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[CreeperBlocks]

This tweet is making the rounds.

Oh Shit.

 

[Gunstar Ikari]

Aw, shit...

 

[Razorskin]

Wow...

 

[RC]

Can't say I'm entirely surprised.

 

[alexthekid]

Omg this better not be true

 

[CreeperBlocks]

I would lose a ton of respect for him if thats true

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

I would lose a ton of respect for him if thats true

Not all?

 

[Calamari41]

I would lose a ton of respect for him if thats true

I also might lose some respect for him if it turns out he raped someone

 

[apocalidiot]

God, my stomach dropped when reading that. What the fuck

 

[Razorskin]

Someone shop Kane out of the NHL 16 cover.

 

[Fata1moose]

Someone shop Kane out of the NHL 16 cover.

I remember they replaced Heatley with Sakic after the drunk driving, though this isn't as clear cut as that, or it'll take much longer to find out what happened.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Someone shop Kane out of the NHL 16 cover.

Or you know... Put this guy on the cover

 

[Cake Boss]

Someone shop Kane out of the NHL 16 cover.

 

[Fox318]

This tweet is making the rounds.

holy shit

 

[Samyy]

I remember they replaced Heatley with Sakic after the drunk driving, though this isn't as clear cut as that, or it'll take much longer to find out what happened.

Right but if it gets proved or whatever in 6-7 months and that covers sitting on the shelves with your name on it, and in homes, theres still a case you can make for being safe and changing it.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Why don't they put Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews on the cover instead of Kane And Toews if he is convicted

 

[Kifimbo]

Kane may be an asshole, but rape ? It's not like this guy has a hard time getting girls. Not to mention a rape incident that starts in a public place like a bar seems unlikely.

EDIT: I clearly can't express myself with enough nuance with such a delicate matter. Sorry about that.

If Kane really did this considering his status (rich and young athlete), and if he started to whole thing in a public setting with witnesses, he is not only an asshole, but a really stupid one (not to mention a criminal).

 

[Unhandled Exception]

It's not like this guy has a hard time getting girls.

Yep that's how it works. Just ask Bill Cosby.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Way too early to jump to conclusions. But if Kane actually raped someone, then he deserves the book thrown at him.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Kane may be an asshole, but rape ? It's not like this guy has a hard time getting girls. Not to mention a rape incident that starts in a public place like a bar seems unlikely.

This is really bad logic.

 

[shadowkat]

What's your NNID ?

katzagator

Ugh, I can't play until my TV gets fixed Friday. You guys will already be at the new level cap by then.

I'm only level 23! I think it will take a while to get to 50.

This tweet is making the rounds.

Hope this is not true.

Kane may be an asshole, but rape ? It's not like this guy has a hard time getting girls. Not to mention a rape incident that starts in a public place like a bar seems unlikely.

I'm not sure what to say to this.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Replace Kane on the cover with the words "Rape is about power" in big red letters right next to Toews.

 

[Merguson]

I'll wait until the investigation is fully complete, but if it's true.. jeez..

 

[Kave_Man]

Yeah I'll wait until the investigation is over as this is very serious charges.

If true throw the book at him. If not Tim Graham probably needs to issue a public apology.

 

[Plinko]

Kane may be an asshole, but rape ? It's not like this guy has a hard time getting girls. Not to mention a rape incident that starts in a public place like a bar seems unlikely.

Is this in reference to the Ben Roethlisberger case?

 

[zroid]

Graham says Kane might be turning himself in today.

 

[Samyy]

Leaf's rookie tournament roster
Will be exciting to potentially see Nylander, Marner and Kapanen play together

 

[zroid]

Surprised they're bringing Finn back, thought he'd be a bit old for this

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Graham says Kane might be turning himself in today.

Wouldn't the phrase "turn himself in" imply charges have been filed or a warrant has been issued for his arrest?

 

[Silexx]

Kane may be an asshole, but rape ? It's not like this guy has a hard time getting girls. Not to mention a rape incident that starts in a public place like a bar seems unlikely.

