Official Statement from Jeremy Pruitt on Thompson

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pimo1 said:
Welcome to reality friend. It happened on campus done deal.

When I was in the Navy there was a guy in my shop. Got arrested for a DUI in town. Wasn't in uniform but because he had military ID they sent shore patrol to get him. He got an article 15 NJP. Busted down a rank 45 days on restriction. This all before his court date. Judge threw the case out because it was BS but he still lost rank and spent the full time on restriction. The situation on a college campus is similar it's non judicial. They aren't held to the same laws.
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Totally off topic. But your CO was likely doing the kid a favor. By prosecuting at NJP prior to the court date, many civilian courts will throw out the case. Not because the case is BS, but because the Navy has already prosecuted and the civ court kinda sees it as double jeopardy.

In my dealing with the UT admin disciplinary office I had a kind of similar but backwards experience. Got busted for underage drinking on campus as a freshman. Went to court, plead guilty, attended a 1 day alcohol course. When it came time to meet with the university I handed them my course certification and explained what I had done to rectify the situation. Because I had already dealt with the civilian courts the university decided not to pursue action on their end. I think you'll likely see something similar in the BT case. Ie, case is dropped on the civilian side.. university places him on university "probation" at worst.
 
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Orange_Scooter said:
Man, I see a lot of Waffle House references. What's that all about? Also, I'm hungry and could eat a waffle.
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I forget the exact origin, but years ago we had a guy lose it on somebody and ask him to meet him at a Waffle House to settle things.
 
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I40flyer said:
What is missing in the info? Who's false eye lashes were they? Were they some old fake ho's, or does BT like to play dress up? Did someone "plant" these eye lashes in his apt., if so, who? And how much physical damage (dollar wise) was actually done, the hole in the wall, the steel gate, how much is it really going to add up to? Who is paying for the fix? I think, the ho that left the false eye lashes should pay, they are the guilty one here!
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BT is obviously an inexperienced young man. The side piece ALWAYS leaves evidence if she thinks or knows you have a chick. It's part of what side pieces do. Stay away from side pieces if at all possible, but when you're young that's a very tall order.
 
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37620VOL said:
There are many possible fact patterns floating around. Yours is not one of them. The only one denying the statement is BT. GF can't recall, which is different than a denial. I've seen two fact patterns this morning.

#1 One witness heard him say "shoot up the school". Two nearby did not hear that specific statement, but the did not state that the statement did not happen either. To me this is 'He said - He said' and BT will be back soon.
#2 Per Volquest, three witnesses heard someone say "shoot up the school". One positively id'ed BT. Two heard it said but were not in visual contact; one of these two was an RA. If this fact pattern is accurately described, I think it is highly conclusive and it will be hard to allow BT back.

We'll see.
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Seems similar to the scenario I laid out, but point taken. I was just making up a scenario.
 
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bigdaddy said:
I don’t think they are qualified to be investigators in the first place
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Well, you're just wrong. UTPD is a fully accredited police department, empowered and capable of doing investigations.

And universities are also empowered to do various non-criminal investigations, including of alleged violations of federal regulations (ie Title 6 and 9), not to mention university policies, rules and regulations. Happens every day. It is certainly possible to violate those statutes, policies, rules and regulations without it rising to a felony violation.
 
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CampBlount said:
Well, you're just wrong. UTPD is a fully accredited police department, empowered and capable of doing investigations.

And universities are also empowered to do various non-criminal investigations, including of alleged violations of federal regulations (ie Title 6 and 9), not to mention university policies, rules and regulations. Happens every day. It is certainly possible to violate those statutes, policies, rules and regulations without it rising to a felony violation.
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Not UTPD, UT admin which holds a student hearing. UT admins job is to run a university not police students. I’m perfectly ok with UTPD doing an investigation. Just not some crap committee that the president etc makes up.
 
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JFreak said:
Totally off topic. But your CO was likely doing the kid a favor. By prosecuting at NJP prior to the court date, many civilian courts will throw out the case. Not because the case is BS, but because the Navy has already prosecuted and the civ court kinda sees it as double jeopardy.

In my dealing with the UT admin disciplinary office I had a kind of similar but backwards experience. Got busted for underage drinking on campus as a freshman. Went to court, plead guilty, attended a 1 day alcohol course. When it came time to meet with the university I handed them my course certification and explained what I had done to rectify the situation. Because I had already dealt with the civilian courts the university decided not to pursue action on their end. I think you'll likely see something similar in the BT case. Ie, case is dropped on the civilian side.. university places him on university "probation" at worst.
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I really hope so and from what's coming through the grapevine it sounds like that's the appropriate action.
 
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