A houndstooth hat? You gotta be kidding me....the suspect in the case wore a checkered white and black baseball cap with the letter "A"...
A houndstooth hat? You gotta be kidding me....the suspect in the case wore a checkered white and black baseball cap with the letter "A"...
If he did admit it, he's toast.al.com article says he admitted to robing the students
http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2008/02/tides_elder_admitted_to_robber.html
So he should remain silent? I think more of him for owning up to it than not. If it is his 1st offense he could be shown leniency and receive help.If he did admit it, he's toast.
:eek2::eek2::eek2:If it is his 1st offense he could be shown leniency and receive help.
This, for me, would only apply if he had turned himself in. His honesty, under these circumstances, is somewhat tainted.So he should remain silent? I think more of him for owning up to it than not.
I agree, but let's keep his victim in mind. This turned out well, as armed robberies go, but someone could have been killed. Leniency? Perhaps - because prison surely isn't going to turn him around - but what else might?If it is his 1st offense he could be shown leniency and receive help.
For any teenager to throw their future away is maddening enough but to see a young man with SO MUCH athletic talent & an all-expenses paid scholarship to a major D1 university - to just frivolously toss it all away is mind-numbing . . .Leniency? Perhaps - because prison surely isn't going to turn him around - but what else might?
Maybe a few years in the military?
I haven't actually seen a witness report. All I know is that he had a gun and used it to rob the guys. He could have just pulled it out of he jacket threateningly. It might not have been loaded. So to say he was one small mistake away is assuming a lot.:eek2::eek2::eek2:
Pointing a gun in someone's face isn't something I generally feel should be shown leniency. IF that is what happened, then he was one small mistake away from killing someone. I don't think a little slap on the wrist and "counseling" would do anything. That type of thinking is exactly why we have so many violent criminals running around America today.
I think you meant to say twenty-six dollars and no sense :wink:
And for the grand total of $26.00.
Twenty-Six Dollars and No/cents!!!
I originally typed something very similar but edited it back out before posting because it had a sarcastic ring about it; but I have to agree that JE's act showed a complete vacuum where logic is concerned. I well imagine [IF Guilty] he will be replaying this one episode over & over in his mind for the rest of his days...I think you meant to say twenty-six dollars and no sense :wink:
Hard to be innocent if you confess:Well, this wasn't a big surprise to me regarding the circumstances. Innocent until proven guilty sounds nice and all, but sometimes that's without thinking logically and trying to be politically correct. I'll leave it at that.
I could care less if he put it to their temple or aimed it at his own crotch. If someone pulls a gun on me I ASSUME they will kill me. From that point on I will do anything and everything within my power to kill them first. Splitting hairs about what exactly he did with the gun is completely irrelevant. He put himself and those students in a DEADLY situation. I try to be on the side of giving the benefit of the doubt to our players, but considering he admitted to doing this, I would rather have him not ever step foot in the state of Alabama again. However he would be considered one of the good guys here in Baltimore.I haven't actually seen a witness report. All I know is that he had a gun and used it to rob the guys. He could have just pulled it out of he jacket threateningly. It might not have been loaded. So to say he was one small mistake away is assuming a lot.
I'm not saying he should be shown leniency, but I am saying jumping to conclusions based on vague news reports is not something I am prepared to do. If you have seen proof that he put a gun in the people's face please post.
It is in the Crimson White front page too.Hard to be innocent if you confess: