In many instances, crimes like sexual assault and battery are concocted, or the people reporting the crime have an axe to grind or some angle they're playing.  Many times when these cases are dismissed, it's because the victim's narrative falls apart under further scrutiny.  Especially those battery charges where someone claims they were physically assaulted by an athlete. In quite a few of those cases, the victims were the instigators, and witness testimony will back that up. 

 

The problem with a lot of these student athletes, particularly at schools like UF or FSU is that they're put on this pedestal by everyone from the boosters to the coaches and fans that they develop an entitlement mentality.  They think they can pretty much get away with anything.   If they happen to be a star player, more often than not, they do.  They'll get a slap on the hand like a suspension for a half game vs. a daunting opponent like the Sisters of Mercy.  Rarely do you see star players receive appropriate punishment when they skirt the laws. 

 

There's no doubt that players at UF and FSU get preferential treatment in most instances, but not always.  We've seen players dismissed from both teams over the years as a result of boneheaded behavior.  Unfortunately, those guys usually wind up being scrubs who weren't contributing much to begin with.

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