Re: DW4 should sue the NFL

clemson2003

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Aug 1, 2022, 9:00 PM

Let’s assume that all he did with these 20 or so women was ask them if they were open to having sex. Let’s assume he only asked and didn’t whip out his junk the way some of the women claim.

In that case you’re exactly right that he didn’t commit a crime. However, by suspending Watson the NFL isn’t saying he committed a crime. They’re saying he violated the league conduct policy.

I’m a huge Watson fan and will always be thankful for what he did for Clemson. I’m still pulling for him to put this all behind him and do great things as a player and as a man. However, can we all at least agree that even if all he did was ask all of these women to have sex that it’s still pretty creepy?

If you found out some random guy you didn’t already have a high opinion of had tried to solicit sex from 20 different women during a massage wouldn’t you label him as a creep? That’s obviously different from being a criminal, but still.

Let’s put aside any bias about some of these women being potential sex workers and at least consider the possibility that at least a few of these women were strictly trying to make a living from giving massages and maybe Watson had the wrong idea of them based on his experiences with other women. Shouldn’t a woman be able to do a professional job without being offered sex? I think being asked on a date is one thing, but literally being asked to bang while in the middle of doing your job?

Again, not saying any of that makes him a criminal or defines everything about him as a person, but I don’t like pretending he did nothing wrong at all or at least didn’t use really bad judgment to put himself in that situation.

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I'm not sure there has to be evidence that any sex was non-consensual. What if any of the women's stories about Watson exposing himself were true for instance? Let's say he did this to a few women and they turned him down and he then apologized and put his junk away and took no for an answer. Even then wouldn't it violate some form of ethical code to expose yourself like that?

Let's then say he had consensual sex with at least a few of these girls. Let's use common sense here, just how is it that you end up having consensual sex with a woman giving you a massage? It's certainly possible that you're both attracted to each other and it just ends up happening. However, if it's happening with multiple then that likely points to paying women for sex. That's certainly much much different from what these women are accusing him of, but it's still not a good character look for the NFL that one of their biggest stars is out there paying for sex. The NFL conduct policy pretty much says it's a violation to do anything that damages the reputation or damages public respect for the NFL. Below is straight from the policy:

"Conduct by anyone in the league that is illegal, violent, dangerous, or irresponsible puts innocent
victims at risk, damages the reputation of others in the game, and undercuts public respect and support for the NFL. We must endeavor at all times to be people of high character; we must show respect for others inside and outside our workplace; and we must strive to conduct ourselves in ways that favorably reflect on ourselves, our teams, the communities we represent, and the NFL."

DW4 should sue the NFL