The Gainesville PD targets all students, but they seem to go after athletes with great vigor. They have been known to show up at parties in private apartments looking for underage drinking, among other things. ----- Original Message ----- From: Helen Huntley To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 3:24 PM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Double Standard
you are probably right about Gainesville PD questioning people the Miami PD wouldn't bother. On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 3:14 PM, John Vega <[email protected]> wrote: I simply can not believe for a moment that Miami's football players are 10 times less likely than UF's to commit a minor or petty infraction of the law. I just don't believe it. What is probable is that UF players are more likely to be arrested for the same activities. Look at Jenkins. In 20 years of practicing law, I have never heard of anyone being charged with "affray." Really. And why was he arrested this last time? Because an officer saw him smoking a cigar in a car. I've seen lots of people smoke cigars in cars; never seen anyone stopped for questioning. After being stopped for questioning, the officer stated he smelled marijuana and ultimately found a small amount of it. An amount so small that it is not even a crime in some states. I don't know if it is that things that get overlooked in a big city like Miami get noticed in a small town; local resentment of football players, or even possibly racism; but there is a systematic problem here and I don't think that it is the conduct of our football players. We recruit the same exact players as Miami and FSU and their arrest records look spotless compared to UF's. I don't think that Jenkins should have been punished, much less thrown off the team. I can't think of a single friend I had in college whose actions wouldn't make Jenkins look like a saint in comparison. They are now doctors, lawyers, engineers and judges. I also think that an anti-UF bias is why the total number of arrests is attracting attention and not the minor nature of the infractions. Who knows, but if I were a potential recruit right now, I'd pick a school where I could fly under the radar. -Zeb -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- Helen Huntley (727) 823-3801 www.helenhuntley.com -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
