DCWildcat
07-26-2007, 06:31 PM
Odell Thurman's being suspended a second season. After assault charges were previously dropped, this means he's being suspended for two consecutive seasons for a DUI and a positive drug screen. Anyone else think this is way over the line? In no way do I condone those activities, but they should be punished reasonably, and almost as importantly, consistently with other cases. Nobody I've ever heard of in the NFL has done so little to deserve such a harsh punishment. And while I applaud Gooddell's efforts to crack down on this kind of stuff, little-to-zero tolerance policies implemented after a culture of more leniency have been shown by research to result not in better behavior, but in less likelihood of violations being reported.
I.e., if the number of players caught with positive drug screens goes down, it's generally not because players are doing less drugs--it's because they're cheating much more, or the people responsible for the reports aren't doing so because they don't feel the player should be punished.
I.e., if the number of players caught with positive drug screens goes down, it's generally not because players are doing less drugs--it's because they're cheating much more, or the people responsible for the reports aren't doing so because they don't feel the player should be punished.
