Like Bill Clinton, only less believable

"For me, crazy as it seems, there is a real relationship between wild, reckless abandon off the field and being that way on the field."
-Lawrence Taylor, 1987

Lawrence Taylor... when will you learn? Maybe LT thought he jumped in his own hot tub time machine and was back in 1987 when he was still the king of the NFL and one of the most feared and game planned against players in the game.
In case you missed it, Taylor was arrested and charged with third degree rape and patronizing a prostitute... and in other news water is wet.
It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that Taylor is in trouble once again with the law. He has been arrested numerous times for drugs, went to rehab more times than he ended a football career, (see Joe Theisman) along with other arrests ranging from tax evasion to stacks of parking tickets.
I suppose I should be outraged and calling for his head because of this latest terrible thing he's done. Rape is one of the most atrocious acts of any person and anyone convicted should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
In truth, I'm not shocked, angry or bothered by the report. Maybe I've been desensitized to athletes committing heinous acts; maybe if it was someone without a checkered past I'd feel differently. Don't get me wrong, I feel terrible for the girl involved and for everything she's been through. No person should have to suffer what she is going through because of Rasheed Davis (the man that pimped her to Taylor)and Lawrence Taylor.
LT's defense is that he had 'some contact' with the girl but did not rape or have sexual intercourse with her. Apparently the girl was told to tell LT that she was 19, not 16. That still doesn't let Taylor off the hook. He has still admitted to paying for sex, which is a crime and he should have known better by now.
I don't place the full blame on Taylor for this, but history should have taught him that saying you didn't have sex with someone and then admitting you gave that person money for sex isn't going to garner any sympathy or support from the masses. Davis is just as guilty in this ordeal. Now, even though I don't fully blame him, he needs to pay for his actions and hopefully, though not likely, he will finally learn how to be a continued positive member of society.