Chris Beard Arrested
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Just saw the zoom w/the da judge. Beard in handcuffs. Pretty sad.
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Per twitter, Beard has been suspended indefinitely with no pay. Very good chance he doesn’t coach again for UT.
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https://twitter.com/AnwarRichardson/status/1602441327643594752
He better be TOAST.
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No excuse for Texas now…
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“An attorney for Beard denied the accusations in comments made to the Statesman.
“Coach Beard is 100 percent innocent of these charges,” attorney Perry Minton said. “He should never have been arrested. The complainant wants him released immediately and all charges dismissed. It is truly inconceivable.”
NY Post today
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Texas had to go to OT with Rice to win.
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@Gorilla72 Perry Minton (attorney representing) is the son of a much bigger (fatter) father who was the attorney that represented some of the most despicable people in government and was paid handsomely for getting them acquitted. Like father like son.
Side note, today is the day Max Falkenstein died in 2019. Forever the voice of who KU was in all aspects for me.
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Beard won’t coach again for Texas. He’s gone.
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He’s Texas Toast
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I like this:
“His hire was deemed a coup for a program that didn’t record a single NCAA Tournament win in six seasons under Shaka Smart. Beard is a basketball winner who has always subscribed to a tough brand of ball while also preaching accountability and responsibility off the court. It’s his turn to practice what he has preached to his players.”
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Reading the report. When did she get bite marks? Things don’t 100% add up. Very bad situation, wonder what really happened. Hope there really is video - that will be the only way to set things straight in a way that gets Beard properly punished or vindicated. - Kareem Hunt would still be a Chief if there was no video. People seem to need that visual to fully believe the victim.
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There has to be evidence to decide cases of “he said, she said.” Typically, it isn’t video. When there is video it often makes it to TV where it can be sensationalized.
I’m disappointed in TV. News shows love to attract viewers with videos and stories… it’s how they make their $. Why don’t they bring some of the better abuse counselors on to educate men, women, and children on how to stop the abusers by gathering proper evidence for a conviction? DAs usually don’t need the victims to prosecute now but they need evidence to convict and usually it isn’t video.
Luckily, more EMS, ER services, police, firemen, are finally receiving better training to record vital evidence in the moment… photographs of bite marks, bruises, swelling, blood… tools used to hurt… rape kits… getting the story immediately after it happens… taking proper notes… asking the right questions…
Abuse happens to every group… children… elderly… women… men… animals! We need to care more to prioritize it and point to areas that hurt or do not help stop abuse!
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I wonder what violence Chris has in his background? Violence is rarely a “one off!”
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@drgnslayr The choking specifically is a huge sign of escalation and almost always leads to more serious injuries and/or death without serious interventions. Some intense therapy and rehabilitation are going to be necessary no matter what in this scenario. I don’t think he should work as a coach but also don’t think he should be banished and ostracized from society as a whole. Especially if substance abuse is in the equation, isolation just intensifies addiction and generally makes people MORE dangerous. Connection is the cure to addiction. Positive relationships are a basic need for all humans (and pets sense that’s how they’ve been bred).
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Wouldn’t they have pics if she had the report from the hospital? I saw the detailed report about bruises.
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@drgnslayr I don’t want to see it, even if it becomes available. Beard claims he has video, but wouldn’t show it to the police. It’s really the only 100% way to know what happened.
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Yes… no matter what he needs professional help!
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I’m reminded of Carlton Bragg’s arrest. Many people rushed to judgment on him, then the fraternity house’s video clarified the situation. I try to wait for the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey would have said.
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@stoptheflop said in Chris Beard Arrested:
I’m reminded of Carlton Bragg’s arrest. Many people rushed to judgment on him, then the fraternity house’s video clarified the situation. I try to wait for the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey would have said.
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More details about the Beard assault:
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Now his fiancé is refuting the strangling and everything. Not really surprised by that. At this point I think he keeps his job at Texas.
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@Woodrow nobody believes this!
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Self defense… hmmmmm….
When asked if any punches were landed, Beard told police, “I think she was trying to hit my private parts,” according to the incident report.
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@approxinfinity lol, the family jewels! What a pair, take out the trash!
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@Woodrow Wait, what? She realized he’s her meal ticket and backed down. Shocker. It’s a no win for her. Not married so no alimony and I don’t know if she works or what she does, but I doubt it’s as lucrative a gig as her man. So she’s getting paid for the abuse and it’s ok (in Beard’s mind) because she keeps coming back.
