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

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Virus loves to simp for opposing teams

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

So you admit that there are more factors at play than simply everyone hating the Chiefs?

That's what you got from that? Even Mecca who's the only person arguing your side other than you knew how stupid this particular argument you're trying to make is.

Fans aren't stupid. Buggs/Wanya/Godrick are no name players that aren't impacting wins/losses if they are suspended/cut. They know Rice is good. They know losing Rice hurts the Chiefs.

If it were Chris Jones instead of Buggs, there would 100% be national outrage and calls for cutting, suspension, etc.

[staylor26]

https://youtu.be/HXigeS3nSGY?si=njPTUa_poazjpuiY

This video is objectively worse than Rice's. It's quite easy to see that they ****ed this dude up bad, and there's no denying it. GMAFB with the excuses.

[BWillie]

Why do you girls talk so much?

[Katipan]

Because strangulation is a misdemeanor.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by staylor26

That's what you got from that? Even Mecca who's the only person arguing your side other than you knew how stupid this particular argument you're trying to make is.

Fans aren't stupid. Buggs/Wanya/Godrick are no name players that aren't impacting wins/losses if they are suspended/cut. They know Rice is good. They know losing Rice hurts the Chiefs.

If it were Chris Jones instead of Buggs, there would 100% be national outrage and calls for cutting, suspension, etc.

Fans are very stupid, for one thing.

To suggest that the Chiefs have enough haters to make this story matter out of pure spite is absurd. There has to be some factor involved that elicits an emotional response from the average American. In this case, we’ve got “entitled millionaire athlete endangers lives of soccer mom and young kids on their daily commute then callously flees scene - ON VIDEO.”

The Butker situation is another perfect example of this.

The average American has no idea the importance of anyone on our roster outside of Mahomes and Kelce.

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brioni

No one here could identify Rice by the video or photos. That ends this argument.

That’s not true.

It is true that the common CPer, 45 year old white dudes, did confuse two dreadheaded black guys, but once actual black people got involved, it became apparent which one Rice was.

https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/show...1#post17464211

See posts 628 and 637.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Fans are very stupid, for one thing.

To suggest that the Chiefs have enough haters to make this story matter out of pure spite is absurd. There has to be some factor involved that elicits an emotional response from the average American. In this case, we’ve got “entitled millionaire athlete endangers lives of soccer mom and young kids on their daily commute then callously flees scene - ON VIDEO.”

The Butker situation is another perfect example of this.

The average American has no idea the importance of anyone on our roster outside of Mahomes and Kelce.




That’s not true.

It is true that the common CPer, 45 year old white dudes, did confuse two dreadheaded black guys, but once actual black people got involved, it became apparent which one Rice was.

https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/show...1#post17464211

See posts 628 and 637.

The avergae American didn't give two ****s about the Rice story to bring with dumb ****.

The only people who cared are NFL fans, and NFL/sports media. Do yous seriously think this was some national story that non-football fans were discussing at the dinner table or something?

Twitter is the perfect place to express outrage, and the outrage was clearly from non-Chief NFL fans, not Susan the librarian who doesn't even ****ing watch football

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Katipan

Because strangulation is a misdemeanor.

I could definitely fap to a video of you being strangled and thrown out of a 3 story window.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by staylor26

The avergae American didn't give two ****s about the Rice story to bring with dumb ****.

The only people who cared are NFL fans, and NFL/sports media. Do yous seriously think this was some national story that non-football fans were discussing at the dinner table or something?

Twitter is the perfect place to express outrage, and the outrage was clearly from non-Chief NFL fans, not Susan the librarian who doesn't even ****ing watch football

You’re the one who was crying about all the outrage so I wasn’t sure. To quote you, you were kind of acting like it.

This story is like 3 months old now. I doubt many fans outside of KC are discussing this anymore.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

You’re the one who was crying about all the outrage so I wasn’t sure. To quote you, you were kind of acting like it.

This story is like 3 months old now. I doubt many fans outside of KC are discussing this anymore.

Yes, the outrage from NFL fans across the country, not the average American who doesn't even care about the NFL. Why the **** would that person hate the Chiefs anyways?

You're so reeruned.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Yes, the outrage from NFL fans across the country, not the average American who doesn't even care about the NFL. Why the **** would that person hate the Chiefs anyways?

You're so reeruned.

Because they watch the Super Bowl and we’ve played in four of the last five of them lol

****ing idiot.

[Katipan]

The civil suit talks about his professional accomplishments before it talks about the accident. 😂

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Because they watch the Super Bowl and we’ve played in four of the last five of them lol

****ing idiot.

You aren't even making ****ing sense.

I've clearly been talking about NFL fans this entire time. You are the one who brought up the average American who doesn't know any Chiefs outside of Mahomes and Kelce.

Those people weren't the ones outraged over the Rice incident, because if you don't give a shit about the NFL, then that story meant basically nothing to you. Nobody cares about a car wreck with minors injuries, even if it's on video. This was a story because it was the Chiefs and a prominent player, which would lead to some sort of punishment from the NFL/Chiefs.

[Mecca]

That's the nature of the beast, unless it's your team no one wants to see the same team all the time.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Mecca

That's the nature of the beast, unless it's your team no one wants to see the same team all the time.

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