Maurice Clarett

(I tried posting this on Friday, but for some reason the machine wouldn't let me do so.)

By now, anyone acquanited with college football knows that former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett was arrested by Columbus police on Wednesday. He was found wearing a bulletproof vest and driving a vehicle full of weapons. He was picked up near the home of a witness set to testify against him in a robbery case.

If Maurice Clarett has served a useful purpose for society, it lies in his showing us all how far arrogance and an unjustified sense of entitlement will get you. From what I have read, he thought he was in line for millions of dollars playing in the NFL. Too bad that when he got to camp with the one team that would take a chance on him, he behaved as though he owned the place.

Not only is he in deep legal trouble, but he thought he was such a football star that he developed no marketable skills.

What a waste. I have neither sympathy nor pity for the man, and I shed him no tears.

UPDATE: A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation of Clarett. It does not change my opinion.