Ahhhh...to be a rich and powerful athlete!

[salsadancer7]

I love it....if is this was any of us "average Joe", we would be S.O.L and doing some serious prison time.


Tejada sentenced to year's probation

Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- With an apology to Congress, baseball fans and the kids who looked up to him, All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada received a sentence of one year of probation Thursday for misleading Congress about the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Tejada faced possible prison time, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay issued a sentence of probation, 100 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine. Kay waived drug testing often required of other convicts on probation and said he wouldn't restrict the Houston Astros player's travel.

Tejada stood before the judge and gave a 45-second statement, speaking softly in accented English. He said he takes "full responsibility for not answering the question" and apologized to Congress, fans of his sport "and especially the kids."

He added: "I learned a very important lesson."

Last month, the 34-year-old athlete pleaded guilty to withholding information when questioned by a House committee's investigators in August 2005 about an ex-teammate's use of steroids and human growth hormone.

He also acknowledged he bought HGH while playing for the Oakland Athletics but said he threw the drugs away without using them. Prosecutors said they have no evidence to contradict that.

[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4017558"]Miguel Tejada of Houston Astros gets probation for misleading Congress - ESPN[/ame]

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Apparently misleading is different than lying.

 

[KE4EST]

Apparently..

 

[salsadancer7]

Apparently..

Apparently misleading is different than lying.

And I thought they were one and the same!!!

 

[vurbano]

This is nothing. Just watch Stallworth get away with murder. Is he buddies with Ray Lewis?

 

[HD MM]

This is nothing. Just watch Stallworth get away with murder. Is he buddies with Ray Lewis?

Two completely different scenarios. Ray-Ray was involved in a gun murder outside a club. Stallworth was involved in a traffic accident.

When you point a gun and fire it at someone, you have an intention to kill. I tend to believe that Stallworth didn't "intend" to kill the guy walking across a 4 lane highway.

 

[vurbano]

Two completely different scenarios. Ray-Ray was involved in a gun murder outside a club. Stallworth was involved in a traffic accident.

When you point a gun and fire it at someone, you have an intention to kill. I tend to believe that Stallworth didn't "intend" to kill the guy walking across a 4 lane highway.

Stallworth "warned him" instead of trying to miss him. He made a decision to use his hand on the lights instead of his foot on the brake. When the guy was still in his path he ran him over. It was murder same as Lewis.

 

[salsadancer7]

This is nothing. Just watch Stallworth get away with murder. Is he buddies with Ray Lewis?

I don't know if they are buddies or not. But all of my cop friends are saying his toxicology report is SLIGHTLY above the legal limit. The DA here is sort of not knowing what to charge because he did FULLY cooperate and it seemed that the way the crime scene looked....the victim might have not been at the crosswalk...and of course HE will be the one at fault for not thinking the car to stop and not prevent him from hitting him....

 

[vurbano]

I don't know if they are buddies or not. But all of my cop friends are saying his toxicology report is SLIGHTLY above the legal limit. The DA here is sort of not knowing what to charge because he did FULLY cooperate and it seemed that the way the crime scene looked....the victim might have not been at the crosswalk...and of course HE will be the one at fault for not thinking the car to stop and not prevent him from hitting him....

Stallworth was also 10 miles over the posted speed limit. He saw him in advance and still ran him down.

 

[HD MM]

Stallworth "warned him" instead of trying to miss him. He made a decision to use his hand on the lights instead of his foot on the brake. When the guy was still in his path he ran him over. It was murder same as Lewis.

It was at 7am during rush hour on a 4 lane highway in a busy Miami area. I don't know about you, but often times I am surrounded by cars on either side when I'm commuting on the highway in the morning. Could it be possible that he didn't have the opportunity to "swerve" out of the way?

Stallworth didn't run the guy down on purpose. For you to suggest it is ridiculous.

