# Big Ben in Big Trouble? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 11, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116 "2010-03-11T16:08:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/261 "2010-04-26T17:08:05Z")
After watching the DA’s press conference live, it was clear to me that he believed Ben did it. The context of that quote was that he couldn’t prove the crime he believed Ben committed because the victim (his word) decided not to testify. All he was left with that he could prove was immoral behavior, but you can’t spend the taxpayer’s money prosecuting morals. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/262 "2010-04-26T17:13:14Z")
Ah, makes sense. The circumstantial evidence does seem pretty damning. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/263 "2010-04-27T12:25:42Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > I’m sure it’s not worth arguing about, especially since coincidentally, most Steelers fans think he’s obviously being railroaded, and most others do not. Life long Steeler fan checking in. I can see why you have the opinion that most Steelers’ fans think he is being railroaded based upon the sample size of the SDMB but over the last couple weeks a great deal has been mentioned on talk radio and other sports media that Pittsburgh fans are definitely NOT of a single mind here in support of Ben. In fact I’d say the split is rather pronounced and a large number of fans are disgusted and ready to part ways with a rapist on the team. Especially women - and remember the Steelers have (had?) the largest female fan base in the NFL. At the end of the day, I’m a Steeler fan and admirer of the Rooney family. I think Big Ben did it, I think he is a rapist pig. At the minimum he has horrifically bad judgement and has shamed himself, his family, and the cardinal sin in my eyes - The Steelers and the Rooneys! Players on this team, and in the league, come and go. In my lifetime I’ve seen the Steelers greats retire, have their career end to injury, or be traded away. Players are temporary, the reputation of the Steelers organization and Rooney family are forever. It is time for the Rooney’s to get rid of Ben and move on. MeanJoe ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/264 "2010-04-27T15:11:09Z")
> [@MeanJoe](#): > > and remember the Steelers have (had?) the **largest** female fan base in the NFL. Yes, yes they do… [![](https://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f34/mlesnik78/FatSteelerFan-2.jpg) ](https://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f34/mlesnik78/FatSteelerFan-2.jpg) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/265 "2010-04-27T17:34:43Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Yes, yes they do… > > [http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f34/mlesnik78/FatSteelerFan-2.jpg](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f34/mlesnik78/FatSteelerFan-2.jpg) > 😉 _chuckle_ That’s not funny. _snort_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/266 "2010-04-27T18:21:13Z")
> [@MeanJoe](#): > > _chuckle_ That’s not funny. _snort_ > > 😃 Can I have a Coke? And maybe that sweaty jersey hanging there on your shoulder? ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/267 "2010-04-27T18:46:11Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Yes, yes they do… > > [http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f34/mlesnik78/FatSteelerFan-2.jpg](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f34/mlesnik78/FatSteelerFan-2.jpg) > 😉 For a shirt like that, is having the size shown on the front necessary? Is someone really going to mistake it for a ‘medium’? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/268 "2010-04-27T19:04:18Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Yes, yes they do… > > [http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f34/mlesnik78/FatSteelerFan-2.jpg](http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f34/mlesnik78/FatSteelerFan-2.jpg) > 😉 That’s still less of a monstrosity than [this.](http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/?p=451) :smack: (figuratively speaking) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/269 "2010-04-27T23:19:05Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > That’s still less of a monstrosity than [this.](http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/?p=451) :smack: (figuratively speaking) This is the one I was looking for originally, and its far, far worse than yours: [http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k175/erock311aa/NewSteelersCheerleaders1.jpg](http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k175/erock311aa/NewSteelersCheerleaders1.jpg) Click at your own peril! Why isn’t Ben chasing that? I bet he wouldn’t have to rape it! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/270 "2010-04-27T23:21:18Z")
I’m not sure you _could_ rape it. It seems like it’d be hard enough to engage in consensual sex. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/271 "2010-04-28T01:11:35Z")
Ah dear gawd. If Ben raped that you’d know for sure he had a damaged brain. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/272 "2010-04-28T03:32:14Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I’m not sure you _could_ rape it. It seems like it’d be hard enough to engage in consensual sex. Roll it around in a batter, find the wet spot, etc…wait, can Ben follow recipies? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116/273 "2010-04-28T03:41:17Z")
Especially considering the rumors that Ben isn’t really all that “Big” anyways. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-ben-in-big-trouble/532116.md?page=13)