I just can't see the State wanting to battle this out in court. Plaintiffs hold all the cards, no way they shouldn't get almost everything they ask.
They're going to claim Qualified Immunity. WATCH.
I just can't see the State wanting to battle this out in court. Plaintiffs hold all the cards, no way they shouldn't get almost everything they ask.
What I would love to know is how far up the chain of command did this cluster **** go?I know this gets passed on to taxpayers and such, but get them for every dime you can. What an absolute, unabated joke this all has turned out to be.
Iowa State is a public institution and we still do not know what the WBB settlement was.Agreed. Being its government agencies. Someone will be able to open records request and it will be disclosed at some point if it comes to a settlement.
Well the director of the Department of Public Safety got mentioned in the lawsuit. He reports directly to the governor.What I would love to know is how far up the chain of command did this cluster **** go?
Who decided to green light this disaster?
I've always thought that there has to be a political angle here. Some elected official(s) who would then use the results to run on a "tough on crime/gambling" type message.
Iowa State is a public institution and we still do not know what the WBB settlement was.
From the reports I read a bit ago. Sanger was told to stop when he told his boss what he was doing. Then when he didn’t and came back with some meat in the bones, his boss green lighted it and they kept going. It never talked about if they went higher up and /or when whey did.What I would love to know is how far up the chain of command did this cluster **** go?
Who decided to green light this disaster?
I've always thought that there has to be a political angle here. Some elected official(s) who would then use the results to run on a "tough on crime/gambling" type message.
I hope they all sue the state and get a bunch of money and “Give the State the Bird.”Well the director of the Department of Public Safety got mentioned in the lawsuit. He reports directly to the governor.
Is this the Everson and Satterfield case in that "ghost" dorm room? That whole thing stunk to high heaven.Yeah this shows how much of a stupid waste of time and resources this was to begin with, and that will help their lawsuit. Just some guy with a hard on for gambling and college athletes apparently.
But here is what made me sit up straight-
"They will do everything possible to keep it in house and sweep it under the rug. I have direct experience with this dealing with the U of I athletic department. We investigated a sexual assault by two football players years ago, and the athletic department was aware of it months before we found out. They tried to deal with it 'in house'."
I know this is nothing new really, but to see a law enforcement agent just blast it out directly as a fact is a damning thing, isn't it?
Iowa State is a public institution and we still do not know what the WBB settlement was.
There's just so much that's gross about the e-mails.
First, your the ******* DCI. Your job isn't about notoriety. You, more than perhaps any other agency in the entire State, should not be driven by notoriety. You should be drive by protecting people and investigating actual crimes, and doing so in a manner that will hold up in Court. If you do your job correctly, no one should know anything about what you are doing. Admittedly doing this for notoriety tells you every last thing you need to know.
Also, **** them for trying to equate this to U of I sweeping a sexual assault under the rug and not trusting the AD to take care of this. This is, without a shadow of a doubt, the type of thing each athletic department could have handled internally. There is no victim here. It's the result of some poor judgment and at worst resulted in a very, very minor criminal offense. You tell the athletic departments "hey, as a part of a search we noticed some irregular stuff coming from some of your players. We trust you will impart on them how important it is they aren't placing wagers, especially if they are underaged, and even more especially on games they are involved in. We are keeping an eye on it and if there is any more we may have to bring charges." Done. Fin. No doubt in my mind it gets taken care of.
Lee Harvey Oswald didn’t kill JFK though1 - ******* stupid on their part to put that in writing. That alone should disqualify them from any sort of meaningful job. Anybody that has been in business knows there are certain things said and not documented. Note - not saying it makes it right.
2 - That's about as clear as day what the agenda was both from the get-go and in the continued push later on.
3 - That letter would basically be Lee Harvey Oswald making a film of exactly where and how he was going to shoot JFK and what his getaway route was going to be.
Well the players didn't really commit much of a crime either - so works wellLee Harvey Oswald didn’t kill JFK though
Yeah, i can picture this already as a GREAT 5 part mini-series on Netflix. I can see the text already on the screen "U of Iowa staff declined to comment for this series" LOLThere's just so much that's gross about the e-mails.
First, you're the ******* DCI. Your job isn't about notoriety. You, more than perhaps any other agency in the entire State, should not be driven by notoriety. You should be driven by protecting people and investigating actual crimes, and doing so in a manner that will hold up in Court. If you do your job correctly, no one should know anything about what you are doing. Admittedly doing this for notoriety tells you every last thing you need to know.
Also, **** them for trying to equate this to U of I sweeping a sexual assault under the rug and not trusting the AD to take care of this. This is, without a shadow of a doubt, the type of thing each athletic department could have handled internally. There is no victim here. It's the result of some poor judgment and at worst resulted in a very, very minor criminal offense. You tell the athletic departments "hey, as a part of a search we noticed some irregular stuff coming from some of your players. We trust you will impart on them how important it is they aren't placing wagers, especially if they are underaged, and even more especially on games they are involved in. We are keeping an eye on it and if there is any more we may have to bring charges." Done. Fin. No doubt in my mind it gets taken care of.