Lacrosse ugliness at U.Va.

I don't know if my pops would pass your common sense Heartland test Waylon. But I'll check if he's busy.

 

You just love to see liberals brawl, don't you? I'm onto your game, Mike Vick.

 

Of course I do.

 

According to the non-profit that helps domestic violence victims that I help fundraise for, 32% of college students report dating violence by a previous partner, and 21% report violence by a current partner. Shocking numbers.

 

I wouldn't mind seeing something viewed through he prism of women's sports here.

Sports are supposed to empower women (to some degree). I wonder if she felt she could therefore defend herself?

Sports teach you to be stoic when you're hurt. I wonder if that's why she failed to report previous threats (if there were any)?

Maybe none of the above, but it's something to think about. I'll be interested to hear her roommates' testimony about the relationship.

It's bizarre that no timeline has been released yet about what happened earlier that day.

 

Wash Post addresses some of what we've been debating here with their latest story, as far as the connection between lacrosse and liquor. Huguley and Love also had to be separated at a party recently by friends.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/05/AR2010050503762.html?hpid=topnews

Nine of the 41 members of the Virginia lax team have been arrested for an alcohol-related incident, and eight of those have come during their Cavalier careers. Much higher than other local lax powers Georgetown and Maryland.

 

My wife knows Tiki Barber and Chris Long.

Most sports fans know Ryan Zimmerman and Mark Reynolds.

I could not, and I do not think most people could tell you, how many titles UVA has won in Lax or one player off of those teams.

The football program would shut down if they only had 8,000 at a game.

I think you are way overplaying Lax and its popularity. Maybe in C'ville, but not outside of C'ville.

 

Screw ups on the Bristol/Pulitzer story notwithstanding, the Washington Post can really report, can't it? That is some damn fine reporting all over the place.

Still my favorite paper in the country.

 

Why did UVA force Verica to transfer? Groh?

 

http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/state_regional/article/lax_killing_suspect_had_run-ins_with_law_in_fla/55833/

Other run-ins with police and at least one alcohol related.

 

Decriminalize pot, already.