Curtis Drake and Taran Buie Cited For A Fight
by BSD on Jul 15, 2010 10:10 AM EDT
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This is probably not a big deal, but Curtis Drake and Taran Buie got in a fight at McDonalds.
Boys will be boys. There is no mention of alcohol being involved which is good since Drake and Buie are both underage. Nobody was curb stomped to a bloody pulp and sent to the hospital. Anthony Scirrotto wasn't there to round up a posse, so I don't think this will lead to anything significant.
Ten bucks says there was a girl involved.
UPDATE: As the story trickles out, it appears Drake and Buie were just "horsing around" with each other. A police cruiser happened to be driving by and thought they were fighting. Probably an overreaction by the police, but they surely have little tolerance for this kind of stuff on Arts Fest weekend.
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Drake and Buie are friends and were just horsing around, according to sources. SCPD blew this one way out of proportion, per usual.
by PennStateBasketball on Jul 15, 2010 10:15 AM EDT reply actions
Maybe so
Maybe they were just horsing around, but if they’re pushing and shoving and being disorderly the police are justified in putting a stop to it. I see further down in the thread you linked that the athletes were not very cooperative with the police.
It’s Arts Fest, so the police are hypersensitive this week.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
I don’t blame them if they snapped back at SCPD. I would, too, and have when confronted by them for absolutely no reason.
by PennStateBasketball on Jul 15, 2010 10:22 AM EDT reply actions
Reply fail
Should be under Mike’s post
by PennStateBasketball on Jul 15, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I fully expect it to be dropped in court.
by PennStateBasketball on Jul 15, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Court?
You think they want to pay a lawyer and take this to court?
Just pay the fine and be done with it.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
But that's an admission of guilt...
A citation, as opposed to an incident, has to be worth 2-3 NFL Draft rounds or, in Buie’s case, 2-3 levels of European league crappiness.
Reminds me of...
one time in college when I was sitting in a courtyard with friends stretching next to the courthouse in Scranton prior to the St. Patty’s Day race and one of Scranton’s finest yelled at us saying that “you can’t sleep there.” Amazing how some of these people get to be enforcers. I think many of them were teased as kids and are seeking revenge.
Can't the football team just keep it to themselves?
They should probably know better than to be messing around outside McDonalds late on a Saturday night, besides the awesome goodness that is a drunken McDouble, small fry and a medium Powerade, nothing good can happen there for a member of any sports team.
Snapping at a police officer isn’t going to get your far in this town, especially on a weekend in which they are on extra high alert anyway.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
To this day
I swear those burgers were the best I’ve ever eaten. Just don’t try them sober.
Think of the cash you could rake in buying about 50 or so of those and standing outside East halls selling them for double their cost. Millions I say, millions!
double edged sword
I’d love to say for all the athletes just to stay away from the crowds and keep their nose clean, but they should be allowed to grab ass like everyone else in college. SCPD are HUGE doucheas. I can picture the scene perfectly….Buie and Drake are shadow boxing and some cop comes running into the crowd “oh no you don’t!!!” and tickets them both.
Yeah
It’s Arts Fest. The police are probably swamped with calls for underage drinking, drugs, and disorderly conduct. They have zero tolerance for anything. If they show up on the scene they’re just writing a ticket and moving on. They don’t have time to get the whole story. They can take it to court if they want to fight it.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
Then tickets their shadows.
No matter how many teams are in it, I will continue to dislike the Big Ten.
by Illegal Formation on Jul 15, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
So was it just
the two of them getting into it with eachother, or were these athletes beating on some helpless nerds?
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
Sounds like they were just horsing around with each other and the police thought they were fighting.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
I would be willing to bet
That 75% of us got some stupid fine like this at some point.
I got 3-4 of them.
Damn police.
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
About right.
I felt pretty lucky to get out without an citations. About 80% of my buddies were not.
