Another of Fred Smith’s sons arrested
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Remember April 1999 when about 300 UVA students rallied to protest the presence of one of FedEx boss Fred Smith’s allegedly belligerent sons? It seems another scion of the billionaire has tangled with the law. Memphis media are reporting that 23-year-old Frederick “Cannon” Smith has been arrested in that city for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Charlottesvillians may recall that the son here, Richard Smith, was convicted of assault and battery for breaking the jaw of a fellow student who called him a “fat ass.” The protests happened because Smith escaped on-Grounds punishment— even though then Albemarle Commonwealth’s Attorney James Camblos III called the assault “one of the worst cases of unprovoked attacks” he’d seen. The rally appeared to prompt then president John Casteen to intervene by personally suspending Smith, who went on to work at Value America, a short-lived internet retailer funded in part by $10 million put up by his father. Value America went bankrupt in late 1999, and Richard Smith went on to sue UVA for $1.25 million, but a federal jury ruled against him in October, 2000.
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An unprovoked attack wouldn’t include the calling of the assaultor “fat ass” by the assaultee, especially if the assaultor was indeed a fat ass.
Sounds like ol’ Fred Smith has another loose “Cannon” in his family. LOL, LOL. ROFLMFAO.
A lot of people would blame this on parenting and values.
I don’t.
More and more people have no use whatsoever for these new rookies out here on the street who abuse their perceived government granted right to do as they pleaase, harass people and deny them of their constitutional rights.
Before I pass judgement on this case, I want to hear an audio tape of who said what to whom. And whether or not Smith was egged into getting arrested.
Wait, I thought poverty, bad neighborhoods, and a lack of education caused crime …
These darn new-fangled rookies. Blow hard.
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Why would we care about someone arrested in Memphis?
I don’t a lot of people really care. It’s just interesting.