Utterly Ridiculous:

From the Boulder Daily Camera (www.buffzone.com) a lesson in anthropology:
A University of Colorado football player arrested in connection with a June brawl on University Hill pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault this morning in Boulder County Court.
Michael Sipili, a 19-year-old sophomore linebacker from Hawaii, will be sentenced Wednesday. He could receive probation or up to two years in the Boulder County Jail.
Sipili was arrested Aug. 1 on suspicion of tackling and punching a 22-year-old CU student, breaking his orbital bone, early June 16. He has been suspended indefinitely from the football squad.
Sipili’s attorney, Lou Rubino, told the court today that his client did not start the brawl, but jumped in to defend a friend — a trait indicative of the Samoan culture.
Rubino said that after consulting Deward Walker Jr., an anthropologist at CU, he learned that Polynesians are "proud, loyal, law-abiding" people who stand by their friends and family and are very protective of them.
“And as we see here, loyalty can sometimes get you in trouble,” Rubino said.
Sipili has no criminal history, Rubino said, and is very remorseful about the situation.
Rubino suggested to the court the possibility of a restorative justice component to his sentence.
Judge John Stavely said that was a good idea, but he could not force the victim of a crime to participate.
What!?! Sipili broke a guys orbital bone because he is Polynesian! I spoke with Dr. Walker about what people from other cultures/ethnic groups might do in a similar situation:
White Trash: Typically, too drunk to get out of the 88’ Grand Am to fight
Nordic: Would have stabbed the person with their Viking helmet
Huns: Would have dragged the person around Boulder behind trusted steed
Nebraska: Most are too stupid to pass driving test, thus rendering a fight in Boulder highly unlikely