Dead issue with USF, when will fans follow ?

[E.T.]

FL Laws:

# Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

Well I guess you are in trouble now.   ;D

Nope ... I was in trouble THEN !  ;D

[SeaBull]

FL Laws:

# Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

Well I guess you are in trouble now.   ;D

What's the point?

S&M

[Mama_Bull]

I got caught up in the arrest terminology too - no big deal.

The cops say he was arrested, but most of us consider arrested to mean taken into custody.

The dictionary provides the cops version:  to bring to a stop

and, what I consider arrest to mean:  to take or keep in custody by authority of law

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/arrest

The term arrest carries implied significance of crime...here it is plain wrong to use - but I'm not a cop on a sting operation writing a good-sounding report.

Fact - if he ever is filling out an application and it asks have you been arrested he will have answer yes. The application will not care how you define arrested. His saving grace will be if he pleads no contst he will not have been convicted.

Most job applications ask have you ever been convicted of a crime.  Where the question of an arrest is concerned, this mainly falls into areas where security and law enforcement are concerned.  If a question regarding an arrest is concerned, then the firm would probably have an FCIC/NCIC check done.

[windbane]

I got caught up in the arrest terminology too - no big deal.

The cops say he was arrested, but most of us consider arrested to mean taken into custody.

The dictionary provides the cops version:  to bring to a stop

and, what I consider arrest to mean:  to take or keep in custody by authority of law

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/arrest

Hence the argument.  

The term arrest carries implied significance of crime...here it is plain wrong to use - but I'm not a cop on a sting operation writing a good-sounding report.

Fact - if he ever is filling out an application and it asks have you been arrested he will have answer yes. The application will not care how you define arrested. His saving grace will be if he pleads no contst he will not have been convicted. Most apps  usually ask if you have been convicted and not arrested.

I guess I'll have to report being arrested too since I've gotten some speeding tickets.  Or not.

[Grateful Dad]

It's only a big deal because: 1) people keep posting on it, 2) people blame the law enforcement officials for enforcing the law and refuse to beleive that someone should have to accept responsibility for their actions.  This last one is what aggravates and scares me.  I see too many people who refuse to take responsibility for their actions.  I know they are raising kids.  That combination does not inspire optimism for our future.

It is only a mess up.  But it is HIS mess up.  He will get over it.  I did worse and got over it (as many of us did).  But, let's call it what it is -- a bonehead move and a lesson for life.  What he did doesn't worry me.  Some people's reactions do.

[Knight_Light]

It's only a big deal because: 1) people keep posting on it, 2) people blame the law enforcement officials for enforcing the law and refuse to beleive that someone should have to accept responsibility for their actions.  This last one is what aggravates and scares me.  I see too many people who refuse to take responsibility for their actions.  I know they are raising kids.  That combination does not inspire optimism for our future.

It is only a mess up.  But it is HIS mess up.  He will get over it.  I did worse and got over it (as many of us did).  But, let's call it what it is -- a bonehead move and a lesson for life.  What he did doesn't worry me.  Some people's reactions do.[/quote]

Well said...hopefully you made a "dent" into the blind and dumb crowd.

[72bull]

Having a star player be a bartender is a very poor choice.  The opportunity for a "set-up" is very real.  

[ChiTownBull]

I got caught up in the arrest terminology too - no big deal.

The cops say he was arrested, but most of us consider arrested to mean taken into custody.

The dictionary provides the cops version:  to bring to a stop

and, what I consider arrest to mean:  to take or keep in custody by authority of law

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/arrest

Hence the argument.  

The term arrest carries implied significance of crime...here it is plain wrong to use - but I'm not a cop on a sting operation writing a good-sounding report.

Fact - if he ever is filling out an application and it asks have you been arrested he will have answer yes. The application will not care how you define arrested. His saving grace will be if he pleads no contst he will not have been convicted. Most apps  usually ask if you have been convicted and not arrested.

Not if he has a crafty lawyer who gets a settlement with the DA where the court records are sealed.  If the court records are sealed, then it "never happened".

sure...but is that worth paying 3-5k for?

[smazza]

I got caught up in the arrest terminology too - no big deal.

The cops say he was arrested, but most of us consider arrested to mean taken into custody.

The dictionary provides the cops version:  to bring to a stop

and, what I consider arrest to mean:  to take or keep in custody by authority of law

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/arrest

Hence the argument.  

The term arrest carries implied significance of crime...here it is plain wrong to use - but I'm not a cop on a sting operation writing a good-sounding report.

Fact - if he ever is filling out an application and it asks have you been arrested he will have answer yes. The application will not care how you define arrested. His saving grace will be if he pleads no contst he will not have been convicted. Most apps  usually ask if you have been convicted and not arrested.

Not if he has a crafty lawyer who gets a settlement with the DA where the court records are sealed.  If the court records are sealed, then it "never happened".

sure...but is that worth paying 3-5k for?

the entire college football world knows it happened

[RandyGator]

STOP THIS NONSENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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