Should UK honor Tom Payne with a statue?

[J_Dee]

I mean if the Reds aren't going to remove the statue of an admitted child rapist whose only defense is "I, uh, thought that 14-year-old was 16!", then why not? Payne's importance to his sport certainly outweighs his terrible crimes, right?

[sick]

 

[WildcatfaninOhio]

I’m outraged!

 

[jauk11]

Sorry, he had a chance to be a poster child for integration and did the opposite, turned into a serial rapist. Pretty dumb, he could have been another Wilt the Stilt with all the women he wanted with the money and fame he could have had.

 

[80 Proof]

 

[ABlockalypseBrow]

Two wrongs don’t make a right

 

[funKYcat75]

J Dee, you usually seem like a pretty reasonable dude. What’s the point of this thread?

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

Football owned it first. /thread

 

[J_Dee]

J Dee, you usually seem like a pretty reasonable dude. What’s the point of this thread?

I'm just irritated that Pete Rose still has a statue on display in Cincy after he admitted that he had an affair with a literal child (and likely had many more such relationships). I was attempting to be sarcastic by suggesting Payne be honored as well.

At exactly what point does an athlete's off-field behavior overshadow his or her career accomplishments?

 

[TexasTimCat]

When they demonstrate that they are piece of **** human beings, no reason either of them should have a statue anywhere but hell