Woah. People calling each other racists and bigots. Look, it's fair to call him a probable deviant or predator, but you have to be factual if you don't want to come off as biased. Others have gotten off on technicalities. Watson wasn't even charged in system where you can indict almost anything. That's not a technicality - that's no evidence at all of criminal action. He still could be civilly liable.
Make sure to respond to the other guy too. There were two women deposed at his hearing. It was enough evidence to make it through the DA office. He had a good lawyer who got him off (no pun intended) Doesn’t mean he’s innocent, all that means is the system failed his victims. There are several guys in here that bring up race any time they can, specially if it involves a black man. It’s lame
I'm black and Watson is guilty of using his fame to take advantage of SOME of the women. Other were willing participants. He is GUILTY of bad judgment and being a creep. It may not be criminal, but it doesn't mean he shouldn't have some accountability thru the civil legal system. As Watson has progressed in his NFL career, he has become more and more about the glitz and entitlement. He is not the same guy that came out of Clemson.
Watson is finally on his way out - everyone should be ecstatic. Some contributors here have a habit of finding themselves in these "passionate" race arguments. I wonder why.
Good grief. It has nothing to do with him being black and everything to do with the whole creep factor. You wonder why women have a hard time coming forward. It's because these things are so hard to prove in criminal court. Men with fame know that. Ask Trump. Ask Big Ben. Ask all the Hollywood Producers and stars. It's sickening. Everything Watson did is shady and creepy. Oh, and now he has conveniently deleted all his old Instagram messages? I smell a liar.
I see yall got distracted by me calling yall racists rather than bring up the fact that no evidence was found to indict him I'm waiting
Brothers/Sisters, There are a couple of other threads for talking about the legal issues. Please let's keep this one focused on the trade packages. Thanks, Shark44
Yes. If Watson did half of what he is accused of he as a terrible human being. The first question I am asking if I am Hardin is "How many other clients exposed their p*nis to you? And of those, how many have you sued?" If there are 22 women filing suits I guarantee you there are another 22 that gave consensual "rub and tugs". Although absolutely 100% wrong, Watson got so many of them he , in his messed up mind, thought "Hey, this is normal, a massage and a handy. If she says 'No' I move on to the next one." I am friends with actual, real masseuses. They say this happens more often than one may think. They tell them "No', move on and never see them again. Several of these women saw him multiple times. Then decided to file a case. Did these cases happen because Watson is black? Nope. They happened because he is rich and famous. Right or wrong if some guy who isn't rich did this not a word would have been said. Now all that being said, Watson could have went to hundreds of places in Houston and got his CONSENSUAL rub and tug, just like hundreds of others do every day in Houston. Watson wanted the anonymity those places couldn't provide him. We act like this is some outlier. It isn't. We don't hear about some serial maniac out there asking for rub and tugs. It is happening every day though. Do I think Watson is a sex addict who was clouded by his fame and fortune? Absolutely. Do I believe he actually raped or physically assaulted these women? Nope. Do I think he whipped it out and asked for something? Yep. Either way give me all of your draft picks and players on rookie contracts and let him go somewhere else. He isn't going to stop. The only lesson he will learn is how to be more discreet.
