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I have been critical of Big Ben's conduct in the Georgia incident from the beginning. I think that he acted immaturely and put himself in the kind of position that the Franchise QB for our Pittsburgh Steelers should never be in. However, as time goes by it has become all too apparent that Roethlisberger has been treated unfairly by the media. The latest example of this is the way that the media is handling the story about Johan Santana that came out yesterday. In case you haven't heard (and it wouldn't be hard to miss given how it's being handled), it turns out that last October a 31 year old woman who is a neighbor accused Santana of raping her at night in a nearby golf course. After investigation, the Florida officials decided in January not to prosecute Santana. The AP story managed to include in their meager 150 word story the fact that the after the alleged rape the woman went to watch Santana play tennis, which is obviously intended to cast doubt on the rape allegation. What the AP somehow managed to leave out of their story is that the authorities were able to obtain a positive DNA match between Santana and semen that the alleged victim wiped off her thigh with her panties. They also managed to leave out the fact that Santana is married with three children.
So what we have here is Santana accused of rape, and not prosecuted because the DA felt that there was not enough evidence to get a conviction. Isn't that exactly the same thing that Ben went through in the Georgia incident? So why is the media so quick to sweep the story about Santana under the rug after they spent months demonizing Big Ben?
So what we have here is Santana accused of rape, and not prosecuted because the DA felt that there was not enough evidence to get a conviction. Isn't that exactly the same thing that Ben went through in the Georgia incident? So why is the media so quick to sweep the story about Santana under the rug after they spent months demonizing Big Ben?
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