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Mister Fister
May 17, 2008

D&D: HASBARA SQUAD
KILL-GORE


I love the smell of dead Palestinians in the morning.
You know, one time we had Gaza bombed for 26 days
(and counting!)

Pron on VHS posted:

Can someone explain Rovell's tweet, what does "no employee has job to worry about" mean and how does it connect to the first part of the sentence

Well, if the business is closed, then they had to lay off all the employees.

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Kalli
Jun 2, 2001



Pron on VHS posted:

Can someone explain Rovell's tweet, what does "no employee has job to worry about" mean and how does it connect to the first part of the statement

The hotel in question went out of business apparently, so nobody has to worry about being fired with cause for leaking the video.

Levitate
Sep 30, 2005

randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENIÈRE IN ME

Pron on VHS posted:

Can someone explain Rovell's tweet, what does "no employee has job to worry about" mean and how does it connect to the first part of the sentence

He's saying this video wasn't leaked before because employees of the casino were afraid they'd be fired for leaking it. Now that the casino is closing the employees don't give a poo poo

fknlo
Jul 6, 2009


Fun Shoe

IcePhoenix posted:

I'm pretty sure they can reopen the case in light of new evidence and extend the suspension, thus not making it double jeopardy.

It's not like they thought there was some pillow fight that got out of control in the elevator. They knew he loving hit her and knocked her unconscious when they levied the suspension. It just looks even worse now since there's a video of it. Nothing is going to happen.

Pron on VHS
Nov 14, 2005

Blood Clots
Sweat Dries
Bones Heal
Suck it Up and Keep Wrestling
Ahhhh I didn't get that the hotel went out business

Unknownmass
Nov 3, 2007

Pron on VHS posted:

Can someone explain Rovell's tweet, what does "no employee has job to worry about" mean and how does it connect to the first part of the statement

I think it was said that the casino closed down and all employees lost there jobs.

edit beaten like Rice's Fiancee and this joke

Jay Carney
Mar 23, 2007

If you do that you will die on the toilet.

Pron on VHS posted:

Can someone explain Rovell's tweet, what does "no employee has job to worry about" mean and how does it connect to the first part of the statement

Yeah the revel casino closed down and so an employee in security probably took the 50K from TMZ now that he didn't have a job/contract/nda binding him (casinos normally have fairly restrictive employment contracts)

hcreight
Mar 19, 2007

My name is Oliver Queen...

Kalli posted:

The hotel in question went out of business apparently, so nobody has to worry about being fired with cause for leaking the video.

More importantly, there was no brand to protect.

Droopy Goines
Aug 2, 2003

Presented in DTS ES 6.1 where available.
The NFL are probably afraid that if they prevent people convicted of domestic assault from playing then they are going to lose valuable players.



quote:

Although this is still lower than the national average, it’s extremely high relative to expectations. That 55.4 percent is more than four times worse than the league’s arrest rate for all offenses (13 percent), and domestic violence accounts for 48 percent of arrests for violent crimes among NFL players, compared to our estimated 21 percent nationally.

Moreover, relative to the income level (top 1 percent) and poverty rate (0 percent) of NFL players, the domestic violence arrest rate is downright extraordinary.

But at least he didn't say anything racist so we won't see any noticeable outrage from the players.

Cash Monet
Apr 5, 2009

It wouldn't shock me if there are murmurs of some owners and people in the NFL offices wanting Goodell out after this. He's presiding over one misstep after another and just putting a new face on the league is a quick rememdy.

There are plenty of company men in the NFL that are just as qualified as Goodell to do the job; hes expendable.

Cash Monet fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Sep 8, 2014

v2vian man
Sep 1, 2007

Only question I
ever thought was hard
was do I like Kirk
or do I like Picard?
Rovell is probably still pissed at the employee because of the general disrespect for brands

Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

IcePhoenix posted:

I'm pretty sure they can reopen the case in light of new evidence and extend the suspension, thus not making it double jeopardy.

Nope, any lawyer worth there salt would be able to make the argument that the NFL saw that video and thus it's not new evidence. Since there are enough conflicting reports to make it so. Also the fact that they have said what they were told lines up with the events of the video.


If I'm a players union I fight like hell to defend my players from having to face double penalties due to public outcry.


I may hate the person, but you can't make a concession like that, and it's bullshit to expect the union to do so.

The Ravens are the only entity able to do anything(Already been handled legally) and they are only able to cut him.

Dexo fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Sep 8, 2014

Unknownmass
Nov 3, 2007
gently caress Goodell, Ravens and the NFL, but there really needs to be more discussion on why the police did nothing when this video existed, and how money just buys you out of ever having to face being prosecuted.

Diva Cupcake
Aug 15, 2005

Unknownmass posted:

gently caress Goodell, Ravens and the NFL, but there really needs to be more discussion on why the police did nothing when this video existed, and how money just buys you out of ever having to face being prosecuted.
LaCanfora has been tweeting about leaving multiple messages on the AC district attorney's office looking for an explanation. No response yet obv.

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


Ray Rice press conference on ESPN right now

Nail Rat
Dec 29, 2000

You maniacs! You blew it up! God damn you! God damn you all to hell!!

Ramadu posted:

Ray Rice press conference on ESPN right now

"I've learned even more now that I've seen the video, and we both have become stronger parents. I've learned how to lead my wife. We're thankful for everything." etc. ad nauseam

Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Unknownmass posted:

gently caress Goodell, Ravens and the NFL, but there really needs to be more discussion on why the police did nothing when this video existed, and how money just buys you out of ever having to face being prosecuted.

He got offered a plea deal of probation, and a pre-trial intervention, he was a first time offender with no priors for any other offense, and his wife didn't want to go after him.


