… to make things look not quite as sordid as they are. Note how this article, about two University of Texas San Antonio players just arrested for drug-related armed robbery, begins:
Two former University of Texas at San Antonio football players have been released from the program after their alleged involvement in an armed robbery Tuesday.
Not a problem! Former! Years ago they were on the team!
… What? … They were on the team when they did the deal? They were dumped minutes ago, shortly after their incarceration?
Well, that makes them former…
August 3rd, 2012 at 12:04PM
The armed robbery was… Tuesday! And the alleged perps were arrested… Wednesday and Thursday! And the article is dated.. Midnight Thursday!
And this:
“The man was pistol-whipped before being thrown out of the apartment, according to the report. He then flagged down a constable for help, which led to an hours-long SWAT standoff while negotiators attempted to coax the armed men out of the apartment.”
Everything is fine!
August 3rd, 2012 at 12:20PM
MattF: Football players? What football players?
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:04PM
Nothing to see here, move along.
August 5th, 2012 at 9:07AM
There aren’t really any former UTSA football players anyway — it’s a brand-new program.