Comments on: No Sports Is Quite A Punishment http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/09/22/no-sports-is-quite-a-punishment/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fig http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/09/22/no-sports-is-quite-a-punishment/#comment-138164 fig Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:14:11 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7031#comment-138164 After more than 35 years in the practice of law I have seen and been involved with the criminal process and its aftermath both good and bad. I believe that this young man received a fair sentence. I also believe that had another person been convicted his sentence could have been nore severe as far as jail time. I also believe that if he demonstrates appropriate behavior that his probationary period could be lessened and that he could again participate in organized sports. I kow that the sentence seems harsh to this young man, however his actions were reckless, even though it was a bb gun and not a more powerful weapon. I believe that this fact and his resolve to act for the good of his fellow man will allow him to regain his youthful potential. Would not it be great if he were to study hard devote himself to the community and earn a scholarship bot based on his athletic abilities . I believe in the ability to change and grow, the ability to redirect your life and the earning of positive karma. I wish this young man well and if he were here where I could mentor, I would gladly lend myself to this endeavor. the fig After more than 35 years in the practice of law I have seen and been involved with the criminal process and its aftermath both good and bad. I believe that this young man received a fair sentence. I also believe that had another person been convicted his sentence could have been nore severe as far as jail time. I also believe that if he demonstrates appropriate behavior that his probationary period could be lessened and that he could again participate in organized sports. I kow that the sentence seems harsh to this young man, however his actions were reckless, even though it was a bb gun and not a more powerful weapon. I believe that this fact and his resolve to act for the good of his fellow man will allow him to regain his youthful potential. Would not it be great if he were to study hard devote himself to the community and earn a scholarship bot based on his athletic abilities . I believe in the ability to change and grow, the ability to redirect your life and the earning of positive karma. I wish this young man well and if he were here where I could mentor, I would gladly lend myself to this endeavor. the fig

]]> By: Justin Herzig http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/09/22/no-sports-is-quite-a-punishment/#comment-138152 Justin Herzig Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:29:54 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7031#comment-138152 The Fig, I completely understand where you're coming from. This will definitely give him an opportunity to find himself as a person off the field. I do not think he was robbed of an athletic scholarship as he clearly deserves any punishment within the law for the crimes he's committed. While I do not know what his academic lifestyle, he did graduate from high school with a 3.4 GPA. Character and behavior are definitely things Hunter will hopefully self-evaluate but one thing that bothers me is the concept of justice being blind. If athletes should be judged no differently than anyone else, doesn't this go against that concept? Obviously your average Joe would not have been told he can't participate in team sports. Whether or not your average Joe would then go to jail instead, is a discussion in itself. But, it is very possible had he not been an athlete, he still would have been given the same amount of little jail time and then non-sports related, probation sanctions. The Fig,

I completely understand where you’re coming from. This will definitely give him an opportunity to find himself as a person off the field. I do not think he was robbed of an athletic scholarship as he clearly deserves any punishment within the law for the crimes he’s committed. While I do not know what his academic lifestyle, he did graduate from high school with a 3.4 GPA.

Character and behavior are definitely things Hunter will hopefully self-evaluate but one thing that bothers me is the concept of justice being blind. If athletes should be judged no differently than anyone else, doesn’t this go against that concept? Obviously your average Joe would not have been told he can’t participate in team sports. Whether or not your average Joe would then go to jail instead, is a discussion in itself. But, it is very possible had he not been an athlete, he still would have been given the same amount of little jail time and then non-sports related, probation sanctions.

]]> By: the fig http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/09/22/no-sports-is-quite-a-punishment/#comment-138144 the fig Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:56:30 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7031#comment-138144 The judge is the one who decides what the best sentence should be and in most cases it does not come easily nor without much thought. It seems that you feel this young man has been somehow robbed of his right to an athletic scholorship and to "graduate" from college or university. What tuype of student is this young man, where do academics fit into his lifestyle, would he want to graduate with a degree in an academic subject or a degree in the "NFL"? Do you not think that the judge wanted to reveal to this young man that life is not to be judged on your time in the 100 or your total yards, or games won? Do you think that this young man and his admirerors will grow from this? Is it character and what you do in life, your respect for others, your selflessness that are truly determinative of your life's worth? This young man will again play sports, he will be allowed to enter college or university, who knows possibly he may even earn an academic scholorship! His life is in his hands, his decisions effected and affected his future and will continue to do so. The judge is the one who decides what the best sentence should be and in most cases it does not come easily nor without much thought. It seems that you feel this young man has been somehow robbed of his right to an athletic scholorship and to “graduate” from college or university. What tuype of student is this young man, where do academics fit into his lifestyle, would he want to graduate with a degree in an academic subject or a degree in the “NFL”? Do you not think that the judge wanted to reveal to this young man that life is not to be judged on your time in the 100 or your total yards, or games won? Do you think that this young man and his admirerors will grow from this? Is it character and what you do in life, your respect for others, your selflessness that are truly determinative of your life’s worth?
This young man will again play sports, he will be allowed to enter college or university, who knows possibly he may even earn an academic scholorship! His life is in his hands, his decisions effected and affected his future and will continue to do so.

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