Call me Saddam Hussein if you wish but.....
martinss01 said:
immorality is NOT a crime, far be it for society to rely on "rules" as the basis for law. besides, how would you punish such a person? whose morals get to decide what a moral crime is and isn't? who gets to decide what the punishment is for said immoral crimes? who would do the enforcing? the middle east is a perfect example of morals being the basis for law.
do you have any idea what it would take to bust these people? how many of your freedoms would you be willing to give up to make this stop? all of this because we are unwilling to ask an athlete to make adult decisions? poor poor troy smith, that booster put a gun to his head and forced him to take the money. and if that weren't bad enough, beat him with a stick until he broke down and spent the money on "mad tight bling" in a public place. terrible, just terrible.
the rules are what they are. i personally don't agree with them. but until they are changed the situation is pretty simple.
I believe you and I are saying virtually the same thing, you just have your hands tied on the matter. I seem to be asking for a real solution, not what Geiger has in store. In addition, I NEVER once said Troy Smith was innocent in this matter so stop portraying any inkling that I have. THAT is not my argument.
I find it peculiar that you seem so willing to accept Troy's guilt, which I do as well (making that very clear to you) in the matter while accepting the free pass given to the booster.
It is this free pass given to the booster that bothers me. All I am suggesting is that some sort of real accountable punishment be instituted. By protecting the ID of the booster, Robert Baker in this case, Geiger can't be held accountable for instituting the punishment he claims.
"The Dispatch identified the booster as Robert Baker, 46, of Springfield, who watches football games from a 35-yard-line luxury suite in Ohio Stadium."-The Columbus Dispatch reported Tuesday.
Sorry for being so Saddam Husseinish according to your claim above, but I just can't see past the reality that the said booster was wrong in offering Troy the money. The group of boosters getting these perks from OSU, must be dealt with proactively not reactively. They shouldn't have such free reign in practices, or team flight privileges.
Geoffrey Webster, 56, an attorney for Poly-Care Services, a provider of health care products with headquarters in Columbus, confirmed for the newspaper on Monday that Baker gave Smith an unspecified amount of cash. "It certainly had a smell to it," said Webster "This whole thing has left a bad taste in my mouth," Webster said. "The university has to do something to get rid of this small group of boosters." -Columbus Dispatch
This Geoffery Webster supports my claim as well. It’s a power trip for many of them.
"As part of his responsibilities for Poly-Care, Webster handles employee code-of-conduct investigations. He was given incident reports from two employees who questioned Baker's relationship with Ohio State football players, the newspaper reported." - Columbus Dispatch
"Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger declined to comment on the report, saying, "It's an ongoing investigation." Geiger has refused to identify the booster, saying he was following the university's longtime practice of protecting a booster's identity."- Columbus Dispatch
Yet OSU's Andrew Geiger continues to "protect" the identity of said culprits as to prevent a litigious backlash he claims. RIGHT!!! It's to protect his money cow.
"Webster, who is an Ohio State alumnus, said he hopes the university takes away Baker's suite and football tickets."-Columbus Dispatch
All I was asking for was his identity so the public can hold Geiger accountable for instituting the claimed punishment. I trust Geiger as much as Webster does.
