[Vision2020] Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet

[Gary Crabtree]

Whew! There's a load off my mind. I thought that tom's miscontextualized
quote meant that you were perhaps the worse guy on the planet. My relief is
palpable.

g

On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Paul Rumelhart <paul.rumelhart at gmail.com>
wrote:

> "But, then, like you said . . . you don't give a damn."
>
> ...about what the NFL is doing about it.  I just wanted to make that clear.
>
> Paul
>
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:52 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>> Law enforcement can only respond to what is reported to them.
>>
>> Law enforcement is responding to these reports of domestic violence.
>>  Some of the players are pending charges as their cases are currently under
>> investigation.
>>
>> No charges have been filed against Ray Rice because his wife refuses to
>> pursue the matter.   Most jurisdictions will not pursue charges if domestic
>> assault if the victim refuses to pursue the matter.  Unfortunately, this is
>> far too common . . . since the abusive spouse is extremely controlling.
>>
>> You will notice that I said "most" . . . THANK GOD for San Diego, who
>> pursues domestic battery charges if there is sufficient evidence (i.e.
>> videos of victim being physically assaulted in an elevator), even if the
>> victim refuses to pursue the matter.
>>
>> But, then, like you said . . . you don't give a damn.
>>
>> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>
>> - John Lennon
>>
>>
>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Paul Rumelhart <paul.rumelhart at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Just out of curiosity, am I the only one who doesn't give a damn what the
>> NFL decides to do about domestic abuse?  I'm more interested in what law
>> enforcement does about it.
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 4:16 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Mr. Dredge stated:
>>>
>>> "On this note, the player's union is claiming that the elevator video
>>> provided a graphic account of what happened, but no new evidence."
>>>
>>> What more evidence do you need, Mr. Dredge?  The second video (publicly
>>> released over a week ago) clearly shows Ray Rice knocking his wife to the
>>> floor of the elevator and dragging her limp, unconscious body out of the
>>> elevator.
>>>
>>> ----------------------
>>>
>>> Mr. Dredge continues . . .
>>>
>>> "Thus, the additional penalty of a ban from the NFL leveled against Ray
>>> Rice amounts to double jeopardy."
>>>
>>> How is this considered double jeopardy?  If I committed a crime (say . .
>>> . assault) and I was fired from my job, would it be wrong to also be
>>> criminally charged for that assault?
>>>
>>> ----------------------
>>>
>>> Mr. Dredge suggests . . .
>>>
>>> "In retrospect, the NFL should have probably dealt with domestic about
>>> long ago since it's not exactly a new thing."
>>>
>>> As more and more cases of domestic violence in the NFL is uncovered
>>> (instances involving 5 players identified in the past week) it is becoming
>>> painfully clear that this has been going on for quite some time.
>>>
>>> Why hasn't something been done about it earlier, you ask?  The NFL is,
>>> in itself, a billion dollar industry.  The NFL is also tax-exempt.  Cute,
>>> huh?  Simple logic suggests that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (who is
>>> under pressure to resign by several NFL teams that are under pressure by
>>> their sponsors) would hate to see these instances of domestic violence go
>>> public, as they may result in a major drop in ticket and product sales.
>>>
>>> ----------------------
>>>
>>> Mr. Dredge concludes with . . .
>>>
>>> "Pictures of OJ's battered wife were released about 20 years ago."
>>>
>>> O.J. Simpson was tried.  I may not agree with the acquittal(s), but he
>>> WAS tried.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>>
>>> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>>> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>>>
>>> Tom Hansen
>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>
>>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
>>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
>>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>>
>>> - John Lennon
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 18, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On this note, the player's union is claiming that the elevator video
>>> provided a graphic account of what happened, but no new evidence.  Thus,
>>> the additional penalty of a ban from the NFL leveled against Ray Rice
>>> amounts to double jeopardy.  In retrospect, the NFL should have probably
>>> dealt with domestic about long ago since it's not exactly a new thing.
>>> Pictures of OJ's battered wife were released about 20 years ago.
>>>
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