Stillers Fans at DEFCON 1- Big Ben Accused Again (Update- No Charges Filed)

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Absolutely. Redemption is only a game-winning drive away.

 

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DA is holding news conference Monday to announce his decision on the case.

I'm guessing he's not holding it to say charges won't be filed.

 

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I don't think the DA holding this Monday gives anyone a clue one way or the other.
In a high profile case such as this, he would, indeed, hold a press conference to say there are no charges filed, just as he would hold one to announce the charges.
Right now, no one has a clue, it is 50-50 and we will all just wait until Monday.

 

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If they are going to charge him, why wait until Monday?

If they charge him, they suspect him of a crime, right? If that is the case, would not want the legal process to start as soon as possible?

Not trying to be a fanboi, but I am trying to understand the DA's thinking.

But then again, I would not alert to world to tell everyone after all this time that I did not have a case.

 

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And keep an eye on flights from Pittsburgh to Atlanta to see if Big Ben is making arrangements to surrender himself.

 

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Not unless they wanted a maximum number of cameras there for the press conference, which wouldn't interfere or go head-to-head with Tiger Woods at the Masters. Just playing devil's advocate.

 

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Probably trying to finish all required paperwork.

 

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Or maybe the DA is simply closing the door on the matter:

"Had they wanted to arrest Roethlisberger, they would've issued a warrant, not waited for a press conference on Monday," said B.J. Bernstein of Atlanta, one of the nation's most high-profile defense attorneys.

"If they had wanted to send this matter to a grand jury, which is a closed process, they would not have a public press conference to do that," Bernstein said. "Most likely, what we're seeing here is that the district attorney has chosen to drop the matter."

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburgh...g/s_675686.html

 

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It just seems odd to announce that you believe a crime has been committed, you have enough evidence to go to trial but you are going to wait until over the weekend to do anything about it.

 

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Is the DA up for re-election?

 

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When are they not?

 

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5071769&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines

ESPN.com reporting that no charges will be filed.