He has retained counsel and wants to file assault charges.
Someone needs to talk him out of this.
Someone needs to talk him out of this.
Adaway files criminal complaint against trooper from the A&M game
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Bad look for Adaway - looking for a payday. Hopefully it goes nowhere for all involved.
Why? He doesn't have to let it go to be some bigger person. Officer needs to be held accountable in some way IMO if only for the purpose of showing that incidents like that don't need to ever happen.
Would I personally sue, no. Not sure I’d consider anything that was done to be harmful to anyone as far as long term disability and such.
However, if you watch the video, he tries to avoid the officer and the officer initiates contact.i ain’t mad at Oscar for doing if.
However, if you watch the video, he tries to avoid the officer and the officer initiates contact.i ain’t mad at Oscar for doing if.
Criminal assault??? Pleeeease. . . .
This is the NEW country we live in, the offended and the Sue happy!! Some uncle got in his ear probably!!
I thought only a district attorney could file criminal charges. Maybe he wants to file a civil lawsuit? I'm not seeing a whole lot. Is he going to claim he suffers PTSD from the incident?
I know you don't actually believe that, but you're just pre-programmed to disagree with me without even thinking. Nevertheless....
Letting it go is exactly what he should do. The officer bumped his shoulder. What man cries to his mommy, sucks his thumb and hires a lawyer b/c another man bumped his shoulder? Real men get punched in the face and get on with life.
This makes Adaway look like a little sissy girl.
He needs to change his tampon and get on with life. Be a man. Game was a month ago, and he's still sitting around boo hooin and ballin over a slight shoulder bump? Gimme a break.
If anyone should be filing criminal charges, it should be USC fans filing charges against Adaway for impersonating a football player. He was garbage this year. Fraud.
Well, he's obviously not going anywhere in football, so I a guess a brutha gotta get his pay day somehow.
He needs to go to the doctor and find when his testicles are gonna drop if he's got PTSD.
I've accidentally bumped into people harder at the mall.
I don't think this is a out a man bumping into them. This is about a LEO being held accountable for ridiculous actions. I think a public apology from the guy and an acknowledgement that he crossed a line would suffice.
I think the pay day is at the heart of this.
What was the guy's punishment? He was removed from working games anymore, if I remember one article.
Why does it even matter? It was so inconsequential. The officer did something stupid in the heat of the moment. He bumped him. Bumped him. It's not like he chased him down and pistol whipped him. It was so minor. Everyone else has moved on. Beamer said they did the right thing in addressing it.
What kind of person is sitting around a month later thinking about the time they got bumped into?
I hate to say it, but it has to be said these days, one thing that works in Oscar's favor is that the officer is white. I doubt you'd see this be an issue if the officer was black.
Wonder if Garcia had any sleepless night when the Referee shouldered tackled him? This is a bad look for Adaway.
Good one!
It really is, though. If he just left it alone, the narrative would be the officer was a jerk. Now, the focus is shifted away from the officer being a jerk to Adaway being a litigious baby. Especially since every article on his potential suit includes a video.
It just makes him look stupid. I hope we are able to distance ourselves from this absurdity. Is he out of eligibility? I hope so. That way Beamer can just say "Oscar's no longer part of this program, so we have no comment on his personal legal issues."
LEOs are supposed to be held to a higher standard in such situations. I'm not saying I would file a suit. I wouldn't. I thought I saw where he was seeking an apology.
Come on...Adaway is like 25 years old, right? He's a grown man. Would it be the polite and professional thing for the officer to call him up and apologize? Yeah. Maybe he has, nobody knows. But I don't think you hire a lawyer with the intent to file assault charges in order to extract what, at that point, would be a contrived apology.
But I go back to his age. He's 25. You got bumped. The officer was disciplined. Move on. Until this story, the officer was the one who looked foolish. Now Adaway looks foolish.
And the race card is a factor here. For sure.
The core elements of assault involve
an intentional act by the defendant that causes the victim to have a reasonable apprehension (fear/awareness) of imminent harmful or offensive contact, where the defendant has the present ability to carry it out, even if no physical touch occurs, making it distinct from battery (actual touching). Prosecutors must prove the defendant acted willfully, caused this apprehension, and had the capacity to apply force, often defined as an attempted battery.
Sounds pretty cut and dried to me. Filing a police report is not uncommon. Let the criminal justice system work it out.
