the primary argument that i have heard these past few days as to why we should all go easy on jim tressel is that he has done so much more good for kids than harm. fine.
i have done, i hope, so much more good for kids than harm, too, but if i act negligently - or worse - towards just one, the state of ohio is gonna yank my social worker license.
most of the guys in prison who are in there for murder have only murdered one person. what about all the ones that they didn't murder? don't they get credit for those? no.
and it doesn't have to be as horrific as murder. what about theft? if you didn't steal from most people but you stole from two, should we go easy on you?
people in jim tressel's defense are calling what he did - or didn't do - a "mistake." a lapse in judgment. he's human. give the guy a break.
i'll give jim tressel a break as soon as you give me a break for hurting your kid.
