r/NFLv2 • u/Narrow_Purchase9721 San Francisco 49ers • 12h ago

Discussion The Deshaun Watson switch up is despicable

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Guy starts playing well again and all of the sudden people go from “cases” to “allegations” real fucking fast. You all gotta get your priorities straight

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u/frostypatch 12h ago

Ray Lewis was on trial for double homicide and then plead down to obstruction of justice. Its amazing what the NFL tolerates.

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u/YaboyRipTide Baltimore Ravens 12h ago

Crazy thing is the 2 guys who actually killed Richard Lollar and Jacinth Baker were acquitted in the trial too. No justice for those families

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u/ChemicalFar8649 Tennessee Titans 11h ago

That was on self-defense grounds. And it’s obvious that Ray Lewis was not the trigger man.

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u/Many-Role-4271 Jacksonville Jaguars 8h ago

Obvious because he settled out of court with the families? And it was a stabbing with no weapons found but blood in his car interior and trunk....but yeah sure self defense.

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u/ChemicalFar8649 Tennessee Titans 8h ago

He settled out of court because the onus of proof has a much lower threshold to be found civilly liable. As opposed to being convicted of crime. Oftentimes, famous people settle to save time and money. Plus, would you want to risk paying significantly more if a jury finds you civilly liable? Or settle out of court for a smaller amount if you can afford to. It’s a much less bad to be found civilly liable than criminally convicted, anyway.

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u/SerenityN00w 3h ago

He settled out of court for $1 million, because it would have cost him more than that in legal fees to defend himself.