Thread: Vikings Team Member Accused of Assault

Can't we all just get along?

This sucks, I wonder who it is. But, the player is innocent to proven guilty and it may be the case that the woman is trying to get some quick cash.

"sleepagent" wrote:

Excellent journalism there.
Report an event without names.
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Even worse journalisim would be giving a name you are not 100% sure about.

I'm guessing the journalists know who it is. But are withholding it due to possibily not know 100% and possibily waiting to see if the courts are for sure going to be brought in this.

Discipline, discipline, discipline.


Good going no-name.


First Koren, then Dwight Smith, now this, it's looking like a Tice year all over again.... but instead of having no defense, we have no offense.

I agree with acumen's post.How does a guy defend himself against such accusations? One of the radiologists where I work had the same type of thing happen to him. Crappy.
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As a side note I doubt if it was any member of the special teams,they haven't assaulted anyone lately

I'll admit that the system isn't perfect, and innocent people do get their reputations ruined... but from my experience in law enforcement, if a young lady says she has been assaulted, the vast majority of the time she has.
Unless the accused is wealthy or in a position of authority (as in Acumen's example), the accuser rarely gains anything, and actually tends to suffer socially from making the accusations, even if they turn out to be true.

Hopefully in this case the allegations are false.

"happy" wrote:

"sleepagent" wrote:

Excellent journalism there.
Report an event without names.
:

Even worse journalisim would be giving a name you are not 100% sure about.

I'm guessing the journalists know who it is. But are withholding it due to possibily not know 100% and possibily waiting to see if the courts are for sure going to be brought in this.

Then why bring it up in the first place?
Why not wait until you have all the facts?
Is this such hot news that it will make a journalist's career?
This isn't news, its tabloid trash right now.
They don't have the WHO in WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY & HOW.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/11/27/vikings.police.ap/index.html

More troubles for Vikings
Police investigating assault allegations against player
Posted: Monday November 27, 2006 7:00PM; Updated: Monday November 27, 2006 7:00PM
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Police were investigating on Monday a woman's allegation that she was assaulted by a member of the Minnesota Vikings at his home.

A news release from the city said investigators were interviewing the alleged victim and possible witnesses in an effort to corroborate the allegations.

The release said that the alleged assault happened when the woman was leaving the residence. The alleged assault was not sexual, the release said.

Sgt. Bob Olson said the allegation arose from an incident at 4 a.m. Nov. 21. The woman walked into the Police Department a few hours later to file the report.

Police would not identify the player.

The Vikings declined to comment, team spokesman Bob Hagan said

My guess someone threw Williamson a football and it went through his hands and hit the woman ;D

"THEBIGDADDY" wrote:

My guess someone threw Williamson a football and it went through his hands and hit the woman ;D

Haha...true that! I wonder who it was.