Erik Walden arrested?

[MadtownPacker]

I wondered about how the Union would react to a guy that hasn't been charged being suspended.

Thinking he is just sitting and still getting paid not suspended so they dont have nothing to say.

[Scott Campbell]

Except for the fact that she is the one who is hurt and called the authorities. You could reverse that statement if Walden suffered the injuries and called the police.

I thought she didn't call the authorities. The hospital did.

Or did I read that wrong?

[Scott Campbell]

Thinking he is just sitting and still getting paid not suspended so they dont have nothing to say.

Not all disciplinary action is defined by whether you get paid or not.

[MadtownPacker]

Except for the fact that she is the one who is hurt and called the authorities. You could reverse that statement if Walden suffered the injuries and called the police.

Man you could put it all kinds of ways. At this point I would say we have to go with the story if two people are sticking by it. Yeah something happened, could be like Ziggy and Pugger said it went down or it could be like others and myself said. Whatever happened it sounds like they dont want to end their relationship and want to move forward. If it happens again then Im blaming Walden regardless for not getting out of the relationship. Do they got kids?

[MadtownPacker]

Not all disciplinary action is defined by whether you get paid or not.

It sounds like he will just be benched. They cant say shit about that.

[MJZiggy]

I based what I said on the FACT that Erik Walden is 6'2" and 250 pounds whose day job it is to move very large men to where he wants them. SHE came out of this with injuries to her head and hand and a police report was filed because her initial story was: "Brown County District Attorney John Zakowski said Monday that Walden’s girlfriend originally told police they were arguing and he pushed her but she has changed her story to say she hit him first." Even if she did hit him first, he is a freaking NFL linebacker. You're going to convince me that he was not capable of either holding her still or walking out of the room. When my kid was little he used to start shit with me and hit me. It didn't give me the right to put him in the hospital. No matter how mad I got, I knew that he was smaller than I was and it wouldn't have been a fair fight. Just because she changed her story doesn't mean that the evidence my first post was based on was truly incorrect. According to the Washington Post, in his apology to the team, the NFL and the fans (if he did nothing wrong what is he apologizing for?) he says that he's cooperating with the ONGOING investigation so something tells me the police are a little skeptical of her second story as well. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports...w9N_story.html

M3 may sit him as punishment. Punishment for what?

THAT is what makes me think that red flags are warranted here.

[swede]

It's getting so a man can't talk to his own shrub around here anymore!

Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress in this period in history.

[Scott Campbell]

Even if she did hit him first, he is a freaking NFL linebacker.

Then she should go to jail. Assault is assault.

[pbmax]

Man you could put it all kinds of ways. At this point I would say we have to go with the story if two people are sticking by it. Yeah something happened, could be like Ziggy and Pugger said it went down or it could be like others and myself said. Whatever happened it sounds like they dont want to end their relationship and want to move forward. If it happens again then Im blaming Walden regardless for not getting out of the relationship. Do they got kids?

That statement was in reply to someone asking why, according to the snippet of possible outcomes, there did not seem to be the possibility that she was the aggressor and could face charges herself. And the answer is that no one has come forward to claim Walden was injured or hit and we know he didn't call the police.

[swede]

I think we are starting to see why cops hate being summoned to domestic disturbances and why the "someone has to go to jail tonight" policies have been implemented. They make life easier for the cop and safer for the victims.

My wife can't hit me again if I'm in jail.

[pbmax]

I thought she didn't call the authorities. The hospital did.

Or did I read that wrong?

It was initially someone's report, or a report of a report. But the DA and police have stated now quite unequivocally that she contacted authorities after medical treatment.

Not speaking directly to Scott with the next part:

I understand the need to not prejudge the matter and the fact that there is no reason a woman could not be the aggressor. We also are missing some key details. But she has the injuries, not Walden. You might be able to think up a thousand reasons why someone would contact the police even though they were in the wrong (or at least shared responsibility), but physical injuries are another matter entirely. To get this resolved, the first thing they need to do is resolve how she was hurt if not by Walden's actions.

You run a red light and you will get a traffic citation and possibly points on your license. You run a red light and take out a senior crossing the road with the shopping, you will be getting more than a ticket. Actions have consequences, even if the consequences are not always uniform. After all, you could have run that red light on a Vespa.

[pbmax]

Even if she did hit him first, he is a freaking NFL linebacker.

Then she should go to jail. Assault is assault.

Its actually battery. And the injuries could cause Walden to face a more serious degree of the charge than his girlfriend would if she indeed hit him. So its not the same offense.

We do not know yet, obviously, if Walden did it, or caused the injuries to happen in same other way. And there are exceptions to battery, such as self defense.

[Harlan Huckleby]

The Packers have a tough decision to make. If they play him this week and he is then charged with felony battery next week, it doesn't look good. My guess is they sit him this week until his legal situation is clarified.

nah, let him play. If he gets suspended later due to new charges or info, nobody will care that he played a game.


I think the incident may have been blown way out of proportion. But I don't know how Walden treats her, this could be tip of iceberg. Since truth is unknowable, I want incident to go away.

I will perform a brief exorcism to drive away the evil spirit:
The power of Christ compels you to stop talking about Walden! {vomit now}

[MJZiggy]

Then she should go to jail. Assault is assault.

She should. But she shouldn't need a trip to the hospital on the way.

[GrnBay007]

Ha Ha.... never fails. Every year some player gets hauled in for this type of thing and we find ourselves in the same old argument. Some things never change! Oh well, something to talk about even though we never really know the truth.