Mark Walton News

[MedleyCane]

I personally believe in given an individual a second chance, however, if they mess that up, with 3 strikes you are out. Just had a family member lose his football scholarship over weed. His 2nd offense for the same thing. Some people just don't learn.

Does this apply to coaches too?
Not that Richt would cross that path, but in general other coaches who have been caught driving while drunk.

 

[The Franchise]

I personally believe in given an individual a second chance, however, if they mess that up, with 3 strikes you are out. Just had a family member lose his football scholarship over weed. His 2nd offense for the same thing. Some people just don't learn.

Does this apply to coaches too?
Not that Richt would cross that path, but in general other coaches who have been driving while drunk.

If they threw everyone on the scrap heap after a DUI we'd be looking for replacement judges in this country much more regularly.

 

[Dingaan1828]

I personally believe in given an individual a second chance, however, if they mess that up, with 3 strikes you are out. Just had a family member lose his football scholarship over weed. His 2nd offense for the same thing. Some people just don't learn.

Does this apply to coaches too?
Not that Richt would cross that path, but in general other coaches who have been driving while drunk.

If they threw everyone on the scrap heap after a DUI we'd be looking for replacement judges in this country much more regularly.

I don't see the down side.

 

[The Franchise]

I personally believe in given an individual a second chance, however, if they mess that up, with 3 strikes you are out. Just had a family member lose his football scholarship over weed. His 2nd offense for the same thing. Some people just don't learn.

Does this apply to coaches too?
Not that Richt would cross that path, but in general other coaches who have been driving while drunk.

If they threw everyone on the scrap heap after a DUI we'd be looking for replacement judges in this country much more regularly.

I don't see the down side.

The ones we hate were replacements for someone at some time too.

 

[Jmhcane]

On every issue the people of this country are figuratively crabs in a boiling pot.

hes an idiot, he's only 18, he should yes sir and no sir the police, the police are corrupt, etc etc....in my opinion everything being said is insignificant.

DUI/DWI and all variations are bogus and should not be enforceable. i mean, this is a law that punishes you for violating nothing but itself. No laws or civil liberties are broken, threatened or imposed on by a drunk driver. if a person is driving recklessly or speeding he/she should be charged as such but pulling someone over and imposing on their liberties because he/she may or may not get in an accident is just madness. it literally is minority report; where you are being charged before a crime is committed.

He chose to drink and he chose to make the bad decision of driving; DEFINITELY a bad decision but bad decisions are NOT illegal. i've had unprotected *** plenty of times and im sure many in this forum have as well. Bad decision but we all have a right to take risk until we impose on the civil liberties of someone else. the government shouldnt me checking to make sure we are all doing it right. No drunk drivers should be arrested until a real law is broken. You can argue he threatened the safety of the public, bu the public has no inherent right to safety - thats why cops patrol the streets.

Im sorry for making this political but it just always suprises me how we championed our wars with cries of "they hate our freedom" but we are so quick to give ours away at home. Also, funny how EVERY bar has parking lot...hmmm

I can't believe something this intelligent was posted on this board. ....

It might sound like it, but it's a flawed argument. Driving a car is not something you just get to do. You have to prove you can drive and that you know the laws that govern driving. If you speed you get a ticket, if you endanger the lives of others by driving recklessly you can be arrested. When you drive impaired you are driving recklessly. As much as I like to drive fast, I know speeding laws aren't bogus. There's nothing bogus about DUI laws. Driving is not a right. If you don't like the law, don't drive. Should we dump all trespassing laws? Of course there are parking lots at bars. You can go to a bar and leave unimpaired. That argument is as silly as saying just because I have a gun I'll use it to break a law.

wondering how often Mcanes305 has ever left the little area he/she is from, because i can assure you, if you have traveled even a little bit in this country- you would no that not EVERY BAR HAS A PARKING LOT. ha

Um...is that meant to be a joke? Please say yes.

 

[rccollins]

On every issue the people of this country are figuratively crabs in a boiling pot.

hes an idiot, he's only 18, he should yes sir and no sir the police, the police are corrupt, etc etc....in my opinion everything being said is insignificant.

DUI/DWI and all variations are bogus and should not be enforceable. i mean, this is a law that punishes you for violating nothing but itself. No laws or civil liberties are broken, threatened or imposed on by a drunk driver. if a person is driving recklessly or speeding he/she should be charged as such but pulling someone over and imposing on their liberties because he/she may or may not get in an accident is just madness. it literally is minority report; where you are being charged before a crime is committed.

