The Red and Black

Originally posted by

anon

Whatever happened to innocent until PROVEN guity?

Originally posted by

anon

This guy is an animal, plain and simple. He needs to be locked away for a long time!

I hope they throw the book at him!

Originally posted by

zaid

This is why they should abolish the football team.

Originally posted by

Girl

talk about exaggeration...too much red and black.

But football players get in fights all the time- this is the one time something is actually is going to get taken care of. I don't think Lemon is an animal, and I don't think he should be "locked away" for punching someone in the face. Justice yes... jail no. After all this, it doesn't put the other players in a good position. This whole story has gotten wild. "Quiet Person"- I would've stop taking interviews and not been on television. Too much. I'm sorry about your face, and Lemon deserves to be punished... but this is too much.

Originally posted by

Girl

talk about exaggeration...too much red and black.

But football players get in fights all the time- this is the one time something is actually is going to get taken care of. I don't think Lemon is an animal, and I don't think he should be "locked away" for punching someone in the face. Justice yes... jail no. After all this, it doesn't put the other players in a good position. This whole story has gotten wild. "Quiet Person"- I would've stop taking interviews and not been on television. Too much. I'm sorry about your face, and Lemon deserves to be punished... but this is too much.

Originally posted by

anonymous3

P.S. for those of you who don't know anything about Lemon here's a little update of his life. This is not an excuse at all, just know what the guy has gone through. And now this.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2007-12-28-889372432_x.htm

Originally posted by

lalalala

DJ you should read that article anonymous 3 posted.

Its not an excuse but still at least Mr. Jackson has a full family supporting him. What does Lemon have? Not even a home.

Originally posted by

DJ

so because you been in fights you 'OBVIOUSLY' have sat at home with a busted face a few times?? humm ill take it u got ur butt beat a few times...but anyways thats not even the point... listen, i never said throw the kid in jail and forget about him! all i am saying is this is not as unsignificant as you make it out to be. yes fights do happen but sucker punching someone you outweight by damn near 100 lbs does not qualify as a fair fight in my book!

Originally posted by

Yeah

It didn't seem to be a fair fight at all. Mr. Jackson was just sitting down like it says and Lemon punches him. He should be punished. His story is so sad though. I hope Mr. Jackson is doing well though.

Originally posted by

Yeah

It didn't seem to be a fair fight at all. Mr. Jackson was just sitting down like it says and Lemon punches him. He should be punished. His story is so sad though. I hope Mr. Jackson is doing well though.

Originally posted by

Yeah

It didn't seem to be a fair fight at all. Mr. Jackson was just sitting down like it says and Lemon punches him. He should be punished. His story is so sad though. I hope Mr. Jackson is doing well though.

Originally posted by

CoastalDawg

Let's clear up a few things here: This was NOT a fight; a fight involves at least two participants who engage in physical altercation - by all the testimonies of witnesses this was not the case; instead Lemon coldcocked Jackson and injured his eye socket, not a simple injury and medical costs probably have already run into the thousands and will continue until healing, if it happens, is complete. Is Lemon prepared to pay those bills? That is doubtful because Lemon lost his mother and he was given a variance by the NCAA allowing monies to be collected on his behalf so that he could take custody of his then 15 year old brother. Where was the brother during that incident and who is now in charge of him? What kind of positive influence can drinking liquor, as was reported, and beating up someone much smaller be on the brother? I'm all for second chances, but making excuses because he lost his mother and is supposedly trying to be father and mother to his brother SHOULD only make him MORE responsible, not less. Now he has legal fees and faces the real possibility of jail, putting his brother where? In addition to ALL of that, when an individual puts on the uniform of the University of Georgia, whatever the team, he/she becomes an automatic representative of the University and all that is does or should present to the world. In many cases, like it or not, that individual also becomes a role model for many young people. One poster even rashly called for the dissolution of the the football team. I do agree with the person who indicated that character IS an important issue, even over athletic ability. Once a player is given a scholarship, he is in a contract to fulfill HIS/HER part of that contract and that fulfillment involves behaving like an adult. Over the past couple of seasons there have been some glaring issues of misconduct, almost all of them involving alcohol. Athletes should NOT get special treatment from the university. Athletes, in my opinion, should be held to the highest standards when they put on a uniform. Can you imagine the uproar if one of the better known players was involved in such an incident? Sorry, when he decided to hit the victim and continue beating him until he was pulled off, he decided that he wasn't ready to be a Georgia Bulldog nor a student at the university. Leave it to the judge and jury to determine whether or not he deserves jail and probably another judge and jury to decide if he will owe much of his future earnings to the victim. My sympathy goes to his brother who has suffered a major loss and now might be about to suffer another one.

