Fred Goldsmith has taken the stand and given
his side of the story in the Heather Sue Mercer case. In a nutshell,
he says he gave her more opportunities because she was a woman than he would
have if he were a man, and that he would have never put her in a game because
she would have been in harm's way. Here's
more from the Chronicle.
In an interesting parallel, George
O' Leary is facing possible criminal charges after letting four players go
after one guy during practice. He was hit pretty hard and quit the team shortly
after. His mother is threatening charges.