Why would Jacob want all this negative publicity. There is nothing to be gained by lying. Its not like he needs the money. He was found guilty with the daughter because there was photographic evidence. With Jacob there was no evidence but it would be unusual if there was after all this time.
Jakob was already getting negative publicity. Check the timeline.
The towel incident happened in January 2022. Jakob didn’t make the allegations until October 2023. It was a response to the negative attention he was getting for his and Henrik’s meanness directed at Gjert and Narve.
It WAS an accident. Both Ingrid’s and Gjert’s testimonies suggest as much. It wasn’t some premeditated thing where he approached her with the intention of whipping her. From BOTH testimonies, she approached him upset about not being allowed to go out with her friends. He flicked his small towel at her twice reacting to her provocation. He didn’t mean to hit her in the face with it.
You don’t go back and whip the towel a second time after missing by “accident”.
He said he flicked the small towel twice in rapid succession.
Are you implying he flicked the small towel once, paused to see if it connected, then flicked it again while she stood motionless waiting to be hit? How absurd
You don’t go back and whip the towel a second time after missing by “accident”.
He said he flicked the small towel twice in rapid succession.
Are you implying he flicked the small towel once, paused to see if it connected, then flicked it again while she stood motionless waiting to be hit? How absurd
The amount of people in this thread defending an abusive, domineering dickbag is crazy.
So he’s not criminally guilty, okay, great. That doesn’t make him a good dad. It doesn’t make him not abusive. It doesn’t mean that his kids won’t be in therapy, struggle with anger, struggle with their emotional world for the rest of their lives.
He didn’t choose to have his name dragged through the mud. He just wanted to continue coaching. He discovered he has a gift for coaching. Why shouldn’t he be allowed to coach other runners if that’s what he wants to do?
The trial wouldn’t have happened if Jakob, Henrik and Filip weren’t so greedy and petty about Gjert coaching Narve.
The trial wouldn't have happened if Gjert hadn't hit his own daugther with a towel in such a manner that made her a) move out of the house and b) cause the brothers to end their coaching relationship with their dad. Think Your dad coaches you to Olympic gold - you think you give that up for no reason at all?
They then tried to let him get off easy by making up an excuse as to why he wasn't coaching them. That wasn't good enough for him so it became a public thing and the trial was the result. I think the verdict was correct. He didn't deserve to go to prison but stop acting like he didn't cause this.
It didn’t become a public thing on its own. It became a public thing when Jakob interfered with Gjert’s and Narve’s professional coaching relationship by blocking Gjert from getting coaching accreditation to be allowed to accompany Narve at meets.
It became a public thing when Henrik bullied Narve in front of others at a Norwegian team camp.
If Jakob and Henrik had just left Gjert and Narve alone, they wouldn’t have gotten negative attention, and they wouldn’t have felt a need to publish a hit piece on Gjert nearly 2 years after the towel incident.
The amount of people in this thread defending an abusive, domineering dickbag is crazy.
So he’s not criminally guilty, okay, great. That doesn’t make him a good dad. It doesn’t make him not abusive. It doesn’t mean that his kids won’t be in therapy, struggle with anger, struggle with their emotional world for the rest of their lives.
What about Gjert’s emotions and struggles? How would you feel if you sacrificed everything for your children only for them to turn around and become ungrateful brats who drag your name through the mud with almost entirely baseless allegations? Have you ever considered how that would feel for a parent?
The amount of people in this thread defending an abusive, domineering dickbag is crazy.
So he’s not criminally guilty, okay, great. That doesn’t make him a good dad. It doesn’t make him not abusive. It doesn’t mean that his kids won’t be in therapy, struggle with anger, struggle with their emotional world for the rest of their lives.
What about Gjert’s emotions and struggles? How would you feel if you sacrificed everything for your children only for them to turn around and become ungrateful brats who drag your name through the mud with almost entirely baseless allegations? Have you ever considered how that would feel for a parent?
*Almost* entirely baseless allegations. Classic. Won’t someone please think of the child abusers found guilty in a court of law?
By the way, the more you post, the creepier you look. No wonder your kids won’t talk to you.
You don’t go back and whip the towel a second time after missing by “accident”.
He said he flicked the small towel twice in rapid succession.
Are you implying he flicked the small towel once, paused to see if it connected, then flicked it again while she stood motionless waiting to be hit? How absurd
“He had a small, wet towel in his hand. He whipped the towel toward me. The first time he missed, then he did it again, aiming for my face, and he hit right on my cheek.”
Not a pattern of abuse though. Just a one time incident with a towel that was most likely an accident.
