Craig Sword arrested?!

JimmyBags · Jul 25, 2012

Fire Rick Ray. Program spiraling out of control. Details??

JimmyBags · Jul 25, 2012

Fire Rick Ray. Program spiraling out of control. Details??

AlCoDog · Jul 25, 2012

misdemeanor

GloryDawg · Jul 25, 2012

patdog · Jul 25, 2012

Of course, we can make as much fun of it as we want to. A BB gun? He could put an eye out with that thing.

tenureplan · Jul 25, 2012

he recruited him afterall. We have to give Ray time to get his character guys in here. Besides we as MSU always blame the previous coach for at least 3-5 years after he is gone.

Johnson85 · Jul 25, 2012

Marcus Bullard and Dontae Jones say gun crimes are a sign of a guy that will be a badass basketball player for MSU (but probably only for one year).

Xenomorph · Jul 25, 2012

CadaverDawg · Jul 25, 2012

As long as the police will focus on Bball and not football where we're actually decent.

SpeckTaker · Jul 25, 2012

I guess he really is a shooting guard

SpeckTaker · Jul 25, 2012

I guess he really is a shooting guard

tenureplan · Jul 25, 2012

SpeckTaker · Jul 25, 2012

That was my first post. Any idea why it double posted? We will see if it does it again

saltslugs · Jul 25, 2012

VirgilCain · Jul 25, 2012

I once saw I guy do it while he was just sitting on a bench outside of a bar.

DerHntr · Jul 25, 2012

BulldogBlitz · Jul 25, 2012

YEAH!!!

Hdc · Jul 25, 2012

If it is a misdemeanor, it isa stupid law that should be changed.

More importantly, the campus security idiots should refuse to arrest or chargeanyone for such a silly law (if it really is one). However, the campus security cops/guards are about on the same level as Mall Security. They want to be real cops, but they are too stupid or physically inadequate or both to be a real cop so they got a job working for campus security. They live for the day that they can arrest someone for some silly B.S. like possession of a BB gun.

tupelotim · Jul 25, 2012

They make some very realistic looking BB guns that will get you killed by a cop or a gangster that is packing real heat.

PolkSon · Jul 25, 2012

We're a football school now. *

Xenomorph · Jul 25, 2012

Dontae Jones may not have been a fan of the classroom, but don't be an idiot and lump him in with Marcus Bullard. Dontae is a good dawg fan.

DerHntr · Jul 25, 2012

If it is a misdemeanor, it is a stupid law that should be changed.

So if it were a felony, it would be a smart law and we should keep it?

Hdc · Jul 25, 2012

You have taken a portion of my post out of context. I was obviously saying the law is just plain stupid. Possession of a BB gun should not be against the law anywhere or anytime.

ScoobaDawg · Jul 25, 2012

You are stupid. I was very surprised to read it was not a felony and he wasn't kicked out of school.
Guns are not allowed on campus and especially not in dorms we. We have had enough incidents on campus and around the country that this is not to be played with

DerHntr · Jul 25, 2012

mstateglfr · Jul 25, 2012

Markieff, I think.

The shitstorm that opposing fans threw at him that first year was slightly noticeable. Justified too.

prairiedawg · Jul 25, 2012

you have to admit that is impressive.

Johnson85 · Jul 25, 2012

just saying he was arrested or charged with discharging a firearm into a crowd and he was a badass when he played with state. Don't think any of that is disputed.

Arthur2478 · Jul 25, 2012

Hdc said:
the campus security cops/guards are about on the same level as Mall Security. They want to be real cops, but they are too stupid or physically inadequate or both to be a real cop so they got a job working for campus security.

Actually, they are "real cops." They attend the same police academy as other municipal police and sheriffs' departments and are certified by the Mississippi Board of Police.

Hdc said:
They live for the day that they can arrest someone for some silly B.S. like possession of a BB gun.

Cops in general are dicks. Just accept that as a fact of life and try to avoid them.

Xenomorph · Jul 26, 2012

Xenomorph · Jul 26, 2012

36 hours. All in summer school. Some of which was from USM.

TXDawg.sixpack · Jul 26, 2012

Are you serious?

Yes, gun violence by criminals is a a serious issue and should be handled as such. But we're talking about a BB gun. It's a TOY. What's next, felony possession of a water gun? Let's use some common sense here.

And yes, I'm fully aware that some of these Air Soft guns look very realistic. If you're dumb enough to start waving one of them around and acting like it's a real gun, you deserve whatever happens to you.

ckDOG · Jul 26, 2012

It looked like a 9mm or similar. Completely harmless. Of course, I was smart enough not to keep it sitting out or any other place it could be mistaken for a real gun. As long as toy guns aren't in areas / situations where real guns are used legally or illegally, it's still a toy to me. Once it ends up in your car or in your possession in public, you deserve a pretty healthy punishment - if not for actually breaking a gun law, then you deserve to be punished for being a dumbass.

