ESPN: Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott denies domestic assault accusation

[Risen Star]

Lessons can be taught with community service.

LOLOL

What a deterrent. His life ruined vs her having to work in a soup kitchen part time for a month. That'll teach her.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

LOLOL

What a deterrent. His life ruined vs her having to work in a soup kitchen part time for a month. That'll teach her.

I'm guessing you wouldn't be lol during time doing community service.

 

[Bigdog]

If there are witnesses corroborating Elliot's story, and it is proven that he is innocent and nothing happened, then the hammer needs to be brought down hard on this woman. While I do not advocate or blindly defend cowboys players who are alleged to have committed assault, it is entirely too easy for someone to claim being the victim of domestic abuse when nothing happened and the media eats it up and the court of public opinion backs her without a shred of evidence. Look at the Duke Lacrosse players from 10 years ago. The media, prominent black activists and the Duke community backed that woman without a shred of evidence. Once it was revealed that she made the whole thing up, there wasn't a peep in the media.

I am not saying Elliot is 100% innocent on this, but I am leaning that way just based on what I know At the moment. If evidence comes out proving he hit her, then punish him accordingly and I won't lose sleep over it.

Another case is what happened to Twana Brawley( I think that is her name). Al Sharpton and Rev Jesse Jackson came on in the media saying something needs to be done but it was later found out that it was made up. Did not hear from the media afterwards. It makes it hard for people who are victims of domestic violence when people make false accusations.

 

[Seven]

Somebody wants a pay day...

Oh, make you no mistake.

It's all about vengeance, IMO.

A woman scorned................

She also got her *** handed to her by the other woman from the looks of it. She's pissed.

 

[cmoney23]

In the pics, I noticed she had marks on her knuckles, which would indicate that she was throwing punches.

That would match what Zeke says that she got the bruises in a bar fight.

or

She was fighting with him. Either way... can't jump to conclusions on these things.

 

[Philmonroe]

If there are witnesses corroborating Elliot's story, and it is proven that he is innocent and nothing happened, then the hammer needs to be brought down hard on this woman. While I do not advocate or blindly defend cowboys players who are alleged to have committed assault, it is entirely too easy for someone to claim being the victim of domestic abuse when nothing happened and the media eats it up and the court of public opinion backs her without a shred of evidence. Look at the Duke Lacrosse players from 10 years ago. The media, prominent black activists and the Duke community backed that woman without a shred of evidence. Once it was revealed that she made the whole thing up, there wasn't a peep in the media.

I am not saying Elliot is 100% innocent on this, but I am leaning that way just based on what I know At the moment. If evidence comes out proving he hit her, then punish him accordingly and I won't lose sleep over it.

Had to get bold in didn't you

 

[Manwiththeplan]

If she's lying, she should serve a lengthy prison sentence. Give her name out too. Tired of the power women have to destroy lives on a whim.

define lengthy, because even when people are found guilty of domestic violence, they often don't serve lengthy prison sentences.

the problem with trying to equal out the sentences, domestic violence vs falsifying a police report is they aren't equal and there really is no way to make them equal, because if someone lies to the police on a far less significant matter, it would make no sense for them to serve a lengthy prison sentence.

 

[Scotman]

Prison for lying? Wow.

Think of it like this...

I work in education. If someone falsely accused me of the same crime, my reputation and my ability to work with kids would be forever damaged. It's potentially a career-ender. AND, every single time one of these false accusations is discovered, it buries the real crimes that take place...casts doubt on real victim's testimony.

Put me in the group that thinks intentionally lying about this type of stuff should carry the same penalty as the accused would have received.

 

[conner01]

Prison for lying? Wow.

Filing a false police report is a crime
Not going to prison for it but could get a hefty fine

 

[TrailBlazer]

Until there is an arrest this is a non issue. NFL players are always going to be vulnerable to these kinds of false accusations. Zeke needs to be smarter and choose better people to surround himself with. That's the real problem here.

 

[LatinMind]

Four witnesses, including one who was sitting in the car at the time of the alleged incident, told police that they did not observe an assault.

why is this even a story? The word of 4 people is not enough to believe over one woman? All this domestic violence stuff is going too far. Why is a womans word held higher than a mans in todays society?

 

[nathanlt]

Prison for lying? Wow.

Lying is exceptionally serious. It deprives those who believe the lie from understanding reality. In the case of lying about domestic violence, it harms the person who is falsely accused. It "cries wolf" for every legitimate charge of domestic violence. For someone to lie about that is so selfish as to put their need for attention and revenge above all legitimate victims. Incredibly selfish on her part if what she claims turns out to be a lie. It damages countless women, so yes, put her in jail for it!

 

[Nightman]

why is this even a story? The word of 4 people is not enough to believe over one woman? All this domestic violence stuff is going too far. Why is a womans word held higher than a mans in todays society?

the Police didn't arrest him because of the witnesses..they referred the case to Prosecutor's office to continue if they see fit but the inconsistencies were pretty big...they still had to write the report which would ultimately get out...

 

[Risen Star]

define lengthy, because even when people are found guilty of domestic violence, they often don't serve lengthy prison sentences.

the problem with trying to equal out the sentences, domestic violence vs falsifying a police report is they aren't equal and there really is no way to make them equal, because if someone lies to the police on a far less significant matter, it would make no sense for them to serve a lengthy prison sentence.

If someone lies to police on a less significant matter then they would face less time for it if proven it was a deliberate lie. They should face the maximum sentence the accused would face. Her name should be in the headline of every article too.

 

[Risen Star]

This was a deliberate attempt to destroy someone's life. The consequences should be significant and life changing.

 

[Risen Star]

I'm guessing you wouldn't be lol during time doing community service.

I'm guessing not many succubus vindictive females would back off the attempt for revenge and a money grab because of some community service if it turns out badly.

Stop with that nonsense.

 

[endersdragon]

Tweeting evil never prevails is a pretty clear denial

 

[Manwiththeplan]

If someone lies to police on a less significant matter then they would face less time for it if proven it was a deliberate lie. They should face the maximum sentence the accused would face. Her name should be in the headline of every article too.

again, just doesn't work. do you give someone the death penalty if they lie and say someone committed a murder?

 

[Risen Star]

again, just doesn't work. do you give someone the death penalty if they lie and say someone committed a murder?

Yes. Because that proven liar will be trying to murder that person. That's the end result they're working to. A conviction that could lead to that innocent person's death.

I'm not talking about every case that doesn't lead to a guilty conviction. I'm talking about cases that are proven to be outright lies. Those people should face the same sentence as the accused would have if proven guilty. You do that and you end all these women filing false charges.

 

[DandyDon1722]

I watched the first half hour of NFL Total Access tonight and not a word about Zeke. It may have come later in the broadcast but I'm pretty sure the word is out among insiders of what happened and they are just leaving it alone. In this day of competitive journalism and breaking stories, if the story had any merit they would've led with it.