Do I understand this right?

[Paul Wozniak]

Jayson Williams gets 18 months for a plea agreement for aggravated assault, where a limo driver dies. Plaxico Burress gets 2 years for shooting himself. Just too funny. Of course not for the limo driver Williams shot and killed. I guess it's not who gets shot, as much as where you shoot them.

 

[SandraC]

Jayson Williams gets 18 months for a plea agreement for aggravated assault, where a limo driver dies. Plaxico Burress gets 2 years for shooting himself. Just too funny. Of course not for the limo driver Williams shot and killed. I guess it's not who gets shot, as much as where you shoot them.

Exactly. Different courts, and to some extent different laws.


Sandra

 

[anders5189]

Jayson Williams gets 18 months for a plea agreement for aggravated assault, where a limo driver dies. Plaxico Burress gets 2 years for shooting himself. Just too funny. Of course not for the limo driver Williams shot and killed. I guess it's not who gets shot, as much as where you shoot them.

And people thought I was crazy when I said Plaxico was getting screwed. The lesson here boys and girls is that if you're going to shoot anyone shoot someone else.

 

[meStevo]

The lesson is the same, if you are stupid don't own or play with guns.

 

[salsadancer7]

Actually...you can own guns....just don't play with them when you are as drunk as a skunk.

 

[SandraC]

The lesson is the same, if you are stupid don't own or play with guns.

Well said. :up


Sandra

 

[Mr Tony]

The lesson is the same, if you are stupid don't own or play with guns.

Actually...you can own guns....just don't play with them when you are as drunk as a skunk.

agreed

 

[salsadancer7]

A great lawyer always helps too.

 

[Jimbo]

A great lawyer always helps too.

And being able to afford them

 

[salsadancer7]

And being able to afford them

You are correct sir!!:up

 

[Rey]

The lesson is the same, if you are stupid don't own or play with guns.

Actually...you can own guns....just don't play with them when you are as drunk as a skunk.

:up:up

 

[SandraC]

Gilbert Arenas wasn't drunk, just stupid.


Sandra

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Arenas is very lucky. Most times when someone brings a gun to work it doesn't end well.

 

[salsadancer7]

Arenas is very lucky. Most times when someone brings a gun to work it doesn't end well.

I understand to a certain point that these athletes feel that they have to be careful about who they trust and money issues, but most of these guys have entourages packin' more heat than most small countries....why the f**k do you ALSO have to be packin' ?

 

[Ramy]

I don't think it's fair either that laws are different in different states and something that is really a more severe crime doesn't get as much time in jail as other less serious crimes.

 

[raoul5788]

There are many inequities in the law. This is only one of them.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

The lesson is the same, if you are stupid don't own or play with guns.

:up:up:up

 

[SandraC]

For better or for worse the right of states to have their own government and their own court system was established by the Founding Fathers a long time ago.


Sandra

 

[meStevo]

Since this will get buried in the NBA thread and this is a related thread about stupid people, Gilbert Arenas has been charged with felony handgun possession, plea deal probably coming soon.

Wizards' Arenas charged with felony gun possession - USATODAY.com

 

[vurbano]

WHy do they need entourages? Did Larry Bird have a Armed thug Posse? IMO they dont need guns or entourages. Its all an attempt to satisfy their out of control egos.