Hope he lets us sit up front!
After a reported 21 arrests over the past four years, the University of Florida’s football team has been invited to get a new perspective on the cops through volunteer ride-alongs. The school’s University Athletic Association and the Gainesville (Fla.) Police Department have teamed up to show Gators football players what the other side of law enforcement is like, UF’s Independent Florida Alligator reports.
Players are invited to ride alongside officers on the night shift (5 p.m. to 4 a.m.), Gainesville Police Department spokesman Mike Schiubola told the newspaper …
June 17th, 2009 at 1:06PM
You missed a great opportunity to title this post, "Gee, Office Krupke" 🙂
June 17th, 2009 at 1:09PM
I thought about that, Eric. You read my mind…
June 17th, 2009 at 1:09PM
What’s next, a "scared straight" program for the football team?
Intervention counseling for gang members sponsored by the athletic department?
An on-campus halfway house? How about a full time parole officer assigned to the Gainesville campus?
What a sorry fucking joke the University of Florida has become.
June 17th, 2009 at 2:05PM
I still think the supermax dorm is the way to go. The players can be kept in lockdown between games, taken to the field in a holding van, and then returned under guard when the game is over.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:13AM
If COPS is looking for a new venue, UF is an obvious choice.
I like the Supermax idea, RJO.