On one hand ... the actions are terrible and you can’t defend them. They are difficult as can be to prove given the he said she said situation.
On the other hand ... what’s the line to draw regarding how long past transgressions should stay with you ... particularly as a minor
That said, if I’m a college coach, I can’t have players on my roster doing this. It’s a terrible message to my current players. It’s a terrible message to young players looking to be recruited in the future. Not to mention the personal risk to the coach if said player commits a similar action while on the team ... BAD situation.
On one hand ... the actions are terrible and you can’t defend them. They are difficult as can be to prove given the he said she said situation.
On the other hand ... what’s the line to draw regarding how long past transgressions should stay with you ... particularly as a minor
That said, if I’m a college coach, I can’t have players on my roster doing this. It’s a terrible message to my current players. It’s a terrible message to young players looking to be recruited in the future. Not to mention the personal risk to the coach if said player commits a similar action while on the team ... BAD situation.
They should probably stay with you long enough to be punished. After they do the time, that's another story.
Something that isn't being much talked about, but will, is that Petersen is going to come out of this looking pretty fucking stupid.
This needs to be repeated.
The one guy we offer is involved, but we distance our program from another top talent because Pete suspected he was involved in the incident. So his sources lied to him or he misjudged the situation or both. Either way, Pete fucked up big time.
You either take the high road or you say fuck it, win at all costs. But taking the high road and getting it WRONG is just another thing Pete was too slow or stubborn or whatever to get right.
I’m not 100% ready to boot Adams without knowing what his involvement was, but losing top local talent like Gee is bad. Because we pulled Rome and Jalen in the same class it may not seem like it, but if you think having him as an enemy and in JTTs ear isn’t hurting us, I don’t know what to tell you.
Something that isn't being much talked about, but will, is that Petersen is going to come out of this looking pretty fucking stupid.
This needs to be repeated.
The one guy we offer is involved, but we distance our program from another top talent because Pete suspected he was involved in the incident. So his sources lied to him or he misjudged the situation or both. Either way, Pete fucked up big time.
You either take the high road or you say fuck it, win at all costs. But taking the high road and getting it WRONG is just another thing Pete was too slow or stubborn or whatever to get right.
I’m not 100% ready to boot Adams without knowing what his involvement was, but losing top local talent like Gee is bad. Because we pulled Rome and Jalen in the same class it may not seem like it, but if you think having him as an enemy and in JTTs ear isn’t hurting us, I don’t know what to tell you.
And if it's just because you don't like his old man, you sack up and deal with it. Pete looks really bad here.
* Police recommended charges. Two people to be charged with rape, one with rape of a child (he was 18, victim was 16, in Washington 17 is the age of consent) also knew that child porn was filmed and distributed.
* Clyde Hill police couldn't get the video because it was Snapchat. Went to the cyber people at Bellevue police, who also couldn't get it.
* DA's office chose not to press charges. Because this is one of the hardest cases to prove and DAs hate to ruin their stats. Maybe more to this.
* The person filming the video was one of two people in the cab of the truck, and was allegedly an Eastside Catholic football player. Out of the two people in the cab only one was an Eastside Catholic player. We now know who that was.
QUESTIONS:
* How could they have not recovered the video? If CP distribution was involved, why did they not contact the FBI or someone more qualified than the Bellevue PD? Also, if other people saw the video including the kid they interviewed, that is no longer hearsay.
* Why wasn't the 18 year old charged, at least with statutory?
* The three football players who signed with "prestigious universities" - who could that be? We know 1/3. We're also told its not Ohio State. Where else have Eastside players signed from the 2019 or 2020 classes, prestigious school or not? That I was able to find, including walk-ons: Cal, Washington, Portland State 2x, Idaho State, UCLA 2x, Western Oregon, Air Force. I looked up walk-ons as well since I'm guessing the writer may not be familiar with the intricacies of teen boy stalking.