Now, as to a civil lawsuit, good luck with that, especially in Texas....
an intentional act by the defendant that causes the victim to have a reasonable apprehension (fear/awareness) of imminent harmful or offensive contact, where the defendant has the present ability to carry it out, even if no physical touch occurs, making it distinct from battery (actual touching). Prosecutors must prove the defendant acted willfully, caused this apprehension, and had the capacity to apply force, often defined as an attempted battery.
Sounds pretty cut and dried to me. Filing a police report is not uncommon. Let the criminal justice system work it out.
Now, as to a civil lawsuit, good luck with that, especially in Texas....
I dont think he is programmed to disagree with you the way you think. Its not about you at all, imo. Adcoop plays the victim, in everything. During a discussion about P5 teams playing FCS schools, he made it about race so he could play the victim. Wnba ratings? They're victims. Sellers not ordained as the top qb in the nation, hes a victim.
And there you hit the nail on the head, I think.
You know how absurd this is b/c not one single poster or reporter or pundit uttered a word about this being possible assault.
It's just beyond absurd. I actually thought it was worse than it actually was. I went back and re-watched the video. They basically bump arms as they pass each other.
Most of y'all are stupid. This cop went after them in the tunnel. When Adaway tried to move out of the way, the cop gave him a forearm.
This is a college football player being targeted by a cop. Good for him for standing up for himself.
This is a college football player being targeted by a cop. Good for him for standing up for himself.
Gave him a forearm??? Oh lawd!!!!!
I guess for his sake, I hope he gets a big payday since he's probably going to be working at Waffle House in a few months.
Ehh maybe. The only "punishment" I've heard is that he was pulled from that game and Adaway had reached out for an apology to the two players and it got nowhere.
The trooper was actually removed from all gameday duties. But who even cares? The contact was so minor. I've been bumped into harder at the mall.
What kind of weenie little excuse for a man NEEDS an apology for something to trivial?
Why? I love how people just make assumptions as if they have any clue what went on following this stupidity by that officer. Good for Adaway. That guy needs to be held accountable. It sounds like not much was done after.
Exactly. It was unhinged and embarrassing for all involved. None of us know what has transpired since, but seeing as it was a huge story in social and mainstream media, I'm sure Oscar has had to deal with all kinds of bs since. Accountability matters especially for "law enforcement".
Who cares, though? Adaway is 25 years old and he got bumped in the arm. Is there no masculinity left in the world?
Some things are about the principle. I don't care if Adaway only gets $100 plus his attorney fees paid. Officer in this case needs to feel something to learn the principle of "keep your hands to yourself" even when you are in law enforcement and think you have the power to do otherwise.
I learned long ago, trying to make sure you teach everyone a lesson who wrongs you in life only ends up punishing you mentally.
With maturity comes the ability to overlook minor wrongs and move on. I would think a 25 year old 6 years into his college career would have developed that maturity. I guess not.
Now if this guy tracked Adaway down and bludgeoned him with a night stick, sure, there should be attempts made for restitution.
Besides, what mental/emotional relief is Adaway going to get from a coerced, insincere apology? It's like dealing with toddlers. You just force them to say "sorry" to one another, even though they clearly don't mean it, and then they go happy on their way b/c they heard the magic word.
This is not about masculinity at least in my opinion. The issue is you are just not going to run up on me and that's it. Civilized society says I can't beat his ***. So, I sue.
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I think everyone should rewatch the video.
First off, its not worth even trying to call it assault.
Second, neither the officer, nor the two players moved out of the way. They all three walked right into the other....
And bumped arms.
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A link for the video.
www.espn.com
Texas A&M: Trooper who pointed at players relieved of duties
Texas A&M said a state trooper who made contact with South Carolina players during Saturday's game has been relieved of his game-day duties.
www.espn.com
You're kind of all over the place here. You hate when people make assumptions, but then insist the officer needs to be held accountable, but then say that none of us actually know what has transpired since then.
Oh well.
Have you had a LEO come rushing up to you, widens his stance to make sure he bumps you and then turn and bow up on you with his finger pointed at you barking whatever drivel he was barking?
You and 18 have your "Protect Law Enforcement at all costs" glasses on and I get it, but that just can't happen. You reverse that with a player pushing a fan and you couldn't wait for that player to get some of his NIL money taken. Be consistent in your principles. That's my point. If you have a principle of "Keep your hands to yourself", that applies to everyone law enforcement included. Actually, this lawsuit could help the officer. Costing the state $50,000.00 or so over something stupid like this could be just the thing to get his mind right if he is lucky enough to keep his job.