tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post593984779375893515..comments2024-03-29T04:13:59.895-04:00Comments on Nicholas Stix, Uncensored: Jameis Winston: Heisman Laureate and NFL Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett is Advising “Rape Victim” WinstonNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372393717833610657noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post-68821425710975712642013-12-16T13:48:49.938-05:002013-12-16T13:48:49.938-05:00It occurs to me some people may read what I wrote ...It occurs to me some people may read what I wrote and suggest there is some hypocrisy because young white athletes who have gotten in trouble may have also gotten "mentoring" advice from older white athletes. I have seen that, in fact, recently I remember Drew Brees making similar comments in regards to Johnny Manziel and his "autographs for money scandal". <br /><br />I would like to point out there is a world of difference between taking money for autographs and sexual assault. I get that kids in college can make mistakes. A kid might have a drink or two and get behind the wheel or like Manziel give in to the temptation to make a little cash off is celebrity. However, there are many things someone can do that are mistakes, not evil acts, questionable judgment maybe but not necessarily "evil", I put sexual assault in the category of evil. <br />So don't try to make some moral equivalence in taking money for autographs and violent sexual assault. If a white athlete committed that crime I would have no excuse for him, problem is, I can't think of any college white athletes that have (likely have been but it's clear it is fairly rare compared with black athletes). <br />Also I doubt older white athletes would offer pitying advice to white rapists trying to make them seem like victims. I believe most would have the sense to realize that is not the kind of behavior that merits "fatherly" advice. Jerry<br /><br />So no, there is no contradiction or double standard at work here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post-27221405895053653252013-12-16T10:09:56.218-05:002013-12-16T10:09:56.218-05:00Regarding Tony Dorsett, I recall reading that he a...Regarding Tony Dorsett, I recall reading that he accumulated hundreds of parking tickets when he was a "student" at the University of Pittsburgh. <br /><br />Anyone who has ever parked a car on a college campus knows there are No Parking Without a Sticker signs everywhere. Dorsett just parked where he felt like and got away with it. He finally had to go before a judge (after his football eligibility was up), who called him a "scofflaw," an old-fashioned term.<br /><br />Still, although Dorsett was sometimes a disciplinary problem early in his pro career with the Cowboys, he was never involved in a violent crime as far as I know. I seem to recall Dorsett had a fist fight in a bar, but nothing worse.<br /><br />I'm afraid one of these days a character like Winston will start with rape and proceed to murder. I hope this doesn't happen but it could. <br /><br />David In TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com