WHOA! .... Bill Conlin resigns amid child molestation investigation

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20111224_Seventh_allegation_takes_Conlin_abuse_cases_back_to_1960s.html?cmpid=125219969

Conlin could not be reached for comment Friday. Through his attorney, George Bochetto, he has declined to address the allegations but has vowed to clear his name.

"This has obviously been crushing to Mr. Conlin," Bochetto said Friday. "Frankly, I am now more concerned about Mr. Conlin and his ability to carry on. I hope for Mr. Conlin's sake that at some point we will have the opportunity to understand and investigate all of the facts."

And this is why people despise lawyers.

 

I don't get in a situation like this why a defendant would not order his attorney to issue with every single statement, "Mr. Conlin of course denies the allegations."

What's to lose? If the incidents are proven in court, you lose anyway. If any kind of even semi-credible doubt can be established, you're on record as saying you never did it.

Evasive semantic non-denial denials such as this one are as good as admission.

 

Wouldn't surprise me a bit, but you would think any defendant with at least a basic general knowledge of the legal system, which I would think would include Conlin, would tell his lawyer to include at least some kind of denial of the charges in any statement about the case.

Or else, if you're going to plead no contest, plead no contest.

 

Didn't I read that Conlin's in some Philadelphia-centric hall of fame?....So as long as they're not saying a MLB hall of famer, given that there's probably a dozen halls of fame he might be in, it's not inaccurate. Just weasely and misleading.

 

Who fucking cares how good he was or may have been?

If the allegations are true - and no one seems to be denying them - then he's a lowlife piece of shit, and fuck-all else matters.

Speaking of things that don't matter.