The more I think about all the drinkin’ and fightin’, the more I’m convinced it’s a Penn State culture issue and not a football or recruiting or leadership one.
by KevinHD on Jul 15, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm with Kevin on this
I skated through on a lot of luck as well. Boys will be boys and most, if not all, of us have pulled stupid shit like this.
by Frank O'Brien on Jul 15, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Somehow I got through ok
Though there were a lot of nights I was sweating bullets. Like when coming home from a frat party drunk and underage as the cop held the door for me at McDonalds.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
I used to talk to the cops drunk
the only time I ever really got nervous was when I got stopped by a cop while I was riding my bike home from a party.
Right on cue, however, something large went flying out of a 7th floor window of Cedarbrook, and I skee-daddled out of there.
keeping quiet seemed to help
Maybe times have changed, but in the late 1990s, cops only seemed to be a problem for dudes who were drawing attention to themselves. Since there was no shortage of those types, those who were misbehaving discreetly seemed to be okay.
Blogging about D.C. Baseball since April '04. Penn State alum. Also partial to the Washington Capitals, New York Yankees and Yale football.
McDonalds is like a magnet for these types of incidents
mine involved throwing a bottle of Molson Export “into” the trash can outside (read: missed by about 4 feet, and shattering on the ground) because I saw a bunch of cops on the corner and didn’t want to get in trouble. I can still remember (my memory is in slow motion, for some reason) the cops all turning their heads to stare at me. They then turned back to the conversation they were having, which I guess wasn’t good enough for me, as I proceeded to go up and try to chat them up. All I got was a, “go home, son” so I count myself lucky.
The next thing I remember, however, is waking up under my dining room table with a double cheeseburger sitting on my chest (among some other details I won’t go into)
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 15, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m convinced it’s a Penn State American college-aged boy culture issue
I’ve never been around large groups of college age people and NOT seen stuff like this happen. I’d be willing to bet the scenes are pretty similar in most other countries, as well.
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 15, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Arts Fest Weekend
Let’s just be thankful there wasn’t a riot.
But that said, don’t mess with the State College Police. They dislike students and have a stronger dislike for the student athletes.
Believe you me, the attitude change from people in that town when they find out you’re alumni and not a student is insane.
Especially in a down economy..
looking for revenue anywhere they can.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
Well
you’d have to find out if the city of SC is actually hurting at all. I suspect it’s not, but of course I have no actual facts to back that up. Generally these big college towns are doing just fine from an employment/tax revenue standpoint, however.
From what I hear
The area is doing fine economically.
Yes, the University is still on a pay freeze ( been like that for a while now ) and they weren’t hiring too many new people. However, the city as a whole has been doing well.
Between the University , Raytheon , and a few other places the local job market there isn’t too bad. People are still spending money too from what I gather. And if Arts Fest could be used to show the pulse of the area , I’d say it’s doing fine.
I was thinking of
real estate taxes when I posted, but payroll taxes would play a big part too.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
most if not all universities
in the US are tax exempt, and most municipalities rely on them to voluntarily donate money yearly to help operate the city.
True in re to University tax exemption -
I was actually speaking to the value of privately owned homes in State College – with the softening of real estate prices most municipalities main revenue source have taken a hit.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
only if the house values are reassessed
When we lived in PA houses were only reassessed every ten years or when they were bought/sold.
Thankfully here in TX our assessement actually decreased slightly this year. Amazing…never thought I’d see the day our taxes went DOWN. God bless Texas.
Good point...
Here in VA our house was reassessed yearly as home prices were shooting up. Haven’t noticed an adjustment that last couple of years.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
They just raise the millage rate.
It’s a great opportunity for municipalities to increase revenue down the road. If your home value decreases 100k, and they raise the millage rate 3/4 dollars per thousand, you don’t complain because your taxes go down a few hundred dollars per year. But boy, when home values come back is it going to sting.
by PSUinBOSSton on Jul 16, 2010 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions
That's why they call it Happy Valley...
