Kobe Bryant is the best rape defendant he ever threw in the basket. That's the truth, and it's okay to say it

The basketball star killed in a tragic plane crash along with his 13-year-old daughter has received a host of exciting and honorable items in the news releases throughout the day, but only a few have mentioned Bryant's rape case. Review of new releases throughout the day, News 13 and News 12

Kobe Bryant is the best rape defendant he ever threw in the basket. That's the truth, and it's okay to say it

"We must act with consideration for the living people; for the dead we owe nothing but the truth."
( Walter, 1719 )

On November 11, 2014, the Los Angeles Lakers reached a league game in Memphis. It wasn't a particularly important game, but during the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant, the team's undisputed star, broke a 36-year record. Bryant jumped half a distance - and missed. It was the 13,148 miss of his career - the most anyone has ever missed in the NBA by then. Until retirement, Kobe continued to increase the record, ending his career with 14,481 misses. For comparison, second place on the all-time missed list, the legendary Boston Celtics' John Havlick, missed 1,064 fewer shots.

Probably among all his accomplishments on the basketball court - the undisputed record of disdain is not exactly the thing the revered basketball player was most proud of. That's probably why no news release mentioned this detail last night in any of the many articles broadcast last night in memory of the general. The day of a man's death is not the time to be reminded of his slump. This is also why few chose to mention, if any, that he was accused of brutal rape. That's the norm, it's natural, and it's completely dumb.

Kobe Bryant was a huge basketball player, no one could argue that. Kobe Bryant was also a family man, and his connection with his daughters after retirement yielded some televised moments that were hard to not get excited about, probably in the tragic circumstances in which he found his death along with his 13-year-old daughter Gigi. But Kobe Bryant was also a selfish, extremely cocky player, so if he didn't play in your team it just wasn't fun to watch him. He also got caught up in homophobic statements and was punished for it, and on the other hand he also admitted his mistake, corrected his ways, and started working for the proud community in front of his millions of followers on social networks.

And yes, he was charged with rape in 2003. A brutal and brutal rape, one in which the reading of the evidence in it causes the stomach to turn. The criminal case was closed because the complainant chose not to testify. Kobe stated that he did betray his wife with the complainant. He did not admit rape - but he did express remorse and realized that from the complainant's point of view, she had not given him consent to the violent sexual acts he had committed. The civil case was closed in a compromise out of court. Reliable media outlets reported that Kobe paid the 19-year-old young woman $ 2.5 million.

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Kobe Bryant in court (Photo: Imagbank - Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant in Court in 2004 (Photo: GettyImages)

These are facts. This is part of Kobe Bryant's fairytale complex. You can't ignore it. Kobe Bryant is the best rape defendant he ever threw in the basket, in a huge gap. On the other hand, he is also the best basketball player ever charged with rape. To humble those facts in 2020 because some biblical bread is sucked from the finger like "supposed martyrs" is just weird, and not obviously a journalist. The role of the press is to reflect reality - and not to flatten it so that it is easy to digest. A 19-year-old maid standing in the path of the powerful train that is Kobe Bryant's NBA career, the train hit a bump and continued to gallop toward a promised place in the Hall of Fame, the man who came closest to Michael Jordan's divinity. Will not hurt him in his death.

And somehow, despite the PC culture and the age of MTV, watching all the news releases yesterday on the many channels gave rise to the feeling that Kobe was a different, clean and pure man. An angel by the name of Los Angeles. It is not done in a hurry or because of a lack of professionalism, it is not even done from some hidden misogyny - it is probably done out of a great sense of respect for the dead, with a dash of fear of the viewers reaction. Somehow, this was particularly evident in those who did choose to mention the acts accused of Bryant.

For example, Tal Shorer of News 13, one of the best sports journalists currently working in Israel, has nicely summed up Bryant's career. The report included Bryant's impressive and exciting sides as a family man, and also reference to rape charges but from a slightly twisted angle. "In 2003 Bryant experienced the personal and professional crisis that turned him into another man, when he faced charges that he raped a woman in Colorado," Schorer described the incident as if Kobe was the victim there, and, heaven forbid, the 19-year-old complainant. Schorer's reference was better than any of those who simply chose not to address the rape case, but he also ultimately treated him as a teacher Kobe had to deal with on the way to the big comeback and more glittering championship rings.

