Re: Maurice Clarett hopes to run again, this time in the UFL, MJD, AP, 2010
You do not want this guy on the street. Let him play football. Maybe the Raiders will pick him up. Imagine what kind of hell would have been visited on the world had Vin Diesel got pinned down in the hood. You think all that stuff he does in the movies is pure imagination? Get Clarett back in the game … before he starts robbing fuel trucks in South America. OMG!
For the record, we need to reevaluate the criminal justice system. The brain does not mature until 25, so labeling someone 25 or younger who goes out of control is not addressing the problem correctly, which is why we have career criminals. We should be doing intervention with non punitive detention to about 26. In this model, Clarett would have been detained for 31/2 years, but his record would not be struck with a criminal conviction. Also, he would have been involved in some kind of therapy. Given the opportunity to mature and resources to become more responsible is the key to redirecting mal-adaptation before it becomes a lifestyle.
