Maurice Washington Faces Charges

CapoValley said:
I plus 1’d this, because I honestly didn’t know that it was a misdemeanor. 

Who knows?  Maybe this is what it ends up being. It doesn’t change the fact that I think that he shouldn’t play until it’s over, or that the blowback Nebraska and Frost will get and are beginning to get is worth it. 
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It is classified in California under disorderly conduct. There is a reason every news headline only mentions the child pornography charge and that reason is clicks and shock value.

 
CapoValley said:
I plus 1’d this, because I honestly didn’t know that it was a misdemeanor. 

Who knows?  Maybe this is what it ends up being. It doesn’t change the fact that I think that he shouldn’t play until it’s over, or that the blowback Nebraska and Frost will get and are beginning to get is worth it. 
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Not saying one way or the other is correct,  but you are overstating the effect of any blowback.  Remember Ohio State's troubles during the me too movement last year? Did any of that actually hurt them even a little bit? I don't think so.  Feel what you'd like to about the morality of the situation but don't kid yourself that some negative publicity will have much of an effect on anything.

 
runningblind said:
Not saying one way or the other is correct,  but you are overstating the effect of any blowback.  Remember Ohio State's troubles during the me too movement last year? Did any of that actually hurt them even a little bit? I don't think so.  Feel what you'd like to about the morality of the situation but don't kid yourself that some negative publicity will have much of an effect on anything.
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Just playing devil's advocate, but didn't Urban Meyer more or less get forced out?

 
CapoValley said:
I plus 1’d this, because I honestly didn’t know that it was a misdemeanor. 

Who knows?  Maybe this is what it ends up being. It doesn’t change the fact that I think that he shouldn’t play until it’s over, or that the blowback Nebraska and Frost will get and are beginning to get is worth it. 
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Just like the blowback Wisconsin is dealing with when they expelled a football player out of the University, and he was later acquitted? 

 
RedDenver said:
If that's the case, then the university can come out and say the facts of the case are in dispute, so they're waiting for all the evidence to come out before making a decision. That's not an unreasonable stance for the university, but it requires the statement to show some transparency in their decision-making.
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That's true.  Simply stating that they are waiting for the legal process to play out implies that they are waiting for all the evidence to come out but does not indicate that they've talked to Mo and he disputes it.  We have no idea what kind of investigation the university has conducted and I know the Lancaster DA had a problem with TO questioning people over incidents but TO said he did it because the legal process took too long and he wanted to take disciplinary action sooner rather than get blindsided by a court ruling later.  The current policy of the university may be to not investigate and wait for the courts to rule.  I believe due to the seriousness of what Mo is charged with they need to be careful with what they say or the kind of punishment they impose in order to not influence Mo's legal case.  Another reason they shouldn't have suspended Mo for 1/2 game (if it was actually for the CA case instead of being stupid with weed).

 
JJ Husker said:
You don’t see the wisdom in waiting?

So, in a nutshell, you’re perfectly fine with condemning a person based on an allegation? You want him punished, and apparently severely, now. A bell that can’t be unrung. Even considering the fact that appropriate punishment by the Nebraska football team can easily be meted out after the facts are in and the legal system has done its thing. Good to know.
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I wouldn’t call keeping him from playing college football until the matter is resolved a “severe” punishment. 

 
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CapoValley said:
I wouldn’t call keeping him from playing college football until the matter is resolved a “severe” punishment. 
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But you’re fine with keeping him off the field for a full season while, in the mean time, any and all charges could be dismissed or reduced to the equivalent of a traffic ticket. And at that point you wouldn’t think losing a whole season of playing time would be considered excessively severe?

There probably isn’t much we’re ever going to agree on. I should have realized this fact a lot sooner, probably about the time you got way up there on that high horse. You have convicted him in your mind and there is no reasoning with you. 

 
ColoradoHusk said:
Just like the blowback Wisconsin is dealing with when they expelled a football player out of the University, and he was later acquitted? 
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Is Wisconsin getting much blowback on this except from maybe angry badgers?  It seems like there are always holier than thou people quick to demand punishment and in cases like the Wiscy WR the outraged people that originally called for his head should get the criticism.  The reason they don't is because there are always outraged people making noise, but they don't really matter.  As long as UNL is doing what seems right for all concerned then they should trust their decisions as Wisconsin probably did.

 
Someone on Twitter was saying that one of the other boys involved only received probation. Any truth to that? (My apologies if I missed that in a prior post)

 
Savage Husker said:
Someone on Twitter was saying that one of the other boys involved only received probation. Any truth to that? (My apologies if I missed that in a prior post)
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Yes but people say this case is different since Mo was no longer a minor and the other boys were at the time of their incident. That said after some research I'd be surprised if Mo caught more than a misdeminor charge.

 
Nebfanatic said:
Yes but people say this case is different since Mo was no longer a minor and the other boys were at the time of their incident. That said after some research I'd be surprised if Mo caught more than a misdeminor charge.
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Do you mind sharing why - being a felony and all - that they’re treated differently because he’s a minor and Mo wasn’t? Or were they not charged with a felony? Legitimately curious

 
Savage Husker said:
Do you mind sharing why - being a felony and all - that they’re treated differently because he’s a minor and Mo wasn’t? Or were they not charged with a felony? Legitimately curious
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They weren't charged with a felony. The only felony Maurice is charged with is child pornography, which given the circumstances I would imagine he would be able to plead it down to a misdeminor. That isn't for sure, but I think that is what ends up happening. The revenge porn charge is already a misdeminor.

 
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