Her choices are to support herself. - surprising how many can not or are unwilling to do this. Or just put up with the abuse. - even more surprising how many are willing to do just this.
Crazy when the better road has a hard beginning how many will chose the easy path.
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There will be public pressure for the DA to drop the case now. It shouldn’t play a role in justice… but… it does.
A lot less evidence without the victim’s testimony. She better realize she is basically giving away all her future power/protection from the next round with Chris.
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What about the pics, the evidence of bite marks and bruises around her neck?
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Probably the best evidence now and if she wants to go defend him… she will have to explain the photos.
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@drgnslayr she did go to the hospital.
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Misery gets run by Wake Forest. Love it!
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Will she be charged with filing a false police report now? (Talk about a double whammy)
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@dylans said in Chris Beard Arrested:
@Woodrow Wait, what? She realized he’s her meal ticket and backed down. Shocker. It’s a no win for her. Not married so no alimony and I don’t know if she works or what she does, but I doubt it’s as lucrative a gig as her man. So she’s getting paid for the abuse and it’s ok (in Beard’s mind) because she keeps coming back.
Her choices are to support herself. - surprising how many can not or are unwilling to do this. Or just put up with the abuse. - even more surprising how many are willing to do just this.
Crazy when the better road has a hard beginning how many will chose the easy path.
There’s no alimony in Texas. I’m sure she is receiving a nice amount to say all the things necessary to let the abuser off the hook.
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Beard has officially been fired.
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@Woodrow wow! I wasn’t sure texas would do the right thing.
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I sure didn’t think UT would do it. Had to be something we are not aware of that they had no choice but to do it. She said he was entitled to bite her because she swapped at his glasses is what I remember.
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The controversy would follow him through the seasons. All that money spent AND a new arena and the Board of Regents said no to keeping him.
Next?
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WOW , when did this happen. I just figured e here taking back what she had said - - clear him and he comes back. - Rather he was innocent or not.
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Any guess by anybody if we are gonna see Transfers ? - -Gonna have to wait till the end of season chances are but would be willing to bet you gonna see some transfers
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Tang to Texas is going to be soooooo funny
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@Kcmatt7 said in Chris Beard Arrested:
Tang to Texas is going to be soooooo funny
it would be , just have to see on that - - -I don’t think that will happen but you never know.
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P A C K W A T C H
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I expected this, even after she tried to save him. The old " my face hit his fist" defense never works.
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Wow Texas did the right thing. Beard will find another job next year or the year after.
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What people fail to realize… the climate around domestic abuse has changed. What she did later to try to remove the charges has little or no impact on the follow thru by the DA unless she could bring substantial evidence proving it to be a hoax, which then puts her at risk of prosecution for bringing false charges. Too many victims in the past were threatened if they didn’t drop charges so the legal authority is now strictly with the DA’s office.
Evidently, there exists significant evidence in this case. UT did the right thing. They would look horrible if their only reason for keeping him was the case didn’t advance to trial. On top of that… they would only have his word that further abuse wouldn’t occur. Imagine the hot water UT would be in if they went along and kept him then he had further trouble?
By chance, if this was a hoax, Beard’s attorney would have brought very convincing evidence to the university first so they might keep him.
This is a case of “reading between the lines.”
Sadly… I wonder if Chris is on a suicide watch. I hope his sanity is intact!
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Wichita State is looking for a new coach and they already have experience with a violent coach!
(dirty… cheap shot)
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Here is what I was looking for…
“In the days after the arrest, Texas officials invited Beard and his representatives to lay out a case for why they should not fire him, according to multiple sources familiar with those conversations.”
If Beard was completely innocent (the only situation where he should keep his job), then his attorney should have “beat UT to the punch” (sorry for the pun) and asked for this first. Obviously… he did not present clear evidence to the university showing complete innocence.
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@drgnslayr said in Chris Beard Arrested:
Here is what I was looking for…
“In the days after the arrest, Texas officials invited Beard and his representatives to lay out a case for why they should not fire him, according to multiple sources familiar with those conversations.”
If Beard was completely innocent (the only situation where he should keep his job), then his attorney should have “beat UT to the punch” (sorry for the pun) and asked for this first. Obviously… he did not present clear evidence to the university showing complete innocence.
you know - – -and I know to much there to be completely innocent
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@drgnslayr fans would love it!
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Tang 2 Texas plz
