MotownGoBlue

December 8th, 2016 at 3:49 PM ^

What's that now, 15 arrests for Sparty bball and football players over the last 12 months or so?

Guns, assault, abuse, etc...not to mention nut shots and violating league substance abuse policies...

PS - Don't forget to pay Mork back the $200, Cox.

Everyone Murders

December 8th, 2016 at 3:52 PM ^

Cabbie - Where you headed?

D. Cox - Home, man.  Take me home.

Cabbie - OK, what's the address?

D. Cox - I don't know - I'll give you directions.

Cabbie - OK.

D. Cox - Go up to the light, and turn left.  Good.  Now go up to the next light.  Good - turn left.  Now, at the next light ... left.  OK, this is looking familiar!  Turn left at the next light.

Cabbie - Uhmmm.  Sir?

D. Cox - Awwwwhhhh, shit.  OK, man.  I've got this. Go up to the light, and turn left. Good. Now go up to the next light. Good - turn left. Now, at the next light ... left. OK, this is looking familiar! Turn left at the next light. 

pause

D. Cox - Damn.  You did it wrong.

Cabbie - Is this like a reverse Taxi Cab Confessions or something?

Everyone Murders

December 8th, 2016 at 3:45 PM ^

That's really an amazing story - after the cab driver calls the police, Cox asks the cops for a lift home.  After being cased for an assault! 

I've often accused the ELPD of having an overly-cozy relationship with MSU athletes.  This certainly supports that impression.

 

Everyone Murders

December 8th, 2016 at 4:13 PM ^

It indicates a level of comfort that many of us did not have when the cops were talking to us after midnight.  Moreso, the request came in conjunction with a criminal field investigation.

I'm not saying the cop here did anything wrong.  But it seemed that Cox's impression was that he was entitled to a ride home from the ELPD.

If I were wasted and being questioned by the cops, I'm pretty sure I would be wanting to get out of their presence ASAP.  Especially if I was being accused of A&B.

Mr. Elbel

December 8th, 2016 at 4:25 PM ^

I'm with OA on this one. I'll attribute Cox's relaxed demeanor when he was clearly in trouble to the fact that he was in the totally gone type of wasted as opposed to systematic failure to hold athletes accountable for their actions. While the latter could very well be true in many other cases, in this one it seemed like he was questioned and then arrested promptly.

He may have still assumed they'd let him go, but at .22, my guess is that would have been because he's doesn't remember punching a guy in the first place. He may not have even remembered who he was by that time. That's some kind of hammered.

But to assume that they'd let him go if that's been the precedent would require him to have a coherent thought. I would suspect Cox's train of thought while that drunk was less "eh, these EL cops will let the football captain go" and more "I AM INVINSIBLE. WHAT WAS I JUST DOING FIVE MINUTES AGO? WHO ARE THESE GUYS WITH FLASHLIGHTS? OM NOM NOM BURRITO."

mGrowOld

December 8th, 2016 at 3:47 PM ^

Perhaps the Burrito did it.  Did anybody get a statement from the Burrito?

The best part of the story was Cox giving the cabbie directions back to where he was picked up.  Talk about a WTF moment for that poor cabbie.

Night_King

December 8th, 2016 at 3:50 PM ^

"When East Lansing police began to question Cox a short time later, they noted he matched the cab driver's description, was eating a burrito and asked an officer to give him a ride to the same residence on Oakridge Avenue." I'm fucking crying.




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ST3

December 8th, 2016 at 4:47 PM ^

I noticed the article referred to Cox as a former player. They shouldn't call him that while there are still games to be played. Oh, right.

The FannMan

December 8th, 2016 at 5:14 PM ^

The only relevant questions concern the burrito.

Was it so huge that he was still eating it when the cops got there? Did the cops respond that quickly that he was still eating a regular burrito? Was there a second burrito? Did the first burrito act alone?




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Gerald Ford

December 8th, 2016 at 5:16 PM ^

and love watching them get hammered by the Wolverines.  But I take no joy in the troubles encountered by any individual player on any team. Life is tough enough for a college kid, without having every mistake plastered all over social media primarily because you play sports. Here's hoping his positive experiences at MSU aren't wasted because of this incident.

But the headline is the best I've seen here in a while.