Couple questions on this one – the crowd that “fled” – did any of the others get arrested? Or did the cop single out the football player, who, if the cop knew anything about Iowa football, would recognize rather easily. Second – I highly doubt this cop actually chased Hyde down. More like Hyde stopped after he realized what he was doing was very stupid. I wish the cops would file what actually happened and not what makes them look good, if my hunch is correct.

Just disappointing that a senior and captain would get involved at all. He knew better after what has happened to many others from the football team.

Still unbelievable that the ticket for being “present” is $465 – and yet Iowa still shows up as a Top 10 Party school. City Council and ICPD are laughing all the way to the bank. Throw that in with several bars around town becoming known for staff with visions of “authority” and soon there won’t be much of anywhere for the college kids – including athletes that bring in $44M+ to the Iowa City economy every year – and what will be left? Of course, ICPD and City Council clearly don’t realize or don’t care about the long-term implications – as long as they get a few headlines in their “battle” against binge drinking with obliging athletes then “it’s all good”.

Still disappointed in Hyde though.

Nothing good in any of this.

“Yes, I interfered with the officers actions. No sir, I was not drunk.
I just act that way all the time. Especially so at 2am.”

That seems plausible.

Delay the court date and, viola, eligible through the bowl season. Well played!

The officer disagrees with himself in his two reports: first, the group was “fighting” restaurant staff (which is a very serious thing, but oddly, no one pressed any charges); second report, the group was involved in an “argument.” I don’t think very much of a police department that can’t get it’s own story straight, suggests a brawl but doesn’t press charges in that regard, and chases down guys who obviously were not brawling, had left the restaurant, and were responsibly walking home. IOW, the ICPD should go find some real criminals to observe and arrest.

So presumably, Officer Marlowe will be asked at the bench trial why his public intox complaint should stick when his two complaints impeach each other. And we should ask ourselves if it is better for high achieving kids to walk home at 1 in the morning with alcohol in their system, or if we want them to drive so that it’s harder for the cops to target and arrest them.

Why can’t Iowa City direct its gun-toting finest toward real criminals instead of high achieving young men walking home (responsibly) after a night out with their friends?