I guess that I should of kicked my then 20 year old son out to the curb when he got busted for UDI twenty years ago? If I had done that, he would not be the successful 40 plus year old chief, restaurant manager, husband, and father that he is today. Don't get me wrong, his mom and I did not give him any protection. We told him to get a public defender, go to court, and accept the consequences. He got convicted, paid the fine, did his jail time, did his community service, lost his license for three years. During that time we did not baby him or accommodate him. However, we did support him as he took the correct steps to build a good solid life. My son was a drunk driver 20 years ago and he was a shitty person. Today he is not a drunk driver nor is he a shitty person. Let us hope and pray that this young man does the right thing and grow up.
My younger brother also had a DUI when he was under 17. Whatever adjective he could be called (my parents were far more lenient than you) it was undeniable he had a reckless disregard for others and for himself. But many young people have that disregard. Many are not good people, but no one can say that all are. Young people make mistakes... What bothers me about ETN and the other UGA football players is their callous disregard for safety and human life and for UGA admin and boosters who enable such activity, without apparently any adjustments even after these 2 people were killed. And yeah- ETN's conduct after he left doesn't help my opinion of him and this decision to go to UGA.
I’m genuinely glad your son got his stuff together and turned his life around. With the will and the right support, great things can happen.
Nothing personal to you about my response. I figured your response was more knee jerk about drunk driving and about a personal lose that you may of incurred from it. All is okay between you and me. I worded my response to get everyone to think about forgiveness and how much better this world would be if we all would try to be more forgiving. As for those who screw up (which is all of us), forgiveness is the best reinforcement to help us atone and become a better person.
I’m glad to hear of your son’s success in overcoming what he went through. I only wish that there were a lot more of those types of changes as drunk driving is not a victimless crime.
Back to the OP. Under UGA rules he will miss 10% of the season. That means he will miss Clemson. When the cops asked him for ID he handed them his key fob. He was driving a 2024 Audi RS 7. Now it is possible his brother bought him that car. But what if he didn't. The MSRP on that car is $127,800.00. Interesting.
What’s interesting about it? We have kids driving 100k vehicles now too. Ones that don’t even have millionaire brothers.
What I want to know is was he driving that car around the UF campus. If not, then the gravy train at UGA rolls on.
Do the Georgia rules specify which 10% of the season he has to miss? I don’t think it necessarily has to be Clemson. We’ve all seen creative accounting in this area before.
Had the same thought. What happens after all the serious charges against him are dropped, as they inevitably will be?
Granted Jalen Carter's issues were hidden but it's hard to believe anything will come of this. Jalen Carter didn't get arrested the first time but he could have and we would have for going 89 in a 45. Maybe it would have helped prevent the fatal street racing accident that would later occur. Then again probably not since he was driving on a suspended license during the crash stemming from the prior tickets. Uga will beat the charges and he'll go on with business as usual. Rogue program and coach.
