No Charges for Porter

[Jersey Girl]

I think we should set up a volunteer Taco Bell delivery service for Porter so he doesn't have something similar happen here. Something tells me Sherriff Joe will be watching. (Not a politcal statement, btw. Just a statement. Don't read too much into it, peeps.)

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Charges dropped don't mean innocent. Trust me. But either way I'm glad.

Exactly. But I am also glad he doesn't have to deal with this going forward.

 

[Oly]

Charges dropped don't mean innocent. Trust me. But either way I'm glad.

Of course it doesn't but in this particular case I'm going to go with innocent. He blew a .07 the cop that arrested him as allegations against him for being overly aggressive and is currently dealing with a DUI charge of his own. Plus he is under investigation for the way he handled this particular arrest. With a lot of people convicting him from the word go I think going with innocent is appropriate.

 

[AZ Native]

Good stuff, now where are all of the self-righteous pricks who were positive that he was guilty, would be found guilty and suspended?

Let the legal system take it's course before jumping to reactions gentlemen.

Glad to see---now I am ready to go get my red-on-red 55.

Please don't wear it with those hideous shorts.

 

[Pariah]

That's awesome! 100% no chance of suspension now! :head2head:

Did someone from the league say this? Because I'm not sure that's the case. I wouldn't be surprised if Porter at least has to have a sit-down with the Commish.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Supervising Deputy District Attorney Mark Pafford, said, "Based upon the information that was provided to us by the CHP, we did not believe that there would be a reasonable likelihood that a jury would find Mr. Porter guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the allegations. With this belief, we thought it was not appropriate for us to proceed."

http://www.turnto23.com/news/23014545/detail.html

 

[Zeno]

Good news, now all he has to worry about is football.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Joey Porter incident could have gotten a lot uglier

Regardless of the fact that Cardinals linebacker Joey Porter won't face charges in the wake of Saturday's arrest outside a Bakersfield, California Taco Bell, the situation could have played out far differently but for a decision made by the local Sheriff three years ago.

Per initial reports, the police officer who allegedly slapped Porter in the face during a DUI stop eventually pointed his pistol at Porter, who continued to move toward the officer. If true, it's a good thing Porter didn't have a gun of his own.

According to KGET-TV, an NBC affiliate, Porter previously held a concealed weapons permit. The Kern County Sheriff's department revoked it after Porter was cited in 2007 for beating up former Bengals tackle Levi Jones.

"As the Sheriff I have to be comfortable with people that have gun permits. And some things happened in Joey's life that made me become uncomfortable with him being able to conceal a firearm," Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood told KGET.

None of this means that Porter would have reached for his gun if he'd had one on him when things got hectic on Saturday. But it was an emotional situation. And Porter is an emotional guy. In hindsight, Youngblood made a prudent decision.

 

[Red Dawn]

Another PFT masterpiece. ^

The first link you posted says the officer drew his baton. That link says the officer drew his pistol.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Another PFT masterpiece. ^

The first link you posted says the officer drew his baton. That link says the officer drew his pistol.

Conflicting reports from the media. Imagine that.

 

[moklerman]

As someone posted above, the CHP officer in question is facing a DUI of his own and in addition to there being a question of whether or not he slapped Porter, according to local radio, has a history of excessive force complaints against him.

Porter hasn't done himself many favors as far as being given the benefit of doubt but he and this officer may actually have much in common.

 

[Mulli]

Charges dropped don't mean innocent. Trust me. But either way I'm glad.

Innocent until proven guilty!!!

:iwin:

 

[RugbyMuffin]

That is all well and good, but the real question is, Do you like Taco Bell 5 layer burritos or cinnamon twists?

I had to re-confirm this with personal testing.

As much as my stomach loved the idea last night, it hates it this morning.