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| FTBL Bama player Elias Ricks arrested
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Justneedme81
Sideline Club
We fixing to win another championship!
bamafan9201
Sideline Club
I know this may not go over well here, speeding definitely bad...but he's not getting arrested for speeding. The other charge is bullshit...Marijuana is just not the drug people think it is. I don't even partake in it ever since I was a kid, mainly because I can't afford to have legal issues with the position I have right now. But, Marijuana should never be a good reason to give a kid a criminal record. Just seems stupid to me.
Edit: Just realized it was in Mississippi - that makes sense...probably realized he played for Bama and wanted to stick it to him.
Edit: Just realized it was in Mississippi - that makes sense...probably realized he played for Bama and wanted to stick it to him.
Justneedme81
Sideline Club
But nobody is addressing the fact Ricks is 6'6!!!!!
rocknthefreeworld
Century Club
On top of it, employers can test for it and fire you even if it is legal where you live. Thankfully that is getting less common as employers are realizing they are going to have trouble filling a lot of positions if they do.
ElephantStomp
Bama Club
Arresting somebody for damn weed. Unless he was heavy, there’s no reason to arrest somebody, but it is in that backwards, hillbilly state of Mississippi
rocknthefreeworld
Century Club
I agree but it was a throw in charge I bet. Speeding and no insurance were the primary.
BamaFan334
Scholarship Club
You're a freaking cop. It's against the law. No matter how petty, as citizens of this country and the states and counties we live in it's against the laws we are asked to abide by. Don't like it, move somewhere where it is legal, or rally and vote your prospective law changing politician into office. It's not bullshit to arrest someone for having illegal drugs on them on top of other offenses. How many offenses in the same stop until it's "ok to arrest them"? All you're doing is taking responsibility away from the idiot that knew it was illegal and still decided to carry it.
Yeah yeah, I get there are a million other worse things happening likely within five miles of this stop, but it still doesn't excuse someone from breaking the law no matter how petty people see it. Go read the story of that lady that killed two kids because she was speeding in California. We all speed every day and consider it a petty offense, until it kills a little kid or an innocent person and then of course we all act as if it's death penalty time.
50+yeartidefan
Touchdown Club
Why speed around if you are carring weed and have no auto insurance....
...just screams...catch me..catch me..
Dumb mistake...move on...
Probable use to getting away with any and everything...
...just screams...catch me..catch me..
Dumb mistake...move on...
Probable use to getting away with any and everything...
bamafan9201
Sideline Club
Time to get a NIL from a traffic attorney
When a ticket would suffice?
There's no escaping driving without insurance. That's the "WTF are you thinking" question that bears repeating.
The weed, it's merely a headline. And everyone is jumping on "he was arrested for weed." There's no way he's going anywhere with no insurance. Car? Towed. I'd bet that's their biggest "money maker" when it comes to fines, restitution, and renewal. I know the insurance company is going to tack on top of his dues simply because it lapsed.
It is THE headline ...
ElephantStomp
Bama Club
Speeding (at a certain speed) and no insurance I can see
No insurance is the kicker, as is speeding. I’d have the vehicle towed, ticket for speed (depending how fast), no insurance ticket, and maybe ticket for weed (depending on amount).
ElephantStomp
Bama Club
It’s officer discretion, unless he was heavy on weed, I wouldn’t and haven’t arrested somebody for it. Speeding (depending on speed) I would, no insurance I would have vehicle towed and ticket. Not taking responsibility away from anybody, fines would suffice.
ElephantStomp
Bama Club
Unless the speed was egregious I wouldn’t arrest for that either. I would ticket for all the offenses and have the vehicle towed. Arresting somebody for any of those charges (unless the speed was egregious and heavy on weed) is just being an unnecessary douche
Davestwin
Sideline Club
If these young men are responsible enough to sign multi-million NIL deals then they should be responsible enough to not drive without insurance … and to definitely not speed while driving without insurance … and most certainly not to be smoking weed while speeding without insurance! Don’t blame the cop for this kid’s major lapse in judgment. The court’s can give him an out but we don’t want cops to be the ones to decide what constitutes an arrest do we? Their lives are hard enough as it is. I’d rather give them a break than an irresponsible athlete. You can bet if the cop let this slide and a week or a month later Rick’s killed someone while speeding and smoking weed the cries for the cop’s job would be deafening.
Yeah, we do. Every situation is different: it can't be rubber stamped.
Let's remember, it was possession. If one was smoking when they were pulled over we'd see a DUI charge, not a simple possession charge.
Rolltide24
Century Club
Late night in Charlotte, the CMPD are notorious for checkpoints. Usually over half the tickets-arrests are driving without a license and/or without insurance. It’s one of those, if you haven’t renewed your license don’t go out driving at 1-2am. Same for insurance. Need to have your head checked.