Gene - I kind of agree with you, but I can't help but wonder what my own
kids would have done if somebody came up to them at UF and offered to sell
them a $1000-1500 laptop for $3-400. My kids were all honor students and
they never got into any kind of trouble, but I am not sure they would have
had the good judgement at that age to assume the laptop was stolen. Or even
if they did suspect it was hot, I'm not sure they would have turned down the
deal.
rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "GatorGene" <gatorg...@att.net>
To: "GatorTalk" <gatortalk@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 9:39 AM
Subject: [gatortalk] Re: He did steal a laptop
I hate being lumped in with Criminoles and Scumicanes as a college
football team of entitled thugs, druggies, and university-sanctioned
villains. I was disappointed to read that we did NOT kick Cam off the
team, and would have allowed him to remain a Gator representative
(i.e., active player), and that it was Cam's choice to leave UF. Some
traffic violations, public urination, and even a non-escalated scuffle
at a downtown bar seem to me to be common enough among all students,
that they can be accepted (corrected and atoned for while remaining on
the team) when committed by a football player, but theft is clearly
wrong and not a part of the college maturation process, and so
shouldn't be acceptable among university representatives (football
players) who get held, and should get held, to a higher standard.
If we're saying that we wished he had NOT been involved with theft or
accessory to theft, and that we'd love to have a Cam Newton with a
clean record performing for UF today, then I'm sure we'd all agree.
But I'm not a subscriber to the Bowdenesque "I'm raising them as my
own children" school of college football coaching, and I wish there
were more evidence that we have high moral standards for our current
football players.
I know there are many who don't agree with me, and as a parent I do
believe in second and third and fourth chances, so I hope that sharing
my contrary opinion on GatorTalk for friendly discussion and rebuttal
isn't taken as offensive.
Cheers,
GatorGene
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On Oct 23, 6:27 pm, Helen Huntley <hhsga...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm sorry he's not on our team.
I still don't really understand why the Gators and Cam couldn't have
worked
things out. As has been said here previously, he's probably a better
player
because he had last year to actually play instead of warming a bench.
However, it's hard to have regrets when you watch him play today.
--
Helen Huntley
(727) 823-3801www.helenhuntley.com
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