 

[salsadancer7]

It was at 7am during rush hour on a 4 lane highway in a busy Miami area. I don't know about you, but often times I am surrounded by cars on either side when I'm commuting on the highway in the morning. Could it be possible that he didn't have the opportunity to "swerve" out of the way?

Stallworth didn't run the guy down on purpose. For you to suggest it is ridiculous.

Sorry HD...there is NO rush hour coming from Miami Beach on the weekend....I am not buying that. Hey may have not run the guy down on purpose, but sure as hell didn't do much to avoid him.....so he either didn't care, or was to spaced out on alcohol to even notice....

 

[Skyhi]

Sorry HD...there is NO rush hour coming from Miami Beach on the weekend....I am not buying that. Hey may have not run the guy down on purpose, but sure as hell didn't do much to avoid him.....so he either didn't care, or was to spaced out on alcohol to even notice....

If the DA can get a jury to believe that he didn't care, he'll be going away for a looong time.

I don't know what to make of this case....I can't imagine him wanting to run down a pedestrian...I'm sure he didn't. But I don't get why he flashed his lights instead of applying his brakes.

 

[vurbano]

IMO, he should be looking at reckless manslaughter charge.

 

[HD MM]

If the DA can get a jury to believe that he didn't care, he'll be going away for a looong time.

I don't know what to make of this case....I can't imagine him wanting to run down a pedestrian...I'm sure he didn't. But I don't get why he flashed his lights instead of applying his brakes.

Maybe he realized he couldn't stop in enough time to avoid him?

Going 50mph, I'm not sure how long it takes to stop on a dime? But in full disclosure, since the full report hasn't been made public yet, we really don't know the extent of how DS went through to avoid the collision.

 

[vurbano]

But I don't get why he flashed his lights instead of applying his brakes.

Bingo. IMO that is the admission that has cooked his goose. Unless his next statement is "and then he ran towards my car and threw himself on my hood" then he is guilty. I experience this same senario every day driving to work near City hall. We have navy barraks and the shipyard workers wanting to cross 3 lanes of traffic moving at 35-40 MPH. Its absolutely nerve wracking and if there is ever a conflict I slow down. People behind me can honk all they want but I am not going to kill anyone no matter the technicality. You learn to make eye contact with everyone around the curbline and judge their intentions. Stallworth's actions just do not make sense IMO.

 

[vurbano]

Maybe he realized he couldn't stop in enough time to avoid him? .

If I had realized that I would sure as F*ck hit the brakes and leave skid marks and NOT flash my lights. If he had that much time to make that decision then he had time to try to stop. If he wasted that time making the decision and flashing lights he is also guilty. Maybe he would have hit him at 10 MPH instead of 50 MPH.

 

[Skyhi]

Maybe he realized he couldn't stop in enough time to avoid him?

Going 50mph, I'm not sure how long it takes to stop on a dime? But in full disclosure, since the full report hasn't been made public yet, we really don't know the extent of how DS went through to avoid the collision.

No doubt about it. It's impossible to speculate without knowing all of the facts. I'm sure that he didn't run the man over on purpose. The statement about flashing the lights *looks* really bad and could create a big problem if theres an over-zealous DA (remember the Duke lacrosse team?) in Miami.

Unfortunately, when you hit someone with your car after a night of drinking, your best bet is to STFU and wait until you have an attorney before you start talking

 

[Skyhi]

Stallworth's actions just do not make sense IMO.

Based on the facts we know, you're right....they don't make sense. But Stallworth knowingly/recklessly just plowing into the guy makes even less sense...

 

[salsadancer7]

Based on the facts we know, you're right....they don't make sense. But Stallworth knowingly/recklessly just plowing into the guy makes even less sense...

Then he was REALLY drunk.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Did he even try to avoid the pedestrian by swerving or applying the breaks?? The police report says:

The driver states that he flashed his high beams at the pedestrian in an attempt to warn him. The vehicle … struck the pedestrian and stopped further down the road.