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<blockquote data-quote="IlliniFoLife" data-source="post: 1232113" data-attributes="member: 583651"><p>I definitely feel that Leron deserves another shot from everyone including us the fans. I was in a similar boat to Leron. It wasn't the same situation, but I was arrested for a serious issue over 4 years ago at age 24 and it was my first offense and first time I was ever in trouble w/the law. I knew what I did was bad and I paid the consequences of my actions that one bad night(paid fines, plead guilty to what I was charged with but was given court supervision so I don't have a misdemeanor or felony on my record). It was a humbling experience because I know I'm a good kid and try to be a productive member of society but went the wrong way one night and fortunately, did not seriously injure myself or others from my foolish mistake. </p><p></p><p>But, at the same time, had I not gone through what I went through, I wouldn't have learned from my mistake as I very well could have made it at some point in the future. It taught me steps and actions to take to try to prevent the same thing from happening in the future. Similarly, I think Leron is a good kid who made a dumb mistake that can be largely be due to him being young and not understanding what the consequences of his actions were going to be. As long as he learns from it and continues to be a productive member of society, then he deserves to be given the benefit of the doubt and try to atone for his mistake. Leave the kid alone and let's see if he can improve himself on the court as that is all I'm worried about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IlliniFoLife, post: 1232113, member: 583651"] I definitely feel that Leron deserves another shot from everyone including us the fans. I was in a similar boat to Leron. It wasn't the same situation, but I was arrested for a serious issue over 4 years ago at age 24 and it was my first offense and first time I was ever in trouble w/the law. I knew what I did was bad and I paid the consequences of my actions that one bad night(paid fines, plead guilty to what I was charged with but was given court supervision so I don't have a misdemeanor or felony on my record). It was a humbling experience because I know I'm a good kid and try to be a productive member of society but went the wrong way one night and fortunately, did not seriously injure myself or others from my foolish mistake. But, at the same time, had I not gone through what I went through, I wouldn't have learned from my mistake as I very well could have made it at some point in the future. It taught me steps and actions to take to try to prevent the same thing from happening in the future. Similarly, I think Leron is a good kid who made a dumb mistake that can be largely be due to him being young and not understanding what the consequences of his actions were going to be. As long as he learns from it and continues to be a productive member of society, then he deserves to be given the benefit of the doubt and try to atone for his mistake. Leave the kid alone and let's see if he can improve himself on the court as that is all I'm worried about. [/QUOTE]
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