I apologize for this being a bit long, but I'm sick and tired of hearing people say "well, I'm not going to be mad at the kid" or "it was just the mistakes kids make" or "cheating and stealing has nothing to do with the other issues" or "well, he was under alot of pressure"
First off. All of these things have something to do with one another. Credibility, honesty, integrity. He is obviously a bad person..........and you can say he was just "stupid" all day long, but don't tell me he's so stupid he doesn't know right from wrong. Stealing, plagiarism, cheating, and possibly bribery/extortion.........these things are wrong. We know that. HE knew that, and CHOSE to do them anyway. That makes him a scumbag.
Secondly, I'm sick of people going easy on these "kids" because they think its all just "youthful indiscretions". These are not kids. They are 18-24 year old GROWN MEN. Somehow society seems to think that the age of getting a free pass for stupidity should continue climbing higher and higher. When I was Cam Newton's age, I was a member of a Special Forces unit, responsible for not only myself, but others, in combat situations. Decisions that I made affected whether lives were saved or lost. In fact, choices on my part, especially if I made very poor choices, could have not only affected me and those close to me, but could have even led to major international incidents, which in truth, could have affected hundreds, thousands, maybe even millions of people........and yet little Cam Newton just isn't responsible for the bad decisions he makes. Bull****. I've met thousands of 18 year old grown men who have families, wives and children, and friends, and they make mature and intelligent decisions every day, decisions that affect them and many others. So, saying these so-called "kids" can't do it is just beyond my comprehension. They can vote, they can drink, they can fight in war, they can be tried as an adult for a crime, they can get married and have children, they can drive a car, they can get a job where other people's lives are in their hands every day...............but yet somehow they are children who aren't capable of being held responsible for their own choices, especially those which will have major effect upon others? Is that right?
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