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riqster

(13,986 posts)
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 09:23 PM Jan 2014

Rapist Jameis Winston is about to get his ass sued off.

Along with the local cops and the university. Good thing, too:
http://gma.yahoo.com/jameis-winston-39-alleged-victim-39-absolutely-39-205809923--abc-news-topstories.html

The attorney for Jameis Winston's alleged rape victim said she "absolutely" plans to file a civil lawsuit against the Florida State University star quarterback and the Tallahassee Police Department.

"I want heads to roll," Pat Carroll, the attorney for the woman who claims Winston raped her in December 2012, told ABC News in an exclusive interview.

Carroll said the Tallahassee Police Department was negligent in handling her client's case against the 20-year-old Heisman Trophy winner. He claims the way police handled the allegations led to a prosecutor's decision to drop the case.


A very brave woman. Good on her!
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Rapist Jameis Winston is about to get his ass sued off. (Original Post) riqster Jan 2014 OP
I'm going to keep asking why DOJ won't prosecute under a civil rights violation BainsBane Jan 2014 #1
The prosecutor was a Florida State University alumnus. Was I the only one trippin about that? KeepItReal Jan 2014 #2
He'll do the Roethlisberger thing LittleBlue Jan 2014 #3
Uhuh, absolutely, follow the money. nilesobek Jan 2014 #4
That can't happen for two more years. He is a redshirt freshmen. Lochloosa Jan 2014 #8
IIRC it's 3 years removed from high school LittleBlue Jan 2014 #9
You know, I'm sick of these privileged bastards... Triana Jan 2014 #5
He'd better Lawyer Up warrant46 Jan 2014 #6
I hope she succeeds nt neverforget Jan 2014 #7

BainsBane

(53,053 posts)
1. I'm going to keep asking why DOJ won't prosecute under a civil rights violation
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 09:28 PM
Jan 2014

Over and over again we see the civil rights of rape victims violated by prosecutors who refuse to do their job. It's time DOJ understood that the widespread refusal to prosecute rapists violates the basic civil rights of women and the 10% of rape victims who are male. Rape by a man against a woman is an attack against her for being female.

KeepItReal

(7,769 posts)
2. The prosecutor was a Florida State University alumnus. Was I the only one trippin about that?
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 09:32 PM
Jan 2014

Impartial? Really?

 

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
3. He'll do the Roethlisberger thing
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 09:35 PM
Jan 2014

And reach a settlement right around the time he's drafted for around $500k (that's how much Roethlisberger paid, so maybe Winston goes up to $1m). He's penniless now but a #1 pick will earn him $15m bonus + $23m contract + endorsements. He'll still be the #1 pick barring an unforeseen catastrophe. Can't have her selling her story to a tabloid right around draft time, can we Jameis? That might lose you the Nike/Gatorade endorsement.

nilesobek

(1,423 posts)
4. Uhuh, absolutely, follow the money.
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 10:04 PM
Jan 2014

The media, in my opinion, especially ESPN downplayed the story. She never got her day in court.

 

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
9. IIRC it's 3 years removed from high school
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 12:42 AM
Jan 2014

He's 2 years removed from high school right now after redshirting his first year.

 

Triana

(22,666 posts)
5. You know, I'm sick of these privileged bastards...
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 10:21 PM
Jan 2014

....and I want heads to roll too. More power to Pat Carroll!

The two-bit pr*ck rapist belongs in a very cold, very hard concrete cell for a very long time. Dirtbag. I hope she gets them all, including his little prosecutor buddies and his rape apologists/defenders on the police force.

SO tired of this shit.

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