Originally posted by

CoastalDawg

Let's clear up a few things here: This was NOT a fight; a fight involves at least two participants who engage in physical altercation - by all the testimonies of witnesses this was not the case; instead Lemon coldcocked Jackson and injured his eye socket, not a simple injury and medical costs probably have already run into the thousands and will continue until healing, if it happens, is complete. Is Lemon prepared to pay those bills? That is doubtful because Lemon lost his mother and he was given a variance by the NCAA allowing monies to be collected on his behalf so that he could take custody of his then 15 year old brother. Where was the brother during that incident and who is now in charge of him? What kind of positive influence can drinking liquor, as was reported, and beating up someone much smaller be on the brother? I'm all for second chances, but making excuses because he lost his mother and is supposedly trying to be father and mother to his brother SHOULD only make him MORE responsible, not less. Now he has legal fees and faces the real possibility of jail, putting his brother where? In addition to ALL of that, when an individual puts on the uniform of the University of Georgia, whatever the team, he/she becomes an automatic representative of the University and all that is does or should present to the world. In many cases, like it or not, that individual also becomes a role model for many young people. One poster even rashly called for the dissolution of the the football team. I do agree with the person who indicated that character IS an important issue, even over athletic ability. Once a player is given a scholarship, he is in a contract to fulfill HIS/HER part of that contract and that fulfillment involves behaving like an adult. Over the past couple of seasons there have been some glaring issues of misconduct, almost all of them involving alcohol. Athletes should NOT get special treatment from the university. Athletes, in my opinion, should be held to the highest standards when they put on a uniform. Can you imagine the uproar if one of the better known players was involved in such an incident? Sorry, when he decided to hit the victim and continue beating him until he was pulled off, he decided that he wasn't ready to be a Georgia Bulldog nor a student at the university. Leave it to the judge and jury to determine whether or not he deserves jail and probably another judge and jury to decide if he will owe much of his future earnings to the victim. My sympathy goes to his brother who has suffered a major loss and now might be about to suffer another one.

Originally posted by

CoastalDawg

Let's clear up a few things here: This was NOT a fight; a fight involves at least two participants who engage in physical altercation - by all the testimonies of witnesses this was not the case; instead Lemon coldcocked Jackson and injured his eye socket, not a simple injury and medical costs probably have already run into the thousands and will continue until healing, if it happens, is complete. Is Lemon prepared to pay those bills? That is doubtful because Lemon lost his mother and he was given a variance by the NCAA allowing monies to be collected on his behalf so that he could take custody of his then 15 year old brother. Where was the brother during that incident and who is now in charge of him? What kind of positive influence can drinking liquor, as was reported, and beating up someone much smaller be on the brother? I'm all for second chances, but making excuses because he lost his mother and is supposedly trying to be father and mother to his brother SHOULD only make him MORE responsible, not less. Now he has legal fees and faces the real possibility of jail, putting his brother where? In addition to ALL of that, when an individual puts on the uniform of the University of Georgia, whatever the team, he/she becomes an automatic representative of the University and all that is does or should present to the world. In many cases, like it or not, that individual also becomes a role model for many young people. One poster even rashly called for the dissolution of the the football team. I do agree with the person who indicated that character IS an important issue, even over athletic ability. Once a player is given a scholarship, he is in a contract to fulfill HIS/HER part of that contract and that fulfillment involves behaving like an adult. Over the past couple of seasons there have been some glaring issues of misconduct, almost all of them involving alcohol. Athletes should NOT get special treatment from the university. Athletes, in my opinion, should be held to the highest standards when they put on a uniform. Can you imagine the uproar if one of the better known players was involved in such an incident? Sorry, when he decided to hit the victim and continue beating him until he was pulled off, he decided that he wasn't ready to be a Georgia Bulldog nor a student at the university. Leave it to the judge and jury to determine whether or not he deserves jail and probably another judge and jury to decide if he will owe much of his future earnings to the victim. My sympathy goes to his brother who has suffered a major loss and now might be about to suffer another one.

Originally posted by

Truth train

Chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo!!!

This Lemon guy seems pretty sour about the whole situation. I don't think UGA should let a thug like this represent our University.

Then again, half the fan base are toothless yokels who didn't even come within a sniff of attending UGA. So maybe he's a step above them.


Chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo!!!