Sorry, I forgot Artest wasn’t a Knick…

…yet.

And, yes I do jaywalk.

I’m not blind to racism, and I wouldn’t be shocked if that had something to do with this case. If Morris’ blood test came up negative, I’d probably feel strongly that this was the case.

But I honestly can’t get over the drinking & driving, and by calling it racial profiling, I feel that’s diminishing the act. Speeding is one thing, and most people that step into a car are likely to go over the speed limit on a regular basis. So if you want to say speeding is socially acceptable, I can see that. But I don’t see speeding while impaired by alcohol as being acceptable on any level.

And I think there is no doubt there is racial profiling going on in this case. There is no defending drinking and driving, but a young black man in a nice car getting pulled over in Kentucky — that’s too obvious. And for people who don’t think racial profiling happens, you’re definitely not black (I’m not either but I’m not blind either) and you definitely are quite naive.

With regards to him being charged, I don’t know about the reckless driving charge, but I do know that the charges were probably filed to document the incident. The bottom line is that he wouldn’t have been allowed to drive home in any case. I’m not one to stand up for the police, but there IS a no-tolerance policy when it comes driving under the influence…even if you are legally sober, no police officer is going to let you drive home. Sorry folks, but this has nothing to do with race. It has to do with common sense.

To elaborate on the previous paragraph, it is also important to note that Morris’ BAC of .069 places him squarely in the sights of the ‘zero tolerance laws’, which exist in all 50 states and prohibit individuals 21 and under from driving a motorized vehicle AT ALL if they have ANY alcohol in their bloodstream. Morris is 21, as of January. The wording of the law in Kentucky even states that an officer can prohibit the offending driver from driving away if they can detect the smell of alcohol, regardless of BAC.

Is it too much to ask that Morris, knowing that he had been drinking, use some of the $810,000 that the Knicks are paying him to call a cab?

Ummm, himself?

“sober Randolph”

Sober means “not intoxicated or affected by the use of drugs,” it doesn’t mean “can pass the legal limit for driving under the influence.” .069 is drunk driving in most of Europe. It’s certainly not “sober.”

And for what? Let’s see: “Police say Morris took a wide turn onto New Circle Road.. accelerated to 62 mph ? 17 mph over the speed limit ? and didn’t use a turn signal as he sped down the exit ramp.”

So he almost misses a turn and fails to decelerate to the posted limit on the off ramp. And sports bloggers get to call it an “incident.”

Sorry, but the fact that the sober Randolph was arrested – entirely at the discretion of the officer – screams “racial bias.”

And if you’re very concerned about public safety, why don’t you explain who was endangered by Morris going 62 MPH on an exit ramp?

Also, are you aware that there’s a minor difference between being pulled over and being arrested? You realize that pulled over means a traffic ticket while arrested is bracelets and central booking, right?

Your comment was ridiculous, do you even drive?