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Message: [QUOTE="UConnNick, post: 3211900, member: 1526"] There may be a lot of truth to what you indicate, but I see a possible different, or perhaps additional reason. A $20k bond seems relatively low to me given the nature and extent of her alleged offenses. Her case involves aggravated assault with intent to do bodily harm. If I were the judge there's no way I'd let anybody out on a $20k bond for that offense. I once got a call from a guy in jail who was referred to me by a female asst. DA, which is a major no-no. I think she had a crush on me after I represented a D and made a very favorable plea deal with her for my client. The guy in jail was arrested on a charge of indecency with a child. He asked me to help arrange bond for him. A JP Court Judge had set his bond at $50k. I declined to represent him and gave him the number of some bail bond offices. The charges were later dropped or he was acquitted. About six months later the same guy got arrested for the same thing again. That was a serious charge worthy of a $50k bond even as a first offense. So is this one. That's why I think there's far more to this story than anyone but the principals know, and anybody who's had access to the files and may have interviewed any of the persons involved. Not to excuse them, but maybe the WNBA is moving slowly because they know something almost everybody else doesn't. Maybe there's some exculpatory evidence they have discovered in their investigation. That's the danger in suspending players before due process runs its course. Maybe they know there's a chance the charges may get dropped, or she stands a good chance of being acquitted, or a plea deal is in the works. You suspend a player and if she isn't convicted, you run the risk of getting sued. It's not necessarily true that even if she's totally exonerated in court that she won't rightfully be hit with some suspension by the league due to her behavior, since it reflects poorly on the league. [/QUOTE]

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