Keep on being an apologetist of an abusive maniac. Jacob and hist siblings have suffered enormously their whole life time in he hands of this control freak. Yes, Gjert produced massive starts, but at what cost and by whos choosing?
Jacob’s ugly tattoo addiction should have been used as evidence of abuse. People with fugly tattoos covering their entire bodies is a textbook sign of a victim of abuse.
*Almost* entirely baseless allegations. Classic. Won’t someone please think of the child abusers found guilty in a court of law?
By the way, the more you post, the creepier you look. No wonder your kids won’t talk to you.
The ONE allegation that wasn’t baseless was an isolated incident with a small towel. You looking Draconian and holier than thou by making that one incident to be a bigger deal than it really is.
The amount of people in this thread defending an abusive, domineering dickbag is crazy.
So he’s not criminally guilty, okay, great. That doesn’t make him a good dad. It doesn’t make him not abusive. It doesn’t mean that his kids won’t be in therapy, struggle with anger, struggle with their emotional world for the rest of their lives.
What about Gjert’s emotions and struggles? How would you feel if you sacrificed everything for your children only for them to turn around and become ungrateful brats who drag your name through the mud with almost entirely baseless allegations? Have you ever considered how that would feel for a parent?
*Almost* entirely baseless allegations. Classic. Won’t someone please think of the child abusers found guilty in a court of law?
By the way, the more you post, the creepier you look. No wonder your kids won’t talk to you.
The ONE allegation that wasn’t baseless was an isolated incident with a small towel. You looking Draconian and holier than thou by making that one incident to be a bigger deal than it really is.
Gjert was cleared of the serious charges.
I just ask you to think about this logically for a second. This incident was actually documented (the photo of the mark) and it was the proverbial straw the broke the camel’s back that caused her to move out at 15. I don’t know about you, but no one from my high school moved out of their home unless something major happened.
Abuse, especially emotional, is very difficult to prove in a court of law. Especially when an abusive environment is all you’ve known as a child. You don’t go around thinking about documenting everything that happens. Often, it takes a trusted outside observer (Jakob’s partner in this instance) saying “hold up, that’s not right” to get you to realize that “normal” life you lived was actually a pattern of abuse. But by this point, it’s too late to prove anything conclusively in court and becomes “he said/he said.” Tie goes to the runner and the case is dismissed or the defendant is found not guilty.
But if your mind can’t conceive of all this and all you can think is “the kids are ungrateful brats,” then I think I can get an even better picture of your parenting style and relationship with your kids.
What about Gjert’s emotions and struggles? How would you feel if you sacrificed everything for your children only for them to turn around and become ungrateful brats who drag your name through the mud with almost entirely baseless allegations? Have you ever considered how that would feel for a parent?
I would feel as though I had failed as a father.
That’s probably how he feels. Very sad for someone just doing his best to try to help his kids achieve their dreams.
I hope he finds solace in knowing he has other kids and a wife who stand by him. And he has been cleared of the serious charges.
I just ask you to think about this logically for a second. This incident was actually documented (the photo of the mark) and it was the proverbial straw the broke the camel’s back that caused her to move out at 15. I don’t know about you, but no one from my high school moved out of their home unless something major happened.
Abuse, especially emotional, is very difficult to prove in a court of law. Especially when an abusive environment is all you’ve known as a child. You don’t go around thinking about documenting everything that happens. Often, it takes a trusted outside observer (Jakob’s partner in this instance) saying “hold up, that’s not right” to get you to realize that “normal” life you lived was actually a pattern of abuse. But by this point, it’s too late to prove anything conclusively in court and becomes “he said/he said.” Tie goes to the runner and the case is dismissed or the defendant is found not guilty.
But if your mind can’t conceive of all this and all you can think is “the kids are ungrateful brats,” then I think I can get an even better picture of your parenting style and relationship with your kids.
Have you ever had a teenager? They are notorious for being overly emotional and rebellious against their parents. It doesn’t take much for them to want to leave the house and get away from their parents’ “oppressive” rules.
That’s probably how he feels. Very sad for someone just doing his best to try to help his kids achieve their dreams.
I hope he finds solace in knowing he has other kids and a wife who stand by him. And he has been cleared of the serious charges.
I don't agree that he did his best. If that was his best at parenting, then yeah he deserves to feel like a failure because it was a poor job of parenting.
That’s probably how he feels. Very sad for someone just doing his best to try to help his kids achieve their dreams.
I hope he finds solace in knowing he has other kids and a wife who stand by him. And he has been cleared of the serious charges.
I don't agree that he did his best. If that was his best at parenting, then yeah he deserves to feel like a failure because it was a poor job of parenting.
Easy to judge from a distance. Parenting isn’t easy. He did his best.