Vikings' Kevin, Pat Williams get injunction against suspensions

[dmq]

These guys are flat out lying. I was talking to my neighbor last night and he was saying they only give a drug like this to people that are seriously ill (he is a doctor). I think it helps people w/ liver disease get fluid out of the body. No medical person he said would ever give this to someone as a diuretic.

 

[joseephuss]

These guys are flat out lying. I was talking to my neighbor last night and he was saying they only give a drug like this to people that are seriously ill (he is a doctor). I think it helps people w/ liver disease get fluid out of the body. No medical person he said would ever give this to someone as a diuretic.

Isn't the product they took, StarCaps available over the counter? I don't think a doctor had to prescribe it to these players. You can order it directly on the internet. Now the drug within the product is something that no medical person would give to a patient as a diuretic. Maybe that is why everyone should be wary of weight loss pills.

 

[THUMPER]

You're going out on a bit of limb here.

Typically, you get a TRO put in place when the lawsuit is filed in order to prevent the irreparable harm the lawsuit is aimed at. I'm not sure why you'd think a lawsuit hasn't been filed.

I said that it didn't "appear" that one had been filed. If they have actually filed a lawsuit then the judge is acting correctly but that information was not included in the story, so it didn't appear that one had been filed.

And actually, if there are some sort of legal rights violated, or potentially violated, they're doing exactly their job. They have the authority. The "circumventing the due process" line is just nonsensical. The court system is "due process."

Actually, no they are NOT doing their job. It is not a judge's job to enforce a person's legal rights, that's what law enforcement is for. Technically, it is the District Attorney's job to see that legal rights are not violated. His role is to determine if someone's rights have been violated and to prosecute the violators.

Unless a case is actually being presented before this judge then he is acting on his own initiative and outside the purview of his authority, at least as I understand it. The judicial system has been twisted over the years to a point where judges are handing down decisions, injunctions, and whatnot from the bench with no real authority to do so.

It's sometimes best, I find, not to use legal jargon unless I fully understand what it means.

I quite agree.

 

[theogt]

I said that it didn't "appear" that one had been filed. If they have actually filed a lawsuit then the judge is acting correctly but that information was not included in the story, so it didn't appear that one had been filed.

Why would a judge issue a TRO without some sort of pending action? In order to get the TRO they have to show that there's a good chance they'll win a lawsuit.

Actually, no they are NOT doing their job. It is not a judge's job to enforce a person's legal rights, that's what law enforcement is for. Technically, it is the District Attorney's job to see that legal rights are not violated. His role is to determine if someone's rights have been violated and to prosecute the violators.

This is simply not true.

Unless a case is actually being presented before this judge then he is acting on his own initiative and outside the purview of his authority, at least as I understand it. The judicial system has been twisted over the years to a point where judges are handing down decisions, injunctions, and whatnot from the bench with no real authority to do so.

Just curious -- when's the last time you stepped foot in a courtroom? Read a court decision?

Why do people feel the need to comment on things they're unfamiliar with?

 

[thekavorka]

just have to hope they can remain long enough to play against the falcons

 

[zeromaster]

Let's just say Goodell has been a bit inconsistent in the application of his punishments, so some of us find the prospect of him suffering a little setback just a little gratifying.

That is all.

 

[mmillman]

amazing how nobody in the NFL takes banned substances