bones said:
Berkeley_Eagle said:
Sharks players should stand together and tell them to prove it or f**k off
Yep... Totally agree. Nothing should have ever been said unless they had proof. None of this trying to scare people into admitting guilt BS just because they have some 'intelligence'. Intelligence is NOT proof.
As a former criminal and commercial lawyer in a past life I can tell you that if the intelligence is via phone taps it can most definitely be proof.If a person via a telephone call to a 3rd party incriminates himself it is an extremely probative piece of evidence and in many cases it often determines the outcome.It basically brought down the mafia in the US in relation to tax evasion and proceeds of crime.
Why would they spend so much money and time on it if that was not the case.This is not heresay evidence which is uncorroborated third party testimony-these are admissions by the defendant themselves and are thus treated very seriously.I would assume from their constant reference to phone taps the intelligence will be mainly sourced from that area.
I am not saying at all that I know if they have such evidence but if they do it would be a highly persuasive tool to get a player to plead to the six months.If they have such evidence they will not necessarily need any confession from the players so to suggest it is a bluff would be incorrect - they will be simply saying you can take a plea, admit guilt or defend yourself which may entail a greater penalty which is the way our legal system has worked for a long time.