Breaking: Carman rape accusation at Clemson

[CJD]

(05-01-2022, 02:48 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: So what if a Ravens fan makes an allegation against one of the Bengals best players? Do they cut him?

You have to let due process play out. Likely NFL teams were aware of this before the draft and deemed it not an issue.

While some will think my Ravens fan thing couldn't happen...Bauer for the Dodgers allegations are from a Padres fan. I believe she was even on the Pad squad which I assume is some type of in stadium entertainment.

You have to let things play out in court.

I understand this and I am not saying Carman should be put in jail. But it's much more complicated than just "If he wasn't convicted, then he's innocent." Deshaun Watson had 22 women accuse him of some variation of sexual assault/intimidation/inappropriate sexual behavior but, because of the nature of these incidents, there was no physical or provable evidence to take any of them to a criminal court. This case feels similar to those 22 cases, with the exception being Carman's case is much more serious than Watson's 22 (on an individual comparative basis).

Bengals fans, and NFL fans as a whole, condemned the Browns for trading for Watson, many saying that allegations are important even if they don't lead to charges or convictions. I think consistency in beliefs would lead those same fans to be skeptical of Carman in this case as well. Don't let your fandom blind you. When reading the account, it seemed credible, with multiple witnesses (including the woman's mother and friends) recounting how she did tell them months or even years before she ever came forward about it. Unless all of these people are lying just to cover her story, that means that she's felt this way about her interaction with Carman ever since it occurred.

It is possible for two people to have sex, one person to think it is consensual and the other person knowing it wasn't. This does not mean that Carman is an evil person. I think its most likely that this was an 18 year old who was horny and didn't correctly read the physical reactions of this woman because he was only concerned about his own fun. This is why it is so important that we teach teenagers and young adults the importance of consent and how it can be revoked mid-make out session.