WGR 550: Bills' Whitner expects charges to be dropped

by Brian Galliford on May 18, 2009 2:15 PM EDT in News Comment 22 comments

Greg Bausch of WGR 550 is reporting that Buffalo Bills safety Donte Whitner expects charges stemming from an April arrest to be dropped.

Whitner will appear in a Cleveland court on Tuesday in relation to aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting police charges. Buffalo's third-year safety received the charges after an April 10 arrest outside of a House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio. During the incident, Whitner was subdued via taser and has repeatedly proclaimed his innocence in the subsequent month.

WGR 550 had this quote to offer from Whitner, speaking to the media Monday from day one of the Bills' Organized Team Activities:

"Hopefully, everything is dropped tomorrow. That's what my lawyer is telling me. As my side of the story, I assure everyone that I didn't do anything wrong. Anybody that knows me, what type of guy I am and what type of things I stand by, knows that I didn't do anything wrong. We have a video tape of the whole incident. Hopefully, we're going to get it all taken care of (Tuesday)."

Whitner also claims that once the legal process runs its course, he will tell his side of the story:

"I think I'll wait for it to be settled in court before I tell my side of the story. But I will tell my side of the story once it is settled in a court of law. We expect it to be dropped and hopefully, it's dropped (Tuesday)."

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SHUT UP WHITNER!

I’ve never seen someone talk so much about their case, whether it was through facebook or the media. Just be quiet and talk when it’s all over!

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on May 18, 2009 2:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just be quiet and talk when it’s all over!

Kinda like the playoff prediction last year.

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by the Uncommon Denominator on May 18, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i don't see any problems w/ what he's said.. at least he's being open about it...if he was sitting back like lynch did last year not doing anything, people would be rippinghim for that too..

sounds like the police went overboard w/ the use of the tazer, and he’s expressing himself.. he’s not giving away anything that could be harmful to him, or the trial.. he’s tellingit like it is… i see nothing wrong w/ that..

by Shovel51 on May 18, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think K’s point was that he shouldn’t be saying anything like this until the matter is resolved. At that point, by all means, tell it like it is. But you don’t think he might be jumping the gun a bit? I bet his lawyer isn’t overly thrilled he went public with this…

Overall, it’s good news though.

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by Brian Galliford on May 18, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

maybe he shouldn't, but he is and i can't see it making much difference in the outcome.. it's his case, if he wants to talk about then i guess he can...

apparently he’s pretty pissed about what happened and is trying to make a point it was completely uncalled for..

but if that’s K’s point i understand what he means, just don’t see the same issue.. if it were my case would i be talking about it no.. but it’s nice to get some info on it from him.. so we can at least know what to expect to come of it.. not that i expected him to serve time or be suspended anyway..

by Shovel51 on May 18, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly

You don’t see too many people talking about their legal woes until they are resolved. I have no clue why he keeps talking. All he has to do is the no comment routine and talk about it when it’s all done. Why is that so hard for him?!

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on May 18, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You don’t see too many people talking about their legal woes until they are resolved.

That statement seems silly to me. People talk all the time about their legal woes before they are resolved. They’re just not in the media spotlight like Whitner is.

Would I have gone public beforehand and said I assumed they would be dropped? Probably not.

My question to you is, have you ever been publicly slandered or brought up on trumped up charges in a very public way? I have. If that’s truly what happened to Whitner, saying nothing is much more easily said than done.

by thefourwinds on May 18, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Since I haven’t, I suppose I’m naive on this subject. I just don’t agree with the talking to the media part before it’s resolved. It’s a minor infraction, he doesn’t need to be blabbering on about it until he knows the outcome. Maybe he feels slandered, maybe he is being slandered, but is talking about it in this way a good thing? I don’t see it that way.

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on May 18, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Plus it's one thing for his lawyer to say something...

it’s another thing for Whitner to. If he is being tried in the media, his lawyer should say something. Whitner should stay quiet though I understand his desire to set the record straight. I’ll channel Brian (and Obiwan) – Time young padwan.

