Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

[mredskins]

Everyone kind of forgets the time he raped that girl. RIP KB

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Everyone kind of forgets the time he raped that girl. RIP KB

I think he was socially awkward around women, he was like 20 when he hooked up with his wife who was 16 at the time and proposed to her when she was still under age and in High School. The age of consent in California is 18. What rich famous 20 year old dude hooks up with a High School girl? That is kind of strange.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Everyone kind of forgets the time he raped that girl. RIP KB

No, just not the right time to discuss it.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Giantone

No, just not the right time to discuss it.

Why? What if it was your daughter or wife he raped?

[mooby]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Everyone kind of forgets the time he raped that girl. RIP KB

Idk why we can't acknowledge it. On one hand, after reading up on it I lean towards believing the girl. The denial at first, then changing his story to say it was consensual, combined with the vaginal trauma makes me believe he tried to use his status to get laid and didn't back down when she didn't want to.

On the other hand, he turned an entire generation of kids worldwide into basketball fans, and inspired people with his work ethic and success. I can respect his accomplishments while still conceding he did one of the most despicable things you can do as a person.

The hero worship is still a little overboard though.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by mooby

Idk why we can't acknowledge it. On one hand, after reading up on it I lean towards believing the girl. The denial at first, then changing his story to say it was consensual, combined with the vaginal trauma makes me believe he tried to use his status to get laid and didn't back down when she didn't want to.

On the other hand, he turned an entire generation of kids worldwide into basketball fans, and inspired people with his work ethic and success. I can respect his accomplishments while still conceding he did one of the most despicable things you can do as a person.

The hero worship is still a little overboard though.

Exactly.

I am sad he passed away at a young age but was I balling my eyes out; no. We really really don't know these people other then what we see on TV of them.

Last year i sat in as a juror on a rape case, rape is a horrible act that creates mountains of shock waves through out the victims lives.

Maybe karma caught up to him on that helicopter ride.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by mooby

Idk why we can't acknowledge it. On one hand, after reading up on it I lean towards believing the girl. The denial at first, then changing his story to say it was consensual, combined with the vaginal trauma makes me believe he tried to use his status to get laid and didn't back down when she didn't want to.

On the other hand, he turned an entire generation of kids worldwide into basketball fans, and inspired people with his work ethic and success. I can respect his accomplishments while still conceding he did one of the most despicable things you can do as a person.

The hero worship is still a little overboard though.

Everything is overboard these days...including what your said, hero worship. The response of faux outrage over the sexual assault was overboard. And the threatening to kill the reporter response by some, obviously overboard.

I disagree with the WP suspending the reporter but I also disagree of her personal attack (this simply wasn't just a share of a story, she's not innocent, its an attacking smear while the family is morning) at the time of the death.

Im not gonna get into the whole WP being trash...but it certainly is tho, this is further indication of it.