Devondrick Nealy in a bit of trouble? Already?
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My thoughts exactly. Until i see something that says he was involved in the fake muggings this is a non-issue to me. IMO what we actually know happened isn't worthy of a suspension. What people are speculating he did is a game or two. I'd guess like 5-10% of the male population in the dorms has a bb gun or a paintball gun in their dorm room. I'd also bet most of them at some point shot each other in the hall with them.
Nealy made the mistake of going outside with it. Anything more than that is speculation at this point.
Who cares about the Fulmer Cup? Like Iowa, our guys are getting in trouble for minor stuff. I never really had a problem with what happened in Iowa City (except the rape thing), and I don't have a problem with this. Both Ferentz and Rhoads know that you can't recruit choir boys here and win, and they're both willing to let minor **** slide. Certainly doesn't make the bad coaches (even if they aren't particularly strict disciplinarians).
Although 15 seems like more than I remember.
Although 15 seems like more than I remember.
My post was not an effort to say he did anything.....other than carry around a bb gun the someone could potentially mistake as a harmful weapon. It could have cause him or someone else harm. This is not ok! And those you who think it is ok need to re-evaluate.
Per some guy on HN under the username HawkSpeng who claims to know the story:
"I go to ISU and my brother and best friend are CSO on campus and it was my best friend that found them. There were 6 of them total and there were 3 BB guns. It could have been bad if actual cops showed up because the BB guns didn't have red tips or anything. The reason why he's getting charged is because when my buddy approached them he decided to take off and run and was chased over a mile before he disappeared and from what I've been told by them, around 5-10 minutes before my buddy found them a couple of them tried to rob 2 people in front of Curtiss Hall. No idea who tried to rob them that's just what my brother told me. That's all I know."
"I go to ISU and my brother and best friend are CSO on campus and it was my best friend that found them. There were 6 of them total and there were 3 BB guns. It could have been bad if actual cops showed up because the BB guns didn't have red tips or anything. The reason why he's getting charged is because when my buddy approached them he decided to take off and run and was chased over a mile before he disappeared and from what I've been told by them, around 5-10 minutes before my buddy found them a couple of them tried to rob 2 people in front of Curtiss Hall. No idea who tried to rob them that's just what my brother told me. That's all I know."
I stick up for the players over the police all the time, but I just cant in this situation, the guy was carrying a bb gun. This is Ames Iowa not Detroit Michigan.
I go ISU myself and My brother and one of my best friends are CSO on campus and it was my best friend who found all this. There were 6 of them shooting 3 BB guns on central campus. It could have been really bad if a police officer got there first because the BB guns didn't have red tips or anything. The reason why he got charged is because he decided run and get chased by my friend for over a mile before he disappeared and from what i've been told, around 5-10 minutes before my friend showed up, a couple of them tried to rob 2 people in front of Curtiss Hall. The others were let go from what i've been told because they listened and didn't run. That's pretty much all I know.
So you think carrying a BB gun around campus is worse than smoking pot? IMO it should be the other way around.
Nobody said is was perfectly OK.
So...........we don't know how involved or not involved he was. Hmm. Doesn't it seem odd he was seemingly the only football player involved as a guy that's been on campus for a couple weeks and likely only really knows football players. I don't know, I guess I'll just wait and see if anymore info comes out. No one was hurt and nothing was stolen though so that makes it significantly less serious IMO. Still not OK, just not a removable offense.
Why not charge then with the attempted robbery? Or is the DA still looking at it?
Someone point out the most offensive part of this post, quick!
Hint: it has nothing to do with the content.
Just thought you guys would like to revisit this thread and use some of it for your own glass house.
http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/state-rivals/23076-favorite-iowa-misconduct-excuse.html
http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/state-rivals/23076-favorite-iowa-misconduct-excuse.html
My lord, I hope you're kidding.
Nope, and apparently I'm in the vast minority, so after this I'll shut up.
But based on what the police did (very minor), I am assuming many things. Most people on this thread are making assumptions that make the situation much worse than what we actually know. I'm making assumptions that give him the benefit of the doubt until I learn otherwise.
My Assumptions:
A) He isn't associated with the fake mugging (that's only been speculated by posters and he wasn't charged with it)
B) If he was involved in the fake muggings the gun was clearly fake or an ISU alert would have been issued. And I assume since there wasn't an ISU alert issued it was done in an obviously joking manner because if it had been remotely violent or remotely threatening they would have activated the ISU alert system for a threat on campus. So the muggee apparently knew it wasn't a threat and the police also didn't think there was a danger to anyone on campus. Was it dumb? YES! But obviously they didn't tackle the guy tell them they were going to kill him and steal his wallet. BTW they didn't take anything. If it wasn't a joke they would have actually taken something after all that's the whole point of mugging someone. A Bad joke? Absolutely.
Based on what we actually know i think my scenario or idea of what probably happened is closer to the truth than the people viewing it as a major problem. Because if it was a major issue the police department would have arrested him instead of writing him a fine. As so many people in this thread apparently think ISUPD are a bunch of hard ***** who don't cut people breaks it appears they would have cut a MAJOR break for Nealy if it was as bad as people are making it seem.
All that said if they add charges at a later date or we actually learn more about what he did I will change my opinion. As of now everyone is assuming things that make it seem horrible with very little actual information to go on.
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