Benson on drunk boating charges: 'I wasn't drunk'
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Bears running back Cedric Benson was pepper-sprayed and charged with drunken boating and resisting arrest in Texas -- but he denies the charges, saying police roughed him up for no reason. Benson was arrested Saturday after he turned "combative" and "argumentative" during a safety check on his boat on Lake Travis, authorities said.
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He Ced, she said: Bears RB rocks the boat
Published 5/5/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Someone get this man an editor. I'm pretty sure you can find an overzealous police officer in every state. And if officers used unnecessary force, as Benson is suggesting, then they deserve to be held accountable. But that's a pretty big leap to make about the "recesses" of Smith's mind unless Haugh knows something he's not sharing. And even if he did, it's still a ridiculous thing to say.  ...
