Hello Ward,

 LL>>> Kobe Bryant is dead at age 41.
 LL>>> Killed in a helicopter crash while flying over Los Angeles.
 LL>>> Along with at least three others.
 LL>>> There were no survivors.
 LL>>> The 5-time NBA champ never had a chance.
 LL>>> May he rest in peace.

 DD>> I'd never heard of him prior to today.

 WD> He's an American sex offender who in 2004 settled his case out of court
for
 WD> an undisclosed amount in excess of 2.5 million US$.

What a vile thing to say.  You are what some folks would
call "a human garbage" - as one journalist from the Washington
Post found out for her tweet along the same line as your post.
Her editor found it so amusing he suspended her indefinitely.

But hey.  You are Big Boy of Fidonet.  The IC who can do no wrong.
Never in a million years could you ever be wrong.  About anything.

The charges [sexual assault and false imprisonment] were dropped
when the suicidal 19-year-old accuser refused to testify, although
Kobe Bryant did admit to have cheated on his wife - which is not a
crime - and that having had sex with the 19-year-old was consensual.
A civil suit has reportedly been settled with the alleged victim,
but terms of the agreement have never been released.

Oh, did I mention Kobe's wife remained with him?  They never split.
Golly gee.  You think Vanessa was really that angry with him for
having slept with a suicidal nutjob who wanted to make some easy money?

Face it, Ward.  This was a classic case of extortion.  Pay the girl
some money else you do life in prison.  That's the deal.  Kobe called
her bluff, and now he's dead.

 WD> How quickly people, and the press, forget when it's convenient.

Kobe Bryant is literally dead.  Are you trying to get him to pay
for his `crimes' in the afterlife?  You post things like this so
action can be taken against THE ACCUSED.  He's gone now.  Please
enlighten us all (not just me) on the need for this post now of
all times.  What exactly do guys like you want?

Guilt by accusation.  Even by a nutjob.  That is all it takes
to ruin an individual's reputation.

As IC of FidoNet, you should apologize to all for your comments
about Kobe Bryant.  What you wrote was truly heartless and disgusting.

Oh, one more thing.  Kobe Bryant did read an apology in court,
and then all charges were dropped.  What a nice guy, giving his
accuser far more than she ever deserved.

--Lee

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