In addition to Eldred King's 14 days in the slammer, nearly a year of probation and medical costs for MTSU student Dazarae Higgs, the star wide receiver has received his football pink slip from MT.
But is being dismissed really a suitable punishment? Should MTSU punish him academically for something that occurred off property?
King is certainly not undergoing the same treatment as Starlett Custer or Kevin Sisco. Both students attacked other students. Both Custer and Sisco were kicked out of school.
True that both the aforementioned incidents occurred on campus property and the university probably felt it was within the best interest of student safety to remove these people. But doesn't someone who pleads guilty to two counts of domestic assault pose a danger too?
MT Athletics dismissed King from the football team. Essentially, his career for the Blue Raiders is over. But is this enough for King? Is this enough for the people who go to school with him?
MTSU should not only dismiss him from the football team, they should dismiss him from school.
It can be argued that people make mistakes and everyone deserves a second chance. In most cases, this argument can be valid - unfortunately, King plead guilty to two counts of domestic assault. Which means he pretty much blew his second chance when he decided to beat on his significant other again.
If MTSU wants to continue its precedent of keeping our campus safe by removing students like Sisco and Custer, it only seems fair to kick out King.
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