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Good point, DB.

I generally play an RB at the Flex position anyway but yeah, if an injury occurs I'm in a slight pickle.

This is the roster I drafted in a ten man league last night. It was rated the 3rd best in our league - any thoughts?

QB Allen
Ekler
Pollard
Ridley
Metcalf
Evan Engram
Stevenson
Gano
Eagles D

Bench
Purdy
Charbonnet
Dalvin Cook
Bradin Cooks
Toney
Njoku

I picked 5th out of ten, I was also had a few beers during the day but I'm not too disappointed how it turned out.

Happy with locking him up. I didn't want to give up on him just yet.

Quote from: MightyGiants on April 20, 2023, 03:59:00 PMCharges dropped, I hope there is a way Baldwin can sue the prosecutor because he was badly mistreated by them.

Whilst my criminal justice experience is limited to the England and Wales, I suspect US prosecutors are protected by immunity for recourse against charging decision.

Best wishes, Jim.

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on February 07, 2023, 07:10:11 PMExcellent analysis, Ed.

Obviously, we don't know the precise differences between US and English law, but obviously the prosecutor's office believes there is a criminal case here.

One thing I read in a couple articles is that Baldwin may not have taken the various gun training sessions this project had very seriously. Ie, he was on the phone, not present, distracted, goofing off, etc during these sessions. If true, I have no idea if this makes him any more guilty of manslaughter, but I can't imagine sworn testimony saying that was the case is going to be helpful to him as far as the jury's opinion goes.

The bottom para is interesting, Dave. Thanks for that.

Would certainly point toward him not doing everything he should in order to not be guilty of negligence (through either an act or omission).

I think Breaking Bad changed how we view TV shows.

It's remarkable television.

I've been thinking about this a little bit today. If this was in England it could be classed as Gross Negligent Manslaughter (I'm an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Procedure so have an interest in this stuff)

This is the test and my (simplistic) initial thoughts are in bold:

In order to prove the offence, the prosecution must therefore establish the following elements:

a) The defendant owed a duty of care to the deceased; - I read earlier that he was a producer, so I think this can be satisfied.

b) By a negligent act or omission the defendant was in breach of the duty which he owed to the deceased; This is tricky, it would need to be proven on a balance of probabilities (i.e. 51% or higher) that he didn't do his due diligence re: the gun. Not checking would be negligent but if the court were not satisfied by that, they could find that not checking was an omission (if it's standard practice to check it's not loaded. Of course, someone might have to sign off that the gun is fine and safe - either way, that could be an omission). 

c) The negligent act or omission was a cause of the death; Yes, this is the case

d) The negligence, which was a cause of the death, amounts to gross negligence and is therefore a crime; again, I think this is the case.

If this was the English legal system, I don't think it would get very fair, perhaps Gross Negligence Manslaughter (there's a few versions of manslaughter here).

But I don't know anything about your legal definitions/tests.

Will follow this very sad case with interest

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on January 01, 2023, 04:22:31 PMI'm comfortable calling this Daniel Jones' best game ever as a pro. I know there are a few other games (the Saints game last year, the Skins game his rookie year) that are up for debate, but those were early regular season games when the stakes were pretty low. I thought he played a terrific game today in a huge spot. He threw the ball well for the most part with a very respectable YPA, he had zero turnovers, and he ran like a beast. Great stuff. Might have upped the AAV of his next deal by a few million or so today.

I disagree with the Saints game. He played well for 8 mins of the 4th and was excellent for OT.

Tonight, he was excellent for a complete game. Couple of early dodgy throws but a minor quibble.

I was really impressed with him tonight. And massively happy for him.

Quote from: todge on September 01, 2022, 08:55:22 PMI remember OBJ missing a lot of his rookie years and was getting tagged as injury prone. Toney had Covid (apparently twice) and assorted nagging injuries his rookie year. Perhaps we should hold off on proclaiming someone as injury prone until it reaches several years minimum. Just seems to
me we are being  unduly rough on the kid with such a small body of work to draw conclusions on.


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Absolutely agree with this point of view.

I'm currently watching Only Murders in the Building on Disney+.

It's a comedy/drama about a murder in an apartment block and a group of true crime Podcasters try and solve it.

I find it funnier than my Mrs but on the whole, we both like it. Easy to watch and episodes are only 30 mins. It's worth a look if you've not got anything else to watch.

I recently finished Stranger Things (a real return to form) and working through Better Call Saul. Both are excellent but needs far more time invested than Only Murders...


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Thanks - it's been very difficult.

The vast majority of homes do not have AC and our built to keep the heat in rather than out.

Sleeping has been a slog.  Its far more mild in the south west of England tonight but I've been reading of some horrible fires around other parts of the country.


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Quote from: LennG on June 30, 2022, 12:00:34 PMWith no disrespect Ed, I just don't have an hour right now to watch that video, so maybe you could do a quick summation for me. If not, I understand.

Seems I stand alone in still thinking this guy is guilty. If I were on that jury, I would stand firm on that.

Ed

 I would like to know why you think the judge in the trial was wrong for allowing the evidence about the bisexual affairs AND the case in Germany. Wouldn't the bisexual thing be considered a motive if the wife didn't know and then found out and wanted a divorce? I had also asked why wasn't MP at least questioned about the murder in Germany once they rules it a homicide? I would think the German authorities would want to try and settle that case and since MP would have been a person of interest?

EDIT - I edited my original post and it took 20 mins to write. For some reason it didn't post. I will have to re-write it later. sorry.

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on June 30, 2022, 10:12:01 AMGreat stuff Ed, as usual, and thanks for sharing that video. I will be watching it later for sure.

The owl theory definitely "sounds crazy", but when it is really presented it does seem like enough to raise reasonable doubt. The fact that she had owl feathers/fibers on her person is huge IMO. Unless you think Peterson carefully put them there somehow, which seems far-fetched to me, then why were they there if she wasn't attacked? Again, it's enough to raise reasonable doubt, which is all they needed to do.

I agree that the blowpoke theory doesn't add up.

I also think the statement that Peterson's motive was that his wife found out about his gay life and flipped out, so he killed her, is highly speculative and there is no real evidence of that. It is a viable theory, but it is not fact and hence does not really contribute to proof beyond reasonable doubt.

Bottom line I agree this guy was sent to jail after not receiving a fair trial. And while he may have murdered his wife (I really don't know), there was enough reasonable doubt there for an acquittal in my opinion.

That's exactly how I see it, Dave.