[Husker] Christianson found not guilty

[j j]

I liked Pelinis take on it. He is going to get all the facts on the case and talk to the player before making a decision. He said at this time he doesn't have all the facts to make a decision. I dont either so I wont make a rash judgement on it and will let Bo make his decision and go with that. 
 
 


--- On Wed, 9/3/08, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: [Husker] Christianson found not guilty
To: "Steve Stone" <sstone at pvtnetworks.net>
Cc: husker at tssi.com
Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 12:04 PM

That's a better clarification.  The court system doesn't rule whether
someone is innocent, but rather rules whether someone is guilty "beyond a
reasonable doubt."  

I believe Christensen's attorney were able to make their case that there
was a reasonable doubt because nobody testified that they actually saw the act
in question.

Should that same definition of "reasonable doubt" exist with respect
to maintaining membership on the football team?  That is probably the issue at
it's core.  I believe that Bo Pelini and the athletic department can hold
players accountable based on a lower standard of evidence than would be
acceptable in a court of law.

Someone might then ask, if the acquittal doesn't matter, then why suspend
him in the first place.  Dismiss him from the team immediately, some might
suggest.  The difference is that the final decision with respect to football
eligibility might be influenced by evidence that would come out during the
trial.

I would imagine that the coaches and athletic department will review the
transcripts from the trial, not just the final verdict, before making their
decision.

Mike Jaixen
http://huskermike.blogspot.com
http://www.cornnation.com


--- On Wed, 9/3/08, Steve Stone <sstone at pvtnetworks.net> wrote:

> From: Steve Stone <sstone at pvtnetworks.net>
> Subject: RE: [Husker] Christianson found not guilty
> To: husker at tssi.com
> Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 11:32 AM
> Mike Jaixen wrote:
> 
> >My takeaway is that Christensen was not found
> "innocent"...but 
> >rather "not guilty".  The evidence wasn't
> there to support 
> >incarceration for potentially 30 years.  I don't
> think the same 
> >standard applies to the privilege of playing football
> for the 
> >University of Nebraska.
> 
> (snip)
> 
> >is in this situation.  I don't believe that the
> "not guilty" plea 
> >means he should be reinstated today, as there were
> other charges he 
> >plead guilty to.  I'd almost lean towards making
> the suspension for 
> >the entire season, and give him the opportunity to earn
> his way back 
> >onto the team in the spring.
> 
> 
> The verdict "innocent" does not exist in the
> court.
> 
> One is found either "guilty" or "not
> guilty."
> 
> Steve Stone
> 
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