Warpath  

Home | Forums | Donate | Shop




Go Back   Warpath > Off-Topic Discussion > Other Sports


Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Other Sports


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-29-2020, 06:04 AM   #16
mooby
Hug Anne Spyder
 
mooby's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 20,264
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Quote:
Originally Posted by mredskins View Post
Everyone kind of forgets the time he raped that girl. RIP KB
Idk why we can't acknowledge it. On one hand, after reading up on it I lean towards believing the girl. The denial at first, then changing his story to say it was consensual, combined with the vaginal trauma makes me believe he tried to use his status to get laid and didn't back down when she didn't want to.

On the other hand, he turned an entire generation of kids worldwide into basketball fans, and inspired people with his work ethic and success. I can respect his accomplishments while still conceding he did one of the most despicable things you can do as a person.

The hero worship is still a little overboard though.
__________________
Hail to the Football Team
mooby is offline   Reply With Quote

Advertisements
Old 01-29-2020, 08:49 AM   #17
mredskins
MVP
 
mredskins's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 12,456
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Quote:
Originally Posted by mooby View Post
Idk why we can't acknowledge it. On one hand, after reading up on it I lean towards believing the girl. The denial at first, then changing his story to say it was consensual, combined with the vaginal trauma makes me believe he tried to use his status to get laid and didn't back down when she didn't want to.

On the other hand, he turned an entire generation of kids worldwide into basketball fans, and inspired people with his work ethic and success. I can respect his accomplishments while still conceding he did one of the most despicable things you can do as a person.

The hero worship is still a little overboard though.
Exactly.

I am sad he passed away at a young age but was I balling my eyes out; no. We really really don't know these people other then what we see on TV of them.

Last year i sat in as a juror on a rape case, rape is a horrible act that creates mountains of shock waves through out the victims lives.

Maybe karma caught up to him on that helicopter ride.
__________________
When life gives you paper jams, turn them into paper footballs!
mredskins is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2020, 08:50 AM   #18
mredskins
MVP
 
mredskins's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 12,456
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Quote:
Originally Posted by Giantone View Post
No, just not the right time to discuss it.
Why? What if it was your daughter or wife he raped?
__________________
When life gives you paper jams, turn them into paper footballs!
mredskins is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2020, 09:09 AM   #19
MTK
\m/
 
MTK's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NY
Age: 51
Posts: 99,293
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

A little over the top to say he deserved to die.

I've read several articles since Sunday that touched on the rape allegation... so this idea that nobody is talking about it is false.
__________________
Support The Warpath! | Warpath Shop
MTK is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2020, 09:21 AM   #20
mredskins
MVP
 
mredskins's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 12,456
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Quote:
Originally Posted by MTK View Post
A little over the top to say he deserved to die.

I've read several articles since Sunday that touched on the rape allegation... so this idea that nobody is talking about it is false.
I never said he deserved to die, i just said karma might caught up to him.


With that said there are zero convicted rapist that if they had died I be super sad about.
__________________
When life gives you paper jams, turn them into paper footballs!
mredskins is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2020, 09:34 AM   #21
Chico23231
Warpath Hall of Fame
 
Chico23231's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 33,862
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Quote:
Originally Posted by mooby View Post
Idk why we can't acknowledge it. On one hand, after reading up on it I lean towards believing the girl. The denial at first, then changing his story to say it was consensual, combined with the vaginal trauma makes me believe he tried to use his status to get laid and didn't back down when she didn't want to.

On the other hand, he turned an entire generation of kids worldwide into basketball fans, and inspired people with his work ethic and success. I can respect his accomplishments while still conceding he did one of the most despicable things you can do as a person.

The hero worship is still a little overboard though.
Everything is overboard these days...including what your said, hero worship. The response of faux outrage over the sexual assault was overboard. And the threatening to kill the reporter response by some, obviously overboard.

I disagree with the WP suspending the reporter but I also disagree of her personal attack (this simply wasn't just a share of a story, she's not innocent, its an attacking smear while the family is morning) at the time of the death.

Im not gonna get into the whole WP being trash...but it certainly is tho, this is further indication of it.
__________________
My pronouns: King/Your ruler

He Gets Us
Chico23231 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2020, 11:35 AM   #22
mooby
Hug Anne Spyder
 
mooby's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 20,264
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Quote:
Originally Posted by MTK View Post
A little over the top to say he deserved to die.

I've read several articles since Sunday that touched on the rape allegation... so this idea that nobody is talking about it is false.
+1

Based upon my small sample size, I'd say it's a big topic amongst women, particularly feminists, but not nearly as much amongst anyone else.
__________________
Hail to the Football Team
mooby is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2020, 01:04 PM   #23
Buffalo Bob
The Starter
 
Buffalo Bob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Beaverdam Virginia
Age: 63
Posts: 2,137
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

I read somewhere there are between 17-30 helicopter crashes yearly this century. That is way too many.
Buffalo Bob is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2020, 01:42 PM   #24
mredskins
MVP
 
mredskins's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 12,456
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob View Post
I read somewhere there are between 17-30 helicopter crashes yearly this century. That is way too many.
Kobe and his wife agreed to never fly in a helicopter together.

I will just stick to walking.
__________________
When life gives you paper jams, turn them into paper footballs!
mredskins is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 01-31-2020, 08:40 AM   #25
Buffalo Bob
The Starter
 
Buffalo Bob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Beaverdam Virginia
Age: 63
Posts: 2,137
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

I actually knew a plane crash survivor. The step father of an employee lost power in a small Cessna and landed in a large vacant lot, but the plane flipped due to the uneven ground he landed on. Both legs were badly broken and he was still using a wheelchair when I met him almost a year after the accident. Even after that he felt small planes were safe as you only need a space the size of a football field to land one in. He said he would fly again after his legs got good enough to walk more than a couple steps. I think the guy was nuts, he got lucky once, why push it?
Buffalo Bob is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-29-2020, 07:31 AM   #26
Buffalo Bob
The Starter
 
Buffalo Bob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Beaverdam Virginia
Age: 63
Posts: 2,137
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba...O0W?li=BBnb7Kz

So now Kobe's widow is suing. Something about that rubs me wrong. Everyone knows helicopters are inherently dangerous. She is probably worth 1/2 billion dollars, now she is even suing the pilot's next of kin.
Buffalo Bob is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:35 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
We have no official affiliation with the Washington Commanders or the NFL.
Page generated in 1.35168 seconds with 12 queries