I heard that it got the nickname during the depression, because the economy there was not hurt too badly.
by dontcallmescooter on Jul 15, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
not to rain on your parade but
your story intrigued me and got me to thinking, so i looked it up
The origin of the name Happy Valley as applied to this location is murky. There seems to have been some local usage as early as the 1950s, but the term apparently became far more widely used and recognized starting in the late 1960s, about the time when network telecasts of Nittany Lions football games began, and thus might be attributed to sports writers and broadcasters.
The website actually has some cool facts about psu. weird, since its a psu website
I've checked on this in the past
SC borough builds into their budget a line item of something like 10% of revenue coming from fees. My township has less than 1% coming in from fees.
The question, obviously, is that are they writing people up to get to that number, or is that just the number they typically see.
by Tailgate Shogun on Jul 15, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
In budget forecasting you
never go back – you build in the previous year revenues plus a percentage increase.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
Gotta love The Drake
Ia ora te natura, E mea arofa teie ao nei
Ua pau te maitai no te fenua, Re zai noa ra te ora o te mitie
SAVE THE GULF
He better like that big screen TV that we got him
by Bob Sacamano on Jul 15, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Frankly,
I’m stunned they weren’t charged forcible sodomy and killing Natalee Holloway. Of course the DA hasn’t signed off on it yet.
What do you say when you want a pretzel? MICHIGAN SUCKS!
Because he's still missing.
Too soon?
by PennStateBasketball on Jul 15, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
is Stacey Parks Miller the new DA?
have we seen a difference yet in the handling of cases compared to the mad era?
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 15, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
If Madeira were still in charge
There’d probably be some felony assault charges thrown on Buie and Drake.
It's not cheating if you do it on the Kiss-Cam.
It is SOOO much better now.
Here’s a list of things that have happended under her watch:
1. They caught some Russian teens who were holding up people at gunpoint. They did it fairly quickly, it was obvious they had the right guys, and they continued to follow up all possible leads and angles even after the guys were caught. They didn’t victimize any innocent people or disparage the Russian community in the process. And there was no bravado or PR machine – just people doing their jobs ethically.
2. They figured out pretty quickly that the lady in Centre Hall who had her husband killed was guilty (along with the triggerman).
3. They’re prosecuting a guy for bringing a gun into a judge’s chambers without setting off either the pro-gun or anti-gun communities.
Here’s a list of things that HAVEN’T happened:
1. No rapists have been allowed to free the country.
2. No football players have been railroaded.
3. No victims of sex crimes have received harassing text messages from prosecutors.
4. No evidence has been overlooked, lost, or intentionally ignored.
I know nothing about her personally, but she seems to be a capable lawyer and manager, which are things you could not say about her predecessor.
Bacon is almost as great as being a Penn Stater
by NittanyTide on Jul 15, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I personally never had any run-ins with the law while a student
But the Scirratto fight and the Austin Scott situation both happened while I was there, and I’ve heard plenty of other horror stories from my friends who have had run-ins with the cops.
This sounds good though. I personally always felt like the borough was out to get the students should we step out of line. Whether it’s true or not, that feeling was fairly pervasive and I don’t think that’s good for a college town.
And don't forget
the ducks that she courageously rescued last month. A real hero.
http://www.centredaily.com/2010/06/30/2068356/county-prosecutor-rescues-ducklings.html
I had missed that.
Thanks for the linkage. Cool story. Now I actually like her.
Bacon is almost as great as being a Penn Stater
What a contrast
The last time ducklings got stuck in a storm drain, Madeira pulled over, pointed at the frantic mother duck and laughed maniacally.
Not quite...
Ia ora te natura, E mea arofa teie ao nei
Ua pau te maitai no te fenua, Re zai noa ra te ora o te mitie
SAVE THE GULF
Arts fest or not....
