LSU coach Les Miles should explain the different degrees of punishment This isn't a tightrope Les Miles should be trying to walk, not now, when sensitivity reigns and questions of fairness abound and the degree of separation appears to be a little too miniscule. If quarterback Jordan Jefferson and linebacker Josh Johns have been suspended indefinitely from the football team, their cases being allowed to wind through the justice system after their arrests on charges of second-degree assault, then it certainy seems reasonable that the LSU coach would have issued a similar suspension for punter Brad Wing. Wing was arrested for simple battery about two months before the fight that led to the arrests of Jefferson and Johns. He hasn't been charged, a positive by anyone's measure. But he was issued a misdemeanor summons as one of three suspects in a battery against one man, who, it should be noted, did not mention the other two alleged assailants when he filed a restraining order against Wing. The matter is pending and has been referred to the district attorney's office in Baton Rouge. But an arrest and continuing investigation should be enough for Miles, who moved quickly when Jefferson and Johns were arrested and tried to corral a distraction gone wild. Wing's incident wasn't a distraction gone wild. Apparently, it sailed under the radar for weeks. But now? Now that we know Wing was arrested and his case is pending, Miles is going to have a tough time selling us - and his unity council, which consists of players who are supposed to be team leaders - that what Wing was arrested for and is accused of deserved a different, better treatment. Yes, Wing is accused of committing a misdemeanor, in contrast to the felony charges levied against Jefferson and Johns. That difference isn't insignificant. Neither, though, is the belief that in order for Miles to scare his players into retreating from situations that could lead to the mere appearance of impropriety - perhaps especially fights - then his punishment has to be uniform once arrests have been made. If Jefferson and Johns have to wait for the system to finish with them before they can resume their LSU careers, the same should have applied to Wing. It still can. It's not too late. Miles can get off the tightrope he appears to have walked in this situation, erase the fine line it looks like he drew. Otherwise, he's going to have a tough time explaining himself - not so much to the public but, certainly, to his team. http://www.nola.com/...should_exp.html
That is the key here. Also still hearing from a few that he was only summoned but never arrested. Maybe someone here has heard different.
How can you be arrested, but not be charged? You first have to be charged to be arrested. If he was issued a summons then he wasn't arrested. I think the arrest is what makes the difference in these two cases.
This! I'm no lawyer but, I don't think you can be arrested if you're not charged. Wing got a summons. What if he got a summons for jury duty? Does Miles suspend him for that? He can't get a summons for jury duty though, he's Australian. Oh well!
When the printed version of the Times Picayune came out, the word arrested was dropped because....he wasn't arrested. The internet version of the story had a sensationalized headline that the editors removed. This Chit is getting out of hand.
