http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9496533/florida-gators-lb-antonio-morrison-arrested-barking-police-dog
I'm sure George Zimmerman would agree that Antonio Morrison looks like a punk, and frankly when I googled his image... yeah, not impressed. He got in trouble for punching a bouncer, and that's not OK. Punching people is not OK.
Now, thirty years ago, getting into a fight with a bouncer would've been considered kind of cool.
But two things: One, every fight is not a criminal case. I've been punched in one form or another plenty of times. Cross faces in wrestling; rugby is just one long series of punches in the face.
Two, do you seriously arrest a guy for barking at a police dog? Seriously? Personally, I think that's hilarious.
There are a lot of cultural right wing commentators talking about a "War on Men" to counteract the "War on Women" idea. I disagree.
What we have is a War on Boys. We've taken the rambunctiousness of youth and turned it into a police matter. Men are doing just fine. But boys - and that includes the overgrown boys of semi-pro sports - are no longer able to make youthful mistakes without getting the law involved.
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