Recent content by JW

I should not have directed #2 at you, but at the at the board in general. You didnt, but others have suggested Shannon is being set up or that the accused is seeking compensation. So for that I apologize to you, that was unfair. To be clear I don't think the evidence is sound or has been...

Two problems with your argument, if it can be called an argument: 1. No doubt there are instances of wrongful prosecutions. District attorneys and prosecutors are just human beings, with all positive and negative traits of all human beings. But wrongful prosecutions are the extreme minority...

Agreed. When Whitman was speaking, I thought how Kelvin Sampson or some other programs would handle this situation. Very proud of Whitman and Illinois as the athletic department and university navigate this horrible predicament.

If such video exists, the district attorney in Douglas County has seen it. Too many armchair lawyers in this forum with degrees from Law & Order and Better Call Saul. As an Illinois College of Law grad, I can tell you it is much less dramatic than you think. It remains possible that the DA...

Yes - in Delusion Land. Or in a world where this version of the Constitution doesn't exist. The presumption of innocence applies in his legal proceedings. As for due process, he is not being arbitrarily expelled from the university. He even remains on scholarship. He is simply temporarily...

Agreed and good catch. I noticed that comment and thought it might appear inappropriate. If any regular student at the university were in the same position, would they be escorted by university officials in the same manner? But I don't know the details so I reserve criticism.

No offense, but this is profoundly ignorant and laughable. The University of Illinois isn't violating any of Shannon Jr's constitutional rights. It also seems many in the forum fundamentally do not understand the application of the presumption of innocence. Shannon has this protection in his...

Agreed, and this is one of the more intelligent posts on this tragedy. Attacking the assistant district attorney reveals that some are simply more concerned with their team's performance than they are with justice. If it were any other person accused of rape, their reaction would be the opposite.

The tragedy to this promising basketball season is irrelevant in contrast to the tragedies facing Shannon and the accuser. Horrified by the reaction of many Illini fans. Immediately attacking the assistant district attorney in Lawrence in a desperate attempt to undermine the credibility of the...

He had me worried when he talked about his years at Illinois and moving forward.

Wait is this true?

Serious questions - what are these prep schools? Are they just private schools with fancy basketball programs? Who pays the tuition? Are the same as those "prep schools" for students after they graduate high school but before university? Asking for a friend.

John Hughes Suburb. Well played sir. Winnetka or Kenilworth?

Throwback Pam Anderson definitely lightens the mood a little bit. Far too much crying and gnashing of teeth over OA.

Lol I am not. Same law school. A few years apart. Whitman is doing a great job. We are lucky to have him.