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04-03-2006, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by osugrad21
Comical. How is it not relevant? Decision-making for a normal student and a scholarship athlete are not the same.
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 . Go luck up the definition of "hypocrisy" in the dictionary, and see if it says anthing about different standards applying to different types of people. That's the whole idea, fella.
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04-03-2006, 02:42 PM
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That's probably true, but how likely is it to happen? I'd imagine that most people who drink at all drive regularly after having > 1 beer per hour, which is all that it takes to be over the legal limit. If that's the case, I'd call such a person who does so regularly a hypocrite even if he disavows such actions after each such instance.
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You can't just make blanket statements saying that "most people" who drink probably drive under the influence "regularly." I'm sorry, that's just asinine. |
04-03-2006, 02:44 PM
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You can't just make blanket statements saying that "most people" who drink probably drive under the influence "regularly." I'm sorry, that's just asinine.
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You're probably right. Drinking never occurs at bars, parties, or other public places. People only drink when they're at home. 
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04-03-2006, 02:45 PM
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He drives around, all over the town...
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Because I'd wager that at least 99% of those calling Boone and his actions stupid have done the exact same thing at one time or another.
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I'm always amused by the "glass houses" or hypocrite defense when it comes to DUI's. This is one of the funnier ones. I would guess that 100% of intelligent humans and 99.9% of dumb ones know drinking and driving is dumb as hell and would call Boone's incident stupid. I'm not going to wager that at least 99% of those people have done the same thing. The kid was a royal dumbass and is going to get punished (deservedly so). Making lame excuses for him by calling fans hypocrites isn't going to help him or anyone else learn a lesson from this.
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04-03-2006, 02:47 PM
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Because I'd wager that at least 99% of those calling Boone and his actions stupid have done the exact same thing at one time or another.
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I'm sorry but I'm sick of people on this site writing off drinking, drinking and driving, and weed. What he did was against the law. It was stupid. Saying other people do it doesn't make it any less so.
Also, saying 99% of the people on this site is insulting to me. I would hope there is a smaller percentage of idiots on this site. |
04-03-2006, 02:47 PM
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You're probably right. Drinking never occurs at bars, parties, or other public place. People only drink when they're at home. |
Actually for someone like me, that 13 year old family friend killed by a drunk driver really stemmed my need to do that. Anything else you want to roll your eyes at?
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04-03-2006, 02:50 PM
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. Go luck up the definition of "hypocrisy" in the dictionary, and see if it says anthing about different standards applying to different types of people. That's the whole idea, fella. |
Ok, one more time for you junior...
Anyone here who has a problem with Alex and his DUI relates that to tOSU football. If John Doe, 2nd year Business major, gets a DUI, nobody gives two squirts about it.
Therefore, obviously, the attention given to a football player is obviously much more intense.
Therefore, obviously the decision-making process of John Doe and Alex Boone must be vastly different.
That is what your "hypocrites" are saying...not that they never had a drink and drove a vehicle. If you really don't see different standards between Alex Boone and John Doe, well, I'm not sure how to explain that one to you.
Did you understand it that time? That's the whole idea there junior.
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