OT Oden Charges?

[riverman]

China IS a dumpster.

which is pretty much the point I was making

 

[Mediocre Man]

The Baylor rape verdict is much more troubling.

Jury recomended 8 years, judge gave him 180 days suspended or some bullshit like that.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

You guys know that despite his bust basketball career he is still probably pretty rich compared to most of the world. Money can't buy love but it often seems to buy leniency.

 

[Denny Crane]

Of course you would. They agree with your position.

This.

 

[KingSpeed]

$200??? Speeding tickets are more than that!

The Baylor rape verdict is much more troubling.

Jury recomended 8 years, judge gave him 180 days suspended or some bullshit like that.

Wow

 

[riverman]

$200??? Speeding tickets are more than that!



Wow

Should add that he probably settled with her out of court which might have cost his entire Miami Heat paycheck

 

[dviss1]

This.

As much as you quote Politifact you really have no legs to stand on Denny....

 

[rasheedfan2005]

As much as you quote Politifact you really have no legs to stand on Denny....

Ignore politically motivated articles.

Look up nursing statistics from census bureau.

Its easy to see male nurses average far higher wages, but then you see most male nurses go to anaesthesia jobs which pay 3 times that of an average nurse. You can skew the numbers to support your case by using the general title nurse but if you use the title and skill set you see gender has no influence on pay. I presented this research to my english teacher and her only rebuttle was no, you're wrong.

Now what about strippers? Id love to get paid to be naked, shit is unfair as fuck.

 

[dviss1]

Ignore politically motivated articles.

Look up nursing statistics from census bureau.

Its easy to see male nurses average far higher wages, but then you see most male nurses go to anaesthesia jobs which pay 3 times that of an average nurse. You can skew the numbers to support your case by using the general title nurse but if you use the title and skill set you see gender has no influence on pay. I presented this research to my english teacher and her only rebuttle was no, you're wrong.

Now what about strippers? Id love to get paid to be naked, shit is unfair as fuck.

This is not a politically motivated site

 

[Hobbesarable]

Ignore politically motivated articles.

Agree.

The following 2 sites are great for all kinds of data:

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.bls.gov/home.htm

 

[rasheedfan2005]

This is not a politically motivated site

4% vs 33% is far more believable and just shows women are more intimidated in the wage negotiation process. Probably because they have no balls and Belong in the kitchen.

 

[dviss1]

Agree.

The following 2 sites are great for all kinds of data:

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.bls.gov/home.htm

This is from the census site

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure2.pdf

 

[Hobbesarable]

This is from the census site

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure2.pdf

Yes, and there's a lot more information to mine.

 

[riverman]

my information is bigger than your information...the world has changed ! just kidding guys..just remember...folks believed Brian Williams was telling the truth!

 

[Hobbesarable]

my information is bigger than your information...the world has changed ! just kidding guys..just remember...folks believed Brian Williams was telling the truth!

To rely on one news anchor for your news is beyond naive.

 

[riverman]

I can only say that the women I worked with in education in Oregon for 14 years were paid the going rate, same as me.

 

[riverman]

To rely on one news anchor for your news is beyond naive.

guess you missed the just kidding part of that but he was as public and trusted news figure as most newspapers or magazines have. He's also not the only one. News can be spun and has been...that's the opposite of naive..I worked in message processing during the Nixon administration and believe me...you can't always rely on information that is supposed to be coming from credible sources.

 

[Hobbesarable]

you can't always rely on information that is supposed to be coming from credible sources.

Of course, one should be skeptical of the information they receive from others. Research the given topic and hopefully find unbiased material without a political slant.

 

[julius]

Odd flow chart this thread has.

 

[riverman]

Oden playing in China has one drawback...I'll bet they don't have much of a team medical facility

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Oden playing in China has one drawback...I'll bet they don't have much of a team medical facility

Pffft, they'll build him new knees and stuff. They will be packaged in indestructible plastic that you need a ninja sword to open and a few pieces will be missing and the instructions won't make sense if there are any.

The knees will break right after the warranty expires but whadya gonna do?

 

[riverman]

Pffft, they'll build him new knees and stuff. They will be packaged in indestructible plastic that you need a ninja sword to open and a few pieces will be missing and the instructions won't make sense if there are any.

The knees will break right after the warranty expires but whadya gonna do?

He could do movies..a black friend of mine who is a martial artist went into the film industry over there and is famous for being the first guy killed in hundreds of Kung Fu movies

 

[Natebishop3]

What a bullshit plea deal. You can smash a woman's face and only get a $200 fine and 26 days DV counseling?

This country hates women....

Are you kidding? All a woman has to do is walk into a police station, say that you hit her, and guess what? You're in handcuffs.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Are you kidding? All a woman has to do is walk into a police station, say that you hit her, and guess what? You're in handcuffs.

In Washington, when the cops come on a domestic call someone is going to jail. If there are no witnesses they take the person with the least visible injuries.

The whole thing is a ridiculous joke.

 

[dviss1]

Are you kidding? All a woman has to do is walk into a police station, say that you hit her, and guess what? You're in handcuffs.

No I'm not kidding. If he didn't do shit why did he settle? If he pleads guilty he should get WAY more than what he got...

 

[PtldPlatypus]

No I'm not kidding. If he didn't do shit why did he settle?

You can't possibly be so naive to believe that innocent people/companies never settle. Not that I believe that Oden is innocent--I think he's absolutely guilty and deserves to be in jail. But your "if he didn't do it why did he settle" logic is severely flawed.

 

[dviss1]

You can't possibly be so naive to believe that innocent people/companies never settle. Not that I believe that Oden is innocent--I think he's absolutely guilty and deserves to be in jail. But your "if he didn't do it why did he settle" logic is severely flawed.

Fuck that. If I didn't do it I'm not paying her a FUCKING dime. Would you?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Fuck that. If I didn't do it I'm not paying her a FUCKING dime. Would you?

If I were rich and had the means to do so, and making it go away quietly would be less expensive (as well as less personally taxing) than going through a protracted trial, very possibly. I would at the very least consider all the pros and cons.

 

[dviss1]

If I were rich and had the means to do so, and making it go away quietly would be less expensive (as well as less personally taxing) than going through a protracted trial, very possibly. I would at the very least consider all the pros and cons.

If I were rich, I would do the exact opposite. I'd pay my lawyer team to SCREW her ass for defamation. Fuck it. You're rich.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

If I were rich, I would do the exact opposite. I'd pay my lawyer team to SCREW her ass for defamation. Fuck it. You're rich.

Think about it--if a trial were going on, he would have to stay in the states, meaning he wouldn't be able to go over to China to play ball. I'm willing to bet that his salary this year is going to be greater than the amount of any settlement he had to pay. Even if he's innocent, he comes out ahead by settling.

I'm sure he'd much rather his life and energy be focused on basketball than defending his innocence. I can understand that.