OT: Illini Bball Player Darius Paul arrested
Illini basketball player Darius Paul, younger brother of Brandon Paul and a transfer from Western Michigan, was reported arrested for resisting arrest and underage drinking. As if their poor basketball team doesn't have enough problems!
I realize this can happen anywhere, any time, but somehow, I never recall AA Police regularly apprehending and arresting any students for drinking while I was an undergrad in Ann Arbor. Of course, it is possible that things were much more laid back then. Don't know. And maybe this is a case of DWB. Regardless, bad for him, bad for Illinois.
going to college = underage drinking. this is one time where i hope the slap on the wrist is exactly that.
1/2 agree.
The resisting arrest part deserves some penalty. No one should be allowed to resist arrest no matter how "minor" or unjust they subjectively believe their arrest is...
fair point. i didn't read the article, just the OP's description.
"Paul, 20, ran from the university police after they saw him and another male walking across a parking lot..."
Is it a crime to walk across the parking lot? It might be interesting to see what an aggressive attorney could do with this case. Sounds like a case of WWB to me.
I remember some Greenwood block parties where cops would be salivating, just waiting for kids to step off the lawn with a red cup.
I cannot remember a Greenwood block party which lasted later than 11:00 before the cops swooped in.
I was standing on the edge of the grass. Someone cut through my circle of friends causing me to take a step back onto the sidewalk. AAPD grabbed my arm and gave me an Open Intox. I think it was just a $100 fine as a first offender.
A few years earlier I managed to get an MIP and Fake ID ticket. Which fell into a different First Offender program because of being under 21. Walking down the street with a beer can isn't smart. (The cop saw it in the back of my wallet as I pulling out my real ID to give it to him - I was really smart). I did have to go to one fo those Alcohol Awareness classes where they show you movies and got a certificate and everything.
On a completely seperate occasion I got a Noise Violation. Student Legal Services and I got a long really well.
I like to think that getting an MIP, Fake ID Ticket, Open Intox, and Noise Violation is hiitting for the AAPD cycle.
The Bar Association rep that I had to speak to before they cleared my Character and Fitness was actually fairly entertained by these incidents. At least I think she was. They ended up giving me a law license. Haven't managed to have it taken away yet.
Running from the police is bad enough, and then there was this added detail on NBC's site:
"Both of the charges against Paul are misdemeanors with maximum penalties of 364 days in jail."
The Champaign Room is speculating that even this might (key word) not damage his roster status for next season, which is quite some distance off, but it is far too early to tell for certain.
Kids need to realize that nothing can out run the radio
Actually, radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation and thus move at the speed of light.
But I was referring to conventional applicaton of being in one's car. Touche' however.
I remember being at a couple of parties at U-M when the cops came. The AAPD wasn't too unreasonable, though - I think only some really drunk kids got MIPs, and they let the rest off. East Lansing police are a lot stricter from what I've heard.
EL cops are pricks. The bring on part time cops, sheriffs, etc to crack down on drinking, especially kids wearing Michigan gear. DO NOT drink outside in EL.
I was told once by an Ann Arbor police officer that they don't find drunk students, drunk stundents find them.
I guess intoxicated Darius Paul found the Champaign police department.
Who doesn't take off running if the cops bust a party, and you aren't legal? That's half the fun of drinking underage in college.
Can't out run a lady cop? Speaks to recent Illini recruiting problems.
From the story, also tackled by her?