Reuben Foster's ex Admits She Lied About DV but Won't Face Charges
A few weeks ago when Niners and former Bama first round linebacker Reuben Foster was charged with one of the most horrific sounding domestic violence cases in memory, I wrote this:
Let me start with the obligatory disclaimers about innocent until proven guilty and these are just charges, nothing’s been proven, blah blah. But by Godamighty if just 10% of this is true or he pleads guilty to just one of these allegations I don’t see how Reuben Foster survives this, professionally speaking.
God bless the man who invented the disclaimer. It’s prevented more lawsuits than the School Field Trip Permission Slip. Because – and I’m really happy to report this – 0% of the allegations against Foster were true. From NFL.com:
A judge dismissed two felony domestic violence charges against Reuben Foster on Wednesday, six days after his former girlfriend recanted accusations made against the San Francisco 49ers linebacker.
California Superior Court Judge Nona Klippen determined there wasn’t enough evidence for the domestic violence portion of the criminal case to move forward to a jury trial after listening to Elissa Ennis’ testimony during Foster’s preliminary hearing. …
Ennis testified Foster never hit her and that she made false accusations in order to extort money from him and ruin his career because she was angry over their breakup. She also testified that she went to jail in 2011 after she falsely accused another former boyfriend of domestic violence.
And it should be noted that gun charges against Foster were also dropped because he is licensed to carry so his gun is about as illegal as the gas grill I just bought. In other words, Reuben Foster had to see his name smeared all over the place by people like me (though way less talented than me, obviously), no matter how many qualifiers like “if true” and “assuming he did do it”s were peppered in their to cover our asses. When the truth is he didn’t go anything wrong.
Which is more than we can say about Elissa Ennis. Who not only committed the felony of lying in a police report, she told one of the worst lies you possibly can: Accusing a guy of beating the bag out of a woman. Plus just think of what it does to actual victims of actual DV and how much harder it is for them to believed when fake victims lie through their fucking teeth just to make a fast buck and out of jealously. And by Ennis’s own admission, she’s a serial offender. So this is a serious, serious matter. And ought to be treated as such by the law enforcement who’s job is tough enough without having to sift through made up fairy tales. Right? Wrong.
Oh well. I guess that settles that. Elissa Ennis isn’t someone who destroyed a man’s reputation – maybe permanently – with lies. Again. She’s a domestic violence victim who falsely recanted. So they believed her the first time, but say that she’s now lying when she says she lied the first time. So they’re saying Foster is guilty even though the charges have been dropped. At the request of his non-victim. And instead of prosecuting her on behalf of real, honest, truthful victims everywhere, they’re offering her empathy, support and advocacy. Got it.
My question is, does this extend to all false reports to the Santa Clara DAs? I mean, if I tell them Jimmy Garoppolo broke into my house and stole some cash and jewelry, do I get empathy? If I slam my car into a telephone pole but report a hit & run with Carlos Hyde as the driver, will they support me? If I say Carlos Hyde robbed me at gun point, how much can I count on them to advocate for me? Especially after being a convicted serial liar. I’m guessing not much.
There’s a great quote by a businessman charged with fraud back in the 80s who said after being found Not Guilty, “Where do I go to get my reputation back?” One of the placed Reuben Foster can go is right here. And, fortunately for him, 49ers team workouts.