(07-20-2017, 12:35 AM)Jagsfan4life9/28/82 Wrote:

(07-19-2017, 11:05 PM)Eric1 Wrote: If we knew exactly what was said, then I'd tell you straight up if I was going to justify Fowler's actions.

While you aren't suppose to put hands on somebody because of words, there's absolutely some words that can be said, which can be justified by chin checking somebody.

There isn't many words and normally I'd say to just walk away, but there's few instances where walking away just isn't going to happen. As an example for me, my father passed away last year unexpectedly and if somebody were to start spouting off negativity about my father to my face. You can bet I'm going to take action, as that's still a very touchy subject for me.

Further more, you asked me why I'm dwelling on this, when you're the one who seems to really be dwelling on this. Are you in the group of people on this board who seem to think Fowler is the scum of the earth for this? And trying to make it out like he beat this guy down into a bloody pulp?

Let me start by saying sorry about your father. My condolences.

About my thoughts on Fowler, no, I don't think he's the scum of the earth, either for this or any of his other transgressions. I do think he suffers from a serious character flaw, which is his callous disregard for others. Do I think he can change? Sure, anything is possible, but I wouldn't bet on it. 

Back to the supposition of what happened. Could it have been some vile racist utterance that provoked him? Certainly, but given Fowler's past and his clear disregard for others, does he deserve the benefit of the doubt? He doesn't get it from me.

I appreciate that and Thank You.

As for the rest of your post, I think he falls into a category that a lot of other young athletes do. People who have been given everything, due to their superior talent.

They have always been the "big man on campus" per se. It gives them a sense of self entitlement. Add into that, that they're still young, immature, have more money than they know what to do with and don't fully think before they act.

None of that is a reason why he should be doing what he does, but I definitely believe it plays a part. Not just with him, but plenty of other young athletes and people in general. Not all of them and I'm not saying that's solely the reason why they're doing this, but I definitely believe it plays a big role in a lot of the cases.

I did not intend to make this a racism thing at all. Nor did I intend on making any of you believe I was insisting that this occurred solely because of racism. I was simply making a statement that it could not be completely ruled out as a possible scenario, considering our outside knowledge of the situation. The victim involved could very well be another black man himself, which would make this all a moot point regarding racism.

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