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davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 10:39 PM Jan 2015

Hope Solo suspended for saying "don't you know who we are?" to cop as husband being arrested

U.S. women's national team goalie Hope Solo has been suspended for 30 days by U.S. Soccer, the organization announced Wednesday.

Solo's husband, former Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens, was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Southern California at 1:30 a.m. on Monday. Police said Solo, 33, was in the car at the time, but she was not arrested or detained.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Solo was held out of practice on Tuesday as it was determined if she violated any team rules.

"During our current National Team camp, Hope made a poor decision that has resulted in a negative impact on U.S. Soccer and her teammates," U.S. women's national team head coach Jill Ellis said in a statement. "We feel at this time it is best for her to step away from the team."


http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2015/01/21/hope-solo-uswnt-suspended-us-soccer

Law enforcement sources tell us ... Hope Solo was in the car with Stevens when he was pulled over for allegedly swerving on the road.

We're told Solo was "acting belligerent" in the car ... and pulled out her cell phone to record officers during the stop.

One source says "they were a major pain" ... and cops were thiiis close to arresting Solo for disorderly conduct.

We're told both Solo and Stevens were trying to play the dreaded, "Don't you know who we are?" card.

As for Stevens, we're told he refused to submit to a breath test -- so cops got a warrant to take him to a hospital to test his blood. Ultimately, cops were convinced he was wasted and arrested him for DUI.

The timing is interesting ... considering Solo was JUST let off the hook in a domestic violence case against her nephew and sister in which she was accused of going on a drunken violent tirade.


http://www.tmz.com/2015/01/20/ex-nfl-star-jerramy-stevens-arrested-los-angeles-hope-solo/


Just for the record...Jerramy Stevens is a piece of shit. You can look up his rap sheet if you want...DUIs, rape accusations, assault, the works....
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Hope Solo suspended for saying "don't you know who we are?" to cop as husband being arrested (Original Post) davidn3600 Jan 2015 OP
I think he was arrested for domestic violence against HER before he married her, cwydro Jan 2015 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #2
There were a few posts about her on DU during the big brouhaha cwydro Jan 2015 #3
Most Americans don't watch soccer, let alone women's soccer davidn3600 Jan 2015 #7
I had barely heard of her until I read about her on DU. cwydro Jan 2015 #8
So you admit no one knows who they are, yet you post this. R B Garr Jan 2015 #12
How many people know Jameis Winston? or Ray Rice? davidn3600 Jan 2015 #14
Laughable. Both those people are current players in the news. R B Garr Jan 2015 #15
Hope Solo is the current star player on the US Women's World Cup team davidn3600 Jan 2015 #16
You were just explaining that no one knows who Hope Solo is. R B Garr Jan 2015 #18
Me neither. I thought this was a Star Wars thread. That's why I opened it. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2015 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #20
Gotta love it when celebrities/athletes think they are above the law Terra Alta Jan 2015 #4
You really believe that? cwydro Jan 2015 #6
That may be true in court because their lawyers are better than most people can afford davidn3600 Jan 2015 #10
that may be true in some cases Terra Alta Jan 2015 #11
I know, I hope so too. cwydro Jan 2015 #23
In life a lot of people change their ways madokie Jan 2015 #25
Well, we have lots of people in this country who are above the law. So maybe it's fitting that sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #22
I love when people you need to google ask that JVS Jan 2015 #5
I'd heard of her Terra Alta Jan 2015 #13
She's a legend in her own mind. QuebecYank Jan 2015 #9
Also from TMZ: Chiefs QB Aaron Murray, THE WEDDING IS OFF!!! R B Garr Jan 2015 #17
Too bad she hadn't learned you never say to anybody anywhere. It's old and cliche and shows your Cha Jan 2015 #21
Uh, sorry Hope. I didn't know who you were until I read the article. Vinca Jan 2015 #24
 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
1. I think he was arrested for domestic violence against HER before he married her,
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 10:43 PM
Jan 2015

charges were dropped and the marriage went ahead as planned.

They both sound like wonderful people. Not.

Response to davidn3600 (Original post)

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
3. There were a few posts about her on DU during the big brouhaha
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 10:47 PM
Jan 2015

about NFL domestic violence.

She is a soccer pro charged with the same thing, but was not suspended.

But again, as you point out, most people don't even know who she is.

 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
7. Most Americans don't watch soccer, let alone women's soccer
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 10:58 PM
Jan 2015

More people probably know who Stevens is. He played tight end for the Seahawks in 2005 when they went to the Super Bowl (lost to the Steelers). He also played a few years with Tampa Bay.
When he was in college he was accused of drugging and raping a woman. His semen was found in and on the victim. But charges were never filed. The victim sued him in civil court and they settled for $300,000.

Solo is the star goalie for the US women's team. She's a good athlete and holds several records in women's soccer. Just lately she's been going downhill in off the field stuff. Perhaps she's got an alcohol problem because it seems she's drunk every time she gets in trouble.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
8. I had barely heard of her until I read about her on DU.
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:01 PM
Jan 2015

I had never heard of him.

Neither of them seem to rise to the "do you know who I am?" category lol.

Actually, I reckon if you have to ask the cop that, the answer is most likely going to be no.

