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Revealingstorm t1_jd0y5gc wrote

It's a shitty thing what the person did, but people are acting like he did something unforgivable here. Just a stupid college kid that hopefully learns from their mistakes.

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R15K t1_jd1cgre wrote

My daughter is 23 and graduated college last year so perhaps I feel closer to it than I should but I just can’t imagine trying to ruin this kid’s life like half of reddit is trying to do right now. There’s people in the thread on /r/news calling for felony charges, making death threats, trying to get his father fired, organizing campaigns to try to get him suspended and other ridiculous shit.

It’s kinda scary quite honestly.

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saintofhate t1_jd11w3v wrote

Wheelchairs are often several thousands of dollars. Losing your wheelchair can completely destroy your livelihood. It's not a mistake.

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time-lord t1_jd12keb wrote

You think he's a psychopath who set out to destroy someone's life on purpose?

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saintofhate t1_jd1pwdd wrote

Let's find out why he was kicked out of ASU considering you really have to fuck up to get kicked out of there according to the ASU graduates I know.

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owleealeckza t1_jd2huyi wrote

No, but he clearly didn't give a fuck what danger he could've put others or the wheelchair owner in. She or others could've gotten seriously hurt. He shouldn't just get a warning over this.

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Revealingstorm t1_jd12m4e wrote

Well he'll be punished accordingly, but he rightly won't have his future taken away from him like a lot of the people here want. If he shows no remorse and does something like that again then that's another story.

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negativewishingwell t1_jd346do wrote

Destroying a few thousand dollars worth of property is probably like a 3rd degree misdemeanor. This is a less serious crime than getting a DUI but due to the intersectional politics of the people involved Reddit wants nothing less than this kid’s head on a pike. 3/10 on the scale of college athlete misdeeds considering Aaron Hernandez probably murdered people while at Florida.

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Grapple_Shmack t1_jd3lrcb wrote

From all accounts, this wasn't some one-off lapse of judgement. This one just got caught on camera

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owleealeckza t1_jd2hwng wrote

So I'm guessing you think he should just get a warning then & be sent on his way.

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ststeveg t1_jd1bvtl wrote

One of my clearest recollections from being in college is that jocks are assholes who think they're God's gift to the world and they can do whatever they please. That's a generalization, but it's true more than not.

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