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Originally Posted by Rexanglorum
As is often times the case with any thing happening in society, there are numerous causes. Part of the difference in treatment is probably because Kobe is back and in a majority white society, black men can seem like more hostile and more menacing compared to a white man with the same stature, demeanor and criminal record. Another factor is that Kobe had many more endorsement deals to lose, he is a global icon and advertisers are always quick to pull ads when there is controversy, the concept of "guilty until proven innocent" only applies to courts of law and even then the standard of "beyond a reasonable doubt" only applies in criminal cases. Finally, there is also the fact that Kobe fans and Kobe detractors are very strident in expressing there feelings and many people making all of those PS's of Kobe in prison garb, were black themselves. Rothlisberger is not nearly such a polarizing figure.
Originally Posted by blacklion23
Originally Posted by imINchucks5
Ben Roethlisberger wrote:
It's because I'm white.
Originally Posted by wildcard
im pretty sure kobe admitted to having relations with her and committing adultery. criminal charges in that case-bens is just a civil suit. plus come on man... everybody knows bens accusers just looking for a paycheck... how're you going to say this nfl superstar rapes you a year ago...................................when you're ugly at that. but that's not even it, it's just pretty obvious that was the case- which is why criminal charges never even ensued from it
Interesting points...I never considered that Kobe being such a polarizing figure factored into this.Originally Posted by Rexanglorum
As is often times the case with any thing happening in society, there are numerous causes. Part of the difference in treatment is probably because Kobe is back and in a majority white society, black men can seem like more hostile and more menacing compared to a white man with the same stature, demeanor and criminal record. Another factor is that Kobe had many more endorsement deals to lose, he is a global icon and advertisers are always quick to pull ads when there is controversy, the concept of "guilty until proven innocent" only applies to courts of law and even then the standard of "beyond a reasonable doubt" only applies in criminal cases. Finally, there is also the fact that Kobe fans and Kobe detractors are very strident in expressing there feelings and many people making all of those PS's of Kobe in prison garb, were black themselves. Rothlisberger is not nearly such a polarizing figure.
Originally Posted by CaponeCartels
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Originally Posted by cartune
[h1]ESPN Is Like Madonna[/h1]
ESPN is like Madonna. Back in the day they were both hip -- you felt like you were connected to them on a personal level. Thirty years later they are talking with strange accents and disconnected from the general public. The Worldwide Leader in Sports has proven this disconnection once again in their coverage of Ben Roethlisberger's sexual assault case.
The explanation I got was that ESPN does not report on civil cases that don't have criminal complaints. I was told that the policy has been in effect for twenty years and, since the plaintiff did not file a criminal complaint, it was a "non-story." They sent out a memo that stated that no one in the company could talk about the story.
It may have been a good policy twenty years ago, but it doesn't apply now since ESPN is the first to jump on an athlete for almost anything, instead it appears weak.
When the Super Bowl winning QB is charged with sexual assault, even in a civil trial, that's news. As long as it is reported fairly and without bias it should be available to the public.
Are you telling me twelve stories about Brett Favre working out at a high school are bigger than Big Ben being sued for sexual assault?
Floyd Mayweather owes the IRS -- that is reported. T.O. can't find a house in Buffalo because neighbors don't like him -- that is a story. Former athletes going bankrupt -- front page story. If a player sniffs a steroid the Outside the Lines crews are in front of his house. Pacman Jones at a strip club throwing money around in a case that he was never charged -- huge story.
But not Ben Roethlisberger?
I don't care about the technicalities; the woman is alleging, in no uncertain terms, that Ben Roethlisberger raped her and there's not a whisper from the World Wide Leader in Sports? Regardless of the policy only the naive would believe that ESPN would not have reported this story if the name was Terrell Owens and not Ben Roethlisberger.
One of the reasons a lot of people are turned off by ESPN is the perception they protect certain players, coaches and teams. I honestly do not believe it is a racial issue, I just believe they slurp the bath water of certain individuals and it is very annoying.
It makes no sense that every other news/sports organization in the U.S. has this story and the #1 Sports Network does not.
The only person happy about that is Ben Roethlisberger.