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    So, I got concussed Tuesday. My experiences, and others can add theirs.

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    I have been in health care 31 years or so and have seen multiple patients with TBIs.  The very concept of a "mild TBI" is like saying "a mild plane crash".  Many people

    s lives are changed forever.  Plus weird stuff can happen, I had one patient with a TBI who started stuttering 2 years after her accident.  The coach for Miami saying that "it was just a concussion" is a moron.  

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    Fun fact: @JoshAllenQB has the number one selling jersey in the @NFL. 😍 #BillsMafia

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    13 hours ago, Beast said:

     

    I haven't witnessed anything where I have been yelling for a penalty when it comes to Josh. Maybe D-coordinators around the league will start lobbying for unnecessary roughness penalties against Allen for rag dolling defenders? LOL

     

    I don't want that.

    I don't either and think that Josh doesn't  need it but if he stays in the league for years I wonder if it will happen.  

    Thoughts on new uniforms?

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    3 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

     

     

    The search feature works good 

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    Shirley he can

    Yes, the search function works well if you enter the right words, which I did not.   My bad again, Mods feel free to close this thread.

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    1 hour ago, WotAGuy said:


    Maybe you just misspoke on the bolded part, because I’m pretty sure sexual assault either did or did not happen as well. The issue is, is there any proof other than someone’s word?

    I am not sure why it got bolded.  My point was that sexual assault is harder to prove than other types of crime.   And if 22 women came forward with accusations it is most likely that there were more that chose not to pursue legal options.  If I was a female who was sexually assaulted I don't know if I would pursue it legally, mostly practical awareness of how difficult it is to prove "beyond a reasonable doubt."   If it was another crime, such as being accused of robbing 22 banks, would it be looked at the same way?  Again it is a difficult situation, trying to respect the innocent until proven guilty thing with the where there is smoke there is usually fire view.

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    13 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

     

    Not only not enough evidence to convict.... not enough evidence to give any reasonable prospect of conviction. That is why the grand jury didn't indict. Does that mean nothing happened? No, it doesn't but really what I believe is irrelevant. I believe that the justice system while imperfect is the best option we have for determining innocence and guilt and it is certainly better than the court of public opinion. I have spent most of the last 15 years of my career researching justice system models, looking at systems worldwide and advising governments of all political persuasions in the UK on justice system reform. I am deeply concerned about a growing trend in society towards mob mentality, driven by social media, and the court of public opinion with no checks, no balances, no objective standards replacing the justice system in terms of assessing guilt and driving punishment. 

     

    And as to your final sentence, I say this honestly and sincerely, no I wouldn't. You either stand by your principles and your belief in the system or you don't. I do. However difficult the case. Indeed in a case in which a member of my family is involved currently where they have been left in an unfortunate situation (not a sexual assault  and I understand the particular sensitivity around such allegations) I have said to them that I cannot in good conscience support their position because from a pure legal perspective it doesn't make sense.

     

     

    Respectfully, that is not for you to decide. That is for a court to decide. 

     

     

    EDIT: And just to be clear I have said from pretty much the start of this story that I believe there is something to the allegations. But what I believe is not in any way a substitute for legal due process. A court of law decides on guilt or innocence (and on liability in civil matters) not the court of public opinion. On that point I am afraid I am totally immovable. 

    The main problem with the legal system is that cases of sexual assault are notoriously difficult to prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" so in this case I would give credence to the # of women who complained.  And probably for everyone who went public there are several who chose not to do so, in most cases for this reason. If it was a different type of crime, such as a robbery, it either happened or it didn't, but what happens between two adults is a different animal IMO.  It is a complicated situation.

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