Mike Burgmeier - very Bad softball coach

[Pezz]

"First of all, it is a 15-year-old claiming to have had consensual sex with an adult (legally rape, but not rape from her perspective) two years prior. Claiming to a friend, mind you. That is not "crying rape" by any stretch of the imagination."

Right, that's my point. But in your post, you suggest that she might be "crying rape." She wouldn't make up something like that. Do you have any reading comprehension whatsoever? You seem to be proving my point for me. I am done with trying to reason with you. You don't register any of the information I'm providing. You are just motivated by anger and trying to one-up other posters. I am personally affected by this case, and am here to share information, and you are trying to make me a bad guy. I have done nothing to warrant your aggressive approach to my posts.

[Dugout Dad]

I am going to tell you now that Michael Bergmeier was actively dating a relative of mone when he was 30 and she was a teenager. I feel no need to provide you with proof, because she feels no desire to come forward. This was a relationship that many viewed as acceptable at the time. She was underage, and he was about 15 years older than she. Why would I make this up? And what is with the attacks on me? I'm not the bad guy here. This board is an absolute joke.

You're kidding, right? It's ok for a 30 year old male to date a 15 year old girl? What hill in Afghanistan do you folks live on? If this board is a joke, why post?

I'm with skarp on this one.

[Pezz]

"You're kidding, right? It's ok for a 30 year old male to date a 15 year old girl?"
Umm, no, it's not okay. Hence the point of my posting to begin with. Try to pay attention, bud.

[Dugout Dad]

"This was a relationship that many viewed as acceptable at the time" I'm referring to this line, btw, I'm not your "bud".







there, I fixed for you, didn't think you were such a spelling queen.

Were you one of the "many" that viewed that perceived relationship as "acceptable"? And if you weren't, why did you do nothing? It would probably have prevented this softball player from being allegedly harmed.

[Pezz]

It's "referring," and I meant bud sarcastically, bud.

[Skarp]

"Now, the reticence of your adult friend notwithstanding, what steps, if any, did you take to ensure that those children would be adequately protected from this "serial predator." Wow -- did you even read my post before responding? I was aware of ONE instance of an inappropriate relationship. Everyone around me, everyone at the high school, knew what I knew. Everyone thought it was strange. But it was somehow MY personal responsibility to monitor Michael's behavior? (By the way -- I didn't know until 2 days ago that he was a girls' softball coach). Why do you keep posting angry, vindictive, accusatory accusations when you know NOTHING of the specifics of my situation? I don't think I've ever come across anyone like you. You talk out of your behind like nobody I've ever encountered.

Right. The guys posting anonymous "accusatory accusations" ( ) are the reasonable ones here, and the guy saying he'd prefer to wait for credible evidence before forming up the lynch party is the one talking out of his ass. Mkay.

Oh, and for the record, you knew of at least TWO instances of an inappropriate relationship. One with your relative, and one with your adult friend. Neither of which you acted upon in any way. Those are your admitted facts. I'm sorry if they don't paint a flattering picture of you.

[Skarp]

But in your post, you suggest that she might be "crying rape."

Are you on drugs?

[Pezz]

You're a troll, and your ardent effort to discredit the young girl who went to the police is disgusting. For you, this is a petty message board fight. For me, it's not. I am not responsible for Mr. Bergmeier's behavior. BTW, I know of one person who had an inappropriate relationship with him, not two. Reading comprehension really isn't your strong suit.

[Dugout Dad]

Bottom line, you allegedly knew of this behavior for some time and you did nothing.

[Pezz]

God, my experience on this board has been so bizarre that I am totally floored. I guess I expected people to be on the same page as me, to understand that I was speaking from personal experience, to share my feelings of shock and sadness that someone I have known for a long time could be accused of something like this. It has affected me personally and is, to be honest, extremely painful. I never knowingly lied or covered anything up. And yet the people on this board chose to attack me and try to ridicule me. Tried to accuse me of some sort of complicity. I don't understand. I am respectfully leaving, wondering what kind of human beings inhabit this board. Not a one of you should be coaching children, that's for sure.