http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/story/_/id/7967794/ex-usc-trojans-recruit-exonerated-rape-conviction

Holy shit. I feel so bad for this guy. If you were good enough to be offered a ship by USC, then you probably had a decent shot at playing football in the NFL along with the money and benefits that come with that lifestyle. All that was taken away from him.

I wonder what he plans to do with his life now.

5/24/2012 4:47:50 PM

Why couldn't this be about Briana?

5/24/2012 4:48:24 PM

^^
rape spree

^
I read it as that.

5/24/2012 4:48:35 PM

I totally read Briana Banks

5/24/2012 4:49:20 PM

I totally read Briana Banks

5/24/2012 4:49:47 PM

i read billy banks, because i associate rape with black males

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

[Edited on May 24, 2012 at 4:50 PM. Reason : and i don't know who this guy is]

5/24/2012 4:49:51 PM

^^

5/24/2012 4:51:19 PM

It didn't stop Frostee Rucker from going pro.

5/24/2012 4:52:26 PM

I totally read Briana Banks

5/24/2012 4:52:44 PM

that woman needs to be beaten to death with a length of hose

5/24/2012 5:00:13 PM

I think he should get to rape her once with no repercussions.
















JK.

5/24/2012 5:03:15 PM

That is so incredibly sad.

5/24/2012 5:05:56 PM

Quote :

"In a strange turn of events, the woman, Wanetta Gibson, friended him on Facebook when he got out of prison."

lmbo

5/24/2012 5:15:08 PM

this is why we lose faith in the justice system...

someone's words aren't good enough!

5/24/2012 5:20:38 PM

Being ablack male doesn't buy him any favors either.

5/24/2012 5:49:49 PM

^^ I mean, he pleaded no contest at the advice of his lawyer. Still, your point still stands... what kind of fucked up justice system do we have where an innocent person might think "it would be better to admit guilt, because I'll probably get a lesser punishment than if I deny guilt...cause they're going to find me guilty anyway."

[Edited on May 24, 2012 at 5:50 PM. Reason : d]

5/24/2012 5:49:55 PM

where's the parody?

you're slippin, TWW

5/24/2012 5:52:05 PM

I hate to say this, but the pendulum has swung so far in the direction of protecting the victim that a man pretty much has to prove his innocence if he is accused of rape. You can't bring up sexual history, questioning the accuser/victim's behavior on the night of event, etc. is pretty much disallowed. Unless you can prove that she completely fabricated the story you're up shit creek.

5/24/2012 5:54:59 PM

^Unless you're Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn

5/24/2012 6:04:48 PM

Quote :

"During a second meeting that was secretly videotaped, she told Banks, "'I will go through with helping you but it's like at the same time all that money they gave us, I mean gave me, I don't want to have to pay it back," according to a defense investigator who was at the meeting."

5/24/2012 6:11:24 PM

if you're caught lying about rape you should have to do double the time the dude you lied against had to serve

5/24/2012 6:13:01 PM

It's kinda crappy. You want to encourage people to come forward with the truth, and prison isn't much of an incentive. So...?

I mean, she coulda just kept quiet...invented some story in her head about how he was a dick and he kinda/sorta raped her in a way, and her family really needed that money...and just drown the regrets in booze whenever they happen to peek through.

5/24/2012 6:16:38 PM

He should legally be allowed to kill her.

5/24/2012 6:17:22 PM

Quote :

"It's kinda crappy. You want to encourage people to come forward with the truth, and prison isn't much of an incentive. So...?"

Yes...come forward with the truth. Not some made up shit.

5/24/2012 6:18:37 PM

?

I'm just saying...if you want more fake "victims" to recant, then threatening them with prison time may not be the best way to go about that.

In fact, people might go forward with false accusations precisely because they're scared of the consequences of being discovered as a liar.

But it's such a touchy subject that it's kinda hard to be like, "Hey, before you continue, are you sure you might not be mistaken or confused about your recollection?"

5/24/2012 6:26:51 PM

Quote :

"I'm just saying...if you want more fake "victims" to recant, then threatening them with prison time may not be the best way to go about that."

I don't think false accusers are likely to come forward most of the time anyway. There are real, legal consequences for perjury, and I assume that this woman will have to deal with those.

Quote :

"But it's such a touchy subject that it's kinda hard to be like, "Hey, before you continue, are you sure you might not be mistaken or confused about your recollection?""

We call that a lawful oath, i.e. "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"

[Edited on May 24, 2012 at 6:43 PM. Reason : ]

5/24/2012 6:39:02 PM

I hope it is that simple.

5/24/2012 7:02:37 PM

Quote :

"I'm just saying...if you want more fake "victims" to recant, then threatening them with prison time may not be the best way to go about that. In fact, people might go forward with false accusations precisely because they're scared of the consequences of being discovered as a liar. But it's such a touchy subject that it's kinda hard to be like, "Hey, before you continue, are you sure you might not be mistaken or confused about your recollection?""

Let's apply this logic to serial killers/rapists who got away with their crimes...

If you want more serial killers to confess to their murders, then threatening them with prison time may not be the best way to go about that.

But it's such a touchy subject that it's kind hard to ask a suspect like, "Hey, are you sure you didn't murder or rape all those children?"

