The New York Post tried to include Jameis Winston in a troubling story, and they should be ashamed of themselves

South Florida football player LaDarrius Jackson was arrested on charges of sexual battery and false imprisonment, and the New York Post wrote a story on the subject.

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However, the headline of the story is "Jameis Winston football friend accused of horrifying sexual assault," and Winston is also mentioned in the tweet with the story.

A close friend of Jameis Winston has been accused of sexual assault https://t.co/mnrzQVMPSI pic.twitter.com/NmToIkcIaq

— New York Post (@nypost) May 3, 2017

Winston and Jackson are friends, but Winston has nothing to do with the story. The story also details Winston's sexual assault allegation from when he played at Florida State—which has nothing to do with Jackson's arrest.

The paper was heavily criticized on Twitter.

Mentioning Jameis Winston in this is pathetic... https://t.co/zrloNDY7c3

— Chris (@ChrisNano10) May 3, 2017

Wth that have to do with Jameis Winston? https://t.co/JHIbJfDzY8

— 4 (@Airpatrol4) May 3, 2017

https://twitter.com/JD_marsh22/status/859849603079974913

It was an irresponsible move for the New York Post to include Winston in the story and especially the headline.

The story should be focused on Jackson's actions and arrest, not Winston. The New York Post deserves to be crushed for doing that.

(h/t The Spun)