One thing
Firstly, the victim said on KPIX, "no means no." What else do you need? Gloria Allred showing up at the SBG with Brian Williams?
"His father said his son lived for periods of time with a De La Salle football coach and boosters who helped pay his tuition."
Speaking of culling, the brethren should be outraged; OUTRAGED. There is a time and place for humor.
I don't think the humor is coming from DLS guys
I've read in this thread DLS guys saying, regardless of the truth of the allegations, it's a dark day on Winston drive and, further, the father appears to be a piece of work
That said, this is an incident between two early teens that happens at many schools, including Cal Hi
However, when this happens at Cal-hi, it doesn't gain the press coverage, and if it does, the boy is referred to as a student, not a football player. Assuming all of the allegations are true, I still don't see this being an indictment on the institution or the football team. He was a member of the freshman football team for about 6 weeks before being dismissed for grades and you want to hang Baugh/ Lad out to dry for running a rogue program. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I don't know this kid from Adam, but if he's on a "full-ride", that means he's a Bishop Cummings Scholar. I've met about 20 of those kids -- less than half were athletes and only one was a football player and he was an outstanding young man with no mother, a disabled father, raising two younger siblings. Athletic talent has zero to do with these scholarships. I can see the scholarship committee influenced by the story of an incarcerated father and it's possible that a "bad egg" got thru the process. If he was a stud football player, he would have been in the JV team, especially since so many Sophs are on varsity this year
While I concur this isn't a joking matter, nor is it a matter for those envious of DLS's lack of geographic boundaries to indict those that, regardless, are not guilty parties
I'm not defending the boy at all and I had kids at DLS and Carondelet. I don't have the facts of the case. I hope the truth comes out and appropriate steps (whatever they may be) are taken. The fathers statements are extremely disturbing, but they are a father's statements defending a son.
This is a potential criminal case involving children that were in middle school 6 months ago. My advice is to not only cease the jokes, but to stop the folly of expanding this into an indictment of an institution that you've had issues with on this board for years. Let's see if charges are brought -- if they are, then more details that none of us have will emerge.
