re: Natrez Patrick supposedly failed his post arrest drug test.

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no

weed is illegal because of DuPont and their plastics

hemp was too much for them to compete with; hence the "marijuana madness"

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We can debate the legality of weed all day long. I think most people here, myself included, are pretty relaxed about it. We all agree that the rules/policies should be lightened, if not completely abolished. The only point I'm making here is that we have what we have until it gets changed. And Natrez (along with all players) know the policies and they know the penalties before they ever set foot on campus. I fully understand that these rules suck. But until they change, you have to live with them.

And I have no concern for how many times you smoke weed, but if you're a player and you've already gotten yourself caught once or twice and you know that the next offense is dismissal, why in the ever loving frick do you play with fire and smoke it again AND leave your home (or wherever) in a car? If you're gonna do it and you just can't help yourself, are you telling me that you can't find a smarter way to go about it and not get caught? Getting into a car with it was the first mistake. Speeding was the next one. At what point does the light bulb go off in your head that tells you "Hey, we don't need to get stopped by the cops...let's slow it down." Better yet, smoke the shite at HOME. Don't leave your damn house!

This is NOT rocket science. It isn't difficult.

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dawgsjw

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says that

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WG_Dawg

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is a

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shite poster

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Dude. WG has a LOT more clout here than you do. Take that shite somewhere else.

We really need to stop talking about these player arrests. If our fan base would stop talking about it for 2 weeks, the story would die. All our beat writers want to stir it up but if we don’t read their crappy sensationalism, they would stop writing about it.

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We can debate the legality of weed all day long

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I am not debating whether or not weed should be legal; just pointing out the main reason that it was made illegal in the 1st place

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The only point I'm making here is that we have what we have until it gets changed. And Natrez (along with all players) know the policies and they know the penalties before they ever set foot on campus. I fully understand that these rules suck. But until they change, you have to live with them.

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I can't disagree with this & have said as much (in the other thread)

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if you're a player and you've already gotten yourself caught once or twice and you know that the next offense is dismissal, why in the ever loving frick do you play with fire and smoke it again AND leave your home (or wherever) in a car?

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no answer other than idiocy & foolishness

and maybe a feeling of invincibility - kid is a dumbass

he clearly deserves to be kicked off the team and kicked out of school

he basically violated a contract - you get free school, room & board and meals; plus an opportunity to showcase yourself for a 6 or 7 figure income

all that is asked of you in return is that you pass your classes, play football and follow the law

seems pretty fricking simple

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This is NOT rocket science. It isn't difficult.

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yep

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Jefferson Dawg

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The root cause to this is that most people have low self awareness or the capacity for critical thinking. They can't look at their own positions critically.

Many of the same folks that think cops are pricks and out to get you for weed busts will defend them when they shoot some kid under questionable circumstances and have no issue with them arming up with military gear. Because both are the popular position.

Same thing with claiming to be a conservative but also supportive of us sending troops to fight and bomb people all over the world. Or being for small government but supporting $1B new stadiums funded by debt. The list is endless.

I'd like to know this too. Maybe Peter Buck slipped him one of those visine bottles of clean piss before his test.

Natrez aside, all UGA athletes and coaches best take note; if a case is relevant to the success of their team, the Athens Clark County solicitor will go out of their way to make adverse events known to the media.

Patrick's lawyer said this information is not normally made public, but I guess the solicitor thought there was an urgent need-to-know in this case. The quick retest and news dissemination is another example of how local law enforcement for athletes in Athens is quite different from other places.

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I personally never touch the stuff but bodybuilders and athletes say it soothes the pain of damaged muscles. Way better than lortab or other opoid based narcotics for you.

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This ×100, these kids are coached to be physical and hit world class athletes repeatively. I don't blame them for smoking a joint. Especially with the opiod epedemic going on in our country. I think legalizing grass would save lives no doubt

It would but this nation has too many paranoid Jeff sessions worshippers like Jefferson, so it ain't happening.