Whomever thinks this is funny must not know how these things work. If I got into an accident with, my attorney could call and say look, we will pay for all the damages out of pocket and you agree to not press charges or report to insurance. Here is a settlement agreement to sign. There is nothing wrong with that and making it seem like it is wrong is really bad reporting because it makes you look pretty dumb not knowing that. The story is basically, attorney tried to settle the issue out of court for his client.
KU Police investigating report of teenage girl raped at KU’s McCarthy Hall
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Whomever thinks this is funny must not know how these things work. If I got into an accident with, my attorney could call and say look, we will pay for all the damages out of pocket and you agree to not press charges or report to insurance. Here is a settlement agreement to sign. There is nothing wrong with that and making it seem like it is wrong is really bad reporting because it makes you look pretty dumb not knowing that. The story is basically, attorney tried to settle the issue out of court for his client.
There is also a difference between getting into an accident and vandalizing something. To not understand why this at least looks shady on his part is simply ignoring what he did.
Actually, you j'hawks are full of shiz. This is a criminal not civil matter. It would be up to the DA to settle it, the car vandalism. Stop the rationalizations. It's getting nauseating assuming any of you are actually Kansans.
I am not talking vandalism. Yeah it is stupid to vandalize. He was wrong but there is nothing wrong with settling the matter out of court. It was before any charges were brought so he could have just said he didn't want to pursue the matter any further and the police would have dropped the matter.
I never ruled out anyone paying it. Honestly, I don't care who was going to pay. It's about getting a big time lawyer to do the dealings. I wrote this in an earlier post, not sure if you read it or not.
Your right parents do hire a lawyer, or most probably have some type of family lawyer already, however very few have a lawyer that also represents professional athletes. There's nothing directly NCAA illegal about that.
This smells similar to the Cliff Alexander ordeal. Probably no money changing hands, but something like "hey, Mr. Lawyer, make this go away, and you'll be our guy after Jackson is done with college, and making millions in the NBA."
Such a class act Jackson is.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...eking-no-charges-allegedly-offered-pay-family
Self should have punished him further than he did and sooner but we all know it's not about the student or university.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...eking-no-charges-allegedly-offered-pay-family
Self should have punished him further than he did and sooner but we all know it's not about the student or university.
Josh Jackson's mom isnt just "some mom". She is a former D1 basketball player, founder of an AU program and has been a vocal supporter of parents taking an active role in understanding what they can do to help their talented bssketball playing child. Her plan is to form a foundation that serves as a resource for the parents of recruits to provie them with information and guidance.
Jackson's mom led a workshop for parents on navigating the academic and athletic standpoint at a major AAU tourney Jackson played at last season.
That she knows what to do and what type of lawyer to get in this type of situation is neither nefarious nor surprising.
Again, having a lawyer try to get you clear of any charges isnt bad behavior.
You are dumb. He destroyed that girls car and later hit and ran a vehicle. He is a piece of **** just like Vick. Just like the KU program.
Nice pathetic try playing the race card.
Care to tell us which 'family' member is forking out cash to some cross country attorney.
Maybe she could have helped him with his social skills....
Maybe parents and coaches can quit babying their basketball players and make them accept at least some responsibility themselves.
Whoa! Racism? That's a pretty serious accusation to level. Do you have anything to back up your claim? Or is it just want you want to believe?
Of course he doesn't. His spin job approach is to distract and throw so much crap we quit talking about the criminal enterprise known as KU.
http://www2.kusports.com/news/2017/mar/13/self-backs-freshman-josh-jackson-strong-words/
Self's righteous indignation - if not grammatical clarity - is heartwarming.
“To be real candid with you, I’m mad at the situation but I’m not necessarily pointing fingers and saying that I’m mad at an individual or a parent or anything like that,” Self said. “Here’s the reality of it: You don’t know, I don’t know, he doesn’t know everything that has transpired. Nobody knows. And I can’t talk to him, nor would I ever attempt to do so, nor would I ever talk about a student-athlete from another program. Never. We would never do that. But the one thing is, I don’t know what the women’s basketball program has told those parties or educated them to the different things that were going on, if I’m a parent and I hadn’t been educated, I could see being very upset. Totally, if nobody from the university or the women’s basketball program has shared with them what’s going on.
“Josh and his mother have acquired representation ...There’s absolutely nothing that I would be remotely concerned about as far as unethical things taking place." (I can believe that, Bill.)
Self's righteous indignation - if not grammatical clarity - is heartwarming.
“To be real candid with you, I’m mad at the situation but I’m not necessarily pointing fingers and saying that I’m mad at an individual or a parent or anything like that,” Self said. “Here’s the reality of it: You don’t know, I don’t know, he doesn’t know everything that has transpired. Nobody knows. And I can’t talk to him, nor would I ever attempt to do so, nor would I ever talk about a student-athlete from another program. Never. We would never do that. But the one thing is, I don’t know what the women’s basketball program has told those parties or educated them to the different things that were going on, if I’m a parent and I hadn’t been educated, I could see being very upset. Totally, if nobody from the university or the women’s basketball program has shared with them what’s going on.
“Josh and his mother have acquired representation ...There’s absolutely nothing that I would be remotely concerned about as far as unethical things taking place." (I can believe that, Bill.)
"Josh" and his resources just make the hit and run more annoying. Someone hit my son's parked car and left a note, but then it rained and he couldn't read it. He went into the office building he was at and the person had also left all of the contact and insurance information there too. So Jackson can hire a lawyer when he gets in trouble, but couldn't just take care of the "traffic" problem when he hit the car to start with by leaving a note?
Plus, being on campus, he probably could have easily just called security or parking to help him identify the person whose car he hit to contact them.
Plus, being on campus, he probably could have easily just called security or parking to help him identify the person whose car he hit to contact them.
As the person who started this thread, I will say that I think a lot of you (well, mainly Surly) are digging hard to make KU look bad. A few things...
When KU locked up a share of the big 12 title with 3 games left, and won it outright with two games left, Self was an absolute idiot (and stubborn) for not suspending Jackson for at least a game. Do it if for nothing to save face and give the impression that you dont find what going on to be acceptable. Do it, and there is no one out there thinking that basketball is the most important thing at KU.
The story about the girl losing playing time because of the incident is overblown and inaccurate. Her dad is trying to spew a lot of things out to the media, and the KC Star is the only one taking the bait so far.
Jackson's attorney offering money to make it go away is in no way wrong. If i did something as dumb as he did and got caught, and at his age I was lucky to not get caught, I would want my attorney to do the same.
When KU locked up a share of the big 12 title with 3 games left, and won it outright with two games left, Self was an absolute idiot (and stubborn) for not suspending Jackson for at least a game. Do it if for nothing to save face and give the impression that you dont find what going on to be acceptable. Do it, and there is no one out there thinking that basketball is the most important thing at KU.
The story about the girl losing playing time because of the incident is overblown and inaccurate. Her dad is trying to spew a lot of things out to the media, and the KC Star is the only one taking the bait so far.
Jackson's attorney offering money to make it go away is in no way wrong. If i did something as dumb as he did and got caught, and at his age I was lucky to not get caught, I would want my attorney to do the same.
You write like this is some sort of isolated incident.
Security may have had breathalyzers. Need to avoid that hassle.
