Tampa Bay Buccaneers players arrested; So Why do YOU need to see the discipline?

No, this is not a new headline. No need to go to SPTimes.com to see who it was, this is just an attention grabbing headline, nothing more. Well there is more, a little story. Little Tommy throws a rock through your window. Tommy’s dad pays for a new window, and your happy. You don’t see little Tommy around too much, you figure he probably got some time out or groundation. Your done with the matter. So why do you need to see Geno Hayes sitting on a bench for a quarter? Do you really need that to get some kind of gratification for an offense that wasn’t even committed against you? Aqib Talib didn’t throw a rock through your window, Mike Williams didn’t plow into your car because he had a couple brewskies. Or a Pina Colada. What ever type of drink Mike likes, I hope he’s more a beer guy personally, but I can live with it. What is it that drives some people to want to SEE the punishment of Bucs players who transgress; that knowing Raheem Morris and/or Mark Dominik are dealing with the issue on an inside level is not enough? Aqib Talib punches a Cabbie; this is a misdemeanor. Folks, there is a reason the law of our land has two kinds of crimes, Misdemeanors and Felonies. One is serious (Felony), one is not; a misdemeanor is a tad bit higher than a ticket, except you have to go to jail to get processed. The bail usually required for a misdemeanor is enough any reasonably working person can afford, plus some kind of collateral which can be anything, or nothing, depending on the bail bondsman. It’s a non serious crime that doesn’t warrant a lot of concern. When you get pulled over and get in trouble for an open container, thats a misdemeanor that you dont even have to go to jail for anymore. When you get caught shoplifting a piece of gum, thats a misdemeanor. Now steal anything 300 dollars or over, it turns into a Felony. A DUI is a misdemeanor, even though the consequences are far from light. Jeremy Stevens was arrested for a felony; Jeremy Stevens was let go. Aqib Talib’s incident was a misdemeanor, he was dealt with in house. Reports are Talib was beligerant in hotel lobby in England for the Bucs trip there. Last time I checked, that is not even close to a misdemeanor. We also don’t know the scope of the relationship between Morris and Talib. Still, Talib should show more respect in public. Mike Williams suspicion of Dui arrest was not even at the legal level, there is a good chance Williams had two or three beers over the entire evening. The problem is what is starting to appear like an alarming rate at which Bucs players are being mentioned in the newspapers for OFF-field issues like this. We read about other teams like the Cincinnati Bengals, or Dallas Cowboys, or even the Chicago Bears who have players that have shootings in strip clubs, more serious felonious acts, and we think “Oh My we’re becoming just like that”, but were not. The Bucs transgressions are minor ones, and are being dealt with ‘in house’ the way they should be. People feel that Raheem Morris is too soft on his players, because he is too close to their age. Thats your opinion (if it is) and your entitled to have it, but the price you pay for admission to the game only gets you one thing; Admission to the game. Nothing else, it does not give you the right to examine the discipline efforts of the coach/GM to satisfy your curiosity. It gets you in the ball park, not the club house. If Raheem Morris doesn’t have control over his team, that issue will surface for sure in no time. There is no way a team that loses two starters each week continues to win and play at such a high level if the team doesn’t have the coaches back. Or Vice Versa.