re: July 2015: DA drops charges against LSU players. Miles reinstates them

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DA drops charges against LSU players. Miles reinstates them
I remember how outraged the LSU fans were at this injustice

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Yes, because this...

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decision was based on the victim's request in addition to inconsistent and contradictory statements provided to police.

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and this...

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their aim was to retrieve items that belonged to Jennings and had been stolen.

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Were exactly the same as this...

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reason I'm doing this is that I refuse to ruin the lives of two young men who have spent their adolescence and their teenage years, working and sweating, while we were all home in the air conditioning,"

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and this...

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Robinson and Jones were arrested after 2 a.m. when police spotted their car parked in a closed public park. Both were charged with possession of marijuana. Jones had a gun in his lap. A second gun, determined to be stolen, was found under Robinson's seat.

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And of course this...

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players' suspension levied by Tigers coach Les Miles after their arrest has reportedly been lifted.

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shows no more concern for players' off-the-field actions than this...

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Alabama coach Nick Saban said multiple times he'd wait for the legal process before deciding punishments for his two players.

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And then there's this...

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"If we can change their behavior based on what we do, that would be the purpose of discipline," Saban said May 18. "Discipline is not necessarily just punishment, which a lot of people view it that way. It's how do you change somebody's behavior so they have a better chance to be successful. "That's the way we've always done it. That's the way we always try to do it. That's the way I like to do it with my own children.

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Seeing how well THAT'S worked for him...well, I just...SMH