Public Has The Right To Know Punishment For WKU's Defensive Cordinator Lance Guidry For DUI Arrest And Detention.
Public has the right to know about Guidry
By the Daily News
Western Kentucky University football defensive coordinator Lance Guidry’s arrest on a charge of driving while intoxicated in Baton Rouge, La., last weekend is a shame not only for himself, but for the players and students who look up to him as a mentor.
Guidry, 40, who is from Louisiana, was arrested at 1:03 a.m. Saturday and booked at 2:51 a.m. Guidry’s blood alcohol content was 0.123 percent. The legal limit in Louisiana is 0.08 percent, which is the same as Kentucky.
Guidry was in Baton Rogue for the Louisiana State University vs. WKU football game Saturday. He was also looking at high school games in the area since part of a coach’s job on these trips to evaluate potential recruits. After that, he met up with a friend at a restaurant near a hotel where the team was staying.
WKU officials say Guidry didn’t miss any meeting or functions while in Baton Rouge.
Guidry, who is in his first season under second-year coach Willie Taggart, has two previous DWI arrests - one in 1990 as a 19-year-old and the other in 2003.
It is clear he made a grave mistake. Getting a DWI was perhaps more understandable when he was 19, less understandable when he was in his 30s and more of a concern as a 40-year-old representing WKU.
Guidry says he has learned from this and it won’t happen again. We hope that’s the case. We do understand that second chances can be warranted.
What is troubling about this issue, besides the fact it is his third DWI charge, is the way WKU is handling the matter.
WKU athletic director Ross Bjork says the discipline involved will be handled internally.
We believe the public has a right to know what Guidry’s punishment is going to be. Unless the public is informed of what is being done, WKU is giving the impression that this matter is not being taken seriously or that Guidry is receiving special treatment.
Bjork also says Guidry will coach against North Texas and Troy and perhaps even if WKU earns a bowl bid.
We are not suggesting Guidry should be fired or put on administrative leave, but what kind of message does it send when he is allowed to remain on the sideline when one of his players was suspended for making disparaging comments about WKU fans on Twitter?
Doesn’t a DWI constitute a greater risk to public safety than posting something through social networking?
Fans, students, the university and alumni will decide that, but WKU owes it to the public to let them know what Guidry’s punishment is.
Failure to do so sends the wrong message.
By the Daily News
Western Kentucky University football defensive coordinator Lance Guidry’s arrest on a charge of driving while intoxicated in Baton Rouge, La., last weekend is a shame not only for himself, but for the players and students who look up to him as a mentor.
Guidry, 40, who is from Louisiana, was arrested at 1:03 a.m. Saturday and booked at 2:51 a.m. Guidry’s blood alcohol content was 0.123 percent. The legal limit in Louisiana is 0.08 percent, which is the same as Kentucky.
Guidry was in Baton Rogue for the Louisiana State University vs. WKU football game Saturday. He was also looking at high school games in the area since part of a coach’s job on these trips to evaluate potential recruits. After that, he met up with a friend at a restaurant near a hotel where the team was staying.
WKU officials say Guidry didn’t miss any meeting or functions while in Baton Rouge.
Guidry, who is in his first season under second-year coach Willie Taggart, has two previous DWI arrests - one in 1990 as a 19-year-old and the other in 2003.
It is clear he made a grave mistake. Getting a DWI was perhaps more understandable when he was 19, less understandable when he was in his 30s and more of a concern as a 40-year-old representing WKU.
Guidry says he has learned from this and it won’t happen again. We hope that’s the case. We do understand that second chances can be warranted.
What is troubling about this issue, besides the fact it is his third DWI charge, is the way WKU is handling the matter.
WKU athletic director Ross Bjork says the discipline involved will be handled internally.
We believe the public has a right to know what Guidry’s punishment is going to be. Unless the public is informed of what is being done, WKU is giving the impression that this matter is not being taken seriously or that Guidry is receiving special treatment.
Bjork also says Guidry will coach against North Texas and Troy and perhaps even if WKU earns a bowl bid.
We are not suggesting Guidry should be fired or put on administrative leave, but what kind of message does it send when he is allowed to remain on the sideline when one of his players was suspended for making disparaging comments about WKU fans on Twitter?
Doesn’t a DWI constitute a greater risk to public safety than posting something through social networking?
Fans, students, the university and alumni will decide that, but WKU owes it to the public to let them know what Guidry’s punishment is.
Failure to do so sends the wrong message.
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