He chose to drink and he chose to make the bad decision of driving; DEFINITELY a bad decision but bad decisions are NOT illegal. i've had unprotected *** plenty of times and im sure many in this forum have as well. Bad decision but we all have a right to take risk until we impose on the civil liberties of someone else. the government shouldnt me checking to make sure we are all doing it right. No drunk drivers should be arrested until a real law is broken. You can argue he threatened the safety of the public, bu the public has no inherent right to safety - thats why cops patrol the streets.

Im sorry for making this political but it just always suprises me how we championed our wars with cries of "they hate our freedom" but we are so quick to give ours away at home. Also, funny how EVERY bar has parking lot...hmmm

I can't believe something this intelligent was posted on this board. ....

It might sound like it, but it's a flawed argument. Driving a car is not something you just get to do. You have to prove you can drive and that you know the laws that govern driving. If you speed you get a ticket, if you endanger the lives of others by driving recklessly you can be arrested. When you drive impaired you are driving recklessly. As much as I like to drive fast, I know speeding laws aren't bogus. There's nothing bogus about DUI laws. Driving is not a right. If you don't like the law, don't drive. Should we dump all trespassing laws? Of course there are parking lots at bars. You can go to a bar and leave unimpaired. That argument is as silly as saying just because I have a gun I'll use it to break a law.

wondering how often Mcanes305 has ever left the little area he/she is from, because i can assure you, if you have traveled even a little bit in this country- you would no that not EVERY BAR HAS A PARKING LOT. ha

Um...is that meant to be a joke? Please say yes.

Why? you also think that?

 

[TpaBayFlyFisher]

On every issue the people of this country are figuratively crabs in a boiling pot.

hes an idiot, he's only 18, he should yes sir and no sir the police, the police are corrupt, etc etc....in my opinion everything being said is insignificant.

DUI/DWI and all variations are bogus and should not be enforceable. i mean, this is a law that punishes you for violating nothing but itself. No laws or civil liberties are broken, threatened or imposed on by a drunk driver. if a person is driving recklessly or speeding he/she should be charged as such but pulling someone over and imposing on their liberties because he/she may or may not get in an accident is just madness. it literally is minority report; where you are being charged before a crime is committed.

He chose to drink and he chose to make the bad decision of driving; DEFINITELY a bad decision but bad decisions are NOT illegal. i've had unprotected *** plenty of times and im sure many in this forum have as well. Bad decision but we all have a right to take risk until we impose on the civil liberties of someone else. the government shouldnt me checking to make sure we are all doing it right. No drunk drivers should be arrested until a real law is broken. You can argue he threatened the safety of the public, bu the public has no inherent right to safety - thats why cops patrol the streets.

Im sorry for making this political but it just always suprises me how we championed our wars with cries of "they hate our freedom" but we are so quick to give ours away at home. Also, funny how EVERY bar has parking lot...hmmm

Until you have your wife and daughter killed by a drunk driver, shut the F up! I love the canes, but if any player is driving drunk, and perhaps trying to grope women he forced over, he should not worry about football, he needs to worry about jail.

Forcefully groping a woman is assault driving drunk is....driving. Im sorry you lost your wife and daughter, i truly am but you should be screaming out against RECKLESS driving not drunk driving.

There are already laws for reckless drivers who kill people. DUI laws are special laws for people who havent broken any laws yet.

In this Country, if you have a permit you can walk around with a concealed weapon (some states you dont need a permit) and it is perfectly legal as is drinking. But what you CANNOT do is arrest that person for going into a mall or movie theater because he may shoot the pace up.

Laws should not be made based on emotions and thats how DUI laws came to be (MADD). Theres a reason victims and families of victims do not serve on the jury of the case.

AND I know close to a dozen people that have been killed by RECKLESS drivers. But my loss and your loss doesnt give us the right to impose on the freedom of others

There are some activities that carry so much risk of harm to others that society rightfully criminalizes it. It is perfectly legal to drink yourself into a coma sitting in front of your TV. But, get into the ****pit of a jumbo jet and start drinking and you will go to jail even if the jet lands itself. And, I agree with that. Should Walton go to jail for 40 years for passing out in his car? Of course not. But, I for one would expect a drunk in a car to be punished by society.

 

[DaU83]

In the age of uber, why is anyone driving drunk?

 

[westcoastcanes]

WE BACK

 

[strauzer]

LOL at the holier than thou ***** on this board. You don't know any facts, and you're already burying Walton. 95% of people 18 or over have driven with some sort of intoxicant in their system. The only difference between you judgmental ***** and Walton is he got caught.

