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Improviser said:
If JB is reading the BY, what would his response be?
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That said, I'm alarmed by reading the recorded speeds in three different zones for three instances that attracted enough attention to warrant three citations in the past year, prior to the current incident.

So much else here is speculative and conclusive in ways that confirm my sense that there are certain subjects here that reflect much more about the people making the comment than anything else.

I don't know the past or present facts fully enough to draw the conclusions that many here have, but the range of opinions do not surprise me. This current arrest has its own open questions.

I'm concerned for JB's safety & well-being, as well as the risks his reported behaviors pose to others. That's troubling enough as it is, and leaves me with no need to draw further conclusions. My only speculation is that many here with stronger opinions may have a more traumatic history with impaired driving than I do.
 
Odds Charlotte plays him tomorrow? That organization is such a dumpster fire that It honestly wouldn’t surprise me.

I get the NBA is a business, but shame on them if he even sniffs the floor for the first few games. He should have to show real progress on & more importantly off the court before given that opportunity again. I think a Kemba return would be such a great fit from an accountability/culture perspective in Charlotte. Hope it happens & James can see how a fellow Husky/true pro conducts himself.
 
Incursio007 said:
Odds Charlotte plays him tomorrow? That organization is such a dumpster fire that It honestly wouldn’t surprise me.

I get the NBA is a business, but shame on them if he even sniffs the floor for the first few games. He should have to show real progress on & more importantly off the court before given that opportunity again. I think a Kemba return would be such a great fit from an accountability/culture perspective in Charlotte. Hope it happens & James can see how a fellow Husky/true pro conducts himself.
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He didn't hurt anybody. They'll play him until his legal situation resolves, at which point he'll be disciplined.

PJ Tucker got a 3 game suspension in 2014. Ty Lawson 2 games. KCP 2 games.
 
Kenny11 said:
Yes it Seems like this is a DUI he can actually beat in court. But he has big issues that could take a lot of time to resolve
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You can beat pretty much every DUI in court at least I know you can in Illinois, you just have to pay a pretty hefty sum of money. There's plenty of lawyers whose only job is getting people off of DUI's.

His problem is all his other driving infractions, pattern of behavior. His gun permit is pending and there's no charge there.
 
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What's MJ doing over there in Charlotte? He needs to take him under his wing and teach him the only appropriate vice is gambling
 
Reckless and/or impaired driving are among the most common ways that young men cry out for help. Throw in the gun, and it seems like he's practically begging people to grasp the obvious here. People don't pass out in the driver's seat of their own car in a god damn parking garage if they don't want to be noticed.

I'm not going to sit here and tell people to take it easy on a guy who's endangered others' with a pattern of reckless behavior, but at the same time I'll advise you to tread lightly with your judgement. We don't know when, where, or why he was doing this. Many suicides file as single car accidents, which often involve speeds well over the limit.

Is it possible he simply lacks intelligence or maturity? Sure. But I'm not really getting that vibe here. This feels more like Ben Gordon's issues from a couple years ago.
 
I try not to be in the hot take business, but it's just disappointing to see the chain of events from Bouk. All the way back to the freshmen year "mistake" to his "incident" at our home game - to this...

I hope things straighten out for him, I thought that hiring Tripp was supposed to help avoid situations like this...

Truly hope this is the last of the transgressions, but that being said, I hope he gets help if he needs it.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:


That said, I'm alarmed by reading the recorded speeds in three different zones for three instances that attracted enough attention to warrant three citations in the past year, prior to the current incident.

So much else here is speculative and conclusive in ways that confirm my sense that there are certain subjects here that reflect much more about the people making the comment than anything else.

I don't know the past or present facts fully enough to draw the conclusions that many here have, but the range of opinions do not surprise me. This current arrest has its own open questions.

I'm concerned for JB's safety & well-being, as well as the risks his reported behaviors pose to others. That's troubling enough as it is, and leaves me with no need to draw further conclusions. My only speculation is that many here with stronger opinions may have a more traumatic history with impaired driving than I do.
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Bo Diddley is from another generation.

Wonder if JB ever heard of him, or ever heard the song?

Song might reflect his response if he knew the song. If he reads the BY, now he will know the song.
 
Shamon30 said:
You almost have to try to get arrested like that 4 times in one year. I hope he trades liquor for soda pop and soon.
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Better yet he needs to trade immaturity for maturity. The kid needs help and I hope he finally realized it. If he didn’t there will be much worst coming in his future.
 
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Scrutiner said:
Even A-10's only have a 30 mm cannon, so JB having a 40 mm in his car would be a serious show of self defense capability!
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M79 Grenade Launcher , aka "Thumper", fired a 40mm round. Nasty..........best buddy in the boonies.
 
