A long time ago, I used to be a gophers fan. That was pre 1984 when I was a scout and used to usher at Gopher Football games.
Then came the Mitch Lee scandal in my freshmen year at the U. Then I actually attended a game in the dome. The crowd was pathetic. Then more scandals... tons of money pours in from boosters for legal defense. Somewhere in there I remember a physics student from the U (I must not have been in school then) got charged with something serious. No defense money, 30 seconds of air time, off to jail. Scandal after scandal after scandal special treatment heaped on special treatment cheating scandals dorm scandals low graduation rates and you wonder why I oppose buying a new stadium for millionaire athletes and their billionaire bosses? (One note in the Vikings favor - they are fining Moss $50K. Minnesota won't fine him more than $2K and I doubt he'll see jail time even if he's found guilty.) OK, more fairness - these scandals are perpetrated by a minority of athletes. The majority are decent people who do a lot of community service. What gets me steamed is the special treatment the scandal artists continue to get. I'm guessing that if Moss weren't a viking he would still be in jail. On Thursday, September 26, 2002, at 02:40 PM, Emilie Quast wrote: > What no one seems to want to open: Randy Moss and his traffic > citation. > > YEAH! This is great. > > Several years ago I came within inches of getting creamed by a car in > my > neighborhood. THe car failed to stop at a stop sign, failed to yield > to > traffic on a through street (which was me), was speeding.... > > I called the second precinct and reported the make, model and tab > number of > the vehicle and gave a description of as much of the driver as I could > see, > which was basically nose, neck, shoulders and knuckles. It looked > like one > of Clem Haskins' star players to me--the really big one. > > The cop on the desk would not even take a complaint because "You > didn't see > the driver's full face, Ma'am and you would not be able to positively > identify this person under oath." > > The cop then incompletely covered the receiver and said to someone in > the > room, "It's just a call on _____. Musta had a fight with his > girlfriend." > > My what a difference! :) > > Emilie Quast > SE Como > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > Robert Schmid Central Neighborhood Candidate for Hennepin Soil & Water Board, District 2 Green Party Endorsed http://www.raptor.net/~rschmid _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
