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re: Does Sumlin need to ban his players from going to Northgate
Posted on 4/6/14 at 6:57 pm to ImperialPalace
Posted on 4/6/14 at 6:57 pm to ImperialPalace
quote:whether or not they are harmless is not the point. the point is that every 2 weeks, a fricking starter gets into trouble over them. And that's absolutely ridiculous
I see the marijuana and alcohol-related offenses as something relatively harmless
Posted on 4/6/14 at 7:04 pm to WestCoastAg
Are you saying that you have a problem with how Sumlin is handling each situation individually?
If so, what would you do differently?
If so, what would you do differently?
Posted on 4/6/14 at 10:47 pm to WestCoastAg
From a law enforcement perspective (some of y'all know I work in law enforcement), there are a lot of trumped up class c misdemeanors out there and basically the officers just make the arrest knowing that there will never be an actual conviction because the DA is going to dismiss a shitty case.
Bottom line is officers will make an arrest on the most technical of violations of the law knowing the DA isn't going to actually be able to make a case out of it but do so because the suspect rubbed them the wrong way for some reason.
And one thing I have noticed is that CSPD is really aggressive in making arrests on young people. I don't agree with it and I know for a fact that the county attorneys office is much more forgiving and realistic when it comes to class c offenses.
The fact is that if we had a real problem we would have athletes getting class A and felony arrests. But we aren't. We don't have any sexual assault or felony drug arrests (other than Claibornes adderall possession) -- what does that tell me? It tells me the problem is an overly aggressive law enforcement agency and not the students. I think the theory behind it is that drunk driving must be nipped in the butt and the way to do it is enforce small offenses to the max by making arrests on everything at the slightest indication of probable cause.
My only problem will be if the AD forces Sumlin to suspend players for class c citations.
Bottom line is officers will make an arrest on the most technical of violations of the law knowing the DA isn't going to actually be able to make a case out of it but do so because the suspect rubbed them the wrong way for some reason.
And one thing I have noticed is that CSPD is really aggressive in making arrests on young people. I don't agree with it and I know for a fact that the county attorneys office is much more forgiving and realistic when it comes to class c offenses.
The fact is that if we had a real problem we would have athletes getting class A and felony arrests. But we aren't. We don't have any sexual assault or felony drug arrests (other than Claibornes adderall possession) -- what does that tell me? It tells me the problem is an overly aggressive law enforcement agency and not the students. I think the theory behind it is that drunk driving must be nipped in the butt and the way to do it is enforce small offenses to the max by making arrests on everything at the slightest indication of probable cause.
My only problem will be if the AD forces Sumlin to suspend players for class c citations.
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