Rashee Rice [legal issues megathread]

[DaFace]

The other thread is a dumpster fire. I'm sure this will become one as well, but might as well start with a clean slate. I'll at least try to keep the OP updated with any notable news. Feel free to PM me if I miss anything good.

Arrest warrant and potential charges:

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BREAKING: An arrest warrant has been issued for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice in connection to his involvement in a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 75 in Dallas in late March, sources tell WFAA. https://t.co/XL3F7oCuW1

— WFAA (@wfaa) April 10, 2024

Rice, 23, now faces eight charges in the case -- six counts of collision involving bodily injury, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault, according to the arrest warrant. All of the charges are felonies.

Collision involving injury carries a penalty of imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than five years or confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, a fine fine not to exceed $5,000 or both. Collision involving serious bodily injury -- a third-degree felony -- carries a punishment of imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years. Aggravated assault -- a second-degree felony -- is punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

Analysis from a defense attorney:

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Originally Posted by DaFace

This is a pretty good thread from a defense attorney on the matter.

TL;DR, his concern was at a 2, and now it's a 4 (out of 10). Still probably not a huge deal, but there are some concerning possibilities. Overall, though, he thinks it all gets pled down to misdemeanors, he misses a couple of games, and he writes some massive checks to those he injured.

Turned himself in and now out on bail:

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Originally Posted by In58men

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has turned himself in to police after a warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday evening. https://t.co/rSp9IRRlFn pic.twitter.com/GlK4sB1XJM

— FOX4 News Kansas City (@fox4kc) April 12, 2024

Originally Posted by In58men

New avatar!!!

BREAKING: DeSoto PD releases #RasheeRice's booking photo.

Again, the Kansas City Chiefs receiver is no longer in the DeSoto Jail after posting a $40k bond.

(@wfaa) pic.twitter.com/IegZg3GFtL

— Matt Howerton (@HowertonNews) April 12, 2024

Random minutiae:

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

#Chiefs WR Rashee Rice and former SMU CB Theodore Knox are being sued for $1 million by two victims of the March 30 crash in Dallas, Texas, for severe injuries, including 'trauma to the brain, lacerations to the face requiring stitches, multiple contusions about the body,… pic.twitter.com/RlDvilVLi6

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) April 15, 2024

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

#Chiefs Patrick Mahomes said he's worked with Rashee Rice throughout the offseason and will continue to do so while the legal process plays out for Rice..

— PJ Green (@PJGreenTV) April 15, 2024

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by staylor26

You know you're getting your ass handed to you when you respond to all those paragraphs with individual sentences. Your argument is so ****ing dumb and weak.

Tap out acknowledged

(Did I do that right?)

[ThaVirus]

yOu kNoW yOu’Re GeTtInG yOuR aSs HaNdEd To YoU wHeN yOu RePlY tO a PoSt

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Tap out acknowledged

(Did I do that right?)

Look around, nobody agrees with you. Everybody knows your argument is dumb as ****.

How can you make me tapout when you've already been knocked the **** out?

[raybec 4]

You two should either **** or fight, this is silly.

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by staylor26

There's also a huge ****ing difference between strangling a woman and throwing her out the ****ing 3rd story window off camera and driving recklessly on it. The video doesn't change the drastic difference in the acts.

Agreed.

I'm not saying that there should be no repercussions for Rashee, but comparing it to savagely beating women is nonsense.

That said, I would not be surprised if the NFL hits him pretty hard on the suspension because they really don't like KC winning every year. If they can screw us, they will.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

You two should either **** or fight, this is silly.

Tell that to the guy that is arguing that Rice received more outrage than Sutton simply because his car wreck was on video and people didn't actually see Sutton strangling his girlfriend and throwing her out the 3rd story window. Not because Rice is a Chief and we're public enemy #1 and the most hated team in the NFL.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Look around, nobody agrees with you. Everybody knows your argument is dumb as ****.

How can you make me tapout when you've already been knocked the **** out?

That doesn’t surprise me. Most people don’t bother to read to understand the nuance of my argument. Either that or they’re maliciously stupid, like you.

You made the claim that there’s been more outrage over Rice than Sutton, claiming it was “ALL because of our success” and I offered a different perspective - the video.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

That doesn’t surprise me. Most people don’t bother to read to understand the nuance of my argument. Either that or they’re maliciously stupid, like you.

You made the claim that there’s been more outrage over Rice than Sutton, claiming it was “ALL because of our success” and I offered a different perspective - the video.

