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David Allen did what quite a few 18-year-old high school kids do Feb. 18.
He got drunk.
The circumstances are a bit different. Allen got drunk, decided to drive (sans driver's license) and wrecked into a parked car.
What's more, Allen is the star player for the Highland Park Scots' boys basketball team. He was suspended for the rest of the year. Which happens to be the rest of the playoff run for the team.
I first heard about the story Tuesday night when CBS 11 did a puff piece about how he attended his team's game, apologized for his foolishness and all that jazz.
It should be noted that Highland Park is rich and white. And maybe entitled.
To his credit, he's accepted his punishment. Still, media is falling all over itself to not necessarily defend Allen or anything. Instead, they're diverting the story quite a bit. CBS 11 did a story about how stand up the kid is despite the fact that he's a total turd for betraying his team during the most crucial point in the season.
D Magazine brought up a good point: Is there a difference between printing the name of an 18-year-old high school student and an 18-year-old kid not in school? Also, is the only reason it's a story due to the fact that he's the star player on the basketball team?
It's a good point. It still takes away from the point, which is that an underage kid got drunk, drove and crashed his car, putting anyone in the area in danger.
Even if we never knew he was arrested, Allen would still be suspended (we hope) and there would have been a story out about how Allen is out because of "detrimental behavior" or whatever. Thing is, the media covers Highland Park and other schools during the season. There's feature stories and box scores published. Allen's story about getting drunk and arrested was not released because he's the star player but because he's 18, and an adult in the eyes of the law.
Like, had Allen drank, drove and killed a family of four. That probably would have been published too.
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