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Belittling college-aged kids for, yes, stupid mistakes (that really didn't harm anybody but themselves) doesn't make us look good.

I would agree that belittling anybody doesn't make us look good. However, in the case of Mr. Mayfield, he went out and got drunk. While none of us would say that is a noble thing to do, most of us have done it at least once or twice.  :) However, if you are being arrested for your actions, even if you really "didn't do anything illegal", a junior high school student has to know you don't resist arrest and you don't attempt to flee. If you are sober enough to flee, you are sober enough to know that you simply can't do that. That isn't a "stupid mistake". Getting drunk was the stupid mistake. Yes, you have diminished capacity, but even in that state, you know you don't resist arrest, for both practical and ethical reasons.
I am not belittling Mr. Mayfield. I am saying that anyone who has committed the infractions that he has (and plead guilty regarding) should be disqualified from any award as a college football player. You may not agree, which is fine.

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Belittling college-aged kids for, yes, stupid mistakes (that really didn't harm anybody but themselves) doesn't make us look good.

I would agree that belittling anybody doesn't make us look good. However, in the case of Mr. Mayfield, he went out and got drunk. While none of us would say that is a noble thing to do, most of us have done it at least once or twice.  :) However, if you are being arrested for your actions, even if you really "didn't do anything illegal", a junior high school student has to know you don't resist arrest and you don't attempt to flee. If you are sober enough to flee, you are sober enough to know that you simply can't do that. That isn't a "stupid mistake". Getting drunk was the stupid mistake. Yes, you have diminished capacity, but even in that state, you know you don't resist arrest, for both practical and ethical reasons.
I am not belittling Mr. Mayfield. I am saying that anyone who has committed the infractions that he has (and plead guilty regarding) should be disqualified from any award as a college football player. You may not agree, which is fine.