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

[Otter]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

He didn't do shit. He drove fast and wrecked a car. You pussy do gooders cant handle it and now assume he was basically running drugs for the cartel. Get back in your moms basement until the pizza rolls are ready you vile Chiefs hating vermin.

The Chiefs didn't do shit. Keeping that farce going you big hero zero.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

He's painted himself into a virtue corner here.

That's where I keep shaking my head.

NFL Player is in a high speed crash that kills his girlfriend - gets 3 months of house arrest. Ignored - "Rice should spend time in prison!"

Massive list of NFL Player suspensions under the personal conduct policy that amount to almost exclusively penalties of 1-4 games for various traffic incidents all the way up to friggen gun violence. Ignored -- "It would establish a soft precedent!"

I just don't know what more can be demonstrated to this point. The legal system doesn't drop hammers on cases like this. I've said it literally from day 1. They just never have - doing so here would be a WILD swerve from existing precedent. The NFL barely even notices these things; 1-2 games tops unless it's a DUI situation. Doing anything else would be, again, a MASSIVE break from existing policy/precedent.

So is it their position that the NFL should completely scrap literally a decade+ of precedent and a trend established by dozens of previous incidents that are no better (and often worse) than what Rice did? All so they can hand down a disproportionately stiff punishment to Rashee Rice?

The degree of willful ignorance and obstinance here is just a head scratcher to me.

[Katipan]

Yeah. The NFL grows as an organization whose responsibility is to themselves.

The law grows at a snails pace and is beholden to a piece of paper.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

He didn't do shit. He drove fast and wrecked a car. You pussy do gooders cant handle it and now assume he was basically running drugs for the cartel. Get back in your moms basement until the pizza rolls are ready you vile Chiefs hating vermin.

Can we stop saying he didn’t do shit? He did do shit. Do I want him punished for it or do I hate him for it? No. But he’ll probably get a light penalty out of it, I will root for that because I want to win football games, but he’s goddamn lucky to get off light. But we don’t have to make excuses for bad behavior. He didn’t just drive fast and wreck a car. He was racing at extremely high speeds, fled the damn scene, and considering he was at a bar and had weed in his car it’s fair to speculate if he was even in best condition to drive normal let alone at 120 mph. He did something, I will just choose to root for him to get away with it.

[Otter]

Have we devolved into "racist" yet? I've been away for a tad.

[Katipan]

The more the articles reference the 3 and 4 year olds he walked away from, the harder it will be for the NFL.

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

That's where I keep shaking my head.

NFL Player is in a high speed crash that kills his girlfriend - gets 3 months of house arrest. Ignored - "Rice should spend time in prison!"

Massive list of NFL Player suspensions under the personal conduct policy that amount to almost exclusively penalties of 1-4 games for various traffic incidents all the way up to friggen gun violence. Ignored -- "It would establish a soft precedent!"

I just don't know what more can be demonstrated to this point. The legal system doesn't drop hammers on cases like this. I've said it literally from day 1. They just never have - doing so here would be a WILD swerve from existing precedent. The NFL barely even notices these things; 1-2 games tops unless it's a DUI situation. Doing anything else would be, again, a MASSIVE break from existing policy/precedent.

So is it their position that the NFL should completely scrap literally a decade+ of precedent and a trend established by dozens of previous incidents that are no better (and often worse) than what Rice did? All so they can hand down a disproportionately stiff punishment to Rashee Rice?

The degree of willful ignorance and obstinance here is just a head scratcher to me.

This threads a joke lol I just come into to troll or see if any one had some funny comments. And to laugh at the life sentence crowd. This was stupid be insanely minor compared to what others have done.

[Otter]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

This threads a joke lol I just come into to troll or see if any one had some funny comments. And to laugh at the life sentence crowd. This was stupid be insanely minor compared to what others have done.

And here we are once again "but he did it too"!!! How brave of you to admit you're a troll.


Who said "life sentence"? Troll.

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by Otter

And here we are once again "but he did it too"!!! How brave of you to admit you're a troll.


Who said "life sentence"? Troll.

Buddy have you considered getting laid? This threads painting a terrible poorly adjusted picture. These are just words on the internet. Let them just be words on the internet.

[Otter]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

Buddy have you considered getting laid? This threads painting a terrible poorly adjusted picture. These are just words on the internet. Let them just be words on the internet.

I get more ass than a toilet seat in the women's room on ladies night at the local pub.

Have you considered your own hypocrisy?

"electric chair"
"life sentence"
"on the run"
"chief hater"



etc...etc...


Then admitting you're a a troll while trying to hold others to your perceived standards?

Just .

[Megatron96]

Someone please start a new thread when something actually happens. Thx. Done reading all the heartfelt crying/whining at this point.

[Ohhdmn]

Its kind of a perfect shitty storm For Rashee Rice.

Given the timing, when not much else is going on in the news cycle. ESPN and other news outlets have reported on the situation ad nauseam.

The Chiefs are currently "the" team every one loves to hate, due to recent success. Also given he was emerging as a solid WR given the state and media conversations about the Chiefs WR position group last season. Feels like every one piling on an already shitty situation.

I have to admit as a Chiefs fan, of course I want Rashee Rice back on the field ASAP. I was so excited to see his progression last year. I am just tired of losing talented players to dumb ass decisions that affect the teams ability to move forward successfully. He is an important piece of the roster and regardless how you feel about the severity of the punishment. This shows some questionable decision making on his part. Its something all teams deal with, but the Chiefs have seemed to have had more incidents in recent history.

2cents

[Katipan]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Someone please start a new thread when something actually happens. Thx. Done reading all the heartfelt crying/whining at this point.

The OP gets updated little victim.

[saphojunkie]

Guys people outside of KC don’t care about this.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by Otter

I get more ass than a toilet seat in the women's room on ladies night at the local pub.

Have you considered your own hypocrisy?

"electric chair"
"life sentence"
"on the run"
"chief hater"



etc...etc...


Then admitting you're a a troll while trying to hold others to your perceived standards?

Just .

Holy shit. You know who doesn't get hardly any ass? The guy that has to over exaggerate the amount of ass he's getting, so he doesn't look like a loser on the Internet.