NBA player caught firing handgun in DC

Ignition · December 6, 2004, 12:16 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1935971

and all he get is a misdeomeanor and community service. had it been any law abiding citizen he would of received the felony charge and never be allowed to touch a gun again.

as much as i would love to see the DC hg ban repealed, this two faced law our justice system shows sometimes just makes me sick

Wraith · December 8, 2004, 01:37 AM

:barf:

czmatt · December 8, 2004, 01:52 PM

what a joke. Community service? these professional (thugs) sports players need to get a big kick in the butt from the judical system telling them that they arnt any more special than the rest of us.

Apple a Day · December 11, 2004, 10:58 AM

There is a simple answer to the problem: start a prison basketball league.

TheeBadOne · December 11, 2004, 11:21 AM

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There is a simple answer to the problem: start a prison basketball league.

theberettaman · December 11, 2004, 11:25 AM

An NBA player packin heat? Who would of thought!!

Vanguard.45 · December 14, 2004, 04:12 PM

"He spent two weeks in jail after he and two other men were arrested in Washington on Sept. 5 for allegedly shooting randomly into the air."

So, basically, this ball player is allowed to plead out the charge of actually wrecklessly discharging a firearm in public which could have caused tragedy and is only facing charges for not "registering" his firearm and ammunition???

I think that this would be one of those cases where maybe, just maybe, this rocket scientist should have his right to own firearms taken from him. But, then again, he has a few things going for him-

a) he's rich,
b) he's a minority (can do no wrong since to say so would simply be another form of oppression)), and
c) he plays a professional sport (which makes his behavior excusable since he is simply a victim of having been treated special his entire adult life and therefore unable to fully comprehend the consequences of bad behavior that I and the rest of us "normal" people learn at an early age)

I guess it's just me?

Vanguard.45

Ignition · December 14, 2004, 06:12 PM

"yes honorable judge. i understand that i shot a handgun multiple times with friends in downtown D.C. yes yes yes, i know its a felony, but i did exactly what what Rodney White did in "White v.s. The District of Columbia" so really all i should get is like 2 days in a lock up and some community service. oh yeah i will sign that letter that says i promise to be a good boy for 3 more years"

....we find the defendant... Guilty because your not FAMOUS!

December 8, 2004, 01:37 AM	#2
Wraith Senior Member Join Date: July 22, 2004 Location: The Free State Posts: 505	:barf: __________________ June 23, 2003 GRATZ et al. v. BOLLINGER et al. The day America died. Never Forget 9/11. Cold dead hands...

December 8, 2004, 01:52 PM	#3
czmatt Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2004 Location: The Great State Of Texas Posts: 122	what a joke. Community service? these professional (thugs) sports players need to get a big kick in the butt from the judical system telling them that they arnt any more special than the rest of us. __________________ A gun has never killed anyone. "I think, therefore, I carry"

December 11, 2004, 10:58 AM	#4
Apple a Day Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2000 Location: Poquoson,Virginia Posts: 1,469	Simple answer There is a simple answer to the problem: start a prison basketball league. __________________ THose who use arms well cultivate the Way and keep the rules. Thus they can govern in such a way as to prevail over the corrupt. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

December 14, 2004, 04:12 PM	#7
Vanguard.45 Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2001 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 264	What is the greater crime here? "He spent two weeks in jail after he and two other men were arrested in Washington on Sept. 5 for allegedly shooting randomly into the air." So, basically, this ball player is allowed to plead out the charge of actually wrecklessly discharging a firearm in public which could have caused tragedy and is only facing charges for not "registering" his firearm and ammunition??? I think that this would be one of those cases where maybe, just maybe, this rocket scientist should have his right to own firearms taken from him. But, then again, he has a few things going for him- a) he's rich, b) he's a minority (can do no wrong since to say so would simply be another form of oppression)), and c) he plays a professional sport (which makes his behavior excusable since he is simply a victim of having been treated special his entire adult life and therefore unable to fully comprehend the consequences of bad behavior that I and the rest of us "normal" people learn at an early age) I guess it's just me? Vanguard.45 __________________ "I came into this world with nothin', and I still got most of it."

December 11, 2004, 11:25 AM	#6
theberettaman Senior Member Join Date: November 27, 2001 Location: N.E. Oklahoma Posts: 496	An NBA player packin heat? Who would of thought!!