[CBFF] CT story on Tank (Re: Tank Johnson pulled over inArizona)

[Jim Ferolie]

I know what you're saying, and I understand it, but "better" is relative. He 
might not agree with the NFL's definition of better and be thinking he can 
"stay out of trouble" in his own way.

Obviously he didn't, but I don't think it's as cut-and-dried as he's 
unwilling to change or doesn't take promises seriously. He very well might 
not be remorseful about everything he was called to the carpet on -- the 
weapons charge for having a gun in the car, for example. I don't think it's 
terribly mature behavior, but I also know it's pretty damn common among pro 
athletes from urban environments.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Langschwager" <matthewindc at yahoo.com>


> And THAT'S why I'm not changing my stance.  If Tank was really determined 
> to change his life around, he wouldn't have been out at 3 am, especially 
> not on what was essentially his first day of freedom.  I believe that 
> those who are determined to make amends for past trangressions should be 
> capable of self-penitance.  (Yes, I realize that I'm imposing my own self 
> standards on Tank...)  A person that claims to want to change, but then 
> continues with the same actions they did before the damage is a person I 
> cannot trust.
>
> Yes, Tank has every right to go out and party right now, but his superiors 
> have every right to see that behavior as "this guy doesn't take his 
> promises seriously and is not determined to change his life for the 
> better."
>
>
> Tom Shannon <tshanno at gmail.com> wrote:
>  It's not clear to me that he's guilty of anything other than speeding. 
> But
> good things don't happen at 3 AM. You guys all know what he was probably
> doing - something that a smart, truly remorseful guy determined to change
> his life clearly should *not* have been.
>