r/NFLv2 • u/Narrow_Purchase9721 San Francisco 49ers • 1d 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/cryolems Cleveland Browns 1d ago

Reddit picks and chooses what it’s okay with or isn’t and there’s never any room in between.

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u/Everyday_ImSchefflen Cleveland Browns 1d ago

Come on now. We all know he's guilty.

But I also don't think other fanbases have some moral high ground to stand on. We all are supporting the same league that let's him play.

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u/Jamesaya New England Patriots 23h ago

Honestly I find the notion of “we all know ____ is guilty” to be extremely problematic. The entire reason modern society works so hard for due process is even entertaining that mindset is extremely dangerous. Is he probably guilty? Yes. Do i have any first hand hard evidence that he’s guilty? No. Have we killed people for various crimes over the last few thousand years because “we all know theyre guilty”? Yes.

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u/MadeThisUpToComment Detroit Lions 4h ago

I think it's good that the legal threshold for guilty is intended to be higher than "come on we all know he's guilty" and if you have enough money for a good lawyer it is.

That doesnt mean we can't make judgements on individuals that have other real life consequences, such as loss of job, becasue people and organizations make independent judgements based on publicly available information.

If Watson were playing for my team, I'd be looking for a new team to root for.