Mo Washington Spill-Over Thread

StPaulHusker said:
Perhaps the difference would be that the kid that got probation because he was under the age of 18 at the time he shared the video and Washington wasn't?  
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That's a possibility, and likely to be part of the prosecutor's approach. But I have a hard time thinking they're going to waste too much time & effort over a kid having a moment of stupidity.

 
StPaulHusker said:
I agree.  My issue with this has been more on the side of a code of conduct within the team.  He did a very s#!tty thing to the girl.  
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He did. I just don't think it's much different than a lot of other guys have done. We just don't hear about all of it.

120-150 guys on a team, most of them have girlfriends/exes... there's bound to be a few incidents similar to this every year.

 
StPaulHusker said:
Because others haven't been caught doesn't mean it needs to be accepted without consequences.
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You don't know they haven't been caught. And there will be consequences, just like there probably were for others. 

Sending revenge porn isn't the only way to harass an ex. And exes don't just call the cops - sometimes they call the Athletic Dept. And those are handled internally as a violation of team rules.

 
knapplc said:
The kid in the video, who also disseminated the video, got probation.
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I understand, but we all understand it's a pretty serious issue. I remember reading an article on Reddit last year about some family who had the bath time photos of their kids that every family has. They got the pictures developed at a store and some employee called the police on them. Their kids were taken away, and there was a lengthy investigation. I don't remember if they were actually convicted of anything, but it goes to show that even something that innocent can be a big hubub if people want it to be.

What he did was a major d!(k move. I understand being pissed off and burned by an ex, but this isn't something you should ever do to them (regardless of their age when the incident took place). In this case he could be in very deep s#!t given the background of the whole situation. Hopefully it doesn't ruin his life, but it was a very, very dumb move with potential huge consequences.

 
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ZRod said:
I understand, but we all understand it's a pretty serious issue. I remember reading an article on Reddit last year about some family who had the bath time photos of their kids that every family has. They got the pictures developed at a store and some employee called the police on them. Their kids were taken away, and there was a lengthy investigation. I don't remember if they were actually convicted of anything, but it goes to show that even something that innocent can be a big hubub if people want it to be.

What he did was a major d!(k move. I understand being pissed off and burned by an ex, but this isn't something you should ever do to them (regardless of their age when the incident took place). In this case he could be in very deep s#!t given the background of the whole situation. Hopefully it doesn't ruin his life, but it was a very, very dumb move with potential huge consequences.
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If this ruins his life, I fear for the future of our justice system.

Redux said:
I don't think anyone has disagreed what he did was f#&%ing stupid and petty 
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This.

 
ZRod said:
What he did was a major d!(k move. I understand being pissed off and burned by an ex, but this isn't something you should ever do to them (regardless of their age when the incident took place). In this case he could be in very deep s#!t given the background of the whole situation. Hopefully it doesn't ruin his life, but it was a very, very dumb move with potential huge consequences.
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I agree with the bolded 100%, but what he did in no way justifies any sort of scenario that results in his life literally being ruined. It just doesn't. The punishment needs to match the severity of the crime. He is accused of committing a non-violent felony and misdemeanor. People are treating this like he is accused of something worse.

@knapplc's point about the other kid getting probation is an important data point in this whole conversation. A kid who disseminated the video to multiple people walked out of it with probation so there's a bit of a precedent with the situation already.

 
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Enhance said:
I agree with the bolded 100%, but what he did in no way justifies any sort of scenario that results in his life literally being ruined. It just doesn't. The punishment needs to match the severity of the crime. He is accused of committing a non-violent felony and misdemeanor. People are treating this like he is accused of something worse.
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I see it from a different point of view. What he did was way worse than not going to class, not making grades, breaking team rules, etc. and players have been suspended or kicked off the team for those types of things. Shouldn't Mo be held to at least that level of punishment if he sent the text? None of those things would ruin his life.

@knapplc's point about the other kid getting probation is an important data point in this whole conversation. A kid who disseminated the video to multiple people walked out of it with probation so there's a bit of a precedent with the situation already.
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It's an important point, but that kid was a minor. Mo sent it years later as an adult. That's also an important point in this whole conversation.

 
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