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  1. Mr. Brooks
    When we start having an epidemic of unprosecuted murders at workplaces, then this will be an apt analogy.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    The school isn't charging them with a crime though. It is a policy violation. It doesn't have to be as difficult to prove as a crime.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    I believe Mike took that figure from an earlier post by me. I have to apologize. That was the number that was in my head, but it is actually 20%.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    And he actually takes the opposite side of the coin in the election thread regarding gun control. When innocent kids are dying, Levi suggests action, even if it means borderline constitutional infringement. But not when young women are being assaulted.
  5. Mr. Brooks
    What if the criminal justice system is completely not working? So far I haven't heard any suggestions from you on how we fix this epidemic.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    I won't gripe about the trade even if every player we get busts. The Twins aren't winning the WS in the next 2 years with or without Dozier.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    I would agree. The penalties don't need to be overly severe. Having to change colleges is not some catastrophic penalty. It could be argued these players are getting off incredibly lightly. Let's find a way to bring some kind of punishment though. The criminal justice system is clearly not capable of doing that.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    Does it really matter if May starts the 2nd game of the season or the 4th?
  9. Mr. Brooks
    Levi- you say tougher penalties don't work. States everywhere finally started getting tough on DUI several years ago, and that has drastically reduced alcohol related fatalities. Thirty years ago nobody feared the consequences of driving drunk. I've heard so many people of my father's generation talk about how the police would give them a warning and follow them home. Could you imagine that happening now? The cop would be fired. Sure, plenty of people still very behind the wheel, but a lot say it's not worth getting caught. I disagree that tougher penalties don't always work. In some cases they do, in some they don't.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    My point is I don't want Greene taken off the draft board just because he's a HS pitcher.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    IMO, pitching prospects should be viewed as lottery tickets until they have shown success at AA. I'm also excited at what these guys could become, maybe, but I don't even pencil them into any future plans until that level. So, this is a big year for them.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    If their scouts were convinced that Hochever was the best pick then it was still the right choice at that time. Yes, even 1-1 can be a bust. I don't understand what your point is.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    Well said Brock. We are up to 4 in 10 female college students being sexually assaulted. The status quo of leaving it to law enforcement isn't working, and if that doesn't improve quickly, I'm not sure I'll be comfortable sending my daughter to college in 5 years.
  14. Mr. Brooks
    If we can get DeLeon AND Alvarez, I'll be fist pumping in my living room. I think that is a pretty significant overpay on the Dodgers part, IMO.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    Two things. Nolasco is on the downside of his career, and has enough innings to say the ERA is what it is. May is in his prime and doesn't have enough innings to use ERA as a predictor. Nolasco was a league average starter before he came here. I know that is hard to imagine, given how awful he was here. If May can be pre Twins Nolasco that has huge value because he's still making the league minimum.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    Yes, if May can become a league average starter that is huge. Do you know how much league average starters cost in FA? Right now we only have 1 starter that is league average or better.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    Where did I say it was easy? I'm giving my view on passing on Greene just because it's risky or he's far away from the majors. If the scouts think someone else is a better player then yeah, take them. If the scouts say Greene is the clear cut bpa, don't pass just because you want someone here in <2 years.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    Wall is a huge upgrade over Rubio. If you can get him without giving up Wiggins or Levine, it should be a no brainer.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    I get your theory, I'm just not sure there is actually any evidence that the trade deadline overpay actually happens all that often.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    Except we won't actually know that it didn't happen because the Dodgers weren't willing to pay up. It could be that the Twins had unrealistic demands for a return.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    They do have more proof. They have evidence that some of the accused deleted messages and videos. The have statements from accused players that aren't consistent with video evidence. They have conflicting stories from accused partieside. In instances where there is insufficient evidence, they cleared some of the accused. You didn't answer how that jives with your accusation that they are going off her word only. The video only covers 100 seconds of the incident. The encounter could have began as consentual and changed at a moment not captured by video. It's also possible that she was scared so she didn't resist. I don't bring those points up to imply that possibilities equal evidence, just that the video is likely not of much use.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    Sorry, it's probably my fault but I don't know what you are saying here. This is not a criminal case. This is a university investigation into policy violations. The university is REQUIRED to investigate by title 9. The lack of criminal charges doesn't free them from that requirement.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    A trade that makes us better in 2017 is virtually impossible. Any team trading for Dozier wants to improve next year, so nobody is subtracting current production to get him. I think a GM has to take a longer view than just next season. Especially coming off a 103 loss season. I respect your consistency in thinking we can compete next year, but I hope the FO doesn't share it.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    Even if he keeps up his performance, he still loses value. Why would anyone pay as much for 1.5 years of production as they would for 2 years? If he is a 5 WAR player, that is 2.5 wins that a team is forfeiting by waiting until the deadline instead of getting him now.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    The quote you responded to only depends on 1 of many possible ifs for Santana to lose value. Your scenario depends on ALL the ifs happening.
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