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Originally posted by justamom
If Kobe Bryant forcibly raped this girl, send him to jail . . . for a long time. If he is being put on trial because some young girl regrets a romp in the sack with an athlete and is afraid for her reputation, then the wrong person is going to trial.
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This is what I'm all about. The infidelity is between him, his wife, and their Higher Power; I've seen what infidelity can do to a family (not mine, BTW), and it's hell.
Let the Bryants deal with that how they will. I'm really not surprised, given the NBA lifestyle (read further).
On the other hand, if he is wrongly accused of rape (just a generation ago, a black man would have been lynched for merely being accused of raping a white woman), it's terrible. If, in the end, it comes out that it was consensual--that's when it becomes a private matter.
Okay, for the people who are saying adultery is a crime in some states--well, those are usually the same states that still have laws on the books against premarital sex and treat it the same as they would adultery. What's that line about judging lest one be judged...?
Kitso, I don't think KR was putting Kobe in the same league as David Robinson. It's just that, with some of the questionable characters that have begun to dominate pro basketball as of late, it's been a long time since we've seen a player who actually cares about creating a pro-family image. I have a few family members who are connected with the dirt of pro-basketball scene--these are people who weren't surprised when Magic Johnson was diagnosed, and knew about Michael Jordan's indiscretions YEARS before his divorce--who said that Kobe was by far one of the best NBA players as far as the drugs and women were concerned.