NFL: Saints Bounty Thread

[AsylumGuido]

(09-17-2012 08:34 PM)UCSBDirtyBird Wrote:  You sound like a knowledgeable gent when it comes to the law. Which state is lucky enough to count you as a member of their bar?

What is that? You aren't a lawyer? Well, that is weird. Well, in any case, as an attorney (Drake can chime in if I get off point) I can tell you that one of the key elements of a defamation suit (of a public figure) is that the party making the injurious statements must be shown to have made the statements with reckless or willful disregard of their truthfulness.

This statement from Greg Williams would severely undermine any notion that Goodell was playing fast and loose with the truth. (I caution here that the preceding only applies if the Greg Williams statement is a contemporary reduction to writing of an earlier oral conversation/deposition).

Whether or not Greg Williams is a credible witness is one thing, but assuming Roger Goodell beleived him, the S.S. Slandersuit just struck an iceberg and is sinking rapidly somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico.

If you would take the time to read the thread in its entirety you would see that I agreed that there was no way that Vilma could ever win the lawsuit. I too believe that Goodell believed what he claimed. The problem is that he believed two people that have no credibility.

By the way, the declaration signed by Gregg Williams that Goodell presented to Vilma yesterday (Monday) was signed and dated this past Friday. Considering Goodell claimed he has had proof all along of Vilma offering $10000 for teammates to injure Favre why was it not until a few days ago that the proof was actually gathered? Could it be that Williams was coerced into signing the document? You know that his future is totally in Goodell's hands.

Another interesting note is that the declaration from Mike Cerullo, the only other person to claim a bounty was placed, supposedly offers up a different set of events than Williams' story.

Also, Vilma has had NINE individuals that were in all of those defensive meetings that have sworn in federal court that there was no existence of any plan to ever intentionally injure an opponent.