Von Pearson WILL NOT be charged

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Kristy* said:
I believe Williams' accuser left the university. So, there would be no issue of an unsafe learning environment for her. :dunno:
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I thought about that but when they label someone as potential threat (especially sexual predation) they are considered a populous threat. So IDK either.
 
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When when when when when when when in the h#ll will von be back, when when when when when when when and when.
 
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Minibull said:
My prediction is that the university won't reinstate VP before January. The real question is whether he will be back for spring practice next year...
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Recruiters from other schools will tear this program apart if that is true. They will out there telling kids, " Look at what UT did to Von Pearson. You don't want to go there."
 
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May have already been answered but what steps will Von have to go through to be reinstated with the University?
 
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TheBigOne10 said:
It makes sense to me, I just feel you may be over-analyzing it a little bit. To 90% of the people out there, the verbiage used will be taken as "he is innocent", and his reinstatement will be expected.
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that may very well be the case. and though it might look like it goes against what i've been posting in this thread, i hope that's the case. i just don't think we can go blindly in to the night and expect everything to be warm and fuzzy now.

does he DESERVE to be reinstated, yes. Sadly though, i don't think that sentiment will be shared by everyone, for all the reasons i've outlined.
 
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Dustin Dopriak: Per Ryan Robinson, Tennessee's new senior associate AD for media relations, UT is aware of Pearson's case, but his status has not changed.
 
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jakez4ut said:
that may very well be the case. and though it might look like it goes against what i've been posting in this thread, i hope that's the case. i just don't think we can go blindly in to the night and expect everything to be warm and fuzzy now.

does he DESERVE to be reinstated, yes. Sadly though, i don't think that sentiment will be shared by everyone, for all the reasons i've outlined.
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onevol74 said:
Recruiters from other schools will tear this program apart if that is true. They will out there telling kids, " Look at what UT did to Von Pearson. You don't want to go there."
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What that poster said about it being January is total BS. Now that he has been officially cleared I would expect something to come out from the University in a day or 2 one way or the other. He could have violated team or student conduct policy and that could be the holdup. But with being cleared I would expect news soon. GBO!
 
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BearCat204 said:
While I agree that it's BS if he's innocent of everything, but exactly what rights of his were violated?
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One that comes to mind immediately is the fact that all Americans are supposed to have the right to a speedy trial. Implied in that is the length of an "investigation" into the facts or lack thereof concerning accusations made. It should never, EVER, take four months to gather "facts" in a case like this and four months emphatically IS NOT SPEEDY by any reasonable measure.

Also, all Americans are supposed to have the right to be considered innocent [meaning that they are not supposed to be PENALIZED prematurely, which Mr. Pearson most assuredly has been] until proven guilty.
 
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jakez4ut said:
i seriously don't get why everyone is so excited. "insufficient evidence" just means they couldn't find enough proof to prosecute. it doesn't mean that nothing happened, and he's completely innocent of all accusations.

there's a bigger picture folks.
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That is only one meaning of "insufficient evidence." Another meaning could be there was "insufficient evidence" because it did not happen.
 
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BigBadVol said:
Really? So our judicial system is flawed huh? Yes it does mean nothing happened. So what's the bigger picture? Quit with the political correctness bs. Maybe the girl lied. When it doesn't go your way there is always a "what if."
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I'm right with you. Seeing how the charges got dropped in my book that says innocent.
 
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jakez4ut said:
gimmie a break, please.........you're fooling yourself if you think it's that simple.
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No not really. I just think some people like to feed their own egos by allowing their imagination to run wild and think there is more to a story than there really is.Playing the semantics game over the DAs word is doing a disservice to a kid whose life was already improperly put on hold based on an accusation. A suspension should never happen without a charge. Period, end of story. Hopefully this botched attempt at overkilling the public perception of the university will teach the people in power this valuable lesson moving forward.

A lot of us saw this nonsense happen firsthand in our college days. Girl hooks up with guy. Girl may have boyfriend, feel bad about themselves the next day, too drunk, whatever and cries foul in an attempt to save face. This is where the difference between learning life in a lab and learning it through human interaction and experience come in handy. The latter provides a person with common sense and the ability to connect the dots and move on. As opposed to sitting around kicking the tires and wasting time worrying about how something is phrased.
 
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TNinOR said:
One that comes to mind immediately is the fact that all Americans are supposed to have the right to a speedy trial. Implied in that is the length of an "investigation" into the facts or lack thereof concerning accusations made. It should never, EVER, take four months to gather "facts" in a case like this and four months emphatically IS NOT SPEEDY by any reasonable measure.

Also, all Americans are supposed to have the right to be considered innocent [meaning that they are not supposed to be PENALIZED prematurely, which Mr. Pearson most assuredly has been] until proven guilty.
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From a legal standpoint Von HAS been presumed innocent. He was never charged with anything nor arrested or imprisoned. The rules of the University and/or the rules of our football program have absolutely nothing to do with our legal system. Just because Von isn't being charged with a crime doesn't mean there wasn't conduct unbecoming, which if there was I'm sure it is in the case file. I'd say before the University makes a decision one way or the other they will want to review it themselves. There's plenty of things you can do to get yourself kicked out of school that aren't illegal.
 
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jakez4ut said:
what? no.

i think i've spelled out my concern. and it has nothing to do with the actual process of the investigation. i've said, the process worked. he will not be charged, and there wasn't enough evidence to do so. that in and of itself is not a bad thing, and i'm happy for Von, that this can be put behind him. and we should all be glad that the process did work itself out. that shouldn't be lost here.

my questioning here is only involving the perception of the football program and university regarding reinstating Von. and i've said several times, that it may just simply be verbiage used by the DA.

i just think it's a bit naive of us to look at this situation and not think that there won't be those that will look at us unfavorably given the 121 investigations currently going on, the incidents in the NFL, the incidents at FSU and the recent incidents we've had at UT.

i don't think it's a stretch to say that given all these factors, how the university and program responds to this news will get some attention.

make sense?
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I think this is right, but this focus on imaging at the expense of due process and our justice system is somewhat concerning. That's ultimately a bigger issue that has a lot to do with things besides this case, though.
 
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MyBloodRunnethOrange said:
Good for Von. Hopefully he has learned a lesson not to put himself in these types of situations.
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What's that? Not have pre-marital sex? Or having a potential sexual candidate to submit to psychological testing before sealing the deal? Just curious what position he needs to look out for.
 
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MyBloodRunnethOrange said:
Good for Von. Hopefully he has learned a lesson not to put himself in these types of situations.
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These players have got to learn that they can't live a normal life in college like other kids can. Their under the spotlight all the time. Good for Von to get this behind him.
 
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