It is good that the police actually investigated and recommended charges, but I'm getting a bit of a Keystone Cops vibe. And a DA who didn't want to file charges, citing lack of evidence that would make them have to work.
Bellevue’s digital forensics lab is one of the best in the state. I don’t think going to the FBI would increase the capability in this case.
Snapchat is a bitch for law enforcement. There are digital trails but I can’t remember if Snapchat saved the meta data only or the full video/photo on their servers.
Regarding Bellevue PD, I worked for the city from 2012 to 2014.
* Police recommended charges. Two people to be charged with rape, one with rape of a child (he was 18, victim was 16, in Washington 17 is the age of consent) also knew that child porn was filmed and distributed.
* Clyde Hill police couldn't get the video because it was Snapchat. Went to the cyber people at Bellevue police, who also couldn't get it.
* DA's office chose not to press charges. Because this is one of the hardest cases to prove and DAs hate to ruin their stats. Maybe more to this.
* The person filming the video was one of two people in the cab of the truck, and was allegedly an Eastside Catholic football player. Out of the two people in the cab only one was an Eastside Catholic player. We now know who that was.
QUESTIONS:
* How could they have not recovered the video? If CP distribution was involved, why did they not contact the FBI or someone more qualified than the Bellevue PD? Also, if other people saw the video including the kid they interviewed, that is no longer hearsay.
* Why wasn't the 18 year old charged, at least with statutory?
* The three football players who signed with "prestigious universities" - who could that be? We know 1/3. We're also told its not Ohio State. Where else have Eastside players signed from the 2019 or 2020 classes, prestigious school or not? That I was able to find, including walk-ons: Cal, Washington, Portland State 2x, Idaho State, UCLA 2x, Western Oregon, Air Force. I looked up walk-ons as well since I'm guessing the writer may not be familiar with the intricacies of teen boy stalking.
It is good that the police actually investigated and recommended charges, but I'm getting a bit of a Keystone Cops vibe. And a DA who didn't want to file charges, citing lack of evidence that would make them have to work.
Bellevue’s digital forensics lab is one of the best in the state. I don’t think going to the FBI would increase the capability in this case.
Snapchat is a bitch for law enforcement. There are digital trails but I can’t remember if Snapchat saved the meta data only or the full video/photo on their servers.
Regarding Bellevue PD, I worked for the city from 2012 to 2014.
The thing about the video, as I said at some point, is that police seem to be clueless on it/how to look for it. With the renewed interest I think at some point someone will come forward with it - the video's rather widespread - and then the case will be able to really move forward.
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I’m still shocked at who wasn’t there.
I hate this story all around.
On one hand ... the actions are terrible and you can’t defend them. They are difficult as can be to prove given the he said she said situation.
On the other hand ... what’s the line to draw regarding how long past transgressions should stay with you ... particularly as a minor
That said, if I’m a college coach, I can’t have players on my roster doing this. It’s a terrible message to my current players. It’s a terrible message to young players looking to be recruited in the future. Not to mention the personal risk to the coach if said player commits a similar action while on the team ... BAD situation.
First 10 seconds.
Askin for a fren.
That’s what I thought..
The one guy we offer is involved, but we distance our program from another top talent because Pete suspected he was involved in the incident. So his sources lied to him or he misjudged the situation or both. Either way, Pete fucked up big time.
You either take the high road or you say fuck it, win at all costs. But taking the high road and getting it WRONG is just another thing Pete was too slow or stubborn or whatever to get right.
I’m not 100% ready to boot Adams without knowing what his involvement was, but losing top local talent like Gee is bad. Because we pulled Rome and Jalen in the same class it may not seem like it, but if you think having him as an enemy and in JTTs ear isn’t hurting us, I don’t know what to tell you.
Snapchat is a bitch for law enforcement. There are digital trails but I can’t remember if Snapchat saved the meta data only or the full video/photo on their servers.
Regarding Bellevue PD, I worked for the city from 2012 to 2014.