No, I agree, too many people are convicted based on accusations only. But just judging by Watson's own admission and the officer's statement on what he personally witnessed, there is enough here to have serious concerns about the situation.
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No, I agree, too many people are convicted based on accusations only. But just judging by Watson's own admission and the officer's statement on what he personally witnessed, there is enough here to have serious concerns about the situation.
The reason i’d rather wait is specifically because all we know is really nothing at all. Alcohol and a wedding were mentioned. What if she was hammered and he decided nope we’re not going to the wedding with you in this condition. She freaks out on him in an enclosed space and what gets seen is him pushing her away from him. Guys have a right to defend themselves as well.
Or maybe he let his emotions get the better of him this one time and he overreacted. Or maybe he’s just a bad dude.
I just cannot agree with the immediate response to always assume the guy is completely at fault because of some chivalrous value a persons dad taught them that may not work in every situation.
Or maybe he let his emotions get the better of him this one time and he overreacted. Or maybe he’s just a bad dude.
I just cannot agree with the immediate response to always assume the guy is completely at fault because of some chivalrous value a persons dad taught them that may not work in every situation.
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There is zero mention of any violence on her part so far and again, even if it she did start it, you don't continue to push someone that is attempting to get away and begging you to stop. To me there are enough facts to know that Watson has acted inappropriately here, the question is only how severe.
He was probably guilty of snapping at her over her being really drunk. I agree with the post above that said she may have been in a state of mind that was either hindering their plans for that wedding or she was straight up annoying him and he lost it over something. I doubt she attacked him. It's only natural to wonder if/hope it's not a sporadic occurrence with them and not a one time issue. Not the alcohol part, but just anger on both sides, specifically from him. But that's not my business.
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It sounds like Watson is at fault, but I'm going to wait for more details to emerge before making any sort of judgement.
A witness thought it was bad enough to flag down a police car which doesn't sound good. It was a gas station so not only witnesses but cameras along with the officer seeing it himself. This isn't he said she said incident. We'll see what happens
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Want to see the whole picture before I make a judgement. That said, if it is cut and dry one sided he needs help, and washing your hands of him and walking away doesn't do that. So even if Poile does do something help should be involved.
If I remember the Ribs incident correctly, he settled a civil matter. There was never a criminal charge in that case. Authorities looked into it, didn't have enough to proceed, and then the civil action was started.
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Ok I rarely agree with nitrous but that is a bullcrap distinction you just made.
Anyone with a scrap of insight understands the Ribiero situation was far FAR worse than what has thus far been described about the Watson case. The only reason there were no criminal charges against Ribs is the alleged action was unwitnessed.
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Man, Watty seemed such a great guy. I don't want to make hasty decisions but this one doesn't seem good.
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Poile has been known to give players a second chance if he feels that they are truly sorry for what happened and agree to take the steps necessary to improve themselves. These steps would include an NHL approved "rehab" program and maybe even a heartfelt public apology to ease things over with the fans. It all depends on the degree of the abuse, what kind of video footage will be released to the public, and again, whether or not he's truly sorry for what happened.
I definitely won't get caught defending Ribiero here - but criminal charges are far more serious than civil. He settled because he had done wrong.
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A misdemeanor criminal charge is far less serious than settling a civil suit that arose from an alleged felony.
Me too. If she was drunk and upon sobering up realizes it was not as bad as reports are being made to sound it could happen.
Best case scenario is charges dropped, Watson and his gf get counseling and it never happens again.
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That's...One hell of a conflict or interest. Making you wonder why there are not more criminal hockey players on the team?
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