In this case they probably could have went harder after him, but it's honestly not that out of the ordinary when the victim doesn't want to go all out. Especially someone who's record was a clean as Rice's was.

Codependent Poster
Oct 20, 2003

Chris James 2 posted:

@DanWetzel: Txt'ing w/ team officials around NFL, they predict Ravens will cut Ray Rice. "Have to." Not sure anyone would pick him up

Please please please

It should be a no-brainer for them. But then again, they've done a lot of stupid poo poo around this whole thing.

Bush Did Outer Heaven
Jan 18, 2005

The Sweetest Payne

Nail Rat posted:

"I've learned even more now that I've seen the video, and we both have become stronger parents. I've learned how to lead my wife. We're thankful for everything." etc. ad nauseam

Is this actually what he's saying (can't watch at work right now). Having a press conference today to parrot the message seems a little, uh, tone deaf.

fast cars loose anus
Mar 2, 2007

Pillbug
Well this is even more embarrassing than I thought. gently caress the NFL.

davecrazy
Nov 25, 2004

I'm an insufferable shitposter who does not deserve to root for such a good team. Also, this is what Matt Harvey thinks of me and my garbage posting.
"Look, ya'll think this looks bad, but none of you had to put up with her bullshit!"

Kull the Conqueror
Apr 8, 2006

Take me to the green valley,
lay the sod o'er me,
I'm a young cowboy,
I know I've done wrong

Ramadu posted:

Ray Rice press conference on ESPN right now

:psyduck: Why would you hold a press conference? "Gotta get ahead of this thing!"

D-LINK
Oct 1, 2007

I was talking to peachy Peach about kissy Kiss. He bought me a soda.

Parmesan Basil posted:

gently caress the Ravens real loving hard. Suggs is still on the team. Ray Lewis has a loving statue that shoots loving fire. Ray Rice is still on the team. Just drop that whole loving organization into the loving ocean already. I don't know how you can cheer for them in good conscience.

Lol yeah, guy who roots for a team that's a year removed from a murder/suicide that reached its zenith at the team facilities

Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

MY NIGGA D-LINK posted:

Lol yeah, guy who roots for a team that's a year removed from a murder/suicide that reached its zenith at the team facilities

to be fair that dude is no longer on the team...

Codependent Poster
Oct 20, 2003

MY NIGGA D-LINK posted:

Lol yeah, guy who roots for a team that's a year removed from a murder/suicide that reached its zenith at the team facilities

What, should the Chiefs have suspended Belcher afterwards or something?

Ehud
Sep 19, 2003

football.

Dexo posted:

to be fair that dude is no longer on the team...

hahahahaha

Cart Mountain
Nov 1, 2004

Dexo posted:

to be fair that dude is no longer on the team...

lol

mA
Jul 10, 2001
I am the ugly lover.
"I've learned how to lead my wife."

This sounds like some kind of twisted wife-boxing reference.

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


Dexo posted:

to be fair that dude is no longer on the team...

:thurman:

primaltrash
Feb 11, 2008

(Thought-ful Croak)

mA posted:

"I've learned how to lead my wife."

This sounds like some kind of twisted wife-boxing reference.

They've gotta be replaying an old press conference, right? He said that last time and if he's saying it again, this is just ... more awful.

Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.
Pretty sure that guy was just making up a statement about what he could possibly say.

im gay
Jul 20, 2013

by Lowtax
What exactly did the NFL expect the video to show. I guess her hitting her face on the way down was the line.

Chokes McGee
Aug 7, 2008

This is Urotsuki.

MY NIGGA D-LINK posted:

Lol yeah, guy who roots for a team that's a year removed from a murder/suicide that reached its zenith at the team facilities

So your official policy on the fact that a man beat the poo poo out of a woman half his size and the Ravens throwing their support behind him, even after being briefed on exactly what happened, is "no you."

Great, thanks for that.

Chichevache
Feb 17, 2010

One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

football fuckerman posted:

ESPN asking a former teammate to talk about this rather than any expert on domestic violence is the height of their lazy, stupid crassness

This is a station that allowed, and possibly encouraged, Steven A Smith to consider what women can do differently to avoid provoking men. They're not being lazy, they deliberately pandering to the worst side of all of us that really want to see Lewis go up there and say something ridiculous that will get a ton of views. They know their audience and they know most of them will eat this poo poo up.

And somehow that is infinitely worse than if they were just lazy.

Nail Rat
Dec 29, 2000

You maniacs! You blew it up! God damn you! God damn you all to hell!!
I'm just guessing what he's going to be saying, which is the same poo poo he said last time.

No Butt Stuff
Jun 10, 2004

mA posted:

"I've learned how to lead my wife."

This sounds like some kind of twisted wife-boxing reference.

It isn't?

I thought they were making a joke.

v2vian man
Sep 1, 2007

Only question I
ever thought was hard
was do I like Kirk
or do I like Picard?

Dexo posted:

Pretty sure that guy was just making up a statement about what he could possibly say.
Last time he said it was his job to lead his family and lead his wife

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Dexo posted:

Nope, any lawyer worth there salt would be able to make the argument that the NFL saw that video and thus it's not new evidence. Since there are enough conflicting reports to make it so. Also the fact that they have said what they were told lines up with the events of the video.

Yeah, I was just going off of the assumption that they never saw the video. Obviously his lawyers would contest that, and it sure seems like they'd have a lot of grounds to base that on. But if they hadn't, then I think that gives them the right to reopen the case and not worry about double jeopardy.

hcreight
Mar 19, 2007

My name is Oliver Queen...
Speaking of, how big exactly is the closet that ESPN locked Stephen A. into this morning? Is he cozy in there?

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Harlock
Jan 15, 2006

Tap "A" to drink!!!

Look, my wife already apologized, what more do you want me to say?

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