UM pays Jordan Johnson

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Re: UM pays Jordan Johnson

Post by TomCat88 » Sun Feb 21, 2016 10:51 am

GRIZ1STCATS2ND wrote:
Common Cat wrote:To the casual observer the message that is conveyed.... "It pays to rape."

Please elaborate.
Why would you want, or need, him to elaborate?


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Re: UM pays Jordan Johnson

Post by Common Cat » Sun Feb 21, 2016 5:53 pm

grizatwork wrote:
Common Cat wrote:To the casual observer the message that is conveyed.... "It pays to rape."
wow...
I know- it is a calouse statement and I apologize. And no, I don't believe it.


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Re: UM pays Jordan Johnson

Post by GRIZ1STCATS2ND » Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:03 pm

TomCat88 wrote:
GRIZ1STCATS2ND wrote:
Common Cat wrote:To the casual observer the message that is conveyed.... "It pays to rape."

Please elaborate.
Why would you want, or need, him to elaborate?
The comment could easily be construed or enturperated many different ways. I'm curious to know what the poster meant.



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Re: UM pays Jordan Johnson

Post by Common Cat » Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:51 pm

GRIZ1STCATS2ND wrote:
TomCat88 wrote:
GRIZ1STCATS2ND wrote:
Common Cat wrote:To the casual observer the message that is conveyed.... "It pays to rape."

Please elaborate.
Why would you want, or need, him to elaborate?
The comment could easily be construed or enturperated many different ways. I'm curious to know what the poster meant.
What I meant was the most simplistic the view of a passerby. Johnson is in the news for rape....time passes.... Johnson gets a settlement. It's low hanging fruit for the uniformed.


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Re: UM pays Jordan Johnson

Post by SonomaCat » Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:36 pm

I think the conclusion a casual observer would reach based on the headlines alone is that UM is essentially admitting that they falsely accused/persecuted Johnson ... which is presumably why Johnson's team filed the lawsuit. If anybody asks about this in the future, all he has to say is that not only was he not convicted of a crime, he actually received a settlement for a civil case against one of the parties involved in accusing him. I doubt the size of the settlement is much of a concern for him -- it's all about optics.

I've said all along that I have no idea what actually happened, but I hope he didn't do anything wrong and I further hope that this settlement gives him the ability to lead a normal life going forward. I also hope for the best for the accuser. Sucks all the way around for everyone.



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Re: UM pays Jordan Johnson

Post by GRIZ1STCATS2ND » Sun Feb 21, 2016 10:12 pm

Common Cat wrote:
GRIZ1STCATS2ND wrote:
TomCat88 wrote:
GRIZ1STCATS2ND wrote:
Common Cat wrote:To the casual observer the message that is conveyed.... "It pays to rape."

Please elaborate.
Why would you want, or need, him to elaborate?
The comment could easily be construed or enturperated many different ways. I'm curious to know what the poster meant.
What I meant was the most simplistic the view of a passerby. Johnson is in the news for rape....time passes.... Johnson gets a settlement. It's low hanging fruit for the uniformed.
I see and unfortunately, right you are.



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Re: UM pays Jordan Johnson

Post by Grizlaw » Mon Feb 22, 2016 9:22 am

GRIZ1STCATS2ND wrote:
Common Cat wrote:
What I meant was the most simplistic the view of a passerby. Johnson is in the news for rape....time passes.... Johnson gets a settlement. It's low hanging fruit for the uniformed.
I see and unfortunately, right you are.
I guess. What's the takeaway, though? The state shouldn't have settled (and/or a judge or jury shouldn't rule in JJ's favor) so as not to send the wrong message to any uninformed idiots who might happen to be paying attention?


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