Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan
I was one of the pissed off people, but I think he served his time and deserves to seek out whatever gainful employment he can.
I also find it down right fascinating that there was a lot of talk about Plaxico Burress (dumbass who shot himself in the leg with an illegal gun), but not a peep about Donte Stallworth (dumbass who got drunk, got in his car, ran over a guy and killed him).
There was a lot of indignant sputtering on my facebook feeds when Vick was let back in the league, but not a single word about Stallworth, who was suspended from the league around the same time. Maybe a Browns receiver is lower status than an Atlanta QB or a fancy New York receiver. But 30 days in jail, plus 1,000 hours of community service, 2 years of house arrest, and 8 years probation for killing a guy seems kind of light compared to 23 months in federal prison, a million dollars to care for the dogs, and a $2500 state felony fine (Vick) or two years in jail for the weapons charge (Burress).
|
Burress's sentence is but one more example of the stupidity of zero tolerance punishment legislation, and mandatory sentences. What conceivable benefit does society derive from jailing that guy for two years? Fucking preposterous.
See also: Rockefeller Drug Laws; federal sentencing guidelines on LSD.
