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Georgia releases official statements as more details emerge on RaRa Thomas following arrest
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Georgia releases official statements as more details emerge on RaRa Thomas following arrest
More details have emerged following the Monday morning arrest of wide receiver RaRa Thomas.
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Bye Felecia
Well, if this proves true then I think Ra Ra is outta here...we all know Kirby won't give him a pass for something like this...nor should he. Thomas would also probably cause some tension and such with the players. Just not worth it.
@MontanaDawg
First, the SEC already enacted a rule against transfers and discipline involving any student athlete in the conference when it comes to domestic violence related charges; so Smart’s decision will be secondary.
Secondly, we know almost close to nothing of the details of this case and the DA has not announced any formal charges. Until the DA announces formal charges based on evidence and/or a grand jury, this is he said/ she said.
Blocking a door is not kidnapping nor a felony until it is charged by the DA and then proven in court. The Athens PD charging documents state that’s what it was because that’s what police officers are supposed to do, then let the grand jury and DA figure it out after investigation and evidence. 99.99999% of these charges like “blocking a doorway” are either dismissed or pleaded down to class 2 or class 3 misdemeanors. There can be dozens of reasons this young lady had a scratch on her shin and leg, not simply only that RaRa caused it.
Let the facts come out and wait for the DA’s charges, which shouldn’t take more than 4 to 6 weeks, then we can start to put the picture together.
Hell, didn’t we have a LB by the name of Adams get formally charged with rape 3 months after the incident, and it has been what, 15 months and still waiting on the trial?
No reason to speculate on anything here, and yes, we ALL Dawg fans are against domestic violence and violence against women, but there is NO REASON to try and gas light other fans or our own when this has not been formally charged and no grand jury has been convened based on the facts of the case.
Is it too much to ask or expect a young man who is afforded a free education, room and board, medical care, and the opportunity to earn thousands via NIL to conduct himself in a civil manner. To represent the University of Georgia at the highest level. and in return all that is required is for said young man to use his natural talents to play a game. Mr. Thomas is now suspended. He is no longer a BullDawg. I hope he secures the best legal representation and justice is done. If the facts reveal that he is innocent and has been falsely accused, he most certainly should be invited back to the TEAM.
Well said. And logical.
One thing I would add, about the "imprisonment thing"...if you are standing outside my apartment building...and I choose not to leave, because I don't want to risk a confrontation...are you guilty of kidnapping or imprisoning me??? Or, am I guilty of an overactive imagination and cowardice???
Did "you" imprison "me"??? Or, did "I" imprison "myself"???
Oh yeah...and why exactly did she HAVE to leave her apartment, at 4am? Seems to me, She would've had to try and leave...in order to be prevented from leaving.
Interesting, how that charge can even be made, in a public venue. Hell...it could happen at the mall, a bar, church...virtually anywhere. You stand outside while I cower in the inside...and YOU are guilty of kidnapping??? Doesn't make sense, to me. Lol
@Gibroni88....doesn't that SEC rule only apply to transfers with previous domestic abuse charges at their former school? Am I understanding the rule correctly? In this case, Thomas had already transferred and was in Athens. I don't know of any prior charges at Mississippi State, in which case, I would think Kirby would, in fact, have the final say on his status.
" SEC schools passed a rule barring the signing of any athlete disciplined for serious misconduct at another college stop. The new rule defines a serious offense as "sexual assault, domestic violence or other forms of sexual violence."
Personally, I'm more concerned about the physical injuries and abuse than him blocking a door.
Bye Bye Ra Ra. We don’t need this crap on our team.
How come, why would any UGA football player choose to transfer to another School?! Especially to another SEC school?!!
It's natural to speculate just so one can wrap one's mind around the situation, but we really don't know what happened. So I'm gonna strife to withhold any judgment.
That said, at this stage, it doesn't reflect well on him, and by a very tenuous extension on the university. I say "tenuous" because Thomas really hasn't been in the Georgia program, so he hasn't had the benefit of Kirby's leadership.
Out of 100 or so young athletes around 20 years old, there are bound to be a couple that make very poor decisions -- and unfortunately particularly related to physicality. I've said before, however, and I'll say again Smart and his staff have done an admirable job of steering most of these young men away from such mistakes.
For the university, the very different and terrible accident of a couple of weeks ago is a more serious matter -- not because of anyone's intent, but because of the involvement of two employees in what may have been a football program rental.
Whatever the outcome of both these situations, I trust that Kirby Smart will handle them in the very best way possible.
Go DAWGS
" allegedly caused bodily harm to the bicep and shins of a female. She had abrasions on her shin and a bruise on her bicep, which led to the misdemeanor battery charge Thomas is facing.
As for the felony false imprisonment charge, Thomas allegedly stood in front of the woman’s dorm room and refused to allow her to leave."
This sounds more like an argument between immature kids than anything serious. It's not as if he punched her or choked her.
I'm not saying Thomas didn't do wrong, but I think many are too quick to judge this kid (kick him out) on one he-said-she-said incident.
Felonies charges dropped.