Whenever a NCAA student-athlete breaks the law, I am amazed
out how unusual and stupid the criminal act allegedly is.
Though, I don’t believe that I’ve come across a more idiotic
story than the recent accusation of Heisman trophy winner Jameis Winston
stealing crab legs from a local grocery store.
Crab legs? Really?
Winston has been suspended indefinitely for the Florida
State baseball season, but is that punishment enough?
Jameis Winston has to go down as one of the most air-headed
athletes of all time. Not just because of this story, but because of his
extensive history of being a moron and getting away with it.
The story goes that Winston was visiting a Tallahassee grocery
store this Wednesday when he ordered 32 dollars’ worth of crab legs. After
receiving his delicious crabs, Winston simply walked out of the grocery store and
“forgot” to pay for the food.
This of course is Jameis Winston’s side of the story that he
told the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. However, every time Winston has been
accused of a crime he always seems to get away with it.
Maybe it’s because Winston is an honest and upstanding
citizen who is wrongly accused on a consistent basis. Or maybe it is because
Tallahassee is one of the biggest college football towns in America.
Winston was given a slap on the wrist and wound up with a
citation in which he has to do some community service and pay back the 32
dollars he stole… I mean “forgot.”
Winston has a pattern of getting away with breaking the law.
Last year, Winston was in the middle of a rape accusation
that could’ve sent him to prison for a very long time and would have ended his
football career forever. Thankfully for Winston, the supporters of Florida
State made it impossible on the victim to continue with the charges.
The victim’s family was told by a detective to be cautious
of pursuing the rape charges against Winston too strongly because Tallahassee
is a “big football town” and that her life could be miserable if they chose to
pursue the case. Talk about a one-sided judicial system.
Just before the Heisman trophy presentation, the victim
dropped her charges against Winston, allowing him to win the Heisman and play
in the BCS National Championship game.
Sound suspicious?
Not only that, but Winston got off completely free of any
charges.
More public scrutiny was on the victim instead of the
defendant. The victim’s lawyer Patricia Carroll stated, "I would
characterize the investigation overall as an investigation into a rape victim
as opposed to a rape suspect.”
Carroll went on to say that more than half of the 248-page
investigative file authorities released to her involved her client’s activity.
Only eleven of the pages consisted of details about Winston.
You got to love the state of Florida’s judicial system! From
Trayvon Martin to the 2000 Presidential election, Florida always seems to wet the
bed when they have a chance to improve their public image.
Reports have come out now that Florida State did their absolute
best to slow down and contain the rape allegations against their star
quarterback. I hope that the institution at Florida State University is
questioned and held accountable for their actions.
Winston has also been accused of stealing soda from a Burger
King restaurant and having a “BB-gun war.” These allegations sound more like
what a 12-year-old kid would get into, not a future first-round quarterback.
NFL general managers and owners are cringing right now at
how immature and unaware this kid is appearing to be. Winston’s draft stock is
plummeting faster than the stock market in 2008.
What happens next to “Famous Jameis?” I guess we will have
to check the Tallahassee police blotter to find out.
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