# If You Pulled a Roethlisberger. . . **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 27, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514 "2010-04-27T13:17:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514/21 "2010-04-27T19:48:45Z")
WTF? If I raped someone would I be fired? This sounds like a moronic question. Demand more clarification. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514/22 "2010-04-27T19:49:50Z")
> [@Angry Lurker](#): > > WTF? If I raped someone would I be fired? > > This sounds like a moronic question. Demand more clarification. No, he didn’t rape someone, at least as far as our legal system is concerned. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514/23 "2010-04-27T20:30:43Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > He may or may not have raped one or more females who chose not to pursue criminal charges. He behaved in an undignified manner. He may have used his bodyguards to block access to the woman (women) he may or may not have been raping in the ladies room. The one in Tahoe chose not to pursue criminal charges, allegedly because she was afraid of losing her job. The one in Georgia _did_ pursue criminal charges, but the DA chose not to file any. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514/24 "2010-04-27T21:03:13Z")
I know one guy who used a trade show as an opportunity to get drunk and obnoxious for four days, and was fired for it. However, one of the persons he chose to be obnoxious to was the boss, and that probably had something to do with the decision. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514/25 "2010-04-27T21:53:39Z")
If the position involved maintaining a public image or required a lot of client interation - probably so. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514/26 "2010-04-27T23:52:25Z")
Thanks to all for the explanations. ---
**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 29, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514/27 "2010-04-29T19:23:22Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Apparently he is being accused of [rape](http://www.articlesbase.com/humor-articles/ben-roethlisberger-assault-is-it-really-what-it-seems-see-pics-from-the-night-and-decide-1962648.html). And he just lost his endorsement for beef jerky. > > Let the puns begin! Actually, I think a product with the word “jerk” in the title is the perfect product for him to endorse. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514/28 "2010-04-29T19:44:54Z")
It’s generally accepted that Roethlisberger is a jerk, a cad, and a manslut. But what if you were accused of something you didn’t do? Have you ever _been_ accused of something you didn’t do? What if your employer fired you because of it? I wouldn’t like to have my reputation ruined because of baseless accusations. When public officials are accused of malfeasance, they’re always put on “administrative leave” while still getting paid, and people jeer. But I would hope for nothing less from my employer if I was getting railroaded like that. And I’d certainly wish for more – that they’d stand behind me until I was exonerated. I wouldn’t get it – they’d drop me like a radioactive jicama. But I can dream. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-pulled-a-roethlisberger/537514.md?page=1)