Comments on: BENSON HIRES LAWYER TO FIGHT CHARGES

By: NR4

NR4 — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:28:49 +0000

“Cedric screamed,” she said. “He was saying, ‘Please stop. Why are you doing this to me?’

“He was leaning over. …. He was crying.

He wasn’t bawling, but crying in pain. He was calling for his mom.”
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
At Halfback CB (CryBaby) Benson.

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By: NR4

NR4 — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:21:25 +0000

CB sucks. Falls forward for 3 yards. Even while getting busted can’t make 4 yards. Let him rot in jail; everyone including da Bears will be better off.

The end.

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By: empty13

empty13 — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:04:53 +0000

Having been in downtown Austin numerous times from 1979-2006, it isnt black-free at all, and that also goes for lake austin. yes it is on the colorado river. look it up.

I would bet they were raisin a ruckus and probly steering erratically.

And if someone thinks black cops are all saints… venture into daytwa sometime…

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if the going get tough in court will cedben’s lawyer also call for his mommy?

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By: Henry Plainview

Henry Plainview — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:37:23 +0000

Boo hoo! the arrest meter is racist too. at least 70% of the league is black and we can’t go more than a week without an arrest.

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By: Buster

Buster — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:25:05 +0000

Sure the “witnesses”all back Benson. They are his FRIENDS! They were as drunk as he was! Who hasn’t heard of a friend lying to protect another friend?

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By: wingnut

wingnut — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:19:35 +0000

MMMMM… Not a whole lot of African Americans use the this lake. I wonder why????

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By: streetr

streetr — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:02:11 +0000

OK, I guess I shoulda looked it up. Tell those idiots in Texas to find a new name for their river. The one they picked has already been used.

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By: streetr

streetr — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:58:14 +0000

I just want to know what the hell the Lower Colorado River Authority was doing policing a lake near Austin, Texas? Last time I checked, the Colorado River runs down between California and Arizona. Somebody help me out here………….

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By: wingnut

wingnut — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:52:48 +0000

He had an attitude towards the evil white man from the start.

Thats why he was uncoopertive, combative and thats why they pepper sprayed his dumb ass.

If he would of been cooperative from the start this probably would of never happend.

Just my opinion…

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By: brian_21

brian_21 — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:37:16 +0000

That corydangerous comment is great. From what I’ve heard, I think in this case Cedric Benson was targeted and that the police crossed the line. He will not get in trouble for this one, and there are witnesses to back up Benson’s claim.

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By: Al Bundy

Al Bundy — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:09:07 +0000

Bears fan here. You should see Cedric in his post-game interviews, the guy is usually half-asleep.

He’s a mellowed-out pothead guys, not exactly the type to stir up trouble with the Man.

Still, I’m liking the Forte pick more every day…

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By: Shackman

Shackman — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:03:29 +0000

TheUworkout is spot on with his assessment. The boat cops were pricks just because they could be. I can’t wait for this to hit the courtroom and all the facts are laid out for public consumption. I hope that Benson is exonerated and these boat cops are severely disciplined, including loss of employment.

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By: Buster

Buster — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:15 +0000

What they didn’t say is that only 13 African-Americans used the lake in the last 5 years.

Amazing! When the facts are not to our liking…just make something up!

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By: TheUworkout

TheUworkout — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:28:42 +0000

The cops used excessive force on a Black guy surrounded by white women, big surprise.
Benson can’t run more than 3.5 yards at a time, so the police HAD to hog-tie him and carry him to the car.
He is a complete bust as a Pro RB, but he is still a man and needs to be treated with respect.

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By: Grulks

Grulks — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:54:58 +0000

The numbers posted could be very misleading as the first poster pointed out. The numbers are meaningless out side of the demographics of the people using the lake, which aren’t provided. They don’t say how many of each type were stopped, but only given a warning, either.

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By: sl55090

sl55090 — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:54:25 +0000

How does a millionaire sports figure with a criminal past not already have a capable lawyer?

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By: no mercy

no mercy — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:46:41 +0000

CEDRICK BENSON couldn’t have been aggressive towards the police.YOU would know this if you see they way he runs in the nfl.