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by MattRichWarren on May 18, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you would think that you would be happy to hear these things.. i know i am.. he's probably getting off that's great news for him and the organization.. if he doesn't then i agree he should've kept his mouth shut.. he must be pretty confident

by Shovel51 on May 18, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, it’s nice to hear he won’t be charged, but that’s not my point. It’s him talking about the situation that is annoying, to say the least. Kid really likes to talk doesn’t he!

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on May 18, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good news. Will this look better to anyone if the charges are dropped? Will we still mention it when talking about the “Cincy Bills”?

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by MattRichWarren on May 18, 2009 2:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes.....doesn't matter if the chargers are dropped because some slick lawer found

a loophole to get the chargers dismissed. If he did what the police say he did, he still acted stupidly.

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

by Joe P. on May 18, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m not one to automatically believe the word of any football player, BUT unfortunately in our society, I’m not much one anymore to simply believe the word of a police officer either. It’s pretty sad actually.

by thefourwinds on May 18, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Loophole????

Come on Joe, your acting like there is no way the “law” did anything wrong, and I assure you my friend, that is naive… And as fourwinds posted, unless you’ve been there, it’s tough for others to understand… I have been.. For 2 years I fought the charges against me, losing “friends”, some work, and too much money to count, due to felony assault, and obstruction charges against a cop… Took it all the way to trial, and once the prosecution rested, before my side did anything but cross examine, the judge threw the case out, admonishing the cop for actually assaulting me!!! And the ADA for bringing this case to court in the first place…. If I were Whitner? If I had his money, and influence? You can bet, it would be plastered on every billboard from Buffalo to LA!!! (that’s lower Alabama, btw..:-)…)
Cause ya see Joe…. It happens… Way too often, and it’s gotta stop somewhere. And of course most are good cops, but during and since my "incident, I’ve met numerous others in the same boat, making me wonder how many are in prison on trumped up charges… The alternative? Well, keep calling me, who had a squeaky clean record my entire life, a criminal, and I might turn in to one….
So… If I were Whitner He’s being nice compared to what I would do…..
JMHO….

by Cinga on May 19, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry to hear about your situation

But I am acting in no such way. I said

If he did what the police say he did, he still acted stupidly.

I stand by that, as well as my “loophole” statement. I fully realize that there are some bad cops, but the cops I know have much better things to do than make up crap! And, I am friends with several lawyers whose job it is to find those loopholes. So, don’t sit there and tell me I am naive. I have seen and heard how the system works from both sides of it. As far as how many innocent men are in prison, I would refer you to “The Shawshank Redemption”. I can’t wait to hear Whitner’s side of the story. I hope it is better than O.J.’s.

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

by Joe P. on May 19, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Joe, seriously, the Shawshank Redemption? That comment alone makes you that much less believable. I have known a few downright crooked cops, and plenty more that were just bad at their jobs – only became police officers because they had no authority without the uniform, badge and gun.

One of the sorriest things about our society is that eyewitness testimony, what used to be considered the best possible evidence, has become almost completely useless because our society as a whole is totally untrustworthy. No one’s word can be taken seriously anymore.

by thefourwinds on May 19, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Noticed my comment is a little choppy – meant to include that cops don’t have to “make up crap.” All they have to do is screw up their job (either in the heat of the moment or simply because they’re crappy at their jobs) and then do everything possible to cover it up afterwards.

by thefourwinds on May 19, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you have any idea how easy it is in the heat of the moment to screw up enough to get evidence thrown out

and have a case dismissed? As I have said, there are bad cops out there. At this point, we don’t know Whitner’s story. When we do, I will re-evaluate. For now, the cops would have to be lying out there a$$ with the full knowledge that it was in front of dozens of eyewitness who have no reason to lie about what happened.

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

by Joe P. on May 19, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs