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I admit to more faults than the average guy. But the one thing that drives me up the wall is sanctimonious hypocrisy. It has been my experience that if someone tells you more than 2 times that they are a really good christian, they probably are not. It has been my experience that when someone tells you how honest they are, more than twice, then you need to firm up the grip on your wallet. The same theory applies to santimonious condemnation of drinking drivers and people with other easily villified demons.
Let me say that it will forever be a stain on the reputation of the Ripon Police Department that I have never received a DWI citation. There were many times when I should have received one, had they been more vigilant. But that was 30 years ago. Now I have raised 2 daughters and I am more like Ward Cleaver. People can and do change all the time.
I would bet my house that many of the posters who go on and on and on about Koren Robinson have, on more than one occaision, driven with a BAC well above .08. I am sure that several have their own DWI citations. I am sure that some have cleaned up there act and should be applauded. I am sure they are proud of doing so. I am certain that some have had more than 1 DWI and learned their lesson later than some others, but they learned nonetheless.
How many of you would want to be banned from the job market for your transgressions, whether they be drinking related or anger related? The truth of the matter is that Koren Robinson is going to pay the price with a jail term in Washington or Minnesota or both. Competent lawyering can probably put it off until February, but he is going to do some time. (Unless the Judge in Washington is REALLY pissed.)
Some of you know that I live in suburban Minneapolis. I have always disliked the Vikings for the obvious reasons. (Denny Green, Randy Moss. Some of it is frustration from watching Dave Roller chase Fran Tarkenton around without success.) When KR came to the Vikings, I was skeptical. From a distance he looked kind of surly. But when I saw him on TV or at a publicity event, he has been a genuinely nice person. I found myself liking him in spite of his employer and in spite of his past transgressions. Some of you may know that he married this past June. You may not know that he voluntarily reentered treatment in May. I can only assume that he felt the demons returning and tried to stop them, but failed.
That should not operate as a defense. There is a price to pay and he will pay it and he SHOULD pay it. That price is $10 million in salary, time in jail, and being publicly ostracized by hypocrits who don't know him. He will be suspended without pay by the NFL.
But the piling on by hypocrits should NOT be part of the price. I wonder if Cliff Christl ever drove drunk. I wonder if he ever got caught. Newspaper writers have had a reputation as very hard drinkers in the past. So for those of you who enjoy piling unto Koren Robinson, take a look in your mirror before you become to sanctimonious. For those of you who are more pious than I, consider that redemption, in the religious sense, comes from admitting that you were wrong. After that, the pious must forgive in order to maintain their claim to piety.
I have never met Koren Robinson. But if I did, I would say "I hope you make it. Is there anything that I can do to help you make it?" I would not kick him in the groin. I would certainly not do it repeatedly. I would not do it just to make myself feel better about my own shortcomings.
Let me say that it will forever be a stain on the reputation of the Ripon Police Department that I have never received a DWI citation. There were many times when I should have received one, had they been more vigilant. But that was 30 years ago. Now I have raised 2 daughters and I am more like Ward Cleaver. People can and do change all the time.
I would bet my house that many of the posters who go on and on and on about Koren Robinson have, on more than one occaision, driven with a BAC well above .08. I am sure that several have their own DWI citations. I am sure that some have cleaned up there act and should be applauded. I am sure they are proud of doing so. I am certain that some have had more than 1 DWI and learned their lesson later than some others, but they learned nonetheless.
How many of you would want to be banned from the job market for your transgressions, whether they be drinking related or anger related? The truth of the matter is that Koren Robinson is going to pay the price with a jail term in Washington or Minnesota or both. Competent lawyering can probably put it off until February, but he is going to do some time. (Unless the Judge in Washington is REALLY pissed.)
Some of you know that I live in suburban Minneapolis. I have always disliked the Vikings for the obvious reasons. (Denny Green, Randy Moss. Some of it is frustration from watching Dave Roller chase Fran Tarkenton around without success.) When KR came to the Vikings, I was skeptical. From a distance he looked kind of surly. But when I saw him on TV or at a publicity event, he has been a genuinely nice person. I found myself liking him in spite of his employer and in spite of his past transgressions. Some of you may know that he married this past June. You may not know that he voluntarily reentered treatment in May. I can only assume that he felt the demons returning and tried to stop them, but failed.
That should not operate as a defense. There is a price to pay and he will pay it and he SHOULD pay it. That price is $10 million in salary, time in jail, and being publicly ostracized by hypocrits who don't know him. He will be suspended without pay by the NFL.
But the piling on by hypocrits should NOT be part of the price. I wonder if Cliff Christl ever drove drunk. I wonder if he ever got caught. Newspaper writers have had a reputation as very hard drinkers in the past. So for those of you who enjoy piling unto Koren Robinson, take a look in your mirror before you become to sanctimonious. For those of you who are more pious than I, consider that redemption, in the religious sense, comes from admitting that you were wrong. After that, the pious must forgive in order to maintain their claim to piety.
I have never met Koren Robinson. But if I did, I would say "I hope you make it. Is there anything that I can do to help you make it?" I would not kick him in the groin. I would certainly not do it repeatedly. I would not do it just to make myself feel better about my own shortcomings.
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