State College police suck and over react to almost everything. They especially seem to lick their chops whenever they get a chance to arrest or fine PSU athletes. They also seem to really get excited about issuing bogus parking tickets. I hear what Mike is saying about Arts fest weekend but historically the majority of the mischief that has occurred at Arts fest has been perpetrated by townies. The SC police is probably the most unpleasant part of simply being in State College. I caveat my post by saying that I worked several years as a DA and have the utmost respect for law enforcement……just not for the bumbling fools in State College.
I thought only safeties played 15 yards off the ball?
by pic15 on Jul 15, 2010 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
You really think the SCPD knows who all the players look like so they can single them out?
Sure, if you’re 6-6, 300lbs, there’s about a 90% you’re a football player, but The Drake isn’t that big. Muscular, from the few times I’ve seen him, yes, but if you’re going to judge on muscles, the roid heads who live at the gym in Rec Hall, White, and IM bldg would be serving life sentences right now.
I ran into The Drake at the HUB a month ago, and I might not have recognized him as a player had I not seen Newsome (who is pretty noticeable at 6-2 and his large frame), and he talking to who I think was Nate Cadogan who is 6-6, 300.
by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 15, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
They might not know the Drake....
but they know who Taron Buie is. And you missed my point….I was not saying that they see a guy and know he is a PSU athlete but when they ask for ID and see the names they know who Curtis Drake is. Once they see it is a PSU football player, basketball player etc….these guys have and always will lick their chops at sticking it to them…..they have done it for years and years and years and years. Police have broad discretion and once they found out the kids were hoarsing around…..a warning citation would have been sufficient.
I thought only safeties played 15 yards off the ball?
I was once told straight up by one a member of the actual University police force
that as long as you weren’t being a danger to yourself or anyone else, they would leave you alone, at least with respect alcohol. He even went as far as to say that if they saw someone walking back to the dorms who was visibly intoxicated and look to be underage but was being helped out by some friends, they would leave him/her home.
However, i can’t say the same for the State College police department in my experience
yep
3 Simple rules that will help you avoid having to deal with SCPD
1) Don’t be a douchea
2) No public urination.
3) Just don’t draw f*cking attention to yourself
There are literally thousands of kids walking around breaking the law every night. Just blend in and have fun.
although in these guy's case
the problem is being an 18-22 year old male
in state college
during arts fest
Exactly....
Having been there myself, this is the best advice.
by DerryPharmer on Jul 16, 2010 8:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Also - watchout for
huge drainage holes hidden behind foundation plantings.
Outside the Collegian Appts, flanking the front entrance, there were some Yews that appeared to provide an opportune hiding place to take care of nature’s business. Leaving a party with a few friends, I decided to duck behind one to do just that. Little did I know, until a face plant later, they were hiding a 4 foot drop onto some drainage grates. Thank God alchol numbs pain.
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
This is all true
I’ve dealt with the cops in SC more times then I can count, all while engaging in a variety of unscrupulous and illegal activities. No arrests, citations, or even a dirty look. Just be polite and respectful, it’s that easy. It also probably doesn’t hurt to be Caucasian, but that goes without saying.
That town is filled with drunk assholes, just don’t be in the bottom 5% and you’re fine.
Do you want the mustache on, or off?
Too bad.
I once fell off of a bar stool in the Den (actually the bar stool came with me),
I ended up on Monday finding out I had majorly bruised my bursa and had to be on cructhes for a few weeks. But this was the night before the Miami game in 2001, cops were all over the place. My friends had bailed on me with my keys and I was limping home (I lived behind SAE). The cops offered to drive me home. I didn’t take them up on it, but they didn’t arrest me, either. They were actually pretty cool. But then there was the time that I was walking home drunk with my McDonald’s bag and the cop stopped me just for walking drunk, even though I was getting away from Beaver Canyon as fast as I possibly could. Some cops are great, some are assholes.
For the glory
Just keepin it real
I’m officially supporting the Most Interesting Man in BSD campaign. If you know your NWA AND have met Lech Walesa, you’re Renaissance in my book.
