re: When is Heimlich scheduled to pitch again?

And he's done.

Two short arse outings for the pedophile.

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Brian Banks plead guilty too.

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I don’t even know Banks, but did he pleas guilty to molesting a four year old for two straight years??

Sorry but you don’t ever plead guilty to that. He may have gotten off easy because of the plea deal but he’s paying for it now. Thankfully, because that’s just incredibly awful.

You don’t ever admit to molesting a four year old. And some else’s plea has nothing to do with your situation.

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Think a 5 year old made up that detailed story and is still holding to it almost a decade later?

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It wasn't that detailed. And much of his family believes it was not a legitimate accusation (the victim was a niece).


I personally don't think he was guilty, either.

Then why the hell would he plead guilty to this kind of charge?? Any decent parent would help their son fight this knowing what kind of future this will lead to if this comes out. He said he did it-end of story.

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He said he did it-end of story.

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So did Banks. Lots of people are forced into false admissions, or to allocute in exchange for a plea deal in the face of an overzealous prosecution.

Heimlich accepted a plea deal on the advice of his attorney, who told him he would get probation and nothing beyond his juvenile record and that a trial would be public, messy, and everyone would forever assume his guilt (as you are doing now). His parents accepted the deal, despite believing in his innocence, because they thought a lengthy trial would completely wreck the family.

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Same reason Brian Banks plead - 5 years vs 25 years.

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It's truly amazing that it's almost exclusively Louisianans who aren't bright enough to understand this.

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but the truth is we just can’t know.

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I lean toward his innocence, for various reasons, but no, we will never know for sure.

Definitely before any Bama pitcher.

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Heimlich accepted a plea deal on the advice of his attorney, who told him he would get probation and nothing beyond his juvenile record and that a trial would be public, messy, and everyone would forever assume his guilt (as you are doing now). His parents accepted the deal, despite believing in his innocence, because they thought a lengthy trial would completely wreck the family.

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you're not wrong but none of this points either way towards his guilt or innocence. His attorney's advice would have been applicable either way. IMO more that actually has been released points to his guilt than his innocence, but that's obviously a matter of opinion. And no one will ever be privileged to see all the evidence in the case to be able to make an educated firm stance. One thing that has made me curious, however, is Luke never really says his side of the story. He maintains his innocence, sure, but he has never disclosed much else. Allegations like that don't just come out of nowhere whether he did it or not. I think he could help himself (his career at least), assuming he's innocent, by telling his full story about how the allegations came to be, what actually happened, etc. Saying "I'm innocent" and saying he was advised by his attorney to take the plea doesn't really present much of an argument for him.