In the classic arcade game Pac-Man, you received three lives in exchange for a quarter. If you were good enough, and accumulated enough pellets, cherries and ghosts, you received bonus lives at various point levels. But sooner or later, no matter how good you were, the game ended. Pacman Jones, on the other hand, has so far had an endless number of lives. His latest incident has been well-publicized by now. Here is a recent attempt at downplaying it, via a press release from Dallas police:

On Tuesday October 7th approximately 11:00 p.m., there was a disturbance call made by an employee at the Jewel Hotel at 1530 Main Street. The call stated that there was a disturbance between two black males and a black female arguing and fighting at the location and that the suspects were in the lobby.

Two police elements arrived at the call and it was determined that the disturbance was over and that some hotel employees over heard a scuffle in the men’s lobby restroom. According to the reporting officer, there were no witnesses that came forward, at that time, stating that an assault had occurred. The hotel management did point out that a glass light switch plate had been broken but stated everything was OK.

Both of the men, one being identified as Adam Jones and the other as his private bodyguard, stated everything was “OK”. Both parties were driven from the location by an acquaintance. The information on the alleged assault by Mr. Jones was obtained after the incident had ended and the alleged victim, (bodyguard), did not want to pursue any action stating that this issue was a private matter.

Jones, to be sure, is in a tough situation where every incident is going to be magnified. Then again, he has put himself into that situation by being criminally dumb in the past. What is your general sentiment in situations like these: do fans and media overreact, or is their reaction warranted based on the past? Or, door No. 3: somewhere in between, on a case-by-case basis?

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