Everybody is well aware that you're trying to argue that Rice's car wreck being caught on video is why it received more outrage than headlines of Sutton strangling his girlfriend and throwing her out of the third story window, and they think it's reeruned too.

"It's just that nobody is understanding or listening to me!!"

It is all because our success. Many people think Rice deserves at least 8 games, and if he gets any less, they will 100% cry. They don't actually care about what he did though, they just want the Chiefs to suffer on the field.

Where's the outrage over Sutton's suspension?

[Mecca]

I actually don't disagree with what Virus said, there being a video is always going to make it worse in the eyes of the NFL. Without a video people are less likely to be as mad and assume oh well who knows what happened etc etc.

I also think the Chiefs being in the season opener doesn't help either.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I actually don't disagree with what Virus said, there being a video is always going to make it worse in the eyes of the NFL. Without a video people are less likely to be as mad and assume oh well who knows what happened etc etc.

I also think the Chiefs being in the season opener doesn't help either.

That's not the argument. The argument is that people are more outraged over a car wreck than brutal domestic violence because the car wreck was on tape.

You know those people just want the Chiefs as a team to suffer and don't really care about Rice or the morality of the situation. If they did, they'd be outraged over Sutton's suspension.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by staylor26

That's not the argument. The argument is that people are more outraged over a car wreck than brutal domestic violence because the car wreck was on tape.

You know those people just want the Chiefs as a team to suffer and don't really care about Rice or the morality of the situation. If they did, they'd be outraged over Sutton's suspension.

People are outraged over the car thing because all they see is Henry Ruggs part 2 with a luckier outcome.

Had the Ruggs thing never happened this would be a lesser issue.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Mecca

People are outraged over the car thing because all they see is Henry Ruggs part 2 with a luckier outcome.

Had the Ruggs thing never happened this would be a lesser issue.

If you switch the entire thing and Rice commits domestic violence and Sutton gets in a car wreck racing and fleeing on video, Rice is still the one that people are more outraged about, even more so.

I'll die on that ****ing hill.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Everybody is well aware that you're trying to argue that Rice's car wreck being caught on video is why it received more outrage than headlines of Sutton strangling his girlfriend and throwing her out of the third story window, and they think it's reeruned too.

"It's just that nobody is understanding or listening to me!!"

It is all because our success. Many people think Rice deserves at least 8 games, and if he gets any less, they will 100% cry. They don't care about what he did, they just want the Chiefs to suffer on the field.

Where's the outrage over Sutton's suspension?

It’s deeper than that, but sure. It seems obvious to me that any story with a video is going to have longer legs than a headline. If it’s got a video that can be looped on nightly news and every social media platform from Reddit to Facebook, it’ll touch more people.

I can explain it to you but I can’t understand it for you.

I’ll offer you this, though: the Chiefs have had a bit of a tumultuous offseason thus far. We’ve had the Rice accident (video) , Rice alleged assault (no video), Butker commencement speech (video), Buggs dog killing charges (no video), and Wanya & Godrick’s marijuana charges (no video).

Why do you think it is that the two incidents that have sparked the most controversy were on video and the ones that did not contain video were literally not given two shits about?

Your argument that it’s all about our success just doesn’t hold water. If it did, people would have cared more about Rice’s alleged assault and the other guy’s petty bullshit.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by staylor26

If you switch the entire thing and Rice commits domestic violence and Sutton gets in a car wreck racing and fleeing on video, Rice is still the one that people are more outraged about, even more so.

I'll die on that ****ing hill.

I think there's truth to both sides, yea a lot of people are tired of the Chiefs and want them to lose.

He also put himself in a shitty situation where he looks terrible on video.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

It’s deeper than that, but sure. It seems obvious to me that any story with a video is going to have longer legs than a headline. If it’s got a video that can be looped on nightly news and every social media platform from Reddit to Facebook, it’ll touch more people.

I can explain it to you but I can’t understand it for you.

I’ll offer you this, though: the Chiefs have had a bit of a tumultuous offseason thus far. We’ve had the Rice accident (video) , Rice alleged assault (no video), Butker commencement speech (video), Buggs dog killing charges (no video), and Wanya & Godrick’s marijuana charges (no video).

Why do you think it is that the two incidents that have sparked the most controversy were on video and the ones that did not contain video were literally not given two shits about?

Your argument that it’s all about our success just doesn’t hold water. If it did, people would have cared more about Rice’s alleged assault and the other guy’s petty bullshit.

Well

A no one cares about weed, thats a non issue for 97% of the country
B Isaih Buggs is a borderline player hence why he was cut