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Jalen Arrested for Scooter Accident

We saw them driving kinda fast near Teds in September when my son was up there for a student visit. Adams and Vitale were the two we recognized. So this has been going on for a while
 
I graduated from UConn in 2014 and mopeds were hugely popular with students. I imagine that is still the case.

Wouldn't mind if KO pulled a Coach K. here and let it slide...
 
FWIW he should be able to push the court date if need be. I think the bigger issue is what Ollie does with him.
 
MadDogRevival said:
I do a lot of criminal work (not in CT).
1st, he has been arrested.
Not convicted.
Yeah yeah, he probably did it, but I have plenty of cases come through the door where the guy is legitimately innocent.
Keep in mind that, if Jalen was stoned or drunk, then leaving the scene probably gave him the best legal result. Not offering moral guidance here, but "leaving the scene" when there is only property damage or no damage almost always carries less severe penalties than a DUI.
I live out in the sticks. If a guy trashes his car on the side of the road, drunk, all he has got to do is leave the scene for 2 hours and no blood/breath test will be admissible.
In my state any motorized vehicle on the road will get you a DUI. Have had plenty of 4-wheelers and such.

If nobody was hurt, I consider this minor and not news worthy.

Give the kid a bowl of JMAC, a slap on the wrist, and let him get back to life.
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He ought to use the teddy Kennedy defense
 
Obviously not good judgement by Adams but the UConn police have always been cowboys. I hope he doesn’t get held out for more than one half of a game at most.
 
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huskiesnyc said:
Obviously not good judgement by Adams but the UConn police have always been cowboys. I hope he doesn’t get held out for more than one half of a game at most.
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UConn police are actually pretty damn lackadaisical. UConn is the most weed-friendly campus in the country, and it takes a lot more to get kicked off campus in Storrs than most other schools. Adams was just being stupid here.
 
huskymedic said:
Next... "Witnesses on scene said the four men were racing while heading south on Hillside Road near the intersection with Gilbert Road" (Essentially the center of campus right past Gampel)
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It's not smart, sure.
I did a loooooot of really dumb stuff when I was young. "Scooter Racing" would have not made my top 50, truth be told.
They're kids, ultimately.
Give 'em a stern talkin' to, get the prelim continued, suspend him from a couple of important practices, bring him in off the bench at the first whistle in the next game, and let's call it even.

With the amount that UConn has been punished for fabricated, ex post facto NCAA trash rules, we absolutely should go easy on ours.
This is not a quintessential question of good or evil we're discussing here. Scooters. Kids.

Basic.
 
UConnStats said:
UConn police are actually pretty damn lackadaisical. UConn is the most weed-friendly campus in the country, and it takes a lot more to get kicked off campus in Storrs than most other schools. Adams was just being stupid here.
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UConn is absolutely not the "most weed friendly campus in the country" trust me I have firsthand experience with this.
 
huskiesnyc said:
Obviously not good judgement by Adams but the UConn police have always been cowboys. I hope he doesn’t get held out for more than one half of a game at most.
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Guy left scene of an accident. If he stuck around he would have received an infraction ticket. Not sure what the Cop was supposed to do.
 
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crazyUCfan23 said:
UConn is absolutely not the "most weed friendly campus in the country" trust me I have firsthand experience with this.
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I read that in an article a couple years back. Anyone can have a bad RA, but it’s definitely not too harsh.
 
UConnStats said:
I read that in an article a couple years back. Anyone can have a bad RA, but it’s definitely not too harsh.
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wasn't an RA issue-in that sense yes it is lax, but uconn police don't see it that way.
 
UConnStats said:
UConn police are actually pretty damn lackadaisical. UConn is the most weed-friendly campus in the country, and it takes a lot more to get kicked off campus in Storrs than most other schools. Adams was just being stupid here.
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Not true but they are lazy
Have you been to campuses in California, Oregon and Washington state?
Went to a few with my daughter and even the damn "athlete" dorms smelled like a smoke-a-thon
At ASU they were smoking on the roofs and porches
Felt like when I was in school - but that was in the 70s and I thought pot was now too expensive to be a legit party drug anymore but who am I to know - I'm al ole fart now
 
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I work on campus... I am surprised there are not more scooter accidents on campus involving cars and/or pedestrians. It is pretty crazy during class change times. Unfortunately, the athletes on these things stick out like sore thumbs with their Nike UConn apparrel. In this case, the wrecked scooter was pretty much abandoned in the middle of the road.
 
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I can see Ollie not playing him unless we absolutely need him in the first game. If the team doesn't need him then he'll keep him on the bench the whole game but wont formally suspend him.
 
My guess is that KO is going to make a decision tomorrow after consultation with AD and President. Tough decision in that it does sound like dumb adolescent stuff we are all guilty of - not really harmful, but nonetheless, stupid. Yet it did involve the police and requires him to go to court. I could make a case for a one game suspension or not, but my guess is that he will be suspended for a game or two. There may be specific language in athletic team rules that tie KOs hands. If I am an impartial university president, I would say brief suspension and be thankful it didn't happen before a more important game. JMHO.
 
Wordbomar said:
Agreed they drive like idiots on them all over the place. Watched Anderson almost take someone out near the Union the other day
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Anderson is one of the worst. Williams, too. They need to understand these things aren't toys.
 
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