Do not compare this kid to Dennard. Totally different situations. He was being arrested for possession of mary jane, resisted arrest and got tazed... twice. Compare twitter accounts. There is making a mistake and then there is being a thug, with all the information at hand (how he talks on twitter and now this) I say we pass. Dont care if hes a 5 star best player in the world, Ive never really liked the f#*k the po..lice mentality in our football players, and i doubt Bo does either.
It doesnt matter as he probably wouldnt qualify anyway. Maybe he can get staightened out at a juco and EARN a second chance, but you dont give him a second chance just because he is good at football. If he earns it, then thats a different story. We were never really after him that hard anyway.
Sounds like your being judgmental on someone you don't even know. Just because the kid doesn't talk "proper" doesn't make him a thug. Do you know what his GPA is? Do you know what his criminal history is? Who are you to say this kid is a thug and isn't educated?
While being escorted by an administrator, Boyd allegedly pulled away and became verbally belligerent. According to a police report, the school resource officer grabbed Boyd’s arm. Boyd pulled away and turned towards the officer, police said.
The officer used a Taser on Boyd, but it didn’t work because the material of the student’s jacket was too heavy. Boyd fled off school property. The officer eventually caught up with Boyd and used the Taser a second time.
Nowhere in this story says he struck an officer. It states he pulled away and turned towards the officer, and the officer tazed him. If this is exactly how it went down, I don't see why an officer should have even tazed him. It doesn't say Boyd lunged or went after the officer either, let alone a physical threat. The kid has a marijuana charge, whoopty doo! You know how many kids smoke marijuana? I could almost guarentee 50% of college football players would test positive if you were to test at this moment. Just because he smokes, and pulled away from an officer, doesn't make him a thug. Sometimes a person needs a slap in the face like this to realize what he has and put in jeopardy. But then again, I guess your hands are completely clean, and gives you the right to be judgmental towards an 18 year old kid you know absolutely nothing about.
Make him go through treatment as part of the recruiting deal. Its not hard to give a kid a push in the right direction. Besides, I would love to know how you know we weren't pursuing the kid that hard. I take it you must be personal friends with Ross Els or are an employee.
