Quotewaterfield Well-sexual battery is a general intent crime-meaning all the prosecution needs to prove is that he intended to do the act regardless of whether he harbored an intent to do harm to the victim. A specific intent crime is where the accused knows full well what he intends to accomplish (i.e. I'm going to steal your car) (I'm going to kill my mother in law) (I'm going to rob this bankby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewaterfield Because the "act" that is prohibited by DUI laws is the act of driving while under the influence. Not the act of drinking. It would stand the law on its head if a person found to be driving under the influence could argue that he is innocent because he was under the influence. There are strong public policy reasons why that argument cannot be made. The law presumes thatby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewaterfield Well-I'm not sure of what Rath allegedly did. If he is alleged to have fondled the woman its impossible to imagine he had no control over his actions because he was under the influence of something. You recall the so-called twinkie defense in the murder of San Francisco mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk by Dan White. In actuality the consumption of sugar based twby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePHDram is that drinking alcohol is a a lifestyle choice with realy zero medical benefits while taking medications such as lipitor is a treatment for an illness AND is clearly done under the a doctors supervision. Quite different imo. Quotesnowman Quotezn People have gotten off of this kind of thing though because they argue they were not consciously in control of their actions. I heard ofby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM the argument posed in that way... that is. For example... why is this 'with a lot' only brought up in relationship to Kurt. It's probably MORE true of Deacon, which takes away exactly NADA from Deacon. What I mean is: It lacks context when singled out. That wasn't your intent... I know, and this is the third time I've noted that. - JamesJM It isn't brought up only in relationby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM (yes, I know you don't mean it that way)... - JamesJM Well but I am saying more than that. I am also saying it doesn't sound that way either. It sounds like you would take a different view than I do on the whole "how much credit goes to the qb for a win" issue. Not necessarily that different. But different. That difference of opinion on that issue isn't a matter ofby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM Not your rank of players, or who to include... but this comment I hear more and more these days.... "With a LOT". That term, today, comes off to me as so dismissive, and belittling...(yes, I know you don't mean it that way)... I don't know any great NFL player who did it on their own. Not one. And not rarely that help leaned more toward the coaches involved than the tby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- QuoteAlbaNY_Ram Dickerson played in 65 games as a Ram. Warner played in 53 games as a Rams. True, but Warner did so much in so little....there will never be a story like Warner again. Dickerson was awesome but was never the same after leaving the Rams...should have never left. With the Rams, Warner did a lot, WITH a lot. He had the coaches and players and beyond jusby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewaterfield is simply the intent to do an act which is unlawful. It does not matter if the individual is too drunk or confused to know what he is doing or whether it is unlawful as long as he-or she-intends to do a particular act that is unlawful as opposed to an unintended or accidental act. People have gotten off of this kind of thing though because they argue they were not consciously iby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewaterfield I went to a game once at the Coliseum where at halftime they introduced some of the old Rams-players like Towler, Younger, etc. To a person they were either in wheel chairs, canes, whatever. Later that night I saw them interviewed on tv and they each spoke of arthritis. However, I'm sure that surgical procedures, rehabilitation, medicine, etc have improved significantly since thoby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 And I’m a big Ike fan, too. Honestly, trying to limit such a list to just 4 players is a fool’s errand. Alphabetical order: Bacon Bruce Dickerson Donald Faulk Jones Lane Mack Olson Slater Warner Youngbloodby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewaterfield Yeah-I suspect most running backs who have had knee surgery do have some form of arthritis. I also suspect many deal with it with powerful pain medication at game time. What this means for the future is anybody's guess. I'm hoping he doesn't end up having to use a cane -or even worse -by continuing to play. In some ways this reminds me of what's happening in horse racing circles.