What was Maurice up to?
Some time soon we'll reach the point where it's no longer news that former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett is in trouble. Clearly, we haven't reached that point yet.
At first glance this is just another one of those standard athlete resisting arrest stories (sadly, those are kind of regular items on the police blotter). But after reading it again, I think it raises some disturbing questions.
Why was Clarett so quick to run from the cops when his initial infraction was only an illegal U-turn? Maybe because he had four loaded guns in the back of his SUV. Which naturally begs the question, what were those doing there? Perhaps more disturbing is the revelation that Clarett was wearing a bulletproof vest. Four loaded guns and a bullet proof vest? Sounds like the police might have done Clarett a favor by stopping him when they did. It appears he might have been headed for trouble of an even more serious kind.
But hey, the guy did help the Buckeyes win that national title! Remember?