Charges filed, now you be the jury.....

Sometimes the wheels of justice move extremely slow. It seems like they move even slower when when MSU is involved.

Certainly you have heard the latest that a whole bunch of MSU football players have been charged with assault or conspiracy for assault. You might have learned about it like I did by the scroll on ESPN last night. Not a good feeling.  Making the assumption that the authorities involved are competent and ethical, this would seem to indicate that these players were doing some bad things.  According to Joe's blog, it appears that all those charged had "physical contact" with pot luck attendees at Rather Hall.

Therefore, it appears that there are some facts to be considered:

• Football players left an organized function and conspired to go to Rather Hall as a group and confront other students at Rather Hall.
• Physical contact and assault were premeditated and sought out by all players charged.
• Assaults did, in fact, take place.
• All players charged lied to Dantonio and were therefore suspended for "violation of rules".

These charges could take weeks or months to get resolved. This program does not have the luxury of time. A review and evaluation of the facts needs to be made and a decision rendered as to what to do with these players.

I vote "guilty", remove them permanently, and let's move on. Shouldn't we have a "zero tolerance" policy as it relates to violence off the field anyway?

What's your vote?

GO GREEN!

Steve in Flatwoods, Kentucky