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteFlorida_Ram Quotezn no REAL story about him being "broken down" Blog writers, fantasy guys, etc. worry that he is limited. No one who covers the team or is an informed writer says any of that. No legit source advertizes that he is broken down They say he has an arthrtitic knee BUT players can manage that and play with it. Faulk did. He played well in 2001 on a kneeby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewaterfield My point is that unless you hear from the athletes MD -in this case an orthopedic surgeon-you really don't know much. Certainly not Farr-no matter how "close" he is to the players. There are just so many different aspects of arthritis including complications and rehabilitative medicine that you really do need to hear directly from the professionals. Farr is not one of thby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewaterfield "Faulk did. He played well in 2001 on a knee that was worse than Gurley's is now." But how do "we" know that? Do any of us really "know" what the condition of Gurley's knee is other than what we "read". The only people who "know" the extent of FAulks injuries and whatever limitations may or may not have been placed on him are Fby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM that was a 'generational' game... not just for excitement but for QB play, both QB's, (our guy coming out on top :laughing ), and all around play from all the players as well. I don't know if it was his best... perhaps... I don't have the 'recall' for every game the way you guys do... but I think I would say, to this point, the most memorable. - JamesJM He was clutch at the enby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSunTzu_vs_Camus Fisher brought made us a consistent 8-8 kinda team. He doubled, tripled our win total from 3yrs previous... and drafted the 3 ProBowl - superstars/cornerstones of the team.....AD, Gurley, Goff. Heck, yeah, it was progress!!!! And all that without a qb most of the time. And without an OL a lot of the time. Not many coaches can get to 7-9 with conditions like thaby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteFlorida_RamIt does feel like he's ready to prove he's not as broken down as advertised. Blog writers, fantasy guys, etc. worry that he is limited. No one who covers the team or is an informed writer says any of that. No legit source advertizes that he is broken down They say he has an arthrtitic knee BUT players can manage that and play with it. Faulk did. He played well in 200by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotejemach people don't become defensive... That's bull. It's all over the board all the time. Naw see THAT's bull. Eye of the beholder. B) But carry on. I'm done with this minor sub-exchange btw, myself. I stand by what I said and neither one is likely to budge the other.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotejemach You all have become so defensive about asking for improvement by McVay. You're mistaking things. No one is "defensive" about McVay changing things and in fact the reports from OTAs about what they ARE changing are received positively. One of the universal themes of Rams posting is that McVay will learn from the superbowl. What's happening is that YOUR ideas ofby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSunTzu_vs_Camus let TG be...It will be what it will be!! I don't mind seeing the rookie Henderson anyway. Even if TG has to retire...we'll draft a replacement and it will work out. You have all these different venues, and they have their assignments at different points in the year. Think of all the regular sports outlets, plus fantasy, and so on. Every single one of them will haveby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteramBRO Quotestlramz Showing damage from his multiple strokes and how the medications/alcohol in combination exacerbated the negative effects of his prior strokes and he did not appreciate that fact prior to that night. Most sex crimes are specific intent crimes. That means they must be done with a specific mental state - e.g. for sexual gratification. The defense experts will opineby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- I do get a good laugh at those ads though:lol3 Agreed. The casting alone works perfectly. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- Sounds like a slingers party... Those don't usually end up in a criminal court with the wronged party claiming the actions took place against their will and without their consent. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePHDram its not really why but rather its about criminal intent or the conscious decision on the part of rath to sexually assault the woman. That's right. The law states that the actions must be intended in a deliberately erotic way. (That's why accidently brushing someone's shoulder is not against the relevant law here.) Rath is trying to argue that he did not act on any conscious intentiby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote3030 Interesting, I did not know that. I see Snead's point, not sure i agree. Then again, his drafting record is much better than mine. Yeah...I don't agree with them at all on that. I think it was an excuse to take a woefully under-prepared lineman and put him in a league that no longer practiced enough to develop OL who were that far behind. Robinson played okay last year, butby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote3030 I was pulling for Matthews and was genuinely surprised when Fisher didn't take him, given his history with the family. Word is Boudreau drove that pick. Plus Snead said that when picking that high you swing for the fences and go for special talent. That to them was Robinson. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 Smart is for sure. I was surprised he fell off the map entirely last year. He faces really long odds to make it IMO. Christian is a good player and played well last year. Even if he losses snaps to Rapp as the season progresses to me he is well worth keeping for 2019. Carries just a $720k cap number. They are very solidly 9 deep in the secondary, counting him. I like Lawler asby zn - RamsFootballFans.com