Hey Steelers fans: when you're watching the game tomorrow at your Super Bowl party, have fun explaining to the women there that you're rooting for a rapist to become a legend.
After Ben Roethlisberger coerced a girl into a Georgia bar bathroom and had non-consensual sex with her, police said there wasn't enough evidence to bring sexual assault charges against him. But that didn't stop NFL commissioner Roger Goodell from suspending him for 6 games (later reduced to 4) based on this incident, and oh yeah, because he was accused of raping another girl a couple years back.
The most telling thing is that Big Ben didn't even try to fight the suspension. He just apologized for his "actions" and vowed to become a better person. I don't know about you, but if I didn't rape a girl, and my employer was suspending me without pay for raping a girl, I'd probably put up more of a fight. You know, say something like "I am SO not a raper!" a la John C. Reilly.
So here we are, at the Super Bowl, and Roethlisberger has the opportunity to win his third championship. Or, if you're counting, that's one more ring than raping. I'm rooting for the totals to stay even. I'm guessing that 20-year-old girl in Georgia is as well.
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