EAVdog · Jul 26, 2012

This is typical over-reacting to guns on campus.

mstateglfr · Jul 26, 2012

ANY loaded gun of ANY type should not be on campus.

You call a BB gun a toy, but they can look like actual guns and also can still hurt others.
I have no idea why anyone would think it is OK to have something that looks like a real gun on campus. There is no place for that.

Saying this should be a felony is extreme, but i have no problem if the school or team dismissed him. Guns do not go on campus. Its a simple concept to understand...or at least should be simple.

aTotal360 · Jul 26, 2012

Those are a helluva lot moredangerousthan pellet guns and dart guns. We had them hanging on our walls and the RA never said anything.

TXDawg.sixpack · Jul 26, 2012

Should we ban paintball guns, Nerf guns, and water guns? All of these could "look like real guns" or "hurt someone".

The bottom line is, a BB gun is a toy. Could it hurt someone if used improperly? Sure. But so could many other things found on every college campus in America.

The over reaction of some people regarding this issue is silly.The odds ofsomeone being killed by a BB gun are extremely low. As others have stated, the bows that most deer hunters have on campus are far more dangerous than a BB gun. And, again, if you do something stupid with a toy gun that looks like a real gun, you deserve whatever happens to you.

Johnson85 · Jul 26, 2012

and I'm missing the subtle parody, but I can't resist: You would want somebody to lose their scholarship or got kicked out of school for basically having a toy on campus? Seriously?

maroonmadman · Jul 26, 2012

This is the state law. Schools have to right to set their own policies regarding what type of devices constitute a weaponbut cannot upgrade it to a felony.
Mississippi Code Annotated Section 973717states:(1) The following definitions apply to this section:(a) "Educational property" shall mean any public or private school building or bus, public or privateschool campus, grounds, recreational area, athletic field, or other property owned, used or operated by anylocal school board, school, college oruniversity board of trustees, or directors for the administration of any public or private educationalinstitution or during a school related activity? provided however, that the term "educational property" shallnot include any sixteenth section schoolland or lieu land on which is not located a school building, school campus, recreational area or athleticfield. (b) "Student" shall mean a person enrolled in a public or private school, college or university, or aperson who has been suspended orexpelled within the last five (5) years from a public or private school, college or university, whether theperson is an adult or a minor. (c) "Switchblade knife" shall mean a knife containing a blade or bladeswhich open automatically by the release ofa spring or a similar contrivance. (d) "Weapon" shall mean any device enumerated in subsection (2) or (4)of this section.(2) It shall be a felony for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any gun, rifle,pistol or other firearm of any kind, or any dynamite cartridge, bomb, grenade, mine or powerful explosiveon educational property. However, thissubsection does not apply to a BB gun, air rifle or air pistol. Any person violating this subsection shall beguilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars($5,000.00), or committed to the custody ofthe State Department of Corrections for not more than three (3) years, or both.(3) It shall be a felony for any person to cause, encourage or aid a minor who is less than eighteen (18)years old to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any gun, rifle, pistol or other firearm of anykind, or any dynamite cartridge, bomb,grenade, mine or powerful explosive on educational property. However, this subsection does not apply toa BB gun, air rifle or air pistol. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and, uponconviction thereof, shall be fined notmore than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or committed to the custody of the State Department ofCorrections for not more than three (3) years, or both.
(4) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any BB
gun, air rifle, air pistol, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slingshot, leaded cane, switchblade knife, blackjack,
metallic knuckles, razors and razor blades
(except solely for personal shaving), and any sharppointed
or edged instrument except instructional
supplies, unaltered nail files and clips and tools used solely for preparation of food, instruction and
maintenance on educational property. Any person
violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not
more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months, or both.(5) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to cause, encourage or aid a minor who is less than eighteen(18) years old to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any BB gun, air rifle, air pistol, bowieknife, dirk, dagger, slingshot, leadedcane, switchblade, knife, blackjack, metallic knuckles, razors and razor blades (except solely for personalshaving) and any sharppointedor edged instrument except instructional supplies, unaltered nail files andclips and tools used solely forpreparation of food, instruction and maintenance on educational property. Any person violating thissubsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more thanOne Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or be imprisonednot exceeding six (6) months, or both.(6) It shall not be a violation of this section for any person to possess or carry, whether openly orconcealed, any gun, rifle, pistol or other firearm of any kind on educational property if:(a) The person is not a student attending school on the educational property? (b) The firearm is within amotor vehicle? and (c) The person does not brandish, exhibit or display the firearm in any careless, angryor threatening manner.(7) This section shall not apply to:(a) A weapon used solely for educational or schoolsanctionedceremonial purposes, or used in a schoolapprovedprogram conducted under the supervision of an adult whose supervision has been approved by

the school

00Dawg · Jul 26, 2012

so it's a misdemeanor to carry a frickin' pocket knife onto State's campus?

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