Shaw admits he lied

[Elliotte Friedman]

Ruh roh...suspended idefinitely.

http://www.usctrojans.com/blog/2014/08/shaw-admits-he-lied.html

 

[LongTimeListener]

So was he the cat burglar in that police report? I still like domestic situation (leaping away from his lady's boyfriend/husband).

 

[HanSenSE]

Here's the most telling line:

Shaw has retained Donald Etra as legal counsel. Etra will issue a statement on Shaw's behalf soon.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Lennay Kekua can swim after all!

 

[poindexter]

Shaw lied.
Nobody died.

 

[SnarkShark]

Shaw lied.
Nobody died.

Yeah, agreed. But the lie also had him as some sort of hero. It takes a special kind of asshole to bask in that fake adulation.

 

[tapintoamerica]

I am curious as to why he has retained legal counsel. Makes me wonder if there's more forthcoming in this story.

 

[WriteThinking]

I am curious as to why he has retained legal counsel. Makes me wonder if there's more forthcoming in this story.

I'm curious why he lied.

I mean, why? He's going to get in trouble if he gets injured in some, uh, less-heroic way?

 

[LongTimeListener]

I am curious as to why he has retained legal counsel. Makes me wonder if there's more forthcoming in this story.

I'm curious why he lied.

I mean, why? He's going to get in trouble if he gets injured in some, uh, less-heroic way?

His name came up in a police report of a second-floor break-in that night -- as a witness or "other," though police said he wasn't a suspect.

 

[WriteThinking]

I am curious as to why he has retained legal counsel. Makes me wonder if there's more forthcoming in this story.

I'm curious why he lied.

I mean, why? He's going to get in trouble if he gets injured in some, uh, less-heroic way?

His name came up in a police report of a second-floor break-in that night -- as a witness or "other," though police said he wasn't a suspect.

Oh, you're right. I'd forgotten that part. I'd bet that's even why he's retained legal counsel...

 

[YankeeFan]

I'm guessing that LTL would agree with Jeff Pearlman, that Shaw might be no angel, but hey, who is:

Just to be clear: a 20-year-old college kid lies (badly) about an injury ... and I'm supposed to be outraged? The things I did at 20 ...

Josh Shaw did something stupid. At 20, I stole signs, drove drunk, had sex sans condom, cheated on an exam. Let he who is without sin ...

https://twitter.com/jeffpearlman

 

[LongTimeListener]

Hmmmm, don't know why that shot was directed at me.

But if you think grabbing a couple of boxes of ****ty cigars is the same as (what appears to be) a felony like burglary, OK, that's your prerogative to keep going with these bull**** connections that only exist in your mind. Just leave me the hell out of it. Thanks.

 

[YankeeFan]

Hmmmm, don't know why that shot was directed at me.

But if you think grabbing a couple of boxes of ****ty cigars is the same as (what appears to be) a felony like burglary, OK, that's your prerogative to keep going with these bull**** connections that only exist in your mind. Just leave me the hell out of it. Thanks.

Lighten up!

Just ****ing with you.

So, can we join forces and mock Pearlman for acting like this is no big deal?

 

[LongTimeListener]

I'm all in for that. The tweet was pretty stupid.

But at least it wasn't as bad as Pearlman letting his dog pee on his neighbor's lawn. He's making friends fast in California!

http://www.jeffpearlman.com/a-new-neighbor/