Cam Robinson Arrested (UPDATE: No charges due to lack of evidence)

Mamacalled said:

Yes I did stupid stuff when I was young but I was taught that there were consequences for doing stupid stuff. I'm glad that I was punished. It made me think before doing more stupid stuff that would have got me in more trouble. I was 17 when I did something stupid. My mother was friends with the police chief. He was going to let me go but my mother told him to keep me in jail to teach me a lesson. This "poor little kids were just being kids" mentality is what is wrong in this country. Oh poor boys, don't criticize or punish then for their poor behavior. We do that and they never learn responsibility.

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Vinny said:

Were they near a school? Up here if you are caught with drugs in a school zone, you can pack your bags for the pokey, not to mention possession of a stolen firearm.

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TexasTideFan said:

They were close by a high school but not in a school zone. It's a big park.

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BrotherOfBear said:

This just makes me sick. If the gun charge is accurate I will be disappointed if Robinson suits up at all for Bama this year. Every year it is the same story--same outcomes. For once I would just like to see life take precedent over football. If the coaching staff is worried about what will happen to him put him on the coaching staff. Make the next 365 days about the rehabilitation of Cam. Have him go into schools and speak about the dangers that destroy young black lives every day. ESPN can do a 30 for 30 special on Cam making a positive difference at the expense of being on the field.

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deltatider said:

What they did was stupid no doubt but I think you're going a bit overboard. I'm guessing you never did anything when you were that age that looking back would be considered a bit dumb. If not you would be the first person I've ever come across.

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Crimson Speed said:

From a legal standpoint, I not so sure this will amount to very much. Smoking pot in a public park at 2 AM is stupid. If they have no previous convictions and assuming Cam did not know the gun was stolen, I believe this thing could go away with only a fine or period of probation. Whether we want to admit it or not, a significant number of drivers carry a pistol in their car and many of them do not have a carry permit. I would argue a lot of those are unregistered firearms. Anyone that purchases a used firearm from another individual will not, in most cases have the gun registered in his name. The buyer is taking a chance that the gun is not stolen, but he also now has a gun that the government can not take away from him if the 2nd amendment is ever repealed. When I purchase a used gun, there is no way I will run to the courthouse to inform the government that I own it. I not saying that this was Cam's thought process, but these two young men did not commit armed robbery or get in a gunfight with anyone. Yes, they are guilty of using poor judgement, but I don't see it as something that should ruin their lives. After Saban gets through with them, they may wish they were in the slammer.

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Zaiva said:

If all this is true I want both off the team. I don't want people that stupid representing our team and state. I mean why go to a public park to smoke weed at 2am, especially with guns in the car. They could have just stayed home and smoked like a normal person and we would've never heard about this.

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KrAzY3 said:

Umm, I think you are reading a lot into this. What was done was obviously stupid, and should be punished.

However, as far as I know no one was hurt or even harmed by their actions (other than themselves). Why don't we let the people who are paid to deal with these sort of situations determine an appropriate response?

Let's just make this clear though, assuming that the gun was not actually stolen by one of the players (they would in fact be victims of a sort in relation to that), there were no victims. Also, there was no coverup. This isn't like the situations we've seen elsewhere. I want these guys to be punished appropriately, but I think we as a society can be too quick to try to do real harm to someone who actually did no harm to others. What they did was stupid, and against the rules, and should be punished. However, to reiterate unless one of those players actually stole that gun themselves, there are no victims!

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Zaiva said:

If all this is true I want both off the team. I don't want people that stupid representing our team and state. I mean why go to a public park to smoke weed at 2am, especially with guns in the car. They could have just stayed home and smoked like a normal person and we would've never heard about this.

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“There’s always a lot of criticism out there when somebody does something wrong, everybody wants to know ‘How are you going to punish the guy?’ But there’s not enough – for 19 and 20 year old kids – people out there saying ‘why don’t you give them another chance?’ So I’m going to give a speech right now about this.
“Where do you want them to be? Guy makes a mistake. Where do you want them to be? Want them to be in the street? Or do you want them to be here, graduating. When I was over there at the Nagurski (Award banquet in Charlotte, N.C.) Muhsin Muhammad, who played 15 years for the Carolina Panthers, played for me at Michigan State (was there).

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Con said:

Some of our posters have obviously never been involved with young people at all in their life. That is the whole idea of growing up and maturing. You almost have to make mistakes in life to make yourself a better person. Without one making mistakes their would be no reason to have teachers, coaches or leaders in our world. What we think is absolutely stupid is probably because of our age and seeing the consequences for our mistakes or our friends growing up. I feel that both of these guys will learn from this and it could very well be at a high cost for both them and their teammates. I will wait and see what happens in the coming days.

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