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2. This was a plea agreement. B/c he agreed to take the deal, he can't get out of it. Essentially, he agreed to give up the fight in return for the State taking it easy on him. It's the end of this matter. Period. Lock it away. Done. Finito. Fini. 3. The Stallworth matter has been debated elsewhere and, while I have some reservations about it, it appears to be one of those very unique situations with facts that show real mitigating factors. Plax had no "mitigating factors" - he's got no excuse and gets no breaks.
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This is the first smart decision that Burress has made in the last couple of years...
At age 34, he will get an invitation to someone's camp when he is fiished with his prison time because of his talent. He may or may not make an NFL team at that point, but he will get a "looksee"... If you are looking to describe him in a single word, try this one: MEATHEAD
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I'm glad that he got what was eventually coming to him. People with the mindset like that (I'm better than you, you can't touch me) deserve to be in prison.
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wow they dropped the hammer on that guy.Do ya think it had anything to do with stallworth not getting punished for his crimes that they come and throw the book at poor plax?
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I heard the samething but have no proof,the law in NY says 3and a half but that can be in anyway...I was under the impression that the offer was 6 months and then halfway house and then house arrest but he kept turning them down and each time the offer went up till the DA just got pissed and say we will take our chances. I have no sypathy for this guy ...the Giants bent over backwards and he just couldn't get it,yup he has talent but when do you say enough? |
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I started to write a long winded statement to this very point and changed my mind only cause I lost track and wondered it others were upset at the NFL's punishment. I totally have to agree with you here. I know of a case in VA where a man who was drunk ran out in traffic at night to cross the street and not 1 but 2 SUV's ran over him. Amazingly he was flown out and survived and was let out of the hospital 11 days later with a cracked rib which lacerated his liver and that's why they kept him. No charges were filed against either driver. |
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Can u imagine going in to prison with hardend felons and describe your crime.
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Sorry, but I do believe that professional athletes are "targets" and they deserve the right to protect themselves. Of course Burress is an idiot shooting himself. This is NOT a 2 year offense people. This should have been a probation and community service sentence issue. It's just not right to look at Stallworth killing someone and getting 20 days...and Vick torturing living beings and being barbaric and getting a similar sentence to a guy that didn't hurt anyone, nor did he have intent to hurt anyone. He just carried a gun and accidentally shot himself. We have some serious issues in this country in terms of actual issues. Just cause NY has no handle on crime in their state doesn't mean they should make an example of a completely innocent man.
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I think that Burress's penalty is overly stiff. But I also see two mitigating factors:
1) it was NYC, where they have a serious gun crimes problem. In a way I can understand why the penalties are so tough. 2) since the gun went off accidentally, what if it had been pointed accidentally in a different direction and an innocent person had been hit? What if a ricochet had hit an innocent person? Plax can hardly say that he could have prevented such events.
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