Should P. Diddy's son return his scholarship money?

[Dangit2019]

http://www.thegarycope.com/post/24062640722/should-p-diddys-son-return-54-000-college

It seems like this is a thing, so lets discuss.

I personally think that if the kid made good grades and was in football, he deserves to reap the rewards from both. We aren't talking about the kid asking for money from the gov't to buy a Porsche, the kid legitimately worked for these scholarships.

So, in your thoughts, should he keep the money even with his family's stupefying wealth?

 

[Slaanesh]

He earned the damned scholarship, he should keep it. If I were him, I'd tell anyone saying I should return it to fuck off. If they wanted the scholarship, they should've worked harder for it.

EDIT: Also, its an Athletic Scholarship, which isn't from state funds or taxes, but from revenue the athletic department makes.
Link. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/justin-combs-p-diddy-son_n_1554140.html#s76693&title=Lorraine_Nicholson]

 

[Shivarage]

If he truly earned it then he shouldn't have to pay

Sounds like someone is just looking for free money just because they know the diddies can afford it

 

[Dags90]

I personally think that if the kid made good grades and was in football, he deserves to reap the rewards from both. We aren't talking about the kid asking for money from the gov't to buy a Porsche, the kid legitimately worked for these scholarships.

So, in your thoughts, should he keep the money even with his family's stupefying wealth?

We aren't talking about the government paying for anything. We're talking about the athletic department using the funds it generates to attract good athletes to keep their teams competitive, so they can continue to earn revenues.

I'm just surprised they're going for someone so small.

 

[dyre]

It's absurd that this is an issue. Not only did the kid earn the merit scholarship, but it's such a tiny sum of money compared to the billions we've thrown at banks. I don't know what shitty excuse for a media outlet made this an issue, but whoever thinks he has an obligation to give the money back should stfu.

 

[applesandoranges]

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[him over there]

I'm divided. On one hand he did earn the scholarship. On the other hand Scholarships exist in order to allow brilliant people who would otherwise be unable to afford education go on to secondary education because of their brilliance.

 

[wintercoat]

So this kid, rather than just saying "Why should I work hard at anything, my dad's got it covered" decides to earn his own way in to college? Maybe he wants to make his own way in life rather just letting his surname pave his way to success.

If he gets a degree and offered a high paying job should he turn that down because he's got daddy's money and someone else could use that job?

So someone who wont be able to afford college should do without because Justin Combs wants to prove he's more than a name? Would the hard work he put in to be accepted into college suddenly be negated because, like so many other college goers, his parents payed for his tuition?

 

[him over there]

So this kid, rather than just saying "Why should I work hard at anything, my dad's got it covered" decides to earn his own way in to college? Maybe he wants to make his own way in life rather just letting his surname pave his way to success.

If he gets a degree and offered a high paying job should he turn that down because he's got daddy's money and someone else could use that job?

The thing is, his Dad's money is always going to be a reality, and he's always going to have it. He worked hard and earned a spot in college. That itself should have been good enough, nobody would have thought less of him for letting his Dad pay for his education with near unlimited funds. Instead he decided to accept a massive scholarship from a school with limited funds.

Not to mention this means that an otherwise outstanding but financially unfortunate mind, the very people scholarships exist to help, will miss out on this opportunity.

 

[Lilani]

I think it would be a generous gesture that could only reflect positively on him, but I don't think it should be said he is obligated to do so, or that he's any less for not doing it.

 

[tippy2k2]

It just blows my mind that there are people who want this taken away from him.

He earned his way to this money, hell yeah he should get to keep it. Not everyone who has rich folks wants to ride on their coattails in order to succeed; some want to try to do it themselves. People ***** about "trust fund babies" just living off of their parents money but attack this kid for trying to make it himself; we can't have it both ways people...

Besides, there are options for people who don't come from wealthy families. I did not have any assistance from any relative for my $120,000 education and I found a way to get it done (granted, I'm going to be paying for $80,000 of that for a good decade but the point is that there are options). I was one of the stupid kids and I got $40,000 in assistance over my four-years.

The only thing that makes me shaky about this is the fact that it's government money (Public school, therefore I believe it would be tax payers money but I could be wrong) EDIT: This is not public money, the money is raised by the athletic department so the only thing I thought was remotely questionable is not an issue /EDIT. I think that he should be able to return the money if he wishes but if he wants to go with it, let him; he earned it and to take it away from him demonstrates that we're OK with the wealthy kids just playing with Daddy's money: Why work rich kid, people will hate you either way, right?

EDIT: DAGS90 stated that Paris Hilton was a bad example and I really don't care enough to look into it to see if he's right about that (I feel that Paris is rich because she inherited money and is making money now because she's famous for being rich/famous, not for an achievement but I could be wrong) The point was a rich person and Paris just came off the top of my head but I have changed it to generic rich kid just in case he's correct and Paris isn't THAT bad of a person...

 

[aba1]

I always forget how much school costs in the states. It absolutely blows me away especially when I can do a entire course for $9000.

OT: I am split I mean the kid earned it and who is to say his father is going to give him any money at all I know tons of kids who have parents who don't give them a cent. On the other hand if his family has him covered and it is just getting tossed on the pile I think it would go a long way to give it to someone else who needs it more. I am the type of person who feels that anyone living long above there needs really should donate money to people who haven't had the luck or fortune in life they have. Hell a lot of the world problems are occurring because such a small fraction of the population controls such a vast amount of the wealth.

 

[Xan Krieger]

I say the money should go to someone who needs it. Scholarships are meant to help people and it's helping nobody if it goes to this kid.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

Scholarships are for students in need of financial assistance, when your Dad is a multimillionaire multitudes over, you don't need financial assistance. Think about it this way, that's money that could have supported a kid who actually needed it. Good for him in being able to get the grades for it, but it's still selfish of him to have applied for it in the first place.

If Bill Gates received a financial assistance cheque, do you think it would be ok for him to keep it?

EDIT:

Also 54,000 is not a small sum, that's enough to pay for a student's entire education. They chose to give that money to a kid whose family would be able to support his education regardless without even seeing a pinprick in their bank account. They should have taken that into consideration, but they didn't, it was a flawed decision. He earned it based on a board's poor decisions, he should give it back.

They hand out those scholarships to attract players to their prospective schools, with P.Diddy's finances, he could go to any school he wants to, so to ensure that he comes to their school, they're going to give him the scholarship. Keep in mind that most colleges are private and run like a buisness. The Athletic department of a school is meant to generate funds by playing games that the community can take part in and P.Diddy's son will be able to do this.

Also, its an athletic scholarship, he earned it through hardwork and determination. This isn't some scholarship he applied to and won because of how well he bullshitted an essay, this is something he earned through his ability to play on the field.