<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The woman who accused Charles Barkley of groping her at a nightclub withdrew her police complaint. "It's a noncase. It's over with," her lawyer, A. Charles Peruto Jr., said Thursday, adding "everyone is under agreement that this was just a big misunderstanding." The woman had told police the former NBA star inappropriately touched her breast last week in a crowded nightclub. Police were investigating and the woman hired Peruto, but then she had second thoughts about pursuing the matter. Philadelphia police would not comment on the case. </div> Full Story Although this was already mentioned in the other thread, it defiently desereves it's own discussion. This is great news for Sir Charles, this case has been dropped before things had a chance to get bad. His repuation will still remain the same, but now he won't have 'indecent assult' tagged on it.
Intresting development for a Intrestring story.What's Next Barkley and the Accuser showing up on Jerry Springer Holding Hand's saying they love each other
Next step these money hungry gold diggers just don't file a complaint in the first place, and leave athletes alone. And Trip I don't think he payed her, I think the Kobe scandal might have made her look the other way and realize she wouldn't win the case.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MavsJ33:</div><div class="quote_post">Next step these money hungry gold diggers just don't file a complaint in the first place, and leave athletes alone.</div> Amen.
Great job <font color="Red">EDIT</font>, look at what you have done. Now real victims, if she was one, are more fearful of coming forward because of what they may have to go thru. :thumbsup: <font color="Red">Do NOT mention the victims name on this website - Ice</font>
They aren't scared they just know they won;t win anymore, because half of these cases are just the women wanting money, barely ever has the athlete ever done something.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MavsJ33:</div><div class="quote_post">They aren't scared they just know they won;t win anymore, because half of these cases are just the women wanting money, barely ever has the athlete ever done something.</div> Except Ruben Patterson. Dag, anybody seen that woman he beat down. Boy was she tore up. I think he only was on house arrest. WTF is that? My sis was saying he just looked like a rapist way before that assault charge happened. She was right!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Jesseca328:</div><div class="quote_post">Great job <font color="Red">EDIT</font>, look at what you have done. Now real victims, if she was one, are more fearful of coming forward because of what they may have to go thru. :thumbsup:</div> you don't know that Kobe's accuser wasn't a 'real' victim. It was never proven or disproven. The only thing that was ever proven was that the prosecution bumbled the case so badly that it would have been fruitless to proceed.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">orriginally posted by 30standingvert Except Ruben Patterson. Dag, anybody seen that woman he beat down. Boy was she tore up. I think he only was on house arrest. WTF is that? My sis was saying he just looked like a rapist way before that assault charge happened. She was right! __________________</div> I couldn't agree with you more, she looked like the frickin exorcist. Yeah he should have done some jail time.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trip:</div><div class="quote_post">Hmm, wonder how much he paid her...</div> :bonk: that does sound like something ol' charels would do...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MavsJ33:</div><div class="quote_post">barely ever has the athlete ever done something.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Next step these money hungry gold diggers just don't file a complaint in the first place, and leave athletes alone. </div> Those are very arrogant statements. For one, Charles Barkely was the first person to admit that athletes are NOT role models, meaning they make mistakes and often get in trouble with the law. I could easily name a few players that have had brushes with the law - Kobe Bryant, Zach Randolph, Jerry Stackhouse, Darrell Armstrong, Jayson Williams, Chris Webber, Damon Stoudamire, etc. Lets face it, these guys aren't angels, nor should they considered to be perfect. Thats one thing I can't stand, when fans will stick up for their favorite player to an overwhelming point where they don't even look at both sides and remain biased. 'Barely ever has the athlete ever done something.' Riiiight... Keep thinking that. Simple fact is there obviously has to be evidence of a crime for it to even be written or reported. Ex: Kobe's accuser had brusing and tears. Now I'd rather not get into that case because the entire thing is pretty much done with - but there was still evidence to bring the case up in the first place. And even if he was innocent, he still cheated on his wife, so therefore he's not perfect, and yes, the athlete did do something in that situation. Did you guys ever think some of these women are just seeking justice? What a concept - you are a victim of a crime and you report it.
I gotta agree with ice there. Not all athletes take advantage of their status and wealth for bad causes but a lot of them do. it doesnt matter if kobe raped that girl or not, he still cheated on his wife for some girl he had never met. However i think that the barkley incident was a simple misunderstanding. that sed the thing i hate the most is when stupid, arrogant chicks try to take advantage of wealthy athletes and take them to court at taxpayers expense. i mean its obvious this chik accusing kobe is in it for the money or. "lets drop the criminal case and go to civil court and try and get as much money as i can off this guy" If he had really raped her she wouldnt have dropped the criminal case. its funny that she hasnt dropped the civil suit though. maybe cuz theirs millions of dollars in it for her
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting princevince119:</div><div class="quote_post">that sed the thing i hate the most is when stupid, arrogant chicks try to take advantage of wealthy athletes and take them to court at taxpayers expense. i mean its obvious this chik accusing kobe is in it for the money or. "lets drop the criminal case and go to civil court and try and get as much money as i can off this guy" If he had really raped her she wouldnt have dropped the criminal case. its funny that she hasnt dropped the civil suit though. maybe cuz theirs millions of dollars in it for her</div> Theres also a two-way street there. Did you ever think she couldn't have carried on with the case in court because of all the information that was leaked out (and shouldn't have been)? Ex: The Rape Shield Law. Regardless, money is a very powerful thing and it goes BOTH ways. He has the money to make the case go away, and that could work out as a postive for her. Did you guys ever think she decided to drop the case if he released an apology to the media? The statements he made were very convincing that something more than consensual intercourse could have taken place. But anyhow, thats not the point. The point is, some of these women are just trying to seek justice. Seems like all the fans are first to support their favorite players - which is great, but you still need to look at the case from both sides.
