Theft as 'team-building exercise'

When the Texas A&M University-Commerce student newspaper, The East Texan, ran a front-page story about a member of the school's football team getting pinched in a drug bust, members of the team removed all copies of the free newspaper from campus. Head Coach Guy Morriss admitted his part in the caper.
  • “I am proud of my players for doing that,” Morriss said. “This was the best team building exercise we have ever done.”
It was also a crime -- the East Texan explicitly states that the first copy is free and all additional copies cost a quarter. In all, the damages equal about $1,500 bucks, making the "team-building exercise"  a felony.

The Battalion of Texas A&M ran a follow-up story reporting that the athletic department decided against taking action against the coach, but that the players will face "disciplinary action."

Pretty swell cover-up for a guy who went 5-5 last season.

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