[Husker] Purify Arrested

[Kaufsss at aol.com]

I think before we banish him to the Netherlands, we should wait and see -  
I'm sure we all have been involved with two sides of every story.  It  always 
surprises me how eager people are to try to ruin someone else's life -  well 
maybe not ruin, but punish in a public way - anyone else for  transgressions. ( 
Duke Lacrosse players etc.)  Whenever Osborne was  criticized for his handling 
of the Phillips case - he seemed to think ( and I  wholeheartedly agree)  the 
best place for these players that get into  'trouble' was within the confines 
of 'the team'.  I know playing football  is a privilege and these kids need to 
realize they are in the public eye, but  give them the chance - just like any 
other student - or human being -  should get. 
 Do the Huskers still use a point system or does anyone know how  these type 
of things are handled at NU or other places?  Sounds like the  Wherle 
situation was a buildup of things over a period of time.  Does all  of NU athletics 
use the same  'system' or is it up to coaches?  I know  coaches have ultimate 
authority - he could never see the playing field  again after running stairs for 
days, but it seems for legal reasons there  would have to be some kind of 
plan..  And of course for Legal/Privacy  reasons - we may never hear Purify's 
side of the story.
 
 
In a message dated 5/7/2007 11:10:13 AM Central Daylight Time,  
marklandin at gmail.com writes:

If the  charge remains as just assault, remember that this means Purify
did not  actually injure or touch anyone. Basically, yelling at someone
to the point  they felt uncomfortable, confronted, or threatened, is
assault. I'm not  sure just what happened, but if there were an actual
physical element to  this incident there would likely be battery
charges attached  also.

So, it's fine with me if anyone thinks Purify acting in an  aggressive
or threatening manner (which is all we can infer from an  assault
charge) merits dismissal from the program, but I did want to point  out
a common mistake that is sometimes made: that assault implies  some
kind of physcial element. (Keller's uncivil behavior a few weeks  ago
over a parking spot were also assault, but not  batter).



On 5/6/07, Bob Beach <baseballguy at neb.rr.com>  wrote:
> Scott R Lawson wrote:
> > Well if it turns out Purify  really did these things I would think his 
days as a Husker are over.
>  >
> >
>
>     If he really did these  things his career as a Husker better be over.
>
>
> Bob  Beach
>
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