Also, if these criminals came into huge sums of money through their crimes (i.e. insurance fraud), let's make sure we don't take away that money or we might discourage even more confessions.

BIG

FUCKING

EYEROLL

5/24/2012 7:03:28 PM

BridgetSPK has always espoused these such opinions on here.

I hate rapists to the core, but I hate fake rape victims who accuse someone by name of raping them even more.

Rapists destroy a woman's life, and the whole world sides with her and sympathizes with her.

Fake rape victims destroy their accusee's life (and career, and family), and the whole world sides against him and hates him. (and he COULD GO TO JAIL for something HE DIDN'T DO, and suffer in jail)

It is easy to see which is worse, from a consequences point of view.

And so it is easy to see which should get a more severe punishment. Heck, if fake rape victims get even half the punishment of rapists, it would still be a great thing.


[Edited on May 24, 2012 at 7:10 PM. Reason : ]

5/24/2012 7:09:40 PM

It was quite courageous of her to not come forward and instead have to get it secretly taped after he had already gotten out of prison. She has no remorse and should absolutely be punished.

5/24/2012 7:10:16 PM

You know rapists have to take it up the demon hole in jail....

5/24/2012 7:12:58 PM

^^^,^^^^AHA, relax, guys. I was just tryna bring something different to the table.

I know that a huge portion of rape allegations are fabricated, and the police work hard to get down to the bottom of stuff. But then the police are criticized for not closing enough rape cases.

It's a weird situation in the justice system.

5/24/2012 7:25:05 PM

he has auditions with 4 teams coming up... all of them called him.

btw, fucking hell-dwelling whore will go unpunished



i don't get this:

Quote :

"Los Angeles prosecutors have said it is unlikely Gibson will be charged with making false accusations, saying it would be a tough case to prove."

tough case to prove?

Quote :

"Banks' first move: To get everything she said on tape. He hired a private investigator and met Gibson in the man's office, where every conversation was secretly videotaped. The tape recorded Gibson saying, clearly, "No, he did not rape me." Was he nervous she wouldn't say it? "I didn't have to get her to say anything," Banks said. "She came into the room expressing herself. She even came back the next day. The investigator asked her again, point blank. 'Did Brian rape you?' 'No.' 'Did he kidnap you?' 'No.'""

so, what gives?

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7986979/redemption-brian-banks

5/31/2012 1:18:06 AM

He played LB, he is 27, maybe 4 years if he is lucky and can stick to a team maybe special teams. I am sure some team will sign him and he will probably be cut before camp ends.

5/31/2012 1:26:16 AM

Quote :

""I didn't have to get her to say anything," Banks said. "She came into the room expressing herself. She even came back the next day. The investigator asked her again, point blank. 'Did Brian rape you?' 'No.' 'Did he kidnap you?' 'No.'" And why would Gibson meet with Banks in the first place? Was it a trap? Was it guilt? No. Banks thinks Gibson -- are you ready for this? -- was hoping to get back together. "You read the texts and that's the only conclusion you come to," says a source who worked on the case. "She seems absolutely clue-free about what she did to him.""

5/31/2012 1:37:26 AM

granted he'd have to play at a high level in college, but with what people are saying about him it isnt hard to think that this bitch cost him 10 years of his life and 10's of millions in career earnings

5/31/2012 2:07:25 AM

^ and she made 1.5 million after her mother sued the school.

she should be flogged in public AND made to give back all the money.

5/31/2012 2:10:47 AM

I totally read Briana Banks

5/31/2012 2:56:39 AM

That's awesome that 4 teams are giving him a shot. It'll be extremely tough to be that removed from the game and make a squad, but if he's that talented and works at it, who knows?

5/31/2012 3:50:20 AM

As a man shit like this is terrifying. Its his word against hers but the mans is always taken with a grain of salt.

5/31/2012 4:46:04 AM

haha wikipedia says briana banks weighs 110 pounds, yeah fucking right.

5/31/2012 8:56:41 AM

yeah, in her bra

5/31/2012 9:10:57 AM

Quote :

"You want to encourage people to come forward with the truth, and prison isn't much of an incentive. So...?"

This might be the dumbest thing I have ever read. Ever.

5/31/2012 10:02:48 AM

Well his record is clean, he should let USC know he will be there in Aug

5/31/2012 10:23:18 AM

I thought if you were a registered sex offender you could not use facebook.

5/31/2012 10:37:37 AM

What a sad story. I think it's awful she can get away with basically ruining this man's life. Could he sue her in civil court for damages even if they won't bring up criminal charges? Although I guess that would just be trying to get blood from a stone.

5/31/2012 11:01:03 AM

He probably could get a judgment against her, but if she has no assets thats about as valuable as used toilet paper.

Better off going where the money is (the state, his shitty defense attorney, etc).

Looks like the guy just wants it all behind him, he can probably make more money faster playing football if he gets the opportunity.

5/31/2012 11:12:37 AM

http://blog.redskins.com/2012/05/31/brian-banks-to-get-tryout-with-redskins/

5/31/2012 4:40:23 PM

Care to elaborate, HCH?

5/31/2012 5:54:29 PM

set em up

5/31/2012 5:56:22 PM