Chicagoist: Cedric Benson Arrested for BWI

Navin

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:07:08 -0600

Phew, I was about to say to throw him under the jail and then I realized this was about one of our professional athletes.

irishman1

Mon, 05 May 2008 15:52:01 -0600

"Um... we're not sure that Benson is smart enough to perform those tests completely sober so maybe he really wasn't under the influence of anything." Benjy, Benjy, Benjy. Have you picked up a newspaper in the past 20 years?!? Your comment is racist in form. Tell me Benjy, WHY do you think Benson is not smart enough to perform the ABC's? Please advise.

Olly McPherson

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:30:43 -0600

"Um... we're not sure that Benson is smart enough to perform those tests completely sober so maybe he really wasn't under the influence of anything." How is this appropriate? I can see blasting his play for the Bears, which hasn't been great, but it's pretty low to say that he's too dumb to know his ABCs.

xlprq

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:19:04 -0600

To be fair, though, that old fat texas cop was probably one of his offensive linemen at UT.

fed up

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:05:04 -0600

Austin police have arrested Matthew Mcoughnahey for acting like an idiot. I guess they mean it when they say dont mess with Texas. Irishman you know damn well some old fat texas cop arm tackled him for a loss the guy has no heart and is about to be even farther down the bench.

irishman1

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:45:18 -0600

The important questions: When resisting arrest, did Cedric run farther than the 3.5 yards he has been averaging per carry? Did he lower his shoulder, or try to take the cops to the outside? These are important questions to real Bears fans!

Chris F

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:23:35 -0600

Umm, I'm no huge fan of Mr. Benson's play so far, and I was a little weirded out when he cried about how the Bears had treated him prior to the draft, but I don't think we should convict the guy just yet. According to CB's account, his mama was there- not really conducive to "hip-hop ho" parties. And I think anyone would look like Nick Nolte in their mugshot if they'd just been pepper sprayed. I can see these Texan river cops being a little out of line. Cedric's story of being maced for no reason may not seem to hold water, but we weren't there, so who knows? It's not like he crashed his Lambo on the Edens and ran, or anything.

kookybites

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:14:36 -0600

nick nolte would be proud.

Spav1

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:02:27 -0600

Boating while intoxicated is like an American Pastime. I am calling shenanigans on this stunt. He was obviously having some sort of "hip hop" party on this yacht, with lots o' Hos and the cops saw it and were like, "Dagummit!". The fact they MACED him says a lot. If this were like, a nouveau riche person on some yacht, or like, Matthew Mcoughnahey, they wouldn't have done shit. That being said, this guy is obviously basically functionally retarded. Sign him up for literacy classes with R. Kelly.