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By: cantgetenough

cantgetenough — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:17:02 +0000

Travis County prosecutor said:

“And now the state calls Mr. Benson’s white friend to the stand.”

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By: Mike in Ia

Mike in Ia — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:09:46 +0000

Must have been profiling the drunk white folks and he got scooped up too.

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By: Zerfas

Zerfas — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:52:14 +0000

This is getting enough play in the media that the truth is going to come out on what happened. Hope for Benson’s sake he’s right ’cause his career in the league was already getting a little shaky.

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By: punchypete

punchypete — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:44:43 +0000

Using pepper spray on Benson is sort of like hunting doves with a bazooka. Based upon his complete lack of toughness (and talent) I am skeptical that he would have the courage to resist arrest or anything else for that matter.

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By: NotGerryAnjelo

NotGerryAnjelo — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:43:52 +0000

Darrell Huff, “How to Lie with Statistics” (1954)

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By: pats307

pats307 — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:33:13 +0000

gotta wonder if he was innocent.

(If so, he still should have handled it better)

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By: mrowens11

mrowens11 — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:17:02 +0000

You notice the first two comments, and now mine, all focus on the meaningless stat that you threw out there. If they stopped and questioned 5000 white boaters and only 50 black boaters then that gives whole new meaning to your stat. Call it racist or whatever, but c’mon, how many brothas do you really think are boating often in Austin, a city with very few blacks especially if you take away the student population.

What if Benson is telling the truth? What if these hydra-cops are racist? Imagine that? A black NFL athlete, being honest! POLICE in TEXAS being racially biased!

I can’t believe this girl would actually take the time to call her father to call 911 on the cops and that people would take pictures knowing that Benson was wrong and that those nice officers were simply doing there job! The nerve of some people!

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By: Ditkas Cigar

Ditkas Cigar — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:16:04 +0000

Whether it’s profiling or not would depend largely upon what % of boaters are in fact white vs. black, wouldn’t it???

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By: GrandWorks

GrandWorks — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:10:51 +0000

That stat may clear them of being racist, but hardly of abuse…cops can be jerks without being racist.

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By: KY

KY — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:10:24 +0000

Benson has a lengthy history in Austin. He’s gotten out of situations before because he played at Texas.

I’d love to give him the benefit of the doubt, but…

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By: SeanMartin

SeanMartin — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:57:15 +0000

The other 19 arrests were aliens.

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By: FloriosPhillyFan

FloriosPhillyFan — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:56:34 +0000

I still say he’s in jail for next season.

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By: enigk

enigk — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:55:04 +0000

It’s nice to see the Latinos, Middle Easterners and Asians are keeping themselves in check down there.

The Mountain Leverage chick is really starting to creep me out.

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By: Grulks

Grulks — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:52:49 +0000

Corydangerous is spot on. Until there is a demographic of how many people (and what their ethnicity is) used the lake, those numbers don’t paint an accurate picture.

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By: CapsLockKey

CapsLockKey — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:47:45 +0000

“What they didn’t say is that only 13 African-Americans used the lake in the last 5 years.”

Or that every black person they “investigate” on the lake ends up they weren’t doing anything illegal, therefore no arrest was required. They also left off the statistic of how many of those white people arrested were pepper sprayed.

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By: AO

AO — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:46:56 +0000

The Lower Colorodo River Authority spews out a useless statistic to back themselves up? How many black people use the lake?

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By: empty13

empty13 — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:27:24 +0000

Doesnt seem so much like profiling now…

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By: corydangerous

corydangerous — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:23:20 +0000

“457 arrests on the lake, and that 428 of the people arrested were
white and 10 were black.”

What they didn’t say is that only 13 African-Americans used the lake in the last 5 years.

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By: royaltee

royaltee — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:20:51 +0000

white girls + black guys / south texas = crime

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By: cantgetenough

cantgetenough — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:18:50 +0000

Travis County Prosecutor said:

“The state will call to the stand Mr. Benson’s white friend, Elizabeth Cartwright…”

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By: Sanch

Sanch — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:16:14 +0000

I have a black friend, and I always make sure to say Black before I mention he is my friend.

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