Guilty By Association?

Imagine your high school son or daughter received a phone call from a friend, who had drank too much at a party and was seeking a safe ride home.  How would you hope they handle that request?

Well, in the case of Erin Cox, a senior at North Andover High School in Boston, it's a story that makes me question common sense.  After receiving that phone call from a friend, Erin drove to the party to give said inebriated friend a safe ride home.  Shortly after she arrived at the party, so did the police, who proceeded to hand out underage drinking tickets.  Erin was cleared by the police as not having had any alcohol.

However, school officials took a different view on the situation.  Erin was demoted from Team Captain of her volleyball team and suspended for five games, because she was in violation of a zero tolerance policy against drugs and alcohol.

Erin's family has filed a lawsuit and the school reciprocated by filing an injunction.  The judge in the case has ruled that the court does not have jurisdiction in this matter.

So the question becomes, should Erin have allowed her intoxicated friend get behind the wheel and drive, to avoid having a punishment handed down to her by association?  Or should she provide a safe ride to her friend?

If you ask me, common sense should rule here and Erin should NOT have been punished for helping a friend who was intoxicated.  Who knows how many lives she may have saved by providing a safe ride?  And while I can appreciate the zero tolerance policy at the school, surely they should understand that Erin was not drinking, but trying to prevent a bad situation from getting worse.

What do you think? Did the school make the right or wrong decision?  Drop us an email.

Probably The Last People Who Should Make This Mistake!

Now this is what we call an ungodly error. The Vatican recently issued a medal commemorating Pope Francis’first year, and somehow spelled the son of God’s name wrong. The medals feature a Latin phrase that Francis said inspired him to join the priesthood, but instead of Jesus, Italy’s state mint printed them with the word “Lesus.” Six thousand of the medals were printed in silver and bronze, with another 200 in gold, and were supposed to go on sale Tuesday, but now all of them have been recalled. Read more about it here.

And The Nominees Are...

The nominees for the 2013 American Music Awards (AMAs) were revealed by Kelly Clarkson and will.i.am yesterday morning during ABC's broadcast of Good Morning America. Five categories were announced live on air followed by a press conference to reveal the remaining seventeen categories. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead this year's pack with six nominations, Taylor Swiftand Justin Timberlake are tied for second with five nods apiece and Florida Georgia Line is tied with Rihanna and Robin Thicke with four nominations each. Taylor will go up against Timberlake, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars and Rihanna for the night's top prize Artist of the Year. In the non-country categories, Swift is also up for Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock and Favorite Album – Pop/Rock for her Red album. FGL is nominated for New Artist of the Year and the remix of their song "Cruise" with Nelly is nominated for Single of the Year. The 2013 AMAs will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on November 24 at 7:00.

Country Nominees

Favorite Male Artist – Country

Luke Bryan

Hunter Hayes

Blake Shelton

Favorite Female Artist – Country

Miranda Lambert

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Country

The Band Perry

Florida Georgia Line

Lady Antebellum

Favorite Album - Country

Luke Bryan/Crash My Party

Florida Georgia Line/Here’s To The Good Times

Taylor Swift/Red

What's Really In Those Nuggets

Sometimes, you’re better off not knowing what’s in your food. Just the same, a new study looked at the real contents of the average chicken nugget…and the results may take away your appetite. Researchers examined nuggets from unnamed fast food chains in Mississippi and found that they contained only about 50% real chicken breast and thigh meat. So what exactly made up the other half? “An artificial mixture of chicken parts,” including fat, bone, cartilage, blood vessels and nerve cells. Not only does that sound gross, but it also results in a snack that’s super-high in fat, salt and calories. On second thought, maybe you don’t want fries with that. Read more about the report here. So, do you care what chicken nuggets are made of? Do you like to know exactly what goes into your food (or do you prefer NOT knowing)? Drop us an email, johnandjacklyn@kicks1063.com

Tiny Seahawks Fan Knows the Entire Team

Think you're an expert on your favorite NFL team? Think again! Meet 3 year-old Kalee Buetow. She's not the biggest or loudest Seahawks fan in the world, but it's not a stretch to say she's the most adorable fan of them all. Even the casual fan knows the basics about the Seahawks, but 3-year-old Kalee goes miles beyond the basics. Quizzed by her father, Kalee happily rattles off the names and positions of nearly every player on the roster. "Who's the quarterback?" her dad asks. "Russell Wilson," she replies without missing a beat. "Ok, who's the running back," her dad asks. "Marshawn Lynch," Kalee says. "Beast mode." The little girl will tell you that the team's head coach is Pete Carroll and the safety is Earl Thomas. In fact, she's a fan of the entire Legion of Boom. And yes, she's a true Seahawks fan: Her dad, Evan, said Kalee only likes to talk about two things before bedtime: the Seattle Seahawks and Jesus.

Is This The Ideal Celebrity Body?

The ideal celebrity body is more than the sum of its parts! A gossip website conducted a poll about the best celebrity features, then put them together to create the most perfect specimen of a famous female. The result- which includes Jennifer Aniston’s legs and arms, Jennifer Love Hewitt’s boobs, Gwen Stefani’s abs, Sofia Vergara’s curves and hair, Zooey Deschanel’s eyes, Kate Middleton’s smile, Megan Fox’s eyebrows, Victoria Beckham’s jawline and Scarlett Johansson’s nose- is sort of like if Frankenstein was pretty. So here she is: 

Of course, you'll notice personality was not one of the features the included!

Billy Pleads No Contest

Billy Currington appeared in a Georgia courtroom on Friday and entered a plea of no contest to the charge of elderly abuse, according to the Savannah Morning News. The judge sentenced Billy to five years' probation, fined him $1,000 and ordered him to go through an anger management course. The plea and sentence stem from an incident that happened in Tybee Island, Georgia in April. According to reports, Billy chased charter boat captain, Charles Harvey Ferrelle (age 70), in a boat after Ferrelle drove his boat past a house where the singer was staying. Currington reportedly followed the elderly man began threatening him verbally. Billy's lawyer, Alex Zipperer, told the judge that his client was "extraordinarily embarrassed" by the incident. Zipperer also said, "It certainly won't happen in the future." The charge of terroristic threats against Currington was dropped as part of the negotiated plea deal. Billy's record will be expunged if he completes his sentence without incident.