully she will get a bunch of HIS money to support HIS baby.

By: lolb23

lolb23 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:56:24 +0000

Niners are the new Bengals.