Augie

You never fail to meet expectations, I’ll give you that, sadly.

What decade did you arrive in rural SC? .

Your point leaned heavily toward “just pay the girl” and move on, without a second glance. I just don’t know enough to accept that, even if you are trying to couch your position with “assumptions”. We don’t know either of these people. My Father-in-law was a dentist forever in a small town. Not long before his retirement he had the first malpractice claim of his life filed against him. It was from a poor old lady who he had been caring for for decades. He did nothing wrong, and everybody knew it. The insurance company insisted that they had never had a claim from him before, so they were just going to settle. Because it was the easiest thing to do. He never got over that. I think both parties present at the time believe their version of events. I do not think either of them are “lying”, it’s just different perspectives. It’s very personal to them, and I’ll step back and hope they can both find a comfortable place to move on from.

Yes, it absolutely matters if your assumptions are right or wrong as you state a case. You appear to make a compelling argument about her life going off track, but let’s not pretend we have ever even met either of them. I’ll try to remember that we have no idea what happened, why it happened or how it happened. I could lay out a potentially compelling argument (based upon assumptions) to refute your “assumptions”, but that wouldn’t be fair to anyone, especially the people in the middle of this.

Oh great! Now Miss Nolan’s third grade English students are going to be taking up roster spots following tremendous success on their class project.

I’m not her and I wasn’t there, so I can’t answer. I see no moral dilemma here at all. Did you want the Goldman family to donate proceeds from the OJ civil suit to charity? Why, or why not? IF she were to win damages, I’d have zero problems with her spending that money to improve her life. SHE was the party found to be harmed in a court of law. I don’t like going this far down a hypothetical road, so have a nice Sunday. .

I don’t know why this is even a question. The person who was harmed deserves to decide what to do with anything rewarded as a result. That is plain as day to me, and I don’t even see any gray area.

Yes, I think most of us know the difference between criminal and civil suits. That gesture might make some people feel better, but IF she was wronged I don’t see any reason to restrict what our expectations are for her use of any funds that come as a result. Maybe she wants to give it away, or pay for a graduate degree, or put a down payment on a house. She can give it to YOU for all I care. It should be entirely up to her, IF she was the person harmed. She can’t “un-do” that night. This is all she has by way of getting some “justice”, so I won’t tell her how to handle it if she were to win a verdict of some type. I don’t like this whole line of discussion, because it’s mostly speculation. Have a nice Sunday!

As for the bold, I think she is genuine in her beliefs (as is he, imo) and that she is pursuing the only remedy left available to her. Why do you care what she does with the money? That’s not the point here at all, imo. But it would be foolish to file a civil suit ahead of him signing his contract.

May I suggest you stop digging, and step away from the shovel. It wasn’t just referenced in one obscure moment with the press, it has been a topic that has been discussed since the draft. But it’s just fine if you are not aware of it, there are no pop quizzes here. The problem is with sharing your accusatory views without bothering to become informed. Read/listen, then post tends to work better than posting negative stuff and then pleading ignorance, especially after being made aware that you are ill-informed. Of course the civil suit will wait until after he signs his contract. If you were her attorney, or even just a concerned uncle with a functioning brain, that’s what you would advise, right? .

He won’t be 27 until Monday. Somehow I felt he was a bit older than that. There’s still time to turn his career trajectory around if he’s committed.

I think they both have independent and honest versions in their minds of what happened, and they are not identical. This is tricky and messy stuff. I don’t think either party thinks they are lying. .

Well, I’m still wondering and I guess maybe now I’m even a little more curious!

A sign of wisdom, I like your chances!

Pretty much anything goes these days. One buddy has a grandson named Cash. He started to question that, but his son said “Dad, leave it alone or his middle name is going to be Money.” 😂 Another friend has a grandson named Seven. They are expecting their second child, and I’m wondering if he will be named Eleven and they will go into the convenience store business together.