Recent content by Cryptic

I think Dezi likely over hyped his status as a bush savvy escape artist. Evidently, his wilderness expeditions were restricted to established biking trails and paved- though rural, roads. Likewise, his favorite "secret" bush spot was in the bush- but with in several hundred meters of a biking...

Thanks for your detailed post. I now understand and see the difference as to what is usually "Beyond the Pale" regarding what schools are usually willing to do. Your reference to JUCO as a form of D1 "rehabilitation" brings back memories. One of my daughters dated a guy in high school who...

I like your noting the creative framing. I like swimming in oceans, lakes and pools. When my children were younger, I took neighborhood kids of the swimming sort with us swimming at area lakes and creek explorations. But.... I never, ever had an "Awww shucks, It was the nature loving me...

The school maybe going with the statistics that most cases are eventually plea bargained. This could especially be so if the victim is reluctant to testify in a sexual assault case. So (well, ideally from the school's perspective).... there is no trial. Rather, player "Sean Sax O'ssaulter"...

On paper, I think you are right. But in actuality, I think the core question is: - What specific student athlete are we talking about? My guess is that for super star athletes in the Big money sports of Football and Basketball, the answer is going to be: - Just to verify...

Wow, that is huge. The totality of US jurisprudence and the US Constitution favors the defendant. Prosecutors citing precedent cases that never existed in course of a prosecution appear to deny a defendant due process. I hope that the defendant receives a new trial (with the same guilty...

I think processing freeze and flight or fight syndrome are the best explanations. In the end, many people imagine themselves as acting quickly and heroically, but few people actually do. Another factor in most people not reacting, maybe lack of experience with violence. Ironically, one...

Wow, I can see an "ordinary Joe" with concentrated effort coming up with a good number of family and friends willing to swear he is a combination of Mother Theresa and Father Christmas. Likewise, some titles like "journalist" can include: Me, my phone, and my blog = indie journalist...

The willingness of another team to sign somebody charged with a likely felony level sex crime is disgusting. It reminds me of the University of Alabama and basket ball a few seasons ago. - Player is implicated in bringing a weapon on request to a friend, also a basketball player. The...

High profile connections or support from political activist groups are possible. But I don't think this particular defendant has high profile connections, nor is he benefiting from political activists presenting his case (circumstances are just too stupid). Rather, I am thinking that as...

I have a very fuzzy understanding that some forms of bail perhaps set by the Court, or perhaps contracts with a bondsman, allow money and / or property placed to be leveraged towards a larger amount. As a result, the defendant only needs to come up with a portion the amount. Perhaps this is an...

With the Freeman being neutralized, my bet is that the question of assistance is going to be pursued quickly. The Australian authorities appear to have prioritized this case for many reasons including a recognition that the home grown sovereign citizen movement was growing and so were the...

Very well said. In following up on your observation, Stines aimed in on the victim, then re-positioned himself to keep an advantageous aiming point. This continued as the victim attempted to get out of the way by going under a desk. In short, the totality of the murder did not reflect a...

Had they violated federal regulations by personally leaking the information, instead of simply publishing it, they may well of been. My position is that journalists cannot fundamentally break laws, then claim immunity as journalists. Subjectively, my amateur vibes tell me that this is going...

No insult intended what so ever. Following a claim that I had posted an opinion a fact ( I did use opinion indicating language on two occasions in a short post).... Smelly Squirrel accurately pointed out that I did not preceed each and every sentence / paragraph in my post with a disclaimer...