Teddy Bingham PO '11 Ought To Be J-Boarded Or Suspended Instead
Unfortunately, on a day when a veteran ought to be celebrating, Yingling was writing up his recollection of events that occurred nearly six weeks ago for a J-Board that will occur this Friday.
Teddy Bingham PO '11 had been drinking when Eric Yingling CMC '12 approached him and three other students at around 1 in the morning several weeks ago. Yingling spotted Bingham, drunk, with a shopping cart trying to fill it with stones taken from the dedication field. This is a serious offense as the stones represent those of sports-supporting alums who have passed away. The stones pay respect for those alums.
When Yingling confronted him, several of the other students scattered. Yingling asked him what he was doing and then Bingham lunged at Yingling, and Yingling punched him once in the head, rendering him unconscious with one punch. (Remember Yingling is a Marine and a Football player.)
Later that night, Bingham's friends were reportedly out looking to get even with Yingling who has since retired for the evening.
Rather than lick his wounds, Bingham has started to make a big deal over his own shortcomings and has advocated for Yingling to be punished.
Initially, Yingling wasn't going to be brought to a J-Board at Claremont McKenna. Nevertheless, Dean Huang counseled him that under Inter-Campus policy, Bingham did have the right to a J-Board of another student at another college. (One wonders why Dean Huang then didn't advocate for the J-Boarding of Pitzer students after our fountains were destroyed, but I digress.)
So Bingham, along with his family, went to the Claremont Police Department to file a report. The police laughed them off for suggesting that it was Yingling, not Bingham, that they ought to be arresting. Teddy's mother is none other than Beth Bingham, who serves on the Town of Claremont's school board. One wonders what she's doing instructing other people's children, when her own so lacks moral education. I'd be willing to bet that she was the one who went to the Police, but I have no evidence for that assertion.
(The photo, incidentally, is from Teddy's time on Claremont High School baseball team. I couldn't find another photo on Google Image.)
There are several questions that present themselves immediately.
Why is Yingling being J-Boarded for defending himself? Why isn't Bingham being punished? Can Yingling counter-J-Board?
19 comments:
Just a point, Charles. I saw the blood outside of Ducey before maintenance cleaned it up. If that was just one punch, it was a hell of a punch. (And my cousin's a Marine, so I've already taken that into account.) I've seen plenty of fights, but that blood was everywhere.
Take into account the fact that Teddy admittedly got up and tried to open other doors(spreading blood all over), not to mention alcohol thins one's blood-- and I've even heard him admit it was one hit and he was out.
Still, to punch someone in the head? A bit much, no? That can seriously injure someone, it wouldn't be that hard, especially if they're drunk and you're a marine, to restrain them?
"Why is Yingling being J-Boarded for defending himself?"
Did I miss something? How was this in self-defense?
"Yingling asked him what he was doing and then Bingham lunged at Yingling, and Yingling punched him once in the head, rendering him unconscious with one punch."
god damn, can you not read? obviously if a drunk person lunges at you, you stand there
Charles, I hope you realize that by writing this an supporting Eric you're actually hurting his case? Justices on the J-Board will read this, add that to the fact that it's coming from your mouth? Not a good combination for Eric Yingling.
this post is actually very harmful to his case, but i won't go into that. good job, charles. rather, some advice for the defendant:
eric, make sure you prepare your case well, have good testimony, know the jboard guidelines and procedure, and act appropriately. this isn't a court of law, so you must make the jboard justices believe your side of the story. that is, there is no such thing as "beyond a reasonable doubt" in jboard.
Doing the math, a 2011 student is an underaged public drunk -a misdemeanor at the least, (hope the j-board takes that into account!) ,then add to that destruction of property, add take a punch in the face in the mix, and in football terms, OFF-SETTING PENALTIES. Is punching a drunk wise-ass really a bad thing? WWJWD What Would John Wayne Do? -ElGuapo
bullshit, i believe it should be "what would chuck norris do?" WWCND
It's about time you anonymous morons put your names on your posts. How can this possibly hurt Eric Yingling's case? It was so obviously self-defense, as has been mentioned twice now, and that this could hurt his case just because it comes from Charles' mouth is such a childish argument that I'm starting to understand why you leave your name off.
The only thing I regret from this whole incident is that Eric did not punch this kid hard enough for him to forget it all happened.
Well, Ilan, you've proven one thing, you might not be all that bright yourself.
"The only thing I regret from this whole incident is that Eric did not punch this kid hard enough for him to forget it all happened."
Because as a 23 year old ex-Marine with his strength and size, it must be incredibly difficult to restrain a drunk person.
And all you can do is wish he'd punched him harder. God, your parents must be so proud of you.
J Board sucks, Yingling will definitely get convicted. Basically, no one every does not get convicted. The only question is what the punishment is. J Board is basically a sham, can anyone tell me the last time a person was found not guilty? It must be a decade.
Hopefully he'll get convicted for punching an underage, wise-ass drunk!
Punishment: sensitivity & tolerance training dealing with underage wise-ass drunks by tending bar at the next Green Hall "BBQ." -ElGuapo
Hopefully he'll get convicted for punching an underage, wise-ass drunk!
Punishment: sensitivity & tolerance training dealing with underage wise-ass drunks by tending bar at the next Green Hall "BBQ." -ElGuapo
Standard liberal response, "Because as a 23 year old ex-Marine with his strength and size, it must be incredibly difficult to restrain a drunk person."
Now, for one does anyone know the size of Teddy? I don't personally, but before you can hypothesize on Yingling's "size & strength" maybe the other person's should be taken into account?
Two, does anyone know what a Marine would most likely do to "restrain" someone? I don't personally but I am going to venture it to be something worse than a single punch to the face.
Three, none of us know all the facts either so we can't really comment what went down, but I might venture to say if Yingling felt it possible to restrain him without a punch, maybe it would have happened?
Either way, I'm glad we overlook the fact of being drunk underage (regardless of however many of us all "do it") and that property theft & destruction are okay.
Apparently someone will just have to ask Teddy or Yingling after the Jboard?
So let's see, drunken fool lunges at Marine, and Marine one-punches drunken fool. Drunken fool should be thankful he didn't have his balls stuffed down his throat. Geez Louise....
The fact that Charles Johnson (the man behind the bigoted response to Nico Brancolini's article) and Ilan Wurman (of "one has to ask whether the energy saved by this central planning is worth the corresponding loss of freedom" fame) have the nerve to defend some hot-headed jock with a violent tendency just proves that CMC does make admissions mistakes.
To the above poster, did you not read what Charles posted? A "hot-headed marine with violent tendencies" hardly fits the description of the situation. How about, "drunken vandals/thieves from Pomona are stopped while committing a crime, and one of them takes a shot at the guy trying to stop the crime." That's hardly a violent tendency, it's a natural right to self defense. What don't you people understand? I fear that too many people on this soft Liberal Arts campus have no idea what the real world is really like.
The idea that one can protect oneself in self-defense, though fundamental, is not a boundless right. Clearly a marine, if he so wished, could harmlessly restrain a drunk college student. No one is claiming Yingling should not have acted at all. However, his actions were disproportionally strong, and for that he is legally liable and should absolutely be J-Boarded. And yes, Teddy should be as well. But don't justify this as self-defense--there has to be a real danger for that to be the case, and when a drunk attacks a sober marine, can you really honestly call that danger?
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