Terrence Jones arrested in Portland for stomping on homeless man

I'll come out and say it: I hope Jones gets off with the charges dropped and homeless guy gets a few thousand. Jones should still be suspended by the team for 10 games though

 

You've gotta be kidding me.

You guys are acting like he participated in a bar brawl or something and was arrested on some more serious charges.

 

Did you see the video? The one where they show exactly where the incident happen. It's not in some dark alley like you are saying.
It's in a commercial street with lighting! So PLEASE stop saying it was some dark region of the galaxy.

I am not as cynical about police as some of the posters here are, so therefor I would definitely trust the sober policeman account
vs anyone who just came out of a bar at 2a.m. That's just me, I'm funny that way...
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Why do you put 24 periods at the end of each post?

 

Even if it's the middle of the day, the difference between an accidental trip and a "stomp" (and by the way, stomp wasn't even used in the report, so the title should be changed) is pretty tough to spot unless you're right there. Add in some more darkness, and it's even more complicated, yes.

You're apparently a cynical person when it comes to the legal system. If it's as cut and dried as you make it, a person should be immediately convicted if a policeman accuses them of something. Instead, there's something called due process where each side can defend themselves and a neutral party can make a judgment. If you're so respectful of the police, why can't you be similarly respectful of the law?

 

You actually requested a copy of the police report? It would seem inconsistent with the Portland Police Bureau press releases if the police report didn't use the word "stomp"...

http://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=4128
http://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=3056#news66366

 

Is that where you are taking this to now.
Under advice from my lawyer I take the 5th.....:grin:
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From the lawyer actually involved in the case:

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/2...e-jones-does-not-have-a-mean-bone-in-his-body

 

I just don't understand it.

 

wtf TJ? Why did you do this? I mean,,, even LOFs wouldn't do that .... shame on you.

 

Jones shouldn't be traded or kicked off the Rockets over this one event. However unless this whole thing is a misunderstanding, screaming at and stomping on a homeless person in not "innocent".

 

The article isn't vague at all. You're choosing to hope it's not true and falling back on innocent until proven guilty which is fine. But the article states clearly the actions Jones is charged with according to an unbiased eyewitness account. For most intents a cop witnessing the incident is enough for a conviction, unless we're thinking this cop is extraordinarily incompetent and unable to see something going on 10 yards across the street.

It's not a big deal, guilty of class B misdemeanor means Jones pays a $1000-$2000 fine, moves on and lives life as an incredible douche. My original post was laughing at the illogical denials and excuses. You honestly don't think the "too tall can't see if stomping" and the "wake up and get this dollar" theories aren't funny dude?

I'm not sure why folks are up in arms about the word "stomp" neither. That has nothing to do with the charge. He isn't charged with assault, he's charged with harassment. Are y'all saying if he slapped a sleeping homeless man or kicked him instead of stomping on his leg that's okay? You can't have people randomly slapping or kicking people in front of police either what planet are you guys living on?

 

It has become apparent that neither of us is going to change his viewpoint. I think I've said more than I should concerning the issue,
and I don't want to continue going back and forth! Hopefully we both can agree to disagree.
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In other words, you have no logical response so you're just going to go hide. Sounds good!

 

After screaming at the same homeless man he accidentally tripped over him?

 

If he dun' tripped, you must acquit.

 

If it wasn't significant, the word stomp wouldn't be in the headline of this and every other post/story about the incident. It's clearly very relevant to people.

If he nudged or accidentally tripped (then yelled at) a sleeping homeless man during a moment of frustration, it's not "okay", no. But I'd bet my life savings that the vast majority of NBA players have done something worse during their careers, and as a result, I'm not going to demonize the guy for it. Stomp is a bit of a different story.

Also, it's a little shady that the police used the term "stomp" in their press release (headlines, much?) then changed their story and pulled back from it in the actual charge. They're the ones that used the word, not us. Now they're not. Sure seems like they're recanting and admitting they didn't have the vantage point to confirm that aspect of the story.

 

He didn't stomp the man into the ground, the man didn't even require medical attention. However I find it very hard to believe he accidentally tripped over the man either as he was screaming at him. This whole thing isn't about whether Jones should be traded or released (he shouldn't), this is about Jones looking like a complete douche bag. Even if he didn't step on him, he is a total douche for screaming at a sleeping homeless guy and waking him up.

 

Actually, it's quite logical that if Jones accidentally tripped over a random person in the sidewalk, he'd then be frustrated enough to yell at him. Not saying that's necessarily what happened, but it's plausible, and I'm willing to reserve judgment and wait out the process before declaring him a complete douche.

 

And what will this mean for Jone's future on the Rockets? First off it means that Jones is going to have to have buy in from Les and Morey and McHale. If any one of the three finds Jones actions to be repugnant then he is effectively done as a Rocket. Second it means that he has to have forgiving team mates. Especially Howard and Harden. Parsons also but he is such a bro that I do not see his opinion as a problem. Third it has to die down quickly because if it continues the Rockets pollsters may find it impacts the public perception of the Rockets. If that happens he will have a one way ticket out of town.

All in all Jones future as a Rocket is certainly muddled at best. If everything does not fall his way we will be saying goodbye.