Despite my years.....
I do have a vast interest in all varieties of music….You name it, I’ve sampled it….my Prep School profs demanded that we view all sides of the “argument” so that we would be fully informed when we made our choices. Like I tell the little relatives in the family, “That’s pohleece youngin’ , not Sting and the Police.” And I don’t like all music, but I make my choice educated, without appearing to be a jackass, I hope.
by DerryPharmer on Jul 16, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I would like to hear your opinion of the Twilight Saga
Are you Team Edward, or Team Jacob?
in fact, I would love a regular feature of “DerryPharmer samples modern ‘culture’”
by The JuggerNitt on Jul 17, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Word has it.....
that the Author based Twilight on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice from which comes one of my favorite quotes from same, “Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.”
by DerryPharmer on Jul 17, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I read Pride and Prejudice at least twice a year,
I don’t remember that quote (Yes, I know I’m a hopeless romantic-read pathetic).
For the glory
Love that book (and anything Austen)
both the PBS mini series with Colin Firth and the movie with Kiera Knightly are examples of the rare instance when a movie is as good as the book.
Ia ora te natura, E mea arofa teie ao nei
Ua pau te maitai no te fenua, Re zai noa ra te ora o te mitie
SAVE THE GULF
I haven't watched the Kiera Knightly version
I can’t believe that any adaptation can be as good as the BBC version. I also love anything by Austen, but Pride and Prejudice is my favorite.
For the glory
cinematography
it’s gorgeous
they guy who plays Darcy is not well known in the US, and not remotely hot, but they have great chemisty
just well done all around
Ia ora te natura, E mea arofa teie ao nei
Ua pau te maitai no te fenua, Re zai noa ra te ora o te mitie
SAVE THE GULF
Now I remember that quote.
It’s in the letter Lizzy wrote to her aunt to tell her that she’s engaged to Mr. Darcy, right?! It’s been bugging me ever since last night.
For the glory
Edward Cullen is a Michigan fan.
Why? Because Michigan is miserable and it always rains there.
There is fire at the travel agency.
by ReadingRambler on Jul 20, 2010 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
No. Child Molester.
What the hell is a 400 year old vampire doing hanging around a high school? Eww.
What do you say when you want a pretzel? MICHIGAN SUCKS!
Edward's only about 110 years old (less than 100 as a vampire).
He was dying in the Spanish flu epidemicm, which occurred in 1918.
For the glory
You scare me for knowing this.
There is fire at the travel agency.
by ReadingRambler on Jul 20, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I've read the books and I actually liked them (is that the scary part?).
And I know when the Spanish Flu pandemic occurred since I touch on that in one of my classes. The rest is just math!
For the glory
:-|
There is fire at the travel agency.
by ReadingRambler on Jul 20, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
he was 17 when he died
does that make him 17 forever?
Ia ora te natura, E mea arofa teie ao nei
Ua pau te maitai no te fenua, Re zai noa ra te ora o te mitie
SAVE THE GULF
Switzerland sucks.
Seriously.
There is fire at the travel agency.
by ReadingRambler on Jul 20, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
THREADJACK
if you are bored and/or not working today, the BW game is on ESPNU at noon
So if you missed Joe in the booth, here is another chance to see it
Ia ora te natura, E mea arofa teie ao nei
Ua pau te maitai no te fenua, Re zai noa ra te ora o te mitie
SAVE THE GULF
I mean 1pm
Ia ora te natura, E mea arofa teie ao nei
Ua pau te maitai no te fenua, Re zai noa ra te ora o te mitie
SAVE THE GULF
now I am "working" and watching the 1995 Rose Bowl
also, there are too many Irish on the current team
Ia ora te natura, E mea arofa teie ao nei
Ua pau te maitai no te fenua, Re zai noa ra te ora o te mitie
SAVE THE GULF
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