Arik Gilbert SMH

#7
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
Maybe he can hook back up with H Bailey and walk on at Louisville. Seriously, maybe it will wake him up if he stops being "sought after" and has to start proving himself.

Just a waste of so much potential.
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My guess is the NCAA will not grant him any more transfers. I like to see people turn their lives around, but I don't believe football needs to be a part of it. He just needs to get his life figured out at this point.
 
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titansvolsfaninga said:
There are some mental things going on. Football should be the last thing that he's doing. Maybe for the mental health services.
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I’ve dealt with mental issues in the past and never once thought about breaking into a store and stealing over $1,000 worth of stuff.

Dude is just being an idiot and throwing his life away.
 
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titansvolsfaninga said:
There are some mental things going on. Football should be the last thing that he's doing. Maybe for the mental health services.
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So the next time anyone breaks into a store and commits a crime they can say it’s my mental health and be given a pass?

Sure, sounds great.
 
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Volfan76 said:
The dude walks by the camera and then put the shirt he was just wearing over his head in the same shorts and shoes to break in. Some hs teachers and parents play a role in this level of stupidity.
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Perhaps I shouldn't, but I've given some slack to players and others who get into trouble as a group.

There's a special kind of stupidity that seems to occur when 3 or 4 or more young people are walking or riding around aimlessly. No one in the group wants to be "the ***sy" who won't do some brain dead activity that comes by, so they all get into stupidity.

That's not the case here. Gilbert is alone, walking in the early morning, apparently without a "prowling" plan. He just sees trouble and spontaneously tosses a big piece of concrete right through it. No peer pressure. No apparent "hurry up and get away." No thought that he might get caught as he strolls out with his bag of loot toward the door. Just a completely casual evening of felony burglary.

I wish I believed locking him up will help him change but it usually doesn't. We have no choice, though. His attitude is clear from the video: he doesn't give a damn about other's property, the laws, or any consequences. I hope he doesn't end up dead by 40.
 
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
Perhaps I shouldn't, but I've given some slack to players and others who get into trouble as a group.

There's a special kind of stupidity that seems to occur when 3 or 4 or more young people are walking or riding around aimlessly. No one in the group wants to be "the ***sy" who won't do some brain dead activity that comes by, so they all get into stupidity.

That's not the case here. Gilbert is alone, walking in the early morning, apparently without a "prowling" plan. He just sees trouble and spontaneously tosses a big piece of concrete right through it. No peer pressure. No apparent "hurry up and get away." No thought that he might get caught as he strolls out with his bag of loot toward the door. Just a completely casual evening of felony burglary.

I wish I believed locking him up will help him change but it usually doesn't. We have no choice, though. His attitude is clear from the video: he doesn't give a damn about other's property, the laws, or any consequences. I hope he doesn't end up dead by 40.
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In my experience, that mentality only teaches a kid that it is ok to do what you want as long as you have an excuse. I'd be willing to bet this kid has had a lot of excuses made for him over the years....mostly by coaches. Locking him up may not change him, but it will stop him from damaging other peoples property and hurting other people. I've parked a lot of talented kids on a lot of benches over the years. Ive kicked kids off of teams. Some got the message and some didn't. Most of the ones that didn't were the same ones whose parents got mad when their kid got disciplined. Conversely, most of the ones that did get the message were the ones whose parents supported the discipline.
 
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