Funny, our record setting QB is involved in two bar altercations last year and the vast majority run to defend him and blame others. This young man gets into an altercation and not one person defending him and several want to eliminate the young man.
Let me explain this to you:
1.) Boo (according to everything I've seen) never threw a punch at any of those incidents. He was certainly guilty of poor judgment though.
2.) The bouncer that hit Boo is a well known local a-hole with a reputation for assaulting other football players like Eric Benjamin.
3.) Boo was well known to the community and most of us have met him and found him quite pleasant.
Ok, now on to this incident.
1.) Based on my own anecdotal experience, the rumors on this board are usually quite accurate. The Boo incident was posted here minutes after it occurred. Athens is small so news travels fast.
2.) The violence described sounds pretty bad, far beyond what we are used to. Curb stomping people is quite different than being on the receiving end of a punch in the face.
3.) No one knows this kid. Most likely no one will have personal experience with him that would counteract the accusations.
That's why the reaction to these two incidents might be different.