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"Tony, how come you are going off on Scott for something that was actually a lesser offense than Bo?"

Lesser offense?? You really think beating up a woman is a lesser offense than smokin' a few "j"s. Sorry, but I don't agree.

I know some on these Idol threads seem to find blame with the woman in this case. I have no idea why. There's NOTHING in any of the reports to indicate that she was to share in any of the blame. It was at HER house for God's sake!

Bo was in a "rock band." Face it, a lot of guys in rock bands do drugs. Does that make it right? No, but it happens. Bo's attitude seems repentive and he's turned his life around. I see no indication that Scotty the Potty has done the same.

He "lumbers" about like a wanna-be-ghetto-boy who has about as much talent as a guy in a bar on Karaoke night.

He "sneers" at the judges when they DARE to point out the fact that he was "off key" during most of the song.

Scott does not deserve to be in the Top 5. He should have been thrown out weeks ago. Perhaps that is slightly clouding my judgement, but I don't see it that way.

I can't believe you would say that an "assault" is no big deal!

Any guy (especially one as large as Slingblade) who "assaults" a woman is dirt. Case closed!

You really think beating up a woman is a lesser offense than smokin' a few "j"s.

Two things factually wrong with that--

1) Slingblade didn't "beat up" the woman. He threw a phone at her. If it were more serious than that, the woman would've called the cops that night instead of waiting until the next day.

2) Bo was scoring coke too, which is a much heavier charge than just smoking pot.

I welcome your opinions, but at least get the facts right.

Bo's attitude seems repentive and he's turned his life around. I see no indication that Scotty the Potty has done the same.

Scott doesn't have a second arrest does he? He didn't beat up his ex girlfriend but don't let the facts get in the way of your lies.

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He did not beat up a woman. He threw a cell phone at her and he pulled the ring off her finger.

That is not beating someone up.

Besides, it appears that she wrote a letter to the court IN SCOTT'S DEFENSE. She did not press charges the police did.

You have made comments that insinuate that you are a cop. If that's true, then you know full well how that works.

Not only did she write a letter in Scott's defense, she no longer has custody of the little boy. SCOTT DOES.

Think about that Tony.

She probably was doing something around the baby that was inappropriate. Probably drugs or something.

If someone was doing things like that in front of MY baby, I would throw whatever I needed to throw in order to get the baby out of there.

I don't care for tramps that file false charges against a man and everything I've read about this points to her being just the sort of girl to do exactly that.

He was not convicted of assault. He pled no contest to DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

NOT ASSAULT. HE DID NOT ASSAULT HER OR THEY WOULD HAVE CHARGED HIM WITH ASSAULT.

BUT DON'T FORGET, SHE WROTE A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF HIM, TO THE COURT.

She doesn't sound too victimized to me.

That is a long way from assault or wife beating as you like to call it.

Not only does Scott have custody of the boy, he is also a state certified corrections officer.

Scott has turned his life over to Christ, he has custody of his child and he is a corrections officer.

Bo wasn't arrested for smoking a few "j's". He was arrested twice for drugs. Once for pot and the other, THE MOST RECENT one was a FELONY DRUG CHARGE.

A FELONY TRUMPS A DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

Who cares how Scott walks or talks? Big damn deal. He was brought up in that sort of environment. Just as people born in the south have southern accents, people brought up around the "ghetto" are going to pick that up that accent and those sort of behaviors, such as the ghetto walk.

The baby is half black for goodness sakes.

Or is that your real problem Tony?

Do you have a problem with Scott because he acts black and sounds black? Because he's not handsome?

Scott can sing. He isn't the best remaining contestant to be sure, but he didn't make it into the top ten for no reason.

Bo can't sing either. Bo is flashy and loud and puts on a good show, but he sings worse than Scott in my opinion.

Much worse.

I don't see Scott sneering at the judges. You want it to be there, but it just isn't. I was shocked to see your post and others saying that you thought Scott was going to come over there and beat up the judges.

There was NOTHING like that at all. He also took Simon's criticisms like a man throughout this entire thing.

When he said that he thanked Simon for his comments and motioned for the audience to settle down when they were booing Simon he got no credit for that.

Bo is a druggie. This arrest was not all that long ago, but Scott's was 4 YEARS.

Scott never got in trouble again. But Bo got himself arrested TWICE for drugs.

Felony drug possession. He was picked up in a nasty STRIP CLUB. I know lots of drug addicts Tony. My brother is one.

The vast majority of them will get out of jail and go back to drugs after awhile.

If you are indeed a cop then you know that most of them will use again.

But you say it's to be expected because he is a rocker?

I don't think so. I think a druggie is a druggie with a nasty habit with all of the other behaviors that go with it.

The lying, the hiding, the manipulation and all the rest.

Give me someone like Scott who has accepted God, has custody of his child and a good job over a drug addict that hangs out in strip clubs and has done basically nothing with his life but rock in his nearly 30 years on this earth.

I do believe that Bo has accepted Christ. He may be able to let Christ control him and let Christ keep him away from drugs.

That would be great.

Why is it that you are willing to accept that Bo has turned his life around in the 4 months since his court date and diversion course, but not willing to accept that Scott has turned to Christ and is now a good father with a good job?

If you can't accept Scott as changed and forgiven, then how can you accept Bo?

To do anything else is hypocritical and mean spirited.