Not a good past week for Virginia Tech's star running back, Branden Ore. First, his Hokies lost in the Orange Bowl to the Kansas Jayhawks.
On Wednesday, he had to take the stand in a drug case. Ore was subpoenaed (i.e., threatened with imprisonment if he failed to ) to secure his testimony. Appearing as a witness in the "possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute" trial of Tony Majette in a Western District of Virginia courtroom, Ore testified that Majette, the driver of the car he was riding in at the relevant time, threw a baggie of crack in his lap in a panic when they passed by police officers. At first Ore claimed that he didn't know anything about the drugs, but when faced with the prospect of not playing football if he went down for drug possession, he decided to speak up.
Well, I can't blame the man for speaking up. I wouldn't lose my shot at the big time (to gain a shot in the big house) over someone else's baggie of crack cocaine, either, especially if he tried to set me up first. Why he was even anywhere near any crack in the first place is a different story. I'll take the time here to make my usual plug: please, please, talk to these athletes about how getting caught up can ruin their lives. After last year's fiascoes, including the Michael Vick saga, I really need them to get this.
On Wednesday, he had to take the stand in a drug case. Ore was subpoenaed (i.e., threatened with imprisonment if he failed to ) to secure his testimony. Appearing as a witness in the "possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute" trial of Tony Majette in a Western District of Virginia courtroom, Ore testified that Majette, the driver of the car he was riding in at the relevant time, threw a baggie of crack in his lap in a panic when they passed by police officers. At first Ore claimed that he didn't know anything about the drugs, but when faced with the prospect of not playing football if he went down for drug possession, he decided to speak up.
Well, I can't blame the man for speaking up. I wouldn't lose my shot at the big time (to gain a shot in the big house) over someone else's baggie of crack cocaine, either, especially if he tried to set me up first. Why he was even anywhere near any crack in the first place is a different story. I'll take the time here to make my usual plug: please, please, talk to these athletes about how getting caught up can ruin their lives. After last year's fiascoes, including the Michael Vick saga, I really need them to get this.
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