"I still cannot reconcile the two Brian Holloways."
Over at Grantland, Jay Caspian Kang on that situation involving Brian Holloway and that house in Stephentown and that party: "[Holloway's] redemption saga holds up for about as long as a quick, three-minute segment on the news or a newspaper column about these goddamn kids these days. Prod just a little bit more, even gently, and Brian Holloway's quest to save 300 lives starts to fall apart."
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I'm afraid I have to disagree with the author's tone that thinks re-posting the kids' tweets and selfies was a Bad Thing. While Holloway may be tooting his own horn a bit much, the bottom line for me, as a parent of a teen and tween especially, is that these kids had no right to behave this way, period. They posted this stuff on their own, and it was part of the public Twitter stream, no one broke into private accounts or computers to rat them out.
I do think it's worth asking questions about where the money has gone, and transparency on Holloway's part would be a better move than ignoring reporters. He should know better, given all his experience w/media, social and mainstream.
... said Gina M on Nov 14, 2013 at 1:09 PM | link
I'm with Gina. Those kids broke into a property and stole stuff. I don't care if Holloway tries to start a reality show based on this "House Crashers!" The story is those kids, their parents who failed to hold them accountable and the fact that these kids think its ok to commit crimes and publish photos of yourself while doing it. What is the term for a "selfie" when you are committing a felony while taking it? "Selfelonie?" How about we hear some more about these wonderful kids and what has happened to them? Or is the point of all of this to try to teach mr holloway a lesson and let those poor kids have some privacy?
If they hadn't committed crimes and bragged about it, none of us would know about Mr. Holloway. He isn't the story. Plus he played in the NFL. He has brain damage.
... said Get Off My Lawn on Nov 14, 2013 at 2:51 PM | link
Since these were rich white kids partying, they won't suffer any real consequences. I challenge anyone anywhere to find me a story of a black teenager who broke into a home and stole a valuable stone sculpture who isn't facing jail time. When do the young black kids get to say, "my bad" and have the media report the stolen property as "later returned", as if this makes it all better. No harm, no foul. When the kid is black they report the stolen property as EVIDENCE. And the kid goes into the system.
From the article:
"This much is true: Some of the people who came to the party on August 31 trashed Brian Holloway's home. They knocked a sink off the wall, broke windows, completely ruined a carpeted area, and stole a stone statue of an eagle (later returned). "
... said Two Justice Systems on Nov 14, 2013 at 8:36 PM | link
That was an insanely long article, but everyone should read (or skim) through it. The author is not saying that the teens shouldn't be held accountable for their actions. He is questioning the media-whoring and fundraising for Brian Holloway's HelpMeSave300. As a resident of this area, I heard the story of the party and sided against the parents who didn't bring their kids to help fix the house. Now, I'm reconsidering. Was this washed up athlete just trying to use these kids to get back into the spotlight and fix up his run down house? Either way, the punishment for these children should NOT be left up to this man and social media. It should be up to the courts.
... said C. Casey on Nov 19, 2013 at 11:48 AM | link