OT: Jamesville-DeWitt benches basketball star after third felony charge

[OrangeDW]

JD benches star player(not Shumpert), who may not even live in the district after his 3rd felony in the last 6 months.

What a lovely district with its priorities fully in check.

Jamesville-DeWitt benches basketball star after third felony charge

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Never had these problems when Bob McKenney was coach.

 

[two3zone]

How is this loser still on the team? Benched? You'd think after the first felony something would happen, second, sure, third and he's benched?

Jamesville-DeWitt benches basketball star after third felony charge

 

[CusefanATL]

yeah... as a former JD guy... this doesnt look good.

 

[Newhouser]

The importance of high school athletics in these districts continues to boggle my mind. The decisions made by adults in the education arena are unreal.

 

[cuse10]

I saw this on my Twitter timeline because one of the writers at Nunes is local to the area and tweeted the story. This is not a good look for the administration at J-D. The Athletics Director and Head Coach need to be suspended. The student should be dismissed from the program and if he is indeed a ringer as he lives on the West Side, J-D has to forfeit every game that he played in. He has three pending felony charges one of which could have ended a lot worse for the woman he choked into unconsciousness. All of this for a Class A title? Are you kidding me?

 

[two3zone]

I saw this on my Twitter timeline because one of the writers at Nunes is local to the area and tweeted the story. This is not a good look for the administration at J-D. The Athletics Director and Head Coach need to be suspended. The student should be dismissed from the program and if he is indeed a ringer as he lives on the West Side, J-D has to forfeit every game that he played in. He has three pending felony charges one of which could have ended a lot worse for the woman he choked into unconsciousness. All of this for a Class A title? Are you kidding me?

I didn't even realize all this, that is absolutely disgusting.

 

[CusefanATL]

The importance of high school athletics in these districts continues to boggle my mind. The decisions made by adults in the education arena are unreal.

College is similar, eh?

 

[CusefanATL]

I saw this on my Twitter timeline because one of the writers at Nunes is local to the area and tweeted the story. This is not a good look for the administration at J-D. The Athletics Director and Head Coach need to be suspended. The student should be dismissed from the program and if he is indeed a ringer as he lives on the West Side, J-D has to forfeit every game that he played in. He has three pending felony charges one of which could have ended a lot worse for the woman he choked into unconsciousness. All of this for a Class A title? Are you kidding me?

You know Coleman was basically a "ringer" at JD?

 

[OrangeDW]

You know Coleman was basically a "ringer" at JD?

he wasn’t choking old ladies and robbing people.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

You know Coleman was basically a "ringer" at JD?

Didn't he live at Springfield Gardens?

 

[two3zone]

You know Coleman was basically a "ringer" at JD?

At least they faked it well when they moved into an apartment in the district.

 

[cuse10]

You know Coleman was basically a "ringer" at JD?

If he was, then J-D should forfeit those games as well. However, Coleman didn't beat up women and rob people.

 

[Trueblue25]

A woman beating thief. Wants to act like a big man, send him to big man prison.

 

[Brooky03]

Charges are charges, convictions are convictions. The original charge occurred before school started, so I can see a school overlooking that and letting the kid participate. After the second one, we're in grayer territory.

I highly doubt he is innocent of all (hell, any) of the charges, but innocence is supposed to be the presumption.

Btw, keeping a kid who is obviously hanging with the wrong crowd, involved in productive after school activities is not the worst thing the school could do.

 

[newmexicuse]

Charges are charges, convictions are convictions. The original charge occurred before school started, so I can see a school overlooking that and letting the kid participate. After the second one, we're in grayer territory.

I highly doubt he is innocent of all (hell, any) of the charges, but innocence is supposed to be the presumption.

Btw, keeping a kid who is obviously hanging with the wrong crowd, involved in productive after school activities is not the worst thing the school could do.

Absolutely disagree, we are not talking about a constitutional right to play basketball. It is a privilege. Any kid who wishes to participate needs to respect himself and the school he represents. Multiple felony charges should not be ignored just because basketball may represent a productive activity, which it obviously hasn't been for this kid.

Hope the kid can straighten himself out, but not by having institutions coddle and ignor criminal behavior.

 

[chugg21]

Charges are charges, convictions are convictions. The original charge occurred before school started, so I can see a school overlooking that and letting the kid participate. After the second one, we're in grayer territory.

I highly doubt he is innocent of all (hell, any) of the charges, but innocence is supposed to be the presumption.

Btw, keeping a kid who is obviously hanging with the wrong crowd, involved in productive after school activities is not the worst thing the school could do.

That's why he isn't in jail yet. I wouldn't want this garbage human anywhere near my team or school, honestly prefer that he's not a part of our society in general.

 

[realorange]

Better question is why hasn't he been thrown out of the school.

 

[tbonezone]

i caught 4 kids breaking into my house last spring on camera and had the principal ID them. show the tape to police and guess what ? one was starting QB for our high school team this fall.

 

[OrangeDW]

Charges are charges, convictions are convictions. The original charge occurred before school started, so I can see a school overlooking that and letting the kid participate. After the second one, we're in grayer territory.

I highly doubt he is innocent of all (hell, any) of the charges, but innocence is supposed to be the presumption.

Btw, keeping a kid who is obviously hanging with the wrong crowd, involved in productive after school activities is not the worst thing the school could do.

It’s a productive thing for the kid if basketball is the carrot being dangled and in order to be able to play he’s held to certain behavioral and academic standards and he meets them. There’s plenty of kids out there like that. That clearly isn’t happening here.

3 times in 6 months is ridiculous. Makes you wonder how many other things he’s done without getting caught.

 

[Trueblue25]

i caught 4 kids breaking into my house last spring on camera and had the principal ID them. show the tape to police and guess what ? one was starting QB for our high school team this fall.

That would infuriate me. Sorry that happened to you

 

[two3zone]

Charges are charges, convictions are convictions. The original charge occurred before school started, so I can see a school overlooking that and letting the kid participate. After the second one, we're in grayer territory.

I highly doubt he is innocent of all (hell, any) of the charges, but innocence is supposed to be the presumption.

Btw, keeping a kid who is obviously hanging with the wrong crowd, involved in productive after school activities is not the worst thing the school could do.

Would you want him on the same team as your kid?

 

[Brooky03]

Would you want him on the same team as your kid?

My kid probably won't drive a BMW, so sure.

 

[UnknownOrange]

My kid probably won't drive a BMW, so sure.

Lol a wild take

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

Better question is why hasn't he been thrown out of the school.

No nexus.