Beerball Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Bo Jackson is sueing a California newspaper that printed a story saying he used anabolic steriods, and they led directly to his hip injury. I hope he's telling the truth, and I hope that puny little paper has to pay dearly. linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailog80 Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Bo knows litigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Pro Bo Know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 So I guess the days of papers just printing retractions are gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted April 7, 2005 Author Share Posted April 7, 2005 So I guess the days of papers just printing retractions are gone? 298426[/snapback] Generally speaking, a newspaper prints a retraction when they make an error. This doesn't appear to be an error. I would characterize it as a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailog80 Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Generally speaking, a newspaper prints a retraction when they make an error. This doesn't appear to be an error. I would characterize it as a lie. 298430[/snapback] Usually the news is plastered on page one and the retraction is on page 16 in microscopic print. go get em Bo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 So I guess the days of papers just printing retractions are gone? 298426[/snapback] Just like the days of verifying stories before they go into print are gone as well... Go get em Bo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rastabillz Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 On a semi related note. During our Super Bowl years I was at a home Sunday night game against the Raiders, where a bunch of fans were playing volyball in the stands with a black sex doll with a sign around her neck that said "Bo knows your sister". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Pat Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Bo Jackson is sueing a California newspaper that printed a story saying he used anabolic steriods, and they led directly to his hip injury. I hope he's telling the truth, and I hope that puny little paper has to pay dearly. linky 298392[/snapback] It wasn't a story about Bo. It was a story about steroid abuse. There was one graf/quote about Bo, and that's what the lawsuit is over. Now, I will give you this: Just because someone else said it, doesn't mean we have the right to print it. Libel is libel, regardless of where it comes from. But Bo's a public figure, and to think some haven't questioned whether or not he used steroids is silly. That said, Bo's going to have a pretty hard time proving defamation in this case. The location of the quote (in the 11th graf), the manner in which the quote was played in the story, combined with the fact that it's going to be pretty tough for Bo to prove malice (the source had validity to speak on the topic, given her background) or actual damages (his career is over and he's largely out of the spotlight as it pertains to sports -- the man is more known for cooking nowadays) leads me to believe that this lawsuit will either be settled out of court for a piddling sum, or it will never see the light of day in an actual courtroom. Not to mention the private figure vs. public figure battle he can't possibly win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheManTheMythTheLegend Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 I like how Bo said "I'm not gonna say 'maybe i did and maybe i didn't.. I DIDN'T'" Bo knows a press conference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Bo knows hip problems as diagnosed by Dr. Orenthal J. Simpson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its only real shh Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Bo, all time favorite. I love at the end where he said "never did them, never needed to" ...he aint lyin, just ask "the boz"<<<a couple times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheManTheMythTheLegend Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Everything else is true as stated above, but more than anything, Bo knows Tecmo Bowl and Super Tecmo Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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