Jurors found former Minnesota Vikings player Moe Williams guilty today of disorderly conduct, but acquitted him of two indecency charges related to a bawdy team party on Lake Minnetonka last fall.I can't help but think Williams was made some sort of scapegoat. I am not defending his actions, I just don't think it amounts to being criminal, at least when compared to the behavior of others. The difference was defined as a public -vs- private issue. But there are reports that others engaged in similar, if not more egregious, public interactions:
A Hennepin County judge sentenced Williams to 10 days in jail and ordered him to pay a $500 fine. But the jail term and $200 of the fine will be stayed for a year, provided Williams stays out of trouble.
The judge ordered Williams to perform 30 hours of community service during the next six months with agencies that serve women and children.
defense attorneys Earl Gray, for Culpepper, and Joe Friedberg, for Williams, alleged that Hennepin County sheriff's investigators have evidence that the captain of one boat kissed a woman's exposed nipple while he was at the wheel. The papers allege this happened immediately after the manager of a strip club paid the woman and also touched her with his mouth.Yeah, the race card is in play, but I even wondered why others were not charged.
I'm sure we haven't seen the end of this mess, but another chapter is closed.
Flash
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