http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2009/07/02/rape-allegations-another-side-effect-of-big-soccer Comments On: Rape Allegations: Another Side Effect of Big Soccer? by Matt Davis en-us Copyright 2009 Portland Mercury. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Portland Mercury readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Portland Mercury. webmaster@portlandmercury.com (Portland Mercury Webmaster) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:30:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Go back to posting photos of me and trying to intimidate supporters of MLS to PDX through "exposing" them.
Posted by Finnegan]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:05:12 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by miracle minnie]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:31:44 -0700 Portland Mercury
Now that has to be the funniest, and most delusional, thing I've ever read on here. Which other "outlets"? Please, do tell! I'm in need of more laughs today.
Posted by jake]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:12:09 -0700 Portland Mercury
Remember when you had fun yelling the same chants, said the whole thing stank of civic pride, and then wrote about it? I do.

http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/Blogto…
Posted by BlackedOut]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:53 -0700 Portland Mercury
Additionally, the "if you don't like it, don't read it" nonsense is the sort of thing that leads people to be so myopic and unaware of the media landscape that they end up saying things like "The Portland Mercury has an incredible reputation of journalism that other outlets could only dream of". Once they work out the basics of factually correct reporting and competent copy-editing, perhaps the Merc can can move on to being the envy of the 4th estate. I'm not holding my breath.
Posted by you've been poisoned.]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:16:37 -0700 Portland Mercury
I was asking about Amy Ruiz because she would never run this sort of bullshit as an argument against MLS2PDX.

oh and @swings & roundabouts, if you don't like the Mercury, don't read it.
Posted by ambrown]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:49:09 -0700 Portland Mercury
Wut?

Oh, and to your question about Ruiz: Amy got bought off by a corrupt [yet lulz-generating] mayor. Do try to keep up...
Posted by you've been poisoned.]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:30:40 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by ambrown]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:17:25 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by D]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:17:14 -0700 Portland Mercury
Regardless of whether you are for or against the MLS deal (I am for), this article you've done up calls your journalistic integrity into question.
Posted by namarchetti]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:36:31 -0700 Portland Mercury
Soccer sucks, but you suck more.
Posted by kungfu]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:28:33 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by you've been poisoned.]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:50:02 -0700 Portland Mercury
Well in, Trolly Trollington. Let's hope this gets a lot of hits so Humpy can feel okay about you continuing to sell the Merc's journalistic reputation (such as it is) down the shitter (no pun intended). Still running the editorial desk out of the sales office?
Posted by Daaaaave]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:25:41 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by a.O]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:46:51 -0700 Portland Mercury tH\VF5!V+00HY?jgK7@iA<_(B0Mii*:@e9Iq]]> Posted by ?pqM)mH{5i*7V7wVNiH?tcvUk'j>tH\VF5!V+00HY?jgK7@iA<_(B0Mii*:@e9Iq]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:44:52 -0700 Portland Mercury
However,

If you are desperate to play the rape card (its, um, your prerogative?), there is some documentation that once a professional athlete is accused of sexual assault, they are statistically less likely to be either prosecuted or convicted than your average Joe the Alleged Rapist. But that's not to say they are more likely to rape people than any other group of people. (And for the record, soccer isn't even mentioned in the report)

(http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2003-12-21-…)
Posted by atomic]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:42:39 -0700 Portland Mercury http://www.stlucianewsonline.com/default.a…

Breaking news! Journalists linked to rape epidemic!
Posted by you've been poisoned.]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:16:15 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Around]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:00:19 -0700 Portland Mercury
there was a time that i felt your opposition to MLS was a good counterbalance to the sometimes hysterical timbers army, but this really is a large pile of football hating shit. you really need to take a good long look in the mirror and explain to yourself the value of this post.

way, way over the top.
Posted by eric cantona]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:38:29 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by you've been poisoned.]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:21:12 -0700 Portland Mercury
So maybe if a teacher raped a student somewhere we should start rethinking this school thing....?

We've already seen NBA players accused of such things, perhaps we ought to just kick the Blazers out of town then?

While we're at it, I've heard that a lot of rape takes place in prisons - perhaps we should toss that idea out the window?
Posted by RobertWagner]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:36:38 -0700 Portland Mercury