In the streets we call this pulling a Kobe.
It is defined as telling the cops about something a friend (or in this case a teammate) got away with as a way to justify your own troubles.
100 out of 100 times it backfires, doesn’t help and only makes things worse.
Need a possible reason for the snit today: Randle on the booking video, courtesy of FOX4: "Dez didn't miss no games for smacking his momma."
— Clarence Hill (@clarencehilljr) October 31, 2014
While technically true, it violates like 100 man laws and you have to wonder at some point will the Cowboys decide Randle isn’t worth the trouble.