And place it all on the driver, Pleasant. I have no doubt that it was almost entirely Pleasant, if that’s what Bellotti is saying. He would get to the bottom of it before releasing a statement.

We should just be glad Darron, Jamere, and the littlun were okay.

This post seems a bit pointed, if no overtly flaming, to be coming from a moderator. I’m all for swift justice. But to say that “Pleasant is an Idiot” is pretty harsh.

He is 19 years old!

That being said, I think that he acted stupidly, recklessly, and in a fashion not appropriate for a UO football player, or any other ambassador of professional or amateur public sports. The fact that we hold limelight athletes to a higher standard is well established and nearly universally accepted. I agree that there should be repercussions for Thomas and Holland as well as Pleasant. Pleasant’s punishment will probably extend to civil liability as well as any punishment Bellotti hands down.

To call a 19 year old student an Idiot with reference to, as far as I know and certainly as far as the post makes, one event, in a public forum such as this is not an appropriate action for a site moderator, especially on an FPP. I think that it detracts from the quality of the site, and from the overall quality of the discussion that could possibly occur regarding said post.

I don’t personally know Eddie Pleasant like the rest of you apparently do, so I’ll take your word for it. I don’t, however, have any problem at all with an editor saying his opinion. I have known some REALLY intellegent people that have done some REALLY stupid things.

but he’s an idiot. When I was 19, I didn’t use it as an excuse to street race. Most people don’t.

However, what’s done is done. If those involved can use the lessons of the experience to make themselves better, then there is a silver lining.

I am so glad nobody was blogging about me when I was 19 years old. And how many other 19 year old boys, besides those that are on the Duck football team, do you guys care enough about to spend time ruminating and pontificating about?

This is nothing new. Young jocks occasionally get out of control.

But it sure does suck that OSU fans are busy crowing about bringing down USC, and we are fussing about trivial tragedies like this.

Where are the gay sheep when you need them?

that police are looking for a third car the eddie swerved to avoid. now they are saying this had nothing to do with street-racing but he was just avoiding another car that came into their lane