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Posted on June 24 at 2:52 p.m.
Awesome, Chris, thanks!
Posted on June 24 at 12:59 p.m.
Charlie, thanks so much for doing this blog. I had a friend die in Iraq last year and there is so much I don't know about what his life was like over there. Or what anyone's life is really like over there, for that matter.
I have some basic questions.
What's the weather like? Is the whole thing really one big dessert?
What are the houses like, and the other basic buildings?
What amenities do you have? What does the typical Iraqi citizen have?
We see a lot of pictures of total destruction, so obviously, that's part of it, but it's my understanding that there is also a lot of "normal" life going on too. What's your perspective on this?
Posted on June 16 at 7:28 p.m.
Yeah, no kidding it's getting crazy over there. And by the way, I had a "well, duh!" moment and placed a phone call and a good friend of mine. (I also noticed someone on the ljw forums had the same idea with the same results). While successfully removing myself from the jury pool should this go to trial, I was assured that the victim in this case is of the most upstanding character. My friend is absolutely certain of Ms. Brown's credibility in this case. So, I stand by my assumptions, but not necessarily my speculations. I didn't get any details, but I'm now throughly convinced he did it.
Posted on June 16 at 4:32 p.m.
I don't know about how long you can be in one of those elevators. Lots of variables like time of day, etc. What exactly happened? Did he use the "Stop" button? I don't know and don't have access to a police report. Maybe the fact they weren't in there long is what kept it from being worse than it was. *I just don't know.*
What I do know is that the publicity from a $75,000 should be a warning to all young men and bring awareness that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated.
Posted on June 16 at 3:53 p.m.
" I don't want to owe someone $75K for something someone *said* I did." - Exactly, which is where I get the strength of my assumption that she's telling the truth. Why didn't he defend himself? I'd put up a fight for $75K if I was innocent.
I don't know why there were no charges. Charles Bronson doesn't know either. She reported it to campus police.
From LJW: "Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson said Monday that his office was aware of the allegations the woman had made against Collins. He said his office had requested additional investigative work from KU police and had not yet received a completed report. He said he was not sure how long ago that request was made."
On the one hand, he's innocent until proven guilty. On the other hand, she just won a lawsuit, so her claims must not be completely baseless.
Posted on June 16 at 3:24 p.m.
"This girl sounds like another phony." - Based on what? The fact that the judge ruled in her favor? Or that he didn't bother to fight it? Or just because you think all ladies who use the system at their disposal are gold diggers?
The LaCrosse team was vindicated. Collins was not.
Posted on June 16 at 2:47 p.m.
That's the chance he took when he kept it up after being asked to stop.
Posted on June 16 at 2:44 p.m.
Oh, and one more thing I thought of. We don't know (and Collins probably didn't either) if she has some past experience that would cause her to be predisposed to having a particularly more emotionally painful response than say you or me. Everybody reacts differently to these things based on their world view, life experiences and mental state.
Posted on June 16 at 2:22 p.m.
I don't think we know the whole story here. For one thing, the incident you described was in a public place where you certainly took charge of the situation. Ms. Brown was alone with a bigger, stronger man that she knew and had no way to control the situation. What she didn't know was if and when he was going to stop and if it would happen again. They are neighbors not strangers on a subway.
Let's not forget "No" means "no" even if you're a National Championship player.
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Posted on June 24 at 2:58 p.m.
Chris, one of the things I guess I keep forgetting is how *small* Iraq is and so yes, it can have just the one climate.
Which leads me to another question then.... What about water? The people who live in desserts in the US seem to take water for granted (every house with a swimming pool, for instance), but I'm guessing that's not the case in the Middle East.
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