I hope this young pitcher returns to lead the Beavers again

ok Wilky, are you going to rationalize or man-up?

It’s utterly amazing that we’ll still probably have ignorant ‘fans’ bad mouthing our ace pitcher even after getting the whole story. But it’s in adversity that people show their true colors. Just glad that Luke had the maturity and intelligence to weather this unbelievable storm and is coming back to win a championship this season

His posts are still there in a locked thread. And even if he could edit his posts now, they've been quoted by other posters for posterity.

I don't think it's really beneficial to call people out who don't agree on this topic. It's a toxic subject and LH will never be able to fully get away from it. He'll live with it always, and so will those that continue to bring it up.

You have to link me to your posts; otherwise, I won't see them.  

I would respectfully ask everyone here to go back and read my posts.  I requested that everyone reading my posts point me to something that made a bunch of yokels cheering on a one-time convicted child molester ok.  No one responded with a good reason for it.  (hawksea may have, but I missed his post before it was deleted.)  Now, there is an article, which is exactly what I was asking for.

I really do not want to be negative about Luke Heimlich.  I want to be a fan of each member of the team from the coaches to the players.  And that is the same no matter the sport.

I think @jerkalotopus gives a good rundown.  The article adds a lot of context, which is great.  It is exactly what I asked for and exactly what not one person on this board supplied.  However, I agree with Jerkalotopus.  I think that the Oregonian gave Luke and the other Heimlichs a shot to set the record straight and they did not respond.  Luke and the Heimlichs had their shot.  That is on Luke.  That is on the Heimlichs.  If you think you were in the right, why was there no article at the time?  Why did Luke and the Heimlichs not set the record straight?  Why did luke choose to stay in Corvallis, when the team went to Omaha?  Why did the Heimlichs wait until the whole of Luke's file was sealed?  Unless they knew that they could handpick information that would support their version of events after the fact?  That raises a lot more questions than it answers in my book.

The facts of the matter are still that a six-year-old, who is now at least 12 thinks that Luke did something sexual to her.  She has two separate instances in her mind of Luke doing sexual things to her.  Her mother believes her to such an extent that she still has clearly not forgiven Luke.  If the mother was going to fabricate a story, she surely would have fabricated a story against Josh Heimlich, not Luke.  So, unless something happened, why is Luke being singled out?  And why is Luke still being singled out?  There is a logical answer to those questions.

And where is any statement from Josh Heimlich in the Tribune article?  You would think, if Luke's old brother and the father of an emotionally scarred 12-year-old was 100% on board with Luke's version of events, he would have made a statement, right?  If Luke's brother and the father of an emotionally scarred 12-year-old was 100% on board with Luke's version of events, he would have spoken to the Tribune, right?  However, the Tribune article says for the very first time that it was Josh, and not the girl's mother, that called the police on Luke.  That is huge news and blows up the whole the mother fabricated this story right there!  The article also mentions the fact that the relationship between Josh and Luke is strained.  However, it seems like Josh is the one that is straining it.  Logically, reading between the lines, it appears that is because Josh believes that Luke at least did something to his daughter that Luke should not have.

I have a four- and a seven-year-old.  Both are terrible liars.  This little girl would have to be an evil genius to put together an internally-consistent story of her uncle doing something bad to her on multiple occassions and not change her tale after multiple retellings.

Luke says he did not do it?  He shares that with the a good chunk of convicts.  And, if someone that did something wrong does not admit guilt, the recidivism rate is markedly higher.

I will continue to say what I have been saying.  I am not enraptured with Luke pitching, but he has every right to.  Casey vouches for him.  I like Casey.  That goes a long way with me.  Still, it remains my opinion that Luke should not be cheered on for being Luke.  That strikes me as wrong.  Disagree with me, if you would like.  But I will continue to call a spade a spade.

Finally, I still stand behind what I said about the Benton County Sheriff's Office.  The Benton County Sheriff's Office works their tail off to keep Benton County safe.  I will never apologize for defending them in this case.  Not ever.

Unless you are intimately familiar with the BCSO I would be careful about blanket statements. The Deshutes County SO is a F'n mess. 9 officers (I have lost count now) fired in 2 years. A man died in custody while corrections officers laughed at him. I believe the officer in  charge of the jail is now the Sheriff. Who has just fired the Deputy that ran against him in the last election. None of this was public until the previous Sheriff retired

Lots and lots of stuff gets covered up and does not become public. Certainly Luke's life was harmed by sloppy work in the BCSO...and dm

It is obvious that The Oregonian would not have given the Heimlichs a fair shake. You would be a fool to give them fuel for their fire. It takes more courage and character to be silent in these type of situations. The silence is to protect others also harmed in the situation and the social justice aftermath. You did notice that Luke Heimlich has still declined interviews. He is still trying to protect everyone involved. We only received more information because Luke's family felt he deserved to be understood. You do not make logical decisions to share this type information in a short time period. For example, we are printing a complicated article about your past that will literally motivate thousands to hate you and you have until Friday to decide whether to interview for this.

To me this is a modern day witch Hunt. I believe Luke to be innocent and that makes him the biggest victim of this whole thing. I find it disturbing that people would allow their imagination to feed anger toward Luke. The reality is we do not know what really happened. So why do people torture themselves running through scenarios of how bad the situation could have been.

Finally, the lying ability of a 6 year has nothing to do with the situation. Except that no one wanted to see the potential lie deconstructed in court,it would have been extremely painful. A parent is not a good judge of this emotionally charged potential lie. What would you do if you thought there was even a fraction of truth to the story with your child.