OT:Drunk kid wants his Mac and cheese at the Union

[8893]

 

[UC1995]

Good first step to redemption... though the line that said "that isn't what I am all about" is a bit ridiculous and still shows he doesn't get that he has an issue.

 

[David 76]

If he is sincere, it is a good start. Work on those issues kid.

 

[intlzncster]

If he is sincere, it is a good start. Work on those issues kid.

He's probably a politician. Errbody so good at PR these days.

 

[The Viking]

I was in Portsmouth, NH today and in the center of town was a make-your-own t-shirt store (great idea by the way)...anyway, the T-shirt outside the store for display was Jalapeno Bacon Mac and Cheese....and it was in UConn colors.

hilarious.

 

[BleedHuskyBlu]

Hahahahahahahahaha

 

[CL82]

At least you have 3 towns for your school system. That must give SOME efficiency (although the superintendent in each town + the HS is crazy). I think it's cool that our school (GRHS) is pretty small (700 students) and it's generally ranked highly, but it's all on us. And our police force has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. That's all for a town that is 2.7 sq miles.

If it is the district that I think it is, it has enormous inefficiencies that result in 3 of the the towns subsidizing the 4th town to the tune of $6 to 8 million a year. NJ regional schools frequently have enormous funding issues, due to a series of factors. If you are curious PM me and I can discuss it in more detail. Since it is an NJ issue, it would be a very boring hijack of the thread.

 

[Leebo]

His apology is fine by me. We can't know what's actually in his head, but he didn't shirk responsibility for it.

 

[ctchamps]

Good first step to redemption... though the line that said "that isn't what I am all about" is a bit ridiculous and still shows he doesn't get that he has an issue.

He stated he has some problems that he's addressing. Hope it's true.

 

[huskyniner]

The way he titled the video and how he conducted his apology screams "I'm terrified what will happen when future employers google my name". Didn't sound too sincere to me.

 

[Leebo]

The way he titled the video and how he conducted his apology screams "I'm terrified what will happen when future employers google my name". Didn't sound too sincere to me.

What's wrong with being terrified of that? Does he not have a right to try to rectify the situation (the situation being the search results that will be dominated by the first video)? He has to wallow in the shame of that youtube video indefinitely?

 

[intlzncster]

I was in Portsmouth, NH today and in the center of town was a make-your-own t-shirt store (great idea by the way)...anyway, the T-shirt outside the store for display was Jalapeno Bacon Mac and Cheese....and it was in UConn colors.

hilarious.

Tell me you bought.

 

[huskyniner]

What's wrong with being terrified of that? Does he not have a right to try to rectify the situation (the situation being the search results that will be dominated by the first video)? He has to wallow in the shame of that youtube video indefinitely?

Yes

 

[mauconnfan]

Give the kid his due. If he is going to address his issues good for him.

I would love to hear from the people who got to know him for a month or so on campus to answer the "that isn't what I'm all about". Is he a better kid than the perception from the video? He may or may not be, either way time to change.

 

[Leebo]

Yes

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're not actually saying he shouldn't be able to work or live his life because of the video.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

If he is sincere, it is a good start. Work on those issues kid.

I hope he does turn things around. My concern though is how much of this is him and how much is Dad spoon feeding him.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

At least you have 3 towns for your school system. That must give SOME efficiency (although the superintendent in each town + the HS is crazy). I think it's cool that our school (GRHS) is pretty small (700 students) and it's generally ranked highly, but it's all on us. And our police force has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. That's all for a town that is 2.7 sq miles.

GR is a nice town. Plus, you have 2 commuter rail stations (I have to drive to Ramsey 17, about 10 minutes away) and you have Beekman's, which is a good spot to find a hard-to-find adult beverage.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

If it is the district that I think it is, it has enormous inefficiencies that result in 3 of the the towns subsidizing the 4th town to the tune of $6 to 8 million a year. NJ regional schools frequently have enormous funding issues, due to a series of factors. If you are curious PM me and I can discuss it in more detail. Since it is an NJ issue, it would be a very boring hijack of the thread.

We only have 3 towns in my district. Each town has its own K-8 schools and then 4th school district is the high school (9-12).

 

[huskyniner]

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're not actually saying he shouldn't be able to work or live his life because of the video.

I'm obviously being sarcastic - he shouldn't suffer for the rest of his life because of his actions as a 19-year old. But make no mistake about it, he's not a good person. He got arrested at UMass for assaulting a cop and calling another one the n-word. He then gets a second chance at a better school and berates a restaurant manager, who showed infinite patience in dealing with his entitled ass. I would've probably lost my cool and thrown the kid to the ground myself.

I'm sorry, but I'm not going to accept his contrived apology from his parent's couch (I can basically see his dad in the background directing the entire thing) as a sign that he's actually trying to better himself. It's barely a week later and this is nothing but a desperate attempt at damage control.

 

[jleves]

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're not actually saying he shouldn't be able to work or live his life because of the video.

I think he's saying it's going to be very difficult to find employment. Anyone hiring someone is going to google the name and when you have a few million youtube views, it's gonna float to the top. And then that employer says:

NEXT

 

[Leebo]

I don't understand the "parent's couch" thing. People in the youtube comments are saying stuff like that too. As if he's in some palatial room. It could be a crummy hotel room for all we can see.

Yeah, he's an , I don't think anyone ever suggested otherwise. But at this point it's just outrage p0rn for some people.

 

[8893]

Whatever he is, he's young. That's what really sticks out to me.

People can change. They usually don't, but they can if they really want to. Having a traumatic experience often helps.

I hope the kid uses this one to turn it around.

 

[David 76]

Whatever he is, he's young. That's what really sticks out to me.

People can change. They usually don't, but they can if they really want to. Having a traumatic experience often helps.

I hope the kid uses this one to turn it around.

Yep. And actions mean so much more than words. He talked the talk. Hopefully he walks the walk.

 

[August_West]

Yep. And actions mean so much more than words. He talked the talk. Hopefully he walks the walk.

Well if this internet lashing didn't humble him I think the only thing that could is sharing a cell with Wolfgang Cutler ( gratuitous OZ reference)

 

[Fishy]

He's still a kid and he has time to straighten his act out.

When he said, "that's not what I'm about", I hope he realizes that based on three arrests, that is exactly what he's about right now. Fix that, fix the drinking, stop being a punk and stop getting expelled - that's the order of things. F--- it, join the Army.