Attention

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent our advertisers

Friday, August 29, 2014

Why Did Josh Shaw Make Up Such an Intricate Lie?

USC football player Josh Shaw has been suspended indefinitely from the team after admitting he made up a story about spraining his ankles while trying to save his nephew from drowning.

The fifth-year senior had been praised as a hero after telling the school he jumped from a second-story apartment Saturday to rescue his 7-year-old nephew.

Skepticism quickly emerged, however, with the school receiving phone calls questioning Shaw’s account.

More

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Simple. No one has to take responsibility for their owns actions. His lie was a feel good story, and most people just moved along, and will not revisit his story.

Anonymous said...

Why? because he's a liar. period.

Anonymous said...

he's been a senior for 5 years?