Yeah, i think the cops should have carried him back to his room,tucked him in bed,and gave him a kiss on the forehead.
Kyle Meyer Arrested for Public Intox
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sportstalent
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Ok, here is my take on this thing that so many children cannot seem to agree on. There is only one good thing that comes from this: It happened in August and not December.
The problem with kids today and Meyer is definitely a kid, is that they don't get punished the way that they should especially athletes. If you don't believe me, coach high school athletics and see how kids today really act. It is all over the place, kids just aren't punished to the extent of even myself when I was in high school. It is amazing how parents coddle kids today...and if they are a star...wow the kid is then classified as an "untouchable" don't tell them what to do.
The best thing that could happen to Meyer is be a little embarassed and eat a little crow. When cops give kids today a break on top of how they are treated at home, it is the worst combination that can exist. I am not questioning Meyer's parents, but it wouldn't surprise me if they were more upset at the cops than their own kid.
It will be interesting to see what Fran does, maybe he just redshirts him, which would not be all bad for Meyer. It will also be interesting to see how Meyer responds and isn't the next Anthony Tucker.
The problem with kids today and Meyer is definitely a kid, is that they don't get punished the way that they should especially athletes. If you don't believe me, coach high school athletics and see how kids today really act. It is all over the place, kids just aren't punished to the extent of even myself when I was in high school. It is amazing how parents coddle kids today...and if they are a star...wow the kid is then classified as an "untouchable" don't tell them what to do.
The best thing that could happen to Meyer is be a little embarassed and eat a little crow. When cops give kids today a break on top of how they are treated at home, it is the worst combination that can exist. I am not questioning Meyer's parents, but it wouldn't surprise me if they were more upset at the cops than their own kid.
It will be interesting to see what Fran does, maybe he just redshirts him, which would not be all bad for Meyer. It will also be interesting to see how Meyer responds and isn't the next Anthony Tucker.
BasketballMan
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Very well said.
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Scorpio79
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Ever get pulled over and proceed to argue with teh cop about how much over the limit you were moving? Or go to court ad argue a ticket?
If you have no problem with copz enforcing laws, then your honest answer has to be "no" in both cases.
I'm not even going to ask you if you've ever driven after drinking...
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OatesStache
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Dude was already passed out. He wasn't going rally and start smashing moar natty light and become violent or rapey.
He got hammered, passed out near a toilet....and ended up arrested because of that.
It's absurd. Cops did not employ good common sense, imo.
You're acting like they Rodney Kinged him. He got slapped with a simple misdemeanor, a hungover court date, and a mark that can be expunged off his record.
Again, I see no problem with police officers arresting people for breaking the law. If you want to be mad at someone, be mad at the guy who drank himself unconscious.
BigD
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BigD
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If the incident doesn't repeat itself I see very little coming from this. For his own safety I hope he can learn to drink responsibly or not drink at all. In my youth I did drink on occasion with the ballers but never to a point of puking or passing out. a little buzz was all I wanted and an excuse to put my arm around the hottest woman available. That way if she didn't like the advancement I then could blame the alcohol even though I was fully aware of my actions. Sadly enough one of my closest friends was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver. I just ask that people be responsible and if they make the mistake that Meyer did I hope they can learn from it and not repeat it again.
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Scorpio79
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Hmmm....well...
It's hard to disagree.
I wonder though, how many dorm-dwellers drank to pass-out stage that night, and how many of those were arrested. (whar mesabildo with stats??)
It really does feel to me like ICPD is a bit more zealous with their pursuit and prosecution of Iowa athletes than they are with the student population in general.
I'm sure mesabildo can also provide statistics dating back to 1950 that proves my hunch wrong.
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OatesStache
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Dude, Iowa City is not Mayberry, and the cops have a real job to do, which is not to babysit adults. I mean seriously, take him home and call the coach? You know how I know you don't know any cops?
BasketballMan
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You are kidding...right?
a mistake is when you get caught up in the moment and do something you normally wouldn't do. him going out and getting bombed was a decision not a mistake. I would be very surprised if he "learned" from his "mistake" and never drank again. I just hope he doesn't get caught again.
BasketballMan
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WOW.
Sparky
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That's a stupid question. That's like asking if Sheriff Ron Stewart has authority to protect Ferentz during Hawkeye games.
bandgrocks
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So you are saying it's OK for an 18 yr. old kid to drink illegally? I don't care if it's the first weekend before college starts, and I don't care if everyone drinks, he is a student athlete and held to a higher standard.
clicheusername3
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Freaking transfers.
actually I was saying you can't call it a mistake. he made a decision to drink, now he has to deal with the consequences of getting caught. but now that you mention it, its fine by me if an 18 year old drinks. I couldn't give a rats *** less.
dmShortSaledude
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If we allowed adults to be adults, maybe eventually, just maybe, they would act like adults....
What Meyer did was illegal, but it is also pretty normal for a guy away from home for the first time. I hope he has learned from the incident. If there is someone to blame for the whole thing, to me, it would be the guy who turned him in. There was probably another student that was just jealous of him being an Iowa basketball player, and called the cops when he passed out, or whatever he did, in the bathroom.
ColoradoHAWKEYE
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Thats what I was going to weigh in with as well. The kid made a choice to drink, knowing it's illegal and there could be negative consequences.
Hopefully he learns from this, that he will be held to a higher standard by being an athlete, but also of just being a law abiding adult. Further, hopefully some of the other kids in the dorms and on campus also get the message and learn from this same instance.
As we most all have done something wrong at some point in our own lives, we usually can learn from it without police sanctions. I have no problem with the cops doing their job here, and I don't know any first hand knowledge of why and how things went, but... If there is to be any blame thrown around, it would be on the jealous person that called the cops to begin with.
Sometimes it says more about a person (may even have been a parent rather than a student, with many parents dropping off their kids over the weekend) if they help their neighbors (even strangers), than picking up the phone to tattletell.
Further, if the kid was "truly" passed out, and couldn't be wakened, the finder may not have wanted to leave him that way and didn't want him to further injure himself. I would think you would tell an RA, but they might not have been available. Maybe they did the right thing, maybe they didn't. We were not there, so we will never know.
