Sac Fly

February 24th, 2017 at 10:46 PM ^

He doesn't get a felony because some other mystery man who was never identified and may not even exist supposedly cause the majority of the damage, so he gets off the hook.

Sac Fly

February 24th, 2017 at 10:53 PM ^

Jackson is for sure responsible for the damage to the door and the tail light, which is estimated to cost more than $1000. So he should have been charged with a felony anyway and didn't.

For the record I would have had no problem with him pleading the charge down, I don't want to see a kid get a felony for kicking a car. I do have a problem with them deciding who gets charged with what based on the sport you play.

readyourguard

February 24th, 2017 at 10:49 PM ^

I'm one of those fans who only knows our players and the big names of our opponents. I thought the link would Clear it up but instead it asked me to take a survey. I'm a bottle of Pinot in and not really in the mood to answer questions. Care to elaborate?

Longballs Dong…

February 24th, 2017 at 11:22 PM ^

I don't know why some OPs act like some random stories are such common knowledge that they need no context.  Sorry, but the extent of my knowledge of Josh Jackson is that he was from Detroit.  I certainly don't follow his personal life let alone his basketball career.  Why would I be expected to know this story?  I'm fine with this story being posted (in fact, I like random stories like this showing up) but would it kill the OP (who may or may not be WD?) to add 2-3 sentences explaining why I might care about this?   It also seems that the OP is referencing other known facts not referenced in the story.  Can we know more about why this is a "major legal break?"  Unless I'm missing some details this doesn't seem much worse than, say, a football player sliding over the hood of a car Dukes of Hazzard style.

Anyway, that's what grinds my gears.

 

Blueblood2991

February 24th, 2017 at 11:08 PM ^

I remember how pissed most of the board was at Beilein for not even offering this prodigy out of Detroit. There was red flags with his mom magically getting a job with under armour, and them making a "pop up" high school basically for him in California.

In the 6 months he's been on campus, he's already been charged with this vandalism, and was also present when a 16 year old got raped in the basketball dorm. 

Great ball player, but seems to not have the best choice in friends.

1974

February 25th, 2017 at 9:28 AM ^

Obviously not every high-level recruit gets in trouble, and the coaches of Duke, Kansas, and Kentucky have some coaching ability, but Jackson and guys like him are one (just one  ... not the only one) reason that Michigan won't be a Top Five / Top Ten basketball any time soon. (Yes, I think "Coach K" belongs in the same slimy category as Self and Calipari, though maybe not to the same degree.)

Jackson's educational environment past 9th grade or so is almost humorous. I don't blame him or his family, but he's made a mockery of "schooling."