R B Garr

(16,979 posts)
12. So you admit no one knows who they are, yet you post this.
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:13 PM
Jan 2015

From TMZ, even. Wasn't there any good Kardashian news? Fucking unbelievable.

 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
14. How many people know Jameis Winston? or Ray Rice?
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:16 PM
Jan 2015

Yet those get posted on this site all the time.

You don't like my topics, don't open them.

R B Garr

(16,979 posts)
15. Laughable. Both those people are current players in the news.
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:25 PM
Jan 2015

You've never noticed that men's football dominates the news?
NFL>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>one female player that no one knows. That's the way it works. DUH.

And it wasn't Hope who got arrested -- it was HER HUSBAND. He was the one who got arrested. He.'s been out of the NFL for close to a decade. Agenda much?? Pffffffft

 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
16. Hope Solo is the current star player on the US Women's World Cup team
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:30 PM
Jan 2015

So yeah, she's kind of important in the world of sports. Lots of girls look up to her.

And in other words, you are declaring that only male football players who get in trouble can be discussed? People who don't watch football have no clue who Jameis Winston is. People who do watch football, do know who he is. Just like anyone who watches soccer knows who Hope Solo is.

And by the way, it was TMZ that broke the Ray Rice video tape scandal.

R B Garr

(16,979 posts)
18. You were just explaining that no one knows who Hope Solo is.
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:39 PM
Jan 2015

So now you're an expert on her and put her on par with NFL stars.

Fail.

Response to Hassin Bin Sober (Reply #19)

Terra Alta

(5,158 posts)
4. Gotta love it when celebrities/athletes think they are above the law
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 10:51 PM
Jan 2015

and pull the "do you know who we are" card.

Got news for 'em. No one gives a rat's behind who they are. They put their pants on the same way we all do, one leg at a time. The ability to catch a football or stop soccer balls from going into the net does NOT make you a better person than anyone else, and it certainly does NOT make you above the law.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
6. You really believe that?
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 10:56 PM
Jan 2015

They're no better than anyone else, but they sure as hell get special treatment.

A good percentage of the NFL is playing with records that would have put any average man in jail, or prison.

 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
10. That may be true in court because their lawyers are better than most people can afford
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:09 PM
Jan 2015

But I don't think using the "do you know who I am" card really makes a cop reconsider what he's doing.

They've arrested NFL players and celebrities several times.

Terra Alta

(5,158 posts)
11. that may be true in some cases
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:13 PM
Jan 2015

though in this case it doesn't seem they were let off the hook quite so easily. She got suspended for 30 days, and he got a DUI. Maybe it will teach them both a lesson, though I have my doubts.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
25. In life a lot of people change their ways
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 09:34 AM
Jan 2015

and many times its due to a wake up call such as this. I'm not saying this is these two peoples wake up call rather that it does happen, people waking up that is.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
22. Well, we have lots of people in this country who are above the law. So maybe it's fitting that
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 03:29 AM
Jan 2015

everyone should be above the law. Maybe she noticed that War Criminals and Wall St Criminals and cops who murder young African American men, are above the law.

Frankly good for her. What's good for the Elite is good for all of us imo. Unless some day we restore the rule of law for everyone.

I'm surprised at the outrage over something so trivial in a country that has abandoned the rule of law for far, far more egregious acts. Actual CRIMES against humanity. All she did was to be obnoxious, no crime.

Don't get me wrong, if we were a civilized nation that upheld the law for the privileged, applied it equally across the board, Cheney would long ago be behind bars, among so many others, then I could get excited over the obnoxious behavior of a soccer star.

But in our culture, where we 'move forward from torture' and even make excuses for the torturers, I wonder why anyone would be upset over a Soccer player acting like a jerk?

Terra Alta

(5,158 posts)
13. I'd heard of her
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:15 PM
Jan 2015

but had to Google her husband. Don't think either of them are as famous or well-known as they think they are.

QuebecYank

(147 posts)
9. She's a legend in her own mind.
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:07 PM
Jan 2015

I get the feeling she's going to become the Lindsay Lohan of women's sports.
She can't keep her trap shut, and out of trouble.

R B Garr

(16,979 posts)
17. Also from TMZ: Chiefs QB Aaron Murray, THE WEDDING IS OFF!!!
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:36 PM
Jan 2015

Stick a fork in 'em, 'cause the engagement between KC Chiefs QB Aaron Murray and smokin' hot news reporter Kacie McDonnell is over ... and it doesn't sound like there's any chance of a reconciliation.

Their love story became national news ... when she left her job (a great job) as a reporter in Philadelphia last year and moved to KC to be with Aaron who was drafted by the Chiefs.

Kacie got a job in news in Kansas City and everything seemed to be perfect ... until McDonnell made this shocking announcement:

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/01/20/chiefs-qb-aaron-murray-kacie-mcdonnell-engagement-is-off-hot-reporter/#ixzz3PWAISQaw


Cha

(297,692 posts)
21. Too bad she hadn't learned you never say to anybody anywhere. It's old and cliche and shows your
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 03:02 AM
Jan 2015

ignorant arrogance.

Vinca

(50,304 posts)
24. Uh, sorry Hope. I didn't know who you were until I read the article.
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 09:15 AM
Jan 2015

I might recognize the name of someone who cured cancer, but soccer? There's Pele and then there's Pele.

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