Razors Edge ★ Posted November 13, 2017 Share #1 Posted November 13, 2017 Is it three - as in all three will still be on the team? Or is it two (one sucker takes the fall)? Or is it even lower? ----------------------------------- The three UCLA men's basketball players arrested on shoplifting charges Tuesday will remain in Hangzhou, China, and are not with the team on its flight back to Los Angeles after the Bruins' season-opening 63-60 win over? Georgia Tech in Shanghai on Saturday, sources told ESPN. The three players -- freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill -- were questioned about allegedly stealing sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store next to the team's hotel in Hangzhou, where the Bruins had been staying before leaving for Shanghai on Tuesday. They were released on bail early Wednesday morning and have been staying at a lakeside hotel in Hangzhou since then while the team had been in Shanghai preparing for Saturday's game. They remained there as of Saturday night along with a team representative. A source with firsthand knowledge of the investigation said the players could be in Hangzhou for "a week or two." The source noted that there is surveillance footage of the players shoplifting from three stores inside of a high-end shopping center, which houses Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Salvatore Ferragamo stores. ----------------------------------- Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 13, 2017 Share #2 Posted November 13, 2017 So these guys thought that they would be inconspicuous (three tall black guys in China) and that they could easily shoplift because no one would notice them? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted November 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Road Runner said: So these guys thought that they would be inconspicuous (three tall black guys in China) and that they could easily shoplift because no one would notice them? More likely "didn't care"? Have you read the sort of stuff these guys receive to play at top tier colleges? Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maddmaxx ★ Posted November 13, 2017 Popular Post Share #4 Posted November 13, 2017 Why not let the Chinese deal with them in their criminal justice system? It's about time that Americans learned that they can't behave badly when travelling overseas and expect to get bailed out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted November 13, 2017 Share #5 Posted November 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: More likely "didn't care"? Have you read the sort of stuff these guys receive to play at top tier colleges? Tom Exactly, entitled brats. I saw it with the blue chip baseball recruits too... I would have hoped that the Chinese Govt treated them like any other person caught shoplifting. Oh well... Two weeks couped up in a luxury hotel isn't much of a punishment. Being a Laker fan I'm so freaking sick of hearing Lavar Ball run his pie hole. This incident at least has his focus off Lonzo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 13, 2017 Share #6 Posted November 13, 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted November 13, 2017 Share #7 Posted November 13, 2017 Louis Vuitton store in China? They were probably cheap reproductions anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted November 14, 2017 Share #8 Posted November 14, 2017 14 hours ago, Razors Edge said: They were released on bail early Wednesday morning and have been staying at a lakeside hotel I think the hotel would be smart to count their towels and ashtrays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 14, 2017 Share #9 Posted November 14, 2017 Our president has already spoken to the Chinese about them. I expect that they will be released. Next I'm waiting to see how important basketball winnings are to UCLA. I'm pretty sure that they will be "misunderstood young people" instead of thieves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 14, 2017 Share #10 Posted November 14, 2017 The Chinese folded. Dropped all charges. Wimps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 14, 2017 Share #11 Posted November 14, 2017 Now the ball is in UCLA's court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted November 14, 2017 23 minutes ago, Road Runner said: The Chinese folded. Dropped all charges. Wimps. 9 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Now the ball is in UCLA's court. If all charges were dropped, that gives UCLA no reason to kick these guys off the team or for any sort of disciplinary action. Why punish kids for such a clear mistake by over zealous mall cops??? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend_Maynard Posted November 14, 2017 Share #13 Posted November 14, 2017 On 11/13/2017 at 4:19 PM, maddmaxx said: Why not let the Chinese deal with them in their criminal justice system? It's about time that Americans learned that they can't behave badly when travelling overseas and expect to get bailed out. I'm sure they need the lesson, after seeing the free pass foreigners generally get here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted November 14, 2017 Share #14 Posted November 14, 2017 26 minutes ago, Road Runner said: The Chinese folded. Dropped all charges. Wimps. Sam Gilbert has more power than anybody suspects. He did this deal from the grave It's part of John Wooden's pyramid of success. Base layer...find a wealthy booster and look the other way...a lot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 14, 2017 Share #15 Posted November 14, 2017 24 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Why punish kids for such a clear mistake by over zealous mall cops??? Really. If they receive any sort of disciplinary action from UCLA, I plan to sit during the anthem whenever the Bruins are on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share #16 Posted November 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Road Runner said: Really. If they receive any sort of disciplinary action from UCLA, I plan to sit during the anthem whenever the Bruins are on TV. Crap! I've been protesting and didn't even realize it! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 14, 2017 Share #17 Posted November 14, 2017 44 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: If all charges were dropped, that gives UCLA no reason to kick these guys off the team or for any sort of disciplinary action. Why punish kids for such a clear mistake by over zealous mall cops??? Tom Morality lesson. This free pass crap is just that, crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 15, 2017 Share #18 Posted November 15, 2017 Indefinite suspension from the team. Players confessed and apologized to everyone, especially the Chinese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share #19 Posted November 20, 2017 On 11/15/2017 at 6:48 PM, Road Runner said: Indefinite suspension from the team. Players confessed and apologized to everyone, especially the Chinese. Gotta love two hot heads arguing (tweeting) with each other. As is written fairly often, “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” Sadly, it is hard to tell who the biggest idiot is in the current situation. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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