Article: "Roethlisberger continues relentless assault on his accuser"

Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2009-08-22 17:53

Article here. Excerpt:

'Three days after releasing e-mail messages described as the "tip of the investigative iceberg" and publicly demanding that the woman suing Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger abandon her case immediately, Roethlisberger has filed a motion to dismiss the claims against him, support by a 43-page legal brief and 29 exhibits.

We've obtained a copy of everything that has been filed. (And, consequently, the hard drive on the official PFT Commodore 64 is now full.)

Put simply, the attack against the plaintiff is among the most aggressive I've seen in nearly 18 years of practicing law.
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Roethlisberger requests that the plaintiff be required to submit to an "immediate medical examination," alleging that "there is no question that Plaintiff is unstable mentally."

So, regardless of the merits of the case (and, frankly, it doesn't look good at this point for the plaintiff), Roethlisberger's lawyers are using the "nuts and sluts" defense by calling the plaintiff both a nut and a slut.'

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A man has every right to aggressively challenge an accusation to prove his innocence. Apparently, defending himself is somehow victimizing the accuser.

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Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2009-08-22 18:46

Think about that for a second. That's like saying "merciless self-defense" or something of the sort.

So, a man accused of a crime can't call into question the accusation or the accuser if the accuser is female and the accusation involves an alleged sex crime. I.e., he should say nothing and offer no defense.

Maybe one day the author of this article will himself be accused by a woman of a sex-related criminal act. I wonder if he'll say the same thing about his own case. But I hope that never happens to him because, as you can see, no one thinks you should have a defense. He's a nymphotrope, but that doesn't mean he deserves to be falsely accused, as that would, by his own thinking, lead inexorably to a prison sentence he wouldn't deserve. Note to Mr. Florio: Accusation = guilty. Pray you never find yourself there.

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Submitted by mcc99 on Sat, 2009-08-22 18:50

It's not a very chivalrous act, which of course as you know Chivalry is only sexist when women don't benefit.

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Submitted by Michael on Sat, 2009-08-22 19:05

manonthestreet

May be the only good part of the article is that it does show that men will,and are beginning to, defend themselves vigorously. Certainly we have all felt that too many men have been passive for far too long. For sure the first over the top will take the most ferocious fire. But after that others will follow for they will have seen how it is done. They will have been forewarned of what to expect and that will make them stronger.

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Submitted by trotter on Sun, 2009-08-23 16:31