[Husker] More Stuff

[Brendan Crilly]

> It is comical to me how much stuff like this is overblown. Would anyone
> like to take a guess how many students each year in Lincoln get arrested
> for minor in possession, fake ID's and marijuana possession? I would
> guess that the percentage of students amongst the general population of
> students is far more significant than the percentage of football players
> on the team that get caught doing the same thing.
>
> Further, how many of the hypocrites that will blow and bluster on this
> list about this incident can honestly say that they never drank before
> they were of legal age? How about used a fake ID? How about those of you
> amongst the Vietnam generation that never used marijuana or other
> illicit drugs?
>
> Crimes are crimes, but these are all misdemeanors and my point is that
> those who are guilty of having done the same things in life (whether
> they got caught or not) should probably keep the grumbling to a minimum.
>
> And my apologies in advance to anyone who has already commented on this
> negatively that is not guilty of the same things.

It's also interesting how "Church Lady" we become on issues that aren't
personal failings of our own.

I believe the thinking behind a well-known parable is, let those without
any personal failings throw the very first stone - not, toss away if
you've never been involved in the same or similar transgressions.

Brendan