The debate surrounding Bryant's athletic prowess in the face of the sex offenses he is accused of is important. It's a reminder of how much money and success can make up for, especially in America. There's also a story of redemption here, of a strong man who really did everything to restore his image - teaming up with strong women like Beyonce and Oprah Winfrey, supporting athletics and becoming a post-retirement childhood coach. America forgave him, maybe because he was so good at what he did, maybe because his self-restoration campaign turned out to be authentic, and maybe because he was black - and just like or Jay before him - he was seen as part of a synonymous minority. America second really.

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Kobe Bryant alongside his wife, Vanessa Bryant (Photo: Image Bank - Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant alongside his wife Vanessa Bryant (Photo: GettyImages)

But this discussion did not take place with us, and most of our journalists remained in the shallow water. Oded Ben-Ami spoke to David Blatt, Amnon Levy spoke to Tal Brody, Yonit Levy spoke to Omri Caspi and everyone talked about the greatness of the actor - when sometimes all kinds of vague sentences surfaced about his "dark sides". It is, at best, amateurishness, and at worst irresponsible to viewers, and especially to rape victims, those who need and have to complain in a world that still sanctifies strong and successful men. A world in which to be right must first be strong. This is a mistake, certainly in an age when the role of the media in presenting such cases is no less important than the courts.

In addition, superficial coverage has caused social networks to become a bloody battle scene between "Don't Speak Sera Dead" followers and those who insisted on remembering Kobe Kans. It's hard not to think that if the media were properly handled in the story, there might have been a little less disinformation on the Web. Words like "acquittal", "plea bargain", "confession of crime" - which are Pike News for everything - have come up in a lot of networking debates, with both sides making arguments that have no meaning, and neither side is capable of understanding each other's position.

It is interesting to examine psychologically the choice to defend one's criminal acts for talent, however great. This is true for sports legends as it is for cultural heroes like Michael Jackson, R. Kelly and other famous singers, and true for local heroes in Israel. On the other hand, the "advanced" side of these debates is not criticized either. Representatives of the blessed "Woke" community need to understand that the world is not black and white, one can dislike one's actions and still appreciate his contribution and inspiration he has given to others. And yes, you can be a feminist and not paint the world in dichotomous colors. The world is made up of it. Human nature is made up of that. Probably what William Thackeray meant when he wrote in his "Vanity Fair" as early as 1847 that "to always be right, always to lean forward and never hesitate, these are the virtues in whose power the opacity marches."

And in the end, how you don't turn it around is a tragedy. Nine fatalities in an accident that seemed preventable. A college baseball coach who was killed along with his wife and daughter. 13-year-old mother and daughter. Children's basketball coach. Pilot with 20 years of experience. Local basketball legend and 13-year-old daughter Gigi. It is a disaster and it is natural to be shocked by it, but if the only reason for its massive coverage in the international media is the identity of one of the fatalities - it is appropriate to present all the parties of the deceased. The truth is, as someone who said that in order to be successful you have to channel your inner darkness - probably that's exactly what Kobe would like himself.

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Lin Manuel Miranda when he won the Grammy for "Hamilton" (Photo: Image Bank - Getty Images)

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Beyond the moving obituaries for Kobe Bryant, a host of news outlets last night were mostly concerned with Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington in anticipation of the announcement of Trump's centennial plan. Amnon Levy's "Six" have been given live broadcasts of the Prime Minister's photos to the White House and make a brief statement with President Trump, sitting alongside Amnon Levy, Channel Journalist Raviv Drucker and Michael Oren, who was the Israeli ambassador to the US and a Knesset member On Levi's and Drucker's side, we discussed the Palestinian side, and finally Levi stated that what really matters is the Israeli right's reaction.

At this point, he invited the panel to the "right-wing representative" Itamar Ben Gvir. The representative of the Kahanism got no less than six and a half minutes in the air to find out his extreme doctrine, what did the debriefing articles mean about the wink of News 13 to the right? And if so, is this really the right choice? Is there any more worthy interviewees and commentators to the right of the party that "consoled Begin" refused to share the Knesset air with him? Netanyahu can be blamed for introducing extremism to the Israeli mainstream, but no one forced Amnon Levy to invite Ben Gvir to the studio - neither Bibi nor Sarah. This scorn is only listed by name.

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In the main issue of News 12, Yonit Levy visited the set of "Hamilton" on Broadway and was interviewed by Lynn Manuel Miranda, the ingenious brain behind the greatest 21st-century artistic creation (don't argue, fly see). The pleasure on Ionic-the-narrative-serious-explanatory face when she presented the story of the excited Ionic-the-fangirl-girl said it all. It's fun to see a journalist who enjoys his job, and it's hard to remember when Ionic ever seemed happier on our screen.