Michael Bennett

Originally posted by JFG49ers:

I haven't seen the "facts" of this case yet, but it still sounds like a bunch of b******t. Really, they're gonna send someone to prison for 10 years for jostling past an elderly person during the immediate chaotic aftermath of a Super Bowl? If it's a crime to shove annoying old people out of the way during a chaotic situation, then just about every Black Friday shopper should be going to prison.

If it was JJ Watt that did this, no way there is ever an indictment or even an investigation. This is only happening as payback for Bennett speaking out about police violence.

Weird that an incident that happened over a year ago could just pop out of nowhere. I find it doubtful anything serious happened. They said she sprained her shoulder so I'm sure contact was made but this really seems like an incident where he should write a check and call it a day not face a felony and 10 years.

Originally posted by tjd808185:

Originally posted by JFG49ers:

I haven't seen the "facts" of this case yet, but it still sounds like a bunch of b******t. Really, they're gonna send someone to prison for 10 years for jostling past an elderly person during the immediate chaotic aftermath of a Super Bowl? If it's a crime to shove annoying old people out of the way during a chaotic situation, then just about every Black Friday shopper should be going to prison.

If it was JJ Watt that did this, no way there is ever an indictment or even an investigation. This is only happening as payback for Bennett speaking out about police violence.

Weird that an incident that happened over a year ago could just pop out of nowhere. I find it doubtful anything serious happened. They said she sprained her shoulder so I'm sure contact was made but this really seems like an incident where he should write a check and call it a day not face a felony and 10 years.

After reading the "facts" and hearing what the police chief said, they're definitely out to get him.

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by JFG49ers:

I haven't seen the "facts" of this case yet, but it still sounds like a bunch of b******t. Really, they're gonna send someone to prison for 10 years for jostling past an elderly person during the immediate chaotic aftermath of a Super Bowl? If it's a crime to shove annoying old people out of the way during a chaotic situation, then just about every Black Friday shopper should be going to prison.

If it was JJ Watt that did this, no way there is ever an indictment or even an investigation. This is only happening as payback for Bennett speaking out about police violence.

If you don't know the facts how can you assume anything?

Because he sees Michael Bennett as a black man and thinks its whiteys fault Bennett assaulted a handicapped person.

Originally posted by Stud:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by JFG49ers:

I haven't seen the "facts" of this case yet, but it still sounds like a bunch of b******t. Really, they're gonna send someone to prison for 10 years for jostling past an elderly person during the immediate chaotic aftermath of a Super Bowl? If it's a crime to shove annoying old people out of the way during a chaotic situation, then just about every Black Friday shopper should be going to prison.

If it was JJ Watt that did this, no way there is ever an indictment or even an investigation. This is only happening as payback for Bennett speaking out about police violence.

If you don't know the facts how can you assume anything?

Because he sees Michael Bennett as a black man and thinks its whiteys fault Bennett assaulted a handicapped person.

I'm 42, I'm gonna have to start kneeling for the handicap peeps. Not because the unfair treatment of the handicap people but; because i wont be able to get up if i kneel.

Originally posted by Stud:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by JFG49ers:

I haven't seen the "facts" of this case yet, but it still sounds like a bunch of b******t. Really, they're gonna send someone to prison for 10 years for jostling past an elderly person during the immediate chaotic aftermath of a Super Bowl? If it's a crime to shove annoying old people out of the way during a chaotic situation, then just about every Black Friday shopper should be going to prison.

If it was JJ Watt that did this, no way there is ever an indictment or even an investigation. This is only happening as payback for Bennett speaking out about police violence.

If you don't know the facts how can you assume anything?

Because he sees Michael Bennett as a black man and thinks its whiteys fault Bennett assaulted a handicapped person.

Pretty much this. How can anyone still defend this piece of s**t Michael bennet? The guy is a racist cop hating lying b*****d. He raises a black fist after he sacks white quarterbacks, dives at people's knees while kneeling to end a game, lies about police brutality against him to further instigate the bogus war on police, and assaults elderly handicapped people. He's a scum piece of s**t.

I dont know the Facts.Just what i have read, but this Seems something douchebag Bennet would do.Im guessing Bennet has Field passes too. No need to shove the security lady in a wheelchair .

It's just Bennett being Bennett.

All the signs of a bad penny.

So according to the police chief they were too busy with more important crimes for the last year and a half to file charges but now with this case that apparently wasn't important they're holding a press conference and morally grandstanding about it?

Uh yeah, even by HPD's own account this doesn't make a lick of sense and sounds trumped up to high hell.

It's pretty simple: if you're an officer who is standing there watching someone commit two serious felonies and you don't bother arresting them you've kinda made your decision.

