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AJC can't stop chasing the ambulance...
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Be serious for a moment, what was that guy gonna do to help the situation that emergency responders couldn’t do? I don’t think the AJC or any news outlet would criticize UGA for not having emergency response personnel at a car crash.
No idea but this bit of info makes him look like a fixer that is in close with the police
Think about it, and not from a Monday morning QB perspective, Yale. I don't want to rehash the details, but it was akin to being in combat and watching friends die very graphically. It's incredibly traumatic. Wouldn't you think the survivors reached out for help everywhere they could? I would be surprised if two employees and two players didn't reach out to the team POC for emergencies after the emergency response calls. But, we don't know the details, so why question the integrity of the team and APD before you have the facts?
Why is he calling the police chief to tell him he's on the way to the site of the crash, and that he needs the officers at the scene to know he's coming? Why does the police chief wake up at 3:15 AM and do exactly what a football staffer is telling him to do? If he's just going to the site to comfort players he doesn't have to alert the police. Incredible that you're gonna talk down to me when you haven't given a single bit of critical thought to any of this.
I wasn't "talking down" to you. I was suggesting logical possibilities for why they notified the UGA POCs early on in the crisis. Say whatever you want.
No one is questioning why players might call staffers or coaches in the program. Its the fact he's calling the police chief to let him know he's on the way to the site and that he needs to alert the responding officers to his presence. Why is that necessary if he's just going there to help the players? That absolutely reeks and calls the details of the crash into question. It's not proof on its own but that is always gonna linger because he decided to insert himself into the situation in that way. Make new standards and procedures, be more transparent, and then move on to winning football games. I love UGA football, but I'm not gonna sit here and excuse this sort of behavior
Wow, oof. Not a good look. I’m not sure what’s more damning, the part where he didn’t get Riley out of a marijuana charge or the part where he didn’t bond out a recruit.
Seriously, I can admit that it seems like there could be some coziness between Gantt and the APD. But I don’t think I would give Riley Ridley throwing everything he can to avoid being arrested for a drug charge as evidence for such coziness. Also, this whole situation wasn’t a drug charge, it wasn’t battery, it wasn’t a DUI- it was a fatal accident and Gantt was called, what was he supposed to do? Say “sorry, there’s nothing I can do. I’m no help”? Or was he supposed to do everything in his power to try to straighten out the mess he was thrown in to? maybe calling the chief was the start of him sort things out.
If you want to see this as a negative relationship between Gantt and the police, you will. If you want to see it as a man doing this job, you will. The truth is almost assuredly in the middle.
Lewis Grizzard wrote for the AJC and when someone asked him, "Why can't they be more truthful and accurate?"
Grizzard's response was, "It don't cost but a quarter. We can be more truthful and accurate and charge you $7.95."
The 25 cents was back in the 80s for reference.
Taste has never been high on the AJC's list, and that's coming from a lifelong Atlantan.
WSB for that matter too. They always go for the sensational story...I know every station does it, but WSB TV and Radio have been the worst. Maybe that's why their ratings are consistently higher...
The mental gymnastics here are insane. The only person who should be dedicated to interacting with law enforcement on employees/players' behalf is a lawyer. Again, why is he calling the police chief at 3:15 am so the responding officers are aware that he will be on-site? What on earth could a football staffer be doing to help law enforcement with a fatal crash?
The police chief alerted the responding officers so they didn’t kick Gantt off the scene. Did Gantt or police chief do anything illegal by communicating together? Serious question I have no idea.
I have a hard time imagining they'd kick off someone acting as emotional support for the players and crash victims. The chief told the dispatcher in contact with the officers that Gantt takes care of player relations and that the police on scene should tell him what's going on. Doesn't really sound like he's going there to comfort players but to interact with the police. Is it illegal? no idea? Is it unethical, yes.
Gantt was also an investigator in Athens for 15 years before joining the football program.
I just don't get writing articles full of innuendo when one can write an article of their choosing when the facts are available.
I don’t see how him working as a legal assistant in a law firm before working for the team makes a difference here. I think it’s great for the team to have support systems in place to help players deal with the legal system if they need it. That support shouldn’t include non-lawyers directly dealing with the police during an arrest or during an investigation. How does him talking with police right after the crash help the players? This is a representative of the football program directly inserting himself into a police investigation of a fatal car crash involving players and staff. It’s not appropriate
So basically you have no idea either. You’re just assuming he’s up to no good when there’s zero evidence. Keep up the good work Sherlock. Why didn’t his relationship with the police stop Ra Ra from being arrested? Surely if he was that close to him nothing would’ve happened. Your take is just dumb. Maybe he is just really the player liaison and communicates with players families on tough issues should they come up. But one things certain…YOU HAVE NO IDEA what you are talking about. You are just an assuming blowhard