Here's the thing, you're right that a high profile athlete like him should normally have no problems getting girls, but as a result a guy like Kane can develop a very high opinion of himself that the one time a girl suddenly shoots him down, he probably doesn't believe. He'll then start rationalizing that she's probably playing 'hard-to-get' and now we're in very dangerous territory.

Third-hand anecdote: my sister-in-law use to bartend and one night there was some Sens players in attendance (she didn't know which players they were as she doesn't follow hockey, but it sounds like it was the Spezza-Emery-McGrattan crowd). Anyways, they approach her with an invitation to some jacuzzi party and she has no interest in going. This apparently stunned them, "What do you mean you don't want to come?" She had to flat out tell them no repeatedly until they gave up. When you're used to have things going your way and then you finally get some push back, you may very well react poorly to it.

 

[Syrinx]

Wouldn't the phrase "turn himself in" imply charges have been filed or a warrant has been issued for his arrest?

I think he meant that he's meeting with investigators today.

 

[A Serious Man]

Hey, the Blackhawks might not be in salary cap hell after all!

 

[Socreges]

Kane may be an asshole, but rape ? It's not like this guy has a hard time getting girls. Not to mention a rape incident that starts in a public place like a bar seems unlikely.

EDIT: I clearly can't express myself with enough nuance.

I don't know if it's a matter of nuance. Your argument at its core is wrong.

Anyway let's see where this goes. Could be nothing. But holy fuck if it's not.

 

[TUSR]

Damnnnnnn

Anyone know of good restaurants in Seattle?

 

[Kifimbo]

Here's the thing, you're right that a high profile athlete like him should normally have no problems getting girls, but as a result a guy like Kane can develop a very high opinion of himself that the one time a girl suddenly shoots him down, he probably doesn't believe. He'll then start rationalizing that she's probably playing 'hard-to-get' and now we're in very dangerous territory.

Third-hand anecdote: my sister-in-law use to bartend and one night there was some Sens players in attendance (she didn't know which players they were as she doesn't follow hockey, but it sounds like it was the Spezza-Emery-McGrattan crowd). Anyways, they approach her with an invitation to some jacuzzi party and she has no interest in going. This apparently stunned them, "What do you mean you don't want to come?" She had to flat out tell them no repeatedly until they gave up. When you're used to have things going your way and then you finally get some push back, you may very well react poorly to it.

Yeah, you're right.

 

[Foggy]

Hey guys, what's happ-

 

[CrazedArabMan]

Replace Kane with Voynov on the NHL16 cover?

Or replace Toews with Voynov.

 

[SmackCrackleNPop]

Should just waive Kane. Kings or Bruins will pick him up.

 

[Socreges]

Yeah, you're right. Not to mention it can get worse if alcohol is involved.

Kane's history with alcohol definitrly makes this more plausible imo.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Update: Not good.

Patrick Kane, the star player of the Chicago Blackhawks who grew up in South Buffalo, is the target of a rape investigation by Hamburg police for an incident that occurred over the last weekend, two law enforcement sources have told The Buffalo News.

A local woman has accused Kane of a sexual assault, the sources said.

The law enforcement sources said that the woman went to a hospital and that tests using a rape kit were performed.

 

[TUSR]

Yikes.

 

[shadowkat]

That's bad.

 

[Cake Boss]

oooff jesus christ he just signed that $11M per contract.

 

[zroid]

well fuck

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Just heard on WSCR that 3 cop cars showed up to Kane's home and plain clothes cops went inside.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

I remember how quick everyone was to jump on Varlamov around here when shit was going down. This wait and see approach is reserved for champs or just not Russians?

 

[Solo]

We always knew he was an asshole, but maybe a rapist? Fuck this guy.

 

[Quick]

Holy shit Kane.

 

[Fata1moose]

I remember how quick everyone was to jump on Varlamov around here when shit was going down. This wait and see approach is reserved for champs or just not Russians?

Not like Kane has a previously clean record either. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/05/10/kane-allegedly-choked-a-girl-uttered-anti-semitic-comments-in-madison/

 

[Velcro Fly]

What does incarceration do to his cap number? Do the Hawks get any sort of relief in the event he's guilty?