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Or the defense attorney was an overworked public defender. Call witnesses? The kid was autistic and I'm going to say 100% was in a class with other students with learning disabilities. It's not always as easy as "well, someone had to have saw something". If someone doesn't send tape to the media, there's a cop in South Carolina with a justified shooting. The absence of proof wouldn't have changed what really transpired, only the outcome.

Officers have discretion on what to charge with. Unless someone dies or something happens later on, I'd say it's rarer that you see a charge upgraded from what's reported.

Well, he kind of is the key person here. It's not like anyone went against his word, or that there was a case without it.

"Sefolosha suffered a fractured right fibula and ligament damage early on Wednesday morning in New York. Police reports state that Sefolosha was interfering with the establishment of a crime scene and resisting arrest following the stabbing of Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland outside a Manhattan nightclub. Hawks center Pero Antic was also arrested. But two videos have surfaced on TMZ that raise questions about the specifics at the scene. The most recent video appears to show Sefolosha being wrestled to the ground by five uniformed officers, after which one officer swings a baton forcefully at Sefolosha's lower body." Further, Sefolosha was not treated for any injuries after the arrest and had to seek treatment on his own. I'll revise my statement in #7 and say that someone is about to have a very, very bad day.

So a 19-13 team last year had four Mr. Basketball candidates on it?

Why wouldn't you say it's the officer's word against the kids? Did the witnesses decide what charge they were going to present?

Quincy Miller and CJ Leslie might do things differently if they had another chance. Those are big guys with crazy athleticism.

They are all complicit to me. In this situation, the deck was kind of stacked against the kid though. It's a trial where it's the officer's word against a kid's, a kid who is autistic, and by definition has severe communication difficulties. Not really a fair fight.

Also worth pointing out: No trial by jury, no right to bail or a public trial. Those things kind of stack the deck against juveniles, especially in a situation like this one. I doubt a jury finds the kid guilty, but unfortunately it's an SRO and a Judge who obviously favored his word over common sense. How do Juvenile Proceedings Differ from Adult Criminal Proceedings? - FindLaw

I do... Consistently rated one of the "hottest" colleges in the nation and a top party school.

To me, this reeks of a suit under the ADA against the school if the parents want it. Didn't say that the Judge made a bad decision, but there's also a slight issue with putting the word of a cop against the word of a child into play. Not exactly a fair fight. Either way, he's not in the situation if some SRO, probably not the most educated guy by the looks of it, doesn't get to play God with the kid's future. He isn't charged with that by the Judge if the SRO isn't filing a report stating it.

IMO, officer in this situation should be ashamed and is not fit to work. I'm sure a bright guy like him probably has tons to fall back on once he loses his job though.

The kicker-- the kid in question is the grandson of a police officer.

How kicking a trash can became criminal for a 6th grader | Public Radio International

Sounds like they have some ammo now. This is going to get really interesting. The ole' "resisting arrest", but not really a clear charge for what they were being arrested for, and now video and a superstar lawyer. Someone might be having a bad day. NBPA probing police tactics in Thabo Sefolosha's arrest, broken fibula

Damn Clyde, beat me to it. I like the preview for Season 2 though. Vince Vaughn as a bad guy is gonna be pretty rowdy. I like him in that role.

Preview dropped yesterday. Here it is.

I went to Backlash when it was in Lex... probably around '06 or '07. This was when PPVs were branded, so the whole roster wasn't on it. Went to a RAW when I was in 8th grade with some friends, this was during the Attitude Era and when the business was red-hot. I thought the RAW was more fun. The PPV definitely had more high spots (ladder match at the PPV and some more big spots), but on the whole, I thought the RAW was better. Lots of that probably had to do with my age and the state of the business on the whole as well though. Also, when it came to the RAW as a middle schooler, the Godfather was there and I saw a butt or two (big deal as a middle schooler, until my parents were watching for the first time at home and started asking questions once I was back). The RAW had that Hawk was thrown off the Titantron in that horrible angle they were running with LOD then, so it's not like the RAW didn't have it's excitement.

As someone who worked in one... tell me about it.

As a UK fan, I don't throw rocks.

Dunbar's Darius Williams went for nearly 30... in a quarter. #TopsInLex (Central Kentuckians will get the reference). Kid is the real deal and lots of people who have forgotten more about the game than I'll ever know have probably backed that at one time or another. Talent.

Me as well. While I was in law school, I had my first client die on me while I had their case pending. Kind something that sticks with you. She was turned down for Social Security/Disability initially. She died in her 50's waiting on her check to come. I'm not saying people don't get it who don't deserve it, I'm just saying that people who do have some real functional limitations aren't capable of gaming the system, but they still really deserve it. No good answer for it.

Don't know completely how I feel about this one for one reason: I can see people who entirely need to be on welfare (read: those who the system is actually designed for) completely unable to handle the work/volunteer aspect. What I mean by that, is that someone who truly needs the help, they aren't organized enough to even make it to a volunteer site/make it through a work day, much less keep track of their hours though a month. This isn't talking about people who completely abuse the system. This is meant toward indigenous and/or homeless people like those I've worked with in the past who can't sit through filling out an intake sheet with their basic information for you when you are trying to help them, and they don't really know the difference. I think that overall, it's a great idea, but do hope that there's at least some type of protection for those who really need the help. Basically, if you are sane enough to work/volunteer, and there isn't an issue of something where there's just a temporary job shortage, then you are probably able to work in some capacity (at least assuming that there are available jobs).

Go back a few years and Shabazz was everyone's must have, #1 in his class guy. Today, there's a huge difference in Shabazz's contract and Nerlens' contract, especially considering such a weak draft class and that Noel was coming off of an injury. In Muhammad's 3rd year, he's still not going to be topping what Noel made in Year 1. There are a lot of 0's after those numbers, so you can do a lot of investing with those if you play it right. If you only have a few years of earning potential (consider what the average NBA players' shelf life is), then it's even more pronounced. That's the #KentuckyEffect , plain and simple.

Here's a clip of Owens hitting the package piledriver on Tyler Black (now Seth Rollins, WWE Champ). This is in the Indies, but should give you an idea of how it looks (and how little protection the guy who is taking the move gets, especially if he messes it up and botches).