REDMEN2002
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It sure would. If he did anything even remotely immoral then you will never see a law suit.
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Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
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It sure would. If he did anything even remotely immoral then you will never see a law suit.
Harry Cleverly
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Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
You just can't make up biased ignorance, either.
You just can't make up biased ignorance, either.
Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
Amen
(on the off chance someone could misinterpret my one word due to my being a BC fan - those that assume him guilty because he now doesn't have the opportunity to prove his innocence make me very angry)
Amen
(on the off chance someone could misinterpret my one word due to my being a BC fan - those that assume him guilty because he now doesn't have the opportunity to prove his innocence make me very angry)
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brassbonanza
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Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
From what I understand BU did not kick him out of school, he withdrew.
From what I understand BU did not kick him out of school, he withdrew.
SkinsFan09
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Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
Are you basing that off the article in the Providence Journal?
Roy to stay at Brown.
Are you basing that off the article in the Providence Journal?
Split-N
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Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
Thankfully, I also am not a lawyer, and would be one of the last people on earth to wish BU well in anything (especially hockey). But I do have something more than a passing knowledge of criminal justice principles, rules of evidence, etc., so allow me to throw a few observations into the mix.
--DAs are absolutely loath to drop felony charges once they are brought, especially in cases that have achieved a degree of noteriety. It makes them look stupid.
--In this day and age, prosecutors have vast arrays of forensic evidence-gathering tools that didn't exist until recently. I won't get into the details except to say that there are plenty of medical and lab tests that can substantiate whether or not a rape occurred. I'm assuming those kinds of tests were administered.
--There was plenty of FB chatter about this involving friends and acquaintainces of both parties. Some of that chatter might (emphasize might)have given investigators some insights into exactly what happened. You can bet that the DAs people looked at all of that.
--The victim simply may have decided not to testify.
Beyond that, however, I am chagrined to note that we as a people apparently learned nothing from the Duke Lacrosse fiasco, where the players were tried, convicted, tarred, feathered, and executed in the national media, treated like pariahs by the supposedly enlightened Duke student body, and summarily disowned by the always politically correct university administrators.
Now I'm not trying to make Max Nicastro out to be a choir boy or suggest that the young lady made the story up, but I am going to suggest that this kid was demonized in the same way by the same constituencies that rushed to judgment in Durham not so many years ago. This kind of behavior by supposedly enlightened elites is beyond arrogant and of continuing concern to those of us who still believe in the assumption of innocence until guilt is proven.
As previous posters have stated, we will probably never know what really happened. But if it turns out that the accusation was fabricated, then I wouldn't be surprised to see Nicastro try to clear his name and recover damages through civil process since--rightly or wrongly--his name and reputation are forever tarnished.
Thankfully, I also am not a lawyer, and would be one of the last people on earth to wish BU well in anything (especially hockey). But I do have something more than a passing knowledge of criminal justice principles, rules of evidence, etc., so allow me to throw a few observations into the mix.
--DAs are absolutely loath to drop felony charges once they are brought, especially in cases that have achieved a degree of noteriety. It makes them look stupid.
--In this day and age, prosecutors have vast arrays of forensic evidence-gathering tools that didn't exist until recently. I won't get into the details except to say that there are plenty of medical and lab tests that can substantiate whether or not a rape occurred. I'm assuming those kinds of tests were administered.
--There was plenty of FB chatter about this involving friends and acquaintainces of both parties. Some of that chatter might (emphasize might)have given investigators some insights into exactly what happened. You can bet that the DAs people looked at all of that.
--The victim simply may have decided not to testify.
Beyond that, however, I am chagrined to note that we as a people apparently learned nothing from the Duke Lacrosse fiasco, where the players were tried, convicted, tarred, feathered, and executed in the national media, treated like pariahs by the supposedly enlightened Duke student body, and summarily disowned by the always politically correct university administrators.
Now I'm not trying to make Max Nicastro out to be a choir boy or suggest that the young lady made the story up, but I am going to suggest that this kid was demonized in the same way by the same constituencies that rushed to judgment in Durham not so many years ago. This kind of behavior by supposedly enlightened elites is beyond arrogant and of continuing concern to those of us who still believe in the assumption of innocence until guilt is proven.
As previous posters have stated, we will probably never know what really happened. But if it turns out that the accusation was fabricated, then I wouldn't be surprised to see Nicastro try to clear his name and recover damages through civil process since--rightly or wrongly--his name and reputation are forever tarnished.
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It needs to be pointed out that certain media entities did this and others did not.
It needs to be pointed out that certain media entities did this and others did not.
I honestly don't recall any media outlets playing the 'innocent until proven guilty' angle on the Duke case until the story had begun to unravel.
There must have been someone somewhere, but they were definitely in the minority. Those players were all fully convicted in the media until the obvious evidence proving their innocence started going public.
brassbonanza
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Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
here's a guy with an identity crisis.
here's a guy with an identity crisis.
Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
I think we've found who should do the ceremonial puck drop in October:
Miss USA 2012 - Boston University student Olivia Culpp
I think we've found who should do the ceremonial puck drop in October:
Miss USA 2012 - Boston University student Olivia Culpp
Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
Can somebody correct me if I incorrectly speculate on next year's non-conf schedule:
2 beanpot
2 @ north dak.
1 rpi
1 some college in canada
1 usa u-18
1 holy cross or harvard
Just trying to figure out things based on what I think I've heard. Stanley Cup playoffs aren't even over and I'm already jonesing for hockey.
Enjoy you summer everyone!
Can somebody correct me if I incorrectly speculate on next year's non-conf schedule:
2 beanpot
2 @ north dak.
1 rpi
1 some college in canada
1 usa u-18
1 holy cross or harvard
Just trying to figure out things based on what I think I've heard. Stanley Cup playoffs aren't even over and I'm already jonesing for hockey.
Enjoy you summer everyone!
brassbonanza
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claver2010
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Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
Not to be a d1ck but if that's the best the US has to offer it's no wonder we're falling behind
Not to be a d1ck but if that's the best the US has to offer it's no wonder we're falling behind
road trip!
ericredaxe
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Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
As bonanza mentioned there is Denver, and I believe the only remaining question is the Holy Cross or Harvard (or something else). I think everything but that is confirmed.
As bonanza mentioned there is Denver, and I believe the only remaining question is the Holy Cross or Harvard (or something else). I think everything but that is confirmed.
Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
The victim probably did not want to face prosecuting attorney's attacking her morality. They would be absolutely brutal on her.
The victim probably did not want to face prosecuting attorney's attacking her morality. They would be absolutely brutal on her.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: Boston University 2011-2012: Part The Sixth
i was pulling for minnesota too!
i was pulling for minnesota too!
Not to be a d1ck but if that's the best the US has to offer it's no wonder we're falling behind
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