Crime and punishment have been in the news lately. Nidal Hassan, who killed or wounded 44 people in a 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, has finally been tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. The only interesting thing about the verdict is that a death sentence is what Hassan was aiming for all along, since his ambition is martyrdom. So when is punishment not punishment?
Johnny Manziel was investigated by the NCAA for rule violations of a much less serious nature. As things stand this morning, he must be guilty of something, but less guilty than I expected based on the suspicious circumstantial evidence reported by the sports media, and a lot less guilty than Aggie haters around the state hoped he was. Manziel's penalty is sitting out the first 30 minutes of the season opener against Rice, about the same punishment he would've gotten for sassing an assistant coach if he was anyone other than JFF.
Johnny Manziel was investigated by the NCAA for rule violations of a much less serious nature. As things stand this morning, he must be guilty of something, but less guilty than I expected based on the suspicious circumstantial evidence reported by the sports media, and a lot less guilty than Aggie haters around the state hoped he was. Manziel's penalty is sitting out the first 30 minutes of the season opener against Rice, about the same punishment he would've gotten for sassing an assistant coach if he was anyone other than JFF.
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