Well, there's a big difference between rape and being accused of assault in a civil case that just happens to be filed right before someone is about to become a millionaire. What I said in my post was that I didn't remember any major allegations of that nature (i.e. rape). Rape and being accused of "slapping" in a civil suit when there were no criminal charges filed are two different things, in my opinion. Not to say he didn't have some problems: The San Diego Union-Tribune, November 30, 1994 ... He was recently ordered to pay $4,000 a month child support for 9-month old Jason Kidd Jr., whose mother lives in San Francisco. He was hit with a civil lawsuit for allegedly slapping a woman at his 21st birthday party (there was insufficient evidence to warrant criminal charges) and pleaded no-contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run charges in connection with a May 22 accident. [This message has been edited by wrath_of_khan (edited January 19, 2001).]
But what is the rest of that story? Claims were made but was he ever convicted? Old School ------------------ I voted YES!
First of all, there's no such thing as "conviction" in a civil suit. The story said that no criminal charges were ever filed. No criminal charges, no conviction. In a civil suit, it's a question of liability. For example, OJ was found not guilty of double murder in a criminal case, but he was found liable to the Goldman family for millions of dollars in a civil lawsuit. He's not in jail now, is he? He's not a convicted criminal, just bankrupt ... That was all the story mentioned; the rest talked about basketball. I couldn't find any more recent articles that mentioned the outcome of the lawsuit, which leads me to believe he either won or settled it out of court. If he had lost and been found liable to the woman for a lot of money, it would have certainly made news. ------------------
She must not have been in the paint. Tasteless jokes aside, Francis gets in the allstar game regardless. Anyone else find it ironic that Kidd breaks up the Payton/Patterson fight, then goes home and this happens? Let's send Mr. Kidd to anger management, not the All-Star Game. There's a seat right next to Mr. Oakley. MrB ------------------
Proof positive, I suppose, of watching out for the brooding, silent types. Penny and Kidd are both non-vocal. So much so, last year, Suns management (or the coach?) remarked that it's tough to make a leader of either player because they're so quiet. Now look what they go do. Kinda scares me. Maybe I should quit swallowing my anger and be a Payton. It ticks me off, I say something, on the spot! No worries about impunity! Oops, wait. Guess the vocal approach doesn't work, either. (When ya comin' back, Gary? Hopefully not soon.) ------------------
I knew it! My memeroy isn't wack. It ain't perfect either. Kidd wasn't accused of rape (at least I can't find any article yet) but when I remembered that he was in some sort of trouble with women along those lines I was right! Wrath o Khan, since you've been following his career, I don't know why you don't remember this stuff man. Doesn't anyone remember this? This is from the Washington Post archives. It costs money to get the whole article. Anyone willing to pay, feel free and post it in this thread. Compiled by Robert Fachet Wednesday, June 22, 1994 ; Page C02 Section: SPORTS Word Count: 186 Jason Kidd faces a new set of legal problems after the filing of a lawsuit by a woman who claims the former University of California basketball star hit and pushed her during a party at his apartment in March.
