re: Four Mizzou athletes (NOT DGB) Arrested for Pot

Haith said. “We’ve got a program here and we have high standards we expect from our student-athletes, so no it’s not going to factor into any of that. We’re going to make decisions based on what is right for the development of our program.”

Haith didn’t directly say when he knew about the arrests of Clark and Rector other than to say he “didn’t know about it soon enough.”
Is it too late to revoke our invitation to the NIT? So apparently our players can't be honest about an arrest, and say "Hey coach just thought I would let you know I was arrested over the weekend" No wonder there wasn't any fricking chemistry on the court this season

Simple possession isn't a big deal, but

possession /=/ parking ticket

The fact it's a part of athletic department policy, and they were suspended means it's against the rules. Knowing you violated an athletic department policy, and waiting for the coach to find out about it in the media/court means you're above the program or really stupid.


This tells me players are bound to report possible violations

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Haith didn’t directly say when he knew about the arrests of Clark and Rector other than to say he “didn’t know about it soon enough.”

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See what Colorado doesn't have to deal with? Just legalize it already. It's harmless.

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agreed

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Shane Rector

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damn near killed her

It is only illegal because the government has somehow pulled off the biggest brainwashing act of all time with their propaganda. The kids aren't the problem, the rules are. Change them. But yeah, since it is still against the rules they should probably be smarter about where they toke up next time.

Haith has had his two puffs, time to pass him to the left...

They were pulled over because of the plates but searched because the cops smelled the weed when the driver opened the window.

Pot should be legal. I smoke almost every night. However, I don't drive high, and I sure as hell wouldn't be in a car with expired plates and people burning.

That's fine, that is your personal opinion that it should be legal. Law states that it is not though. University athletic law states that it is not though.

No matter how your opinion plays into this that doesn't detract from binding law

Until someone gets killed

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That's fine, that is your personal opinion that it should be legal. Law states that it is not though. University athletic law states that it is not though.

No matter how your opinion plays into this that doesn't detract from binding law

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Your rebuttal to my counter was a repeat of your first point, so how is that actually a rebuttal to what I said?

It's okay to think it shouldn't be legal, I don't agree with that but it's your choice to have that opinion if you give reasons for why it should be illegal.

But this stance is just really not acceptable -- 'oh well, it's the law, it doesn't matter if it's a dumb law, you must follow it'. It's such a limp stance. That attitude enables the confutation of bad laws and impedes progress.

When situations like this happen people need to point their fingers at the dumb laws instead of the dumb kids (even though it's very clear that driving around with expired plates while smoking weed is moronic).

Personal belief, marijuana should be legalized. It's not. Whether you think athletes should participate in civil disobedience or not, it does show a character flaw on their part or at least a flaw in their decision making process. They know the law, they chose to break the law. Again, I personally believe athletes are to be held to a higher standard, so that factors into my beliefs as well.

If it's a bad law, take the whole damn basketball team down to Jeff City and have them sit on the steps until the change the law. Deciding to light one up as you're driving around on expired plates is not how you change bad laws.

Now having said all that, I will also say, I wish the cops in COMO would light up and lighten up themselves a bit. Yes, they broke the law but damn, relax a bit.

And I haven't looked it up lately so I don't know if it has changed, but I know that, technically, in the past you could be arrested for a simple speeding ticket, so I'm sure you can be arrested for possession as well, regardless of the amount, unless all that has changed. The reality is that no cop arrests you for a speeding ticket because it's a huge waste of time and you're going to be released without having to post bond anyways. Much the same with possession charges.