No video and the delay in reporting raises some red flags. I'll wait till all the facts come out.

I hope he goes to jail for 5 years

Originally posted by PopeyeJonesing:

So according to the police chief they were too busy with more important crimes for the last year and a half to file charges but now with this case that apparently wasn't important they're holding a press conference and morally grandstanding about it?

Uh yeah, even by HPD's own account this doesn't make a lick of sense and sounds trumped up to high hell.

It's pretty simple: if you're an officer who is standing there watching someone commit two serious felonies and you don't bother arresting them you've kinda made your decision.

Maximum 10 year sentence, unimportant crime. Something about that seems off.

Originally posted by tjd808185:

Originally posted by PopeyeJonesing:
So according to the police chief they were too busy with more important crimes for the last year and a half to file charges but now with this case that apparently wasn't important they're holding a press conference and morally grandstanding about it?

Uh yeah, even by HPD's own account this doesn't make a lick of sense and sounds trumped up to high hell.

It's pretty simple: if you're an officer who is standing there watching someone commit two serious felonies and you don't bother arresting them you've kinda made your decision.

Maximum 10 year sentence, unimportant crime. Something about that seems off.

Very much so. And the timeline and actions of the PD stinks to high hell also.

Day Of: An officer witnesses this and is supposedly (verbally) assaulted by Bennett too, but doesn't bother to detain him or arrest him or anything.

Four Months Later: Bennett comes out and says he was cursed at and unfairly targeted by LVPD, and after months of nothing within weeks of this happening HPD suddenly starts investigating this crime they never bothered to issue an arrest for.

A year after that: A week before Bennett's book comes out the police chief and a bunch of other officers parade out in front of the media like they're reporting on a terrorist attack, and the Police Chief goes on a strange rant about how Bennett is immoral and so on, and so on. What so fishy about that is no Police Chief with any intention of getting a conviction would do anything like that in a press conference, because he's basically gift-wrapping a claim of prejudicial behavior for the defense for them.

We obviously don't really know, but if forced to guess my take on this would be the following:

This or some variant on it actually happened, but HPD didn't take it seriously enough to actually do anything about it until Bennett accused LVPD of abuse. So HPD is now essentially misusing it's power as law enforcement because they think they bleed blue or some nonsense, but is either (1) too dumb to realize they're undermining their own case by morally grandstanding in a press conference, or (2) don't actually have any intention of this going to trial and are just grandstanding or trying to insert themselves in any coverage of his book coming out because they think they bleed blue or some nonsense.

Originally posted by PopeyeJonesing:

Very much so. And the timeline and actions of the PD stinks to high hell also.

Day Of: An officer witnesses this and is supposedly (verbally) assaulted by Bennett too, but doesn't bother to detain him or arrest him or anything.

Four Months Later: Bennett comes out and says he was cursed at and unfairly targeted by LVPD, and after months of nothing within weeks of this happening HPD suddenly starts investigating this crime they never bothered to issue an arrest for.

A year after that: A week before Bennett's book comes out the police chief and a bunch of other officers parade out in front of the media like they're reporting on a terrorist attack, and the Police Chief goes on a strange rant about how Bennett is immoral and so on, and so on. What so fishy about that is no Police Chief with any intention of getting a conviction would do anything like that in a press conference, because he's basically gift-wrapping a claim of prejudicial behavior for the defense for them.

We obviously don't really know, but if forced to guess my take on this would be the following:

This or some variant on it actually happened, but HPD didn't take it seriously enough to actually do anything about it until Bennett accused LVPD of abuse. So HPD is now essentially misusing it's power as law enforcement because they think they bleed blue or some nonsense, but is either (1) too dumb to realize they're undermining their own case by morally grandstanding in a press conference, or (2) don't actually have any intention of this going to trial and are just grandstanding or trying to insert themselves in any coverage of his book coming out because they think they bleed blue or some nonsense.

This was a grand jury indictment. Grand jury indictments don't come down on an overnight basis, it can take months and up to a whole year to go from putting together the grand jury to getting an indictment and they often hear multiple cases at the same time. The timeline is not at all unusual for a big city like Houston.


Too many people looking for the shooter on the grassy knoll when it is pretty straightforward.


He either assaulted her or he didn't.



If he did assault her then he'll likely take a plea deal, wind up with community service and a fine and then she'll dip a little deeper into his pockets in civil court.

Hard to believe they don't have video of this somewhere...Tons of camera crews had to be filming. did they take pictures of her injuries? Does seem pretty strange that an officer would watch this happen and do nothing about it at the time. Dude is 300lbs and just trucks a paraplegic and the cops do nothing. On top of that Bennett curses the officer. This doesn't pass the smell test. But either way he's gonna have to write a check to get out of this one.