Viet Vet said:
M79 Grenade Launcher , aka "Thumper", fired a 40mm round. Nasty..........best buddy in the boonies.
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Love that. If you're not a gun guy, saying his gun was 40mm is like saying he's 6.7 meters tall.
Sweet gun that compact Glock 40 S&W good for Bouk for not going for the run-of-the-mill 9mm
 
UcannUconn said:
I live in Mecklenburg County. The courts here do not mess around with traffic violations. I got ticketed for going 43 in a 35. I showed up to the court date because I didn’t want the points on my license. To no avail; got the point and incurred $200 in court costs. There’s a chance he does time.
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Thats crazy, in CT just by showing up to court you can basically get any ticket thrown out.

I had just bought a brand new car about a week earlier and quickly got a speeding ticket for 98 mph in a 65. I opted to go to traffic court and before I even said a word at the bench they offered to reduce it to a $35 moving violation. Instead of accepting I requested "To make a donation to charity in lieu of charges".

The prosecutor (or whoever the court representative was) yelled at me for having the audacity to ask because I could've been arrested, but I just repeated "I'd like to make a charitable donation in lieu of charges". A 300 dollar donation to charity later and its like it never happened.
 
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For the people in the thread who think James didn't drive or that it was smart he returned to his car to sleep it off and it's a bogus DWI arrest, there is a fuller picture now. Bouknight was in the driver's seat blocking access to the parking garage with his car and was passed out. Security banged on his window to wake him up and were unsuccessful. Once they were able to see enough through the tint in his window to see he had a gun on his lap they called law enforcement.
 
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Why is it always TMZ?

I was thinking he probably had the unregistered gun in his glovebox or something. Sitting in his lap? Not a good look. Get the kid into rehab and therapy ASAP. He's asking to kill someone or be killed if he keeps this up.
 
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Huskybass said:
Why was the Glock out? This kid really needs help. Forget basketball. Just get help
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I guess you can tell Bouknight got some very good advice. If you carry concealed in a car in North Carolina, you need a CCW permit. If you open carry in a vehicle you do not. He did exactly the right thing with his weapon. Other option is to keep in a LOCKED glove box, console or in the trunk. Since he applied for a CCW somewhere along the way he learned about legal handling of a firearm. Now being drunk with a bag of doritos, that's obviously a different story. They might get him on §131.02, possession of a weapon while intoxicated.
 
Rumrunner said:
I guess you can tell Bouknight got some very good advice. If you carry concealed in a car in North Carolina, you need a CCW permit. If you open carry in a vehicle you do not. He did exactly the right thing with his weapon. Other option is to keep in a LOCKED glove box, console or in the trunk. Since he applied for a CCW somewhere along the way he learned about legal handling of a firearm. Now being drunk with a bag of doritos, that's obviously a different story. They might get him on §131.02, possession of a weapon while intoxicated.
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I don't know about you... but when I'm blackout drunk with a gun, I'm usually not considering the North Carolina general statutes.
 
Yea after all these details I would be surprised if his 3rd year option got picked up, only reason for doing so would be Charlotte not conceding they completely blew a lottery pick that was supposed to replace the previous lottery pick(Monk).
 
husky429 said:
I don't know about you... but when I'm blackout drunk with a gun, I'm usually not considering the North Carolina general statutes.
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True, and while we can make pithy comments about it, he most likely will be charged using 14-1415, which means he'll be denied his CCW permit. These are run of the mill add-on charges that the DA loves to pursue. In the grand scheme of things, these are all misdemeanors, so his legal jeopardy isn't sky high. But what sucks when you add in his alleged reckless driving charges, you get to the longer end of the punishment scale. And in the future, if you need to come hat in hand on some other charges, it becomes easier and easier to say no.
 
UCFan1513 said:
Hinting that he shut people from UConn out?
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No, not exactly. My burning bridges comment was more about him professionally. People with elite skills are often offered easy forgiveness, right or wrong, but so far, James hasn’t proven that his professional skills will earn him that privilege.

Dan and Kimani have some personal lived experiences that make them good resources for him right now, when he’s in the headspace to get it. Until then, you don’t give up on people you care about. That doesn’t mean you lie to them and tell them what they want to hear or that you don’t step back when that seems like the right thing to do.

He did mess up his freshmen year, we know that- was suspended for three games and had restrictions on team activities. He was also eligible for a first-time offenders program, which he was in for a year and successfully completed. It would be professionally unethical for me to offer any kind of firm take here; but, given his age and gender, one would want to make sure all possible contributing factors are looked at. People like to talk tough about what they’d do or say to him, but it‘s not enabling to let people know you are there for them, while setting appropriate boundaries.
 
Rumrunner said:
True, and while we can make pithy comments about it, he most likely will be charged using 14-1415, which means he'll be denied his CCW permit. These are run of the mill add-on charges that the DA loves to pursue. In the grand scheme of things, these are all misdemeanors, so his legal jeopardy isn't sky high. But what sucks when you add in his alleged reckless driving charges, you get to the longer end of the punishment scale. And in the future, if you need to come hat in hand on some other charges, it becomes easier and easier to say no.
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I mean, you implied that a blackout drunk Bouknight was seriously considering his legal culpability when he fell asleep with his piece in his lap.

He wasn't thinking--he just got lucky.

I expect James will have minimal consequences--he's going to have the best defense lawyers in the state working for him.
 
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