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PurplePride92

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Okay, I had to start this one up. A man shot himself and people, well at least the D.A. of Manhattan think he should be put in jail. This really confuses me. I feel bad for Plaxico. He should be glad I am not one of his friends who could ridicule him about this over and over and over and over and over, but the D.A really wants to put him in jail.

 

So this is the standings....

 

Michael Vick-funds a dog fighting ring-2 years in jail

 

Donte Stallworth-drunken vehicular homicide-28 days

 

Plaxico Burress-shoots himself in thigh-TBD-could be at least 2 years in jail.

 

Something just doesn't seem right.

 

 

And why haven't Plaxico and Michael hired Donte's lawyer? What's really going on.....?........

 

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4358123

PepRock01

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He killed someone Point,Blank, Period.

 

Murder requires intent, death is death but from a legal standpoint there is a big difference. The common folk may not care but the law does.

CatsCatsCats

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Murder requires intent, death is death but from a legal standpoint there is a big difference. The common folk may not care but the law does.

 

Shouldn't driving over the influence possibly be looked at as intent? It's not like it's a unknown rule that you cannot drive intoxicated.

bugatti

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Shouldn't driving over the influence possibly be looked at as intent? It's not like it's a unknown rule that you cannot drive intoxicated.

I mentioned it in another post a few weeks ago, but the case was a lot more complicated than Stallworth being over the legal limit, he kills a guy, book closed.

 

Stallworth was over the legal limit, he did kill a guy, but to get a full conviction in Florida, you have to prove the alcohol is what caused him to kill this gentleman. The fact that the guy was jaywalking and Stallworth did not flea the scene helped him tremendously. It is a tough conviction in Florida and it was a pretty consistent ruling if I understood correctly.

 

As to this thread, I am not sure what you are confused about PP92? Our justice system? Might be better for P&R?

bugatti

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Burress isn't going to jail for shooting himself...what's the real reason? What's he being charged with?

For carrying an unlicensed gun. According to New York law, a mandatory three and a half year sentence should be imposed.

dolamite

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It has to suck to be him. I know its not really funny, but I was reading or watching something that told how Plax shot himself and just the visual in my head almost made me laugh. Apparently he was wearing some type of athletic pants, baggy of course, and had the gun in his waisteband. Well as he's jivin in the club the gun starts to slip and fall down one of his pant legs and when he reaches to grab it he accidently knocks the trigger and fires it. You have to feel bad for the guy, I mean he got shot, he lost his job, now he is looking at jail time. But visualize that sequence of events in your head one time. Talking about how to not look smooth. For a guy who usually does pretty good for himself in the club, he didn't come away with any ladies that night.

MJAlltheWay24

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For carrying an unlicensed gun. According to New York law, a mandatory three and a half year sentence should be imposed.

 

Exactly. I feel the DA is doing their job and this incident should not be compared to Stallworth or Vick.

PepRock01

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Shouldn't driving over the influence possibly be looked at as intent? It's not like it's a unknown rule that you cannot drive intoxicated.

 

 

Intent to drive drunk or intent to kill? While to us it may seem quite clear, it is not in a court of law.

PurplePride92

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I mentioned it in another post a few weeks ago, but the case was a lot more complicated than Stallworth being over the legal limit, he kills a guy, book closed.

 

Stallworth was over the legal limit, he did kill a guy, but to get a full conviction in Florida, you have to prove the alcohol is what caused him to kill this gentleman. The fact that the guy was jaywalking and Stallworth did not flea the scene helped him tremendously. It is a tough conviction in Florida and it was a pretty consistent ruling if I understood correctly.

 

As to this thread, I am not sure what you are confused about PP92? Our justice system? Might be better for P&R?

 

Naw, this is strictly about Plax and other athletes who have gotten away with murder and he is looking at jail time for carrying an unregistered gun(seriously????) which never would have been known had he not shot himself in the thigh(:cool:).

 

 

Our justice system has been and will continue to be a joke. There is no point in discussing that.

CatsCatsCats

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Intent to drive drunk or intent to kill? While to us it may seem quite clear, it is not in a court of law.

 

That's the problem really. I'm sorry but you or me would face a lot more than 30 days in prison. Intent to drive drunk should mean that you are willing to pay the consequences for what happens to you, whether you get pulled over, hit someone, kill someone, pick up an ugly lady, etc.

 

I'm sure Donte Stallworth didn't say to his drunken self, "Hey I'm gonna hit this man with my car!". But, A. He was legally drunk and driving a car, and B. he hit someone and killed them. I say that would be cased closed for almost anyone.

CatsCatsCats

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Naw, this is strictly about Plax and other athletes who have gotten away with murder and he is looking at jail time for carrying an unregistered gun(seriously????) which never would have been known had he not shot himself in the thigh(:cool:).

 

 

Our justice system has been and will continue to be a joke. There is no point in discussing that.

 

Agree completely.

 

With the exception that Plaxico Burress or any other celebrity/athlete (or really anyone at all) shouldn't go anywhere that they will need to bring a weapon to defend themselves. It may have just been for show, or he may have felt threatened. But, I believe he shouldn't have brought the gun, if he needed a gun to feel safe, he should have stayed home.

 

But, no doubt he will get a stiffer penalty Dont'e Stallworth. It's really sickening, but in reality when have we ever really known true justice?

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