+1

He'll pay the civil/criminal price if proven..

I've seen the only arrest report out there. He blew a .059. As compared to a .08 resultRight now only charges are a DUI (under 18 & didn't pass sobriety test) and driving with suspended license.

Assuming this is all of it, he'll probably get some kind of suspension, 1-3 games. My guess is 2. Just a guess. Compared to what other programs do, this would NOT be a slap on the wrist.

.059??? You can get that from gargling with Listerine. Motherfckers got nothing better to do than fck with someone who blew the equivalent of a shot glass of beer? Sad.

But.....but......but......Richt kicked a kicker off the team.

The nitwits leave out that Semerene should have been doing time prior to his most recent fck up for a long storied history of fckery and law breaking. The fact he was still legally driving at his age after having accumulated as many tickets and arrests as he did is telling. He was driving a new Mercedes every time he got pinched, so that should tell you all you need to know about why he continued to receive such lenient treatment.

Afluenza?

 

[jackedaround]

**** be gone. nice knowing you mark. not a smart decision at all.

 

[mossmadness]

There are some activities that carry so much risk of harm to others that society rightfully criminalizes it. It is perfectly legal to drink yourself into a coma sitting in front of your TV. But, get into the ****pit of a jumbo jet and start drinking and you will go to jail even if the jet lands itself. And, I agree with that. Should Walton go to jail for 40 years for passing out in his car? Of course not. But, I for one would expect a drunk in a car to be punished by society.

Driving drunk is not one of those activities. The relative risk increase is next to nothing.

 

[RedBank87]

Mark Walton is a quality young man and I fully expect him to learn from this unfortunate situation and continue to be a quality young man.

 

[OriginalCanesCanesCanes]

**** be gone. nice knowing you mark. not a smart decision at all.

The gheyness and fückery in this thread is a real eye opener. Are there people this stupid really posting here?

 

[canestim]

Mark Walton is a quality young man and I fully expect him to learn from this unfortunate situation and continue to be a quality young man.

He always seemed like a nice young kid. He might be a man but lets be honest most of these men are still kids. DUI can be serious but at the end of the day he should be given a chance to come back.

 

[RedBank87]

Mark Walton is a quality young man and I fully expect him to learn from this unfortunate situation and continue to be a quality young man.

He always seemed like a nice young kid. He might be a man but lets be honest most of these men are still kids. DUI can be serious but at the end of the day he should be given a chance to come back.

I fully anticipate that he will continue to be a student athlete with Miami as well.

 

[Canesfan1899]

**** be gone. nice knowing you mark. not a smart decision at all.

Kids 19 and made a mistake. To my knowledge this is his first mistake so he's not getting booted. Kid will be suspended multiple games and face other internal discipline.

 

[brock]

Mark Walton is a quality young man and I fully expect him to learn from this unfortunate situation and continue to be a quality young man.

Donofrio you sticked around man? How is that Job search going

 

[John77]

There are some activities that carry so much risk of harm to others that society rightfully criminalizes it. It is perfectly legal to drink yourself into a coma sitting in front of your TV. But, get into the ****pit of a jumbo jet and start drinking and you will go to jail even if the jet lands itself. And, I agree with that. Should Walton go to jail for 40 years for passing out in his car? Of course not. But, I for one would expect a drunk in a car to be punished by society.

Driving drunk is not one of those activities. The relative risk increase is next to nothing.

This is incredibly false and there is a massive amount of literature that says you are wrong. Just one quick example, in 1988 the government, Harvard, and some major news outlets started to promote the idea of a designated driver and drinking and driving fatalities declined by 24%. By 1998 50,000 lives were saved.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/chc/harvard-alcohol-project/

 

[skibbyskibby]

There are some activities that carry so much risk of harm to others that society rightfully criminalizes it. It is perfectly legal to drink yourself into a coma sitting in front of your TV. But, get into the ****pit of a jumbo jet and start drinking and you will go to jail even if the jet lands itself. And, I agree with that. Should Walton go to jail for 40 years for passing out in his car? Of course not. But, I for one would expect a drunk in a car to be punished by society.

Driving drunk is not one of those activities. The relative risk increase is next to nothing.

Really? A person driving with a BAC of .08 increases their risk of accident by roughly 300%. Alcohol-related accidents account for almost 1/3rd of all traffic related deaths.

The idea that any human would be arguing for drunk driving to be legalized is disturbing. Quite possibly one of the dumbest things any human has ever said.