No Felony Charges against Smith or Williams

[MikeHamiltonFan]

Cal did you go to law school? Was it at night? Online?

 

[terrimahan]

You could not be more wrong or ignorant. Plaxico Burress inadvertently fired a handgun in a New York City nightclub. He did not have a permit. He was illegally carrying a handgun in a city that has a ZERO tolerance policy against handguns. He was not singled out because of his celebrity. He broke the law and was punished according to those laws.
And don't try to use the "celebrities need protection from the crazies" defense. All he had to do was apply to the city for said legal permit and it would have been granted without hesitation, because of his celebrity status.

no the most ignorant post would be the ones calling for everyones head on a platter including the coaches and cops before people know the facts.

BTW, athletes don't need to carry guns to protect themselves. They shouldn't carry guns around at all because someone is gonna get upset and the gun is going to be too easy to get to. I am not saying these 4 should be let off. I am saying don't jump to conclusions until we know more and don't assume the cops are changing charges.
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[GreyhoundMan]

I don't care what the investigation reveals. They were all four in the car, pot was being smoked and somebody had an illegal handgun. At the very least, they should all be suspended for the rest of the school year. And lucky for them I am not Bruce Pearl, cause if I was they'd all be off the team and out of school permanently by now. Come on, guys - I want to see the Vols win, too. But it's becoming a monthly arrest pattern and the charges are getting more and more serious. It's time for UT to take a stand and this is a good place to start. I for one am sick of being embarrassed to be a Tennessee fan.

 

[VolsRule]

If the charges are all misdemeanors, then the players should be only suspended a game or two, not dismissed.

 

[jw0595]

If the pot was on one of the players, then that person should be singled out and punished. If you can prove the others were smoking, then punish them. The severity of the punishment depends on your expectations for the program. I myself think it is ludicrous in this day and age to expect that four college age males out partying are not going to have some pot (and no, I don't smoke and never have), but I know that there are varying opinions and as my boss used to say, "I have strong opinions, but that doesn't make them right". However, the gun issue is clearer in my mind. Like it or not, without any regard to special treatment for college bball players, the fact that they were in a rental car, that had actually been borrowed, does create reasonable doubt. Ask yourself this, if this happened to your kid, would you want them convicted on that evidence? I know that it is likely that the players had the guns, but from a legal standpoint, it is a nightmare for a prosecutor. You have a high profile defendant(s), charged with a somewhat nebulous charge that even has constitutional implications, who is going to have a very good atty. and public opinion is against you. It is a lose-lose situation for an elected official.