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Yes, you are correct...but how come there isn't a "mandatory sentence" for killing someone will intoxicated? Maybe there was and it was ignored...not sure...but I find it odd there is such a law to avoid guns, but not if you kill someone.
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It also seems to me that if he wanted protection, a bodyguard would have been a better choice than packing heat.
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Well there are varying conditions to killing someone while intoxicated. Did being intoxicated directly lead to the persons death? I'm sure Stallworth got a DUI but did his being intoxicated lead to that mans death? There is no doubt whatsoever that Plax broke the law. None. I think your biggest gripe is that for the laws Plax broke, the punishment is too severe in New York. That may be, but that's the way the people of New York want it. If you steal in Iran you may get your hand cut off. Severe? Yes. But that's the law so it's probably not a good idea to steal there.
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He did none of the above. He's a selfish, arrogant jerk. As someone pointed out earlier, there's a reason the Steelers let him walk and didn't bat an eye (or miss a beat for that matter).
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I guess people are failing to realize Vicks punishment was too harsh in and of itself. MV would never have gotten the punishment he got had he complied with the local police. He most likely would have gotten a fine of $500 and some community service (the same punishment people get everyday in VA courts for these same charges). The fact that he failed to help local police and the Feds stepped in he faced Federal laws and Federal punishment.
I can understand PETA being upset at the laws and miniscule punishments however comparing MV's punishment with other people who have done the same thing ....he has paid the price 3 fold. PETA should be content and ignore him and move on. As far as Stallworth situation, with people everyday trying to beat the yellow light before it turns red it's hard to say the victim never would have been killed by a sober driver. I guess if he stumbles on to the metro tracks we should put the driver of the train behind bars for a few yrs cause he took a life. OJ was guilty. A lot of evidence was not allowed during trial that would have put him away. After the fact the jurrer's have said had they had the info the general public had they would have found him guilty. Buress is just an idiot. He got the minimum sentence for the crime "he" committed. It's hard to compare punishments from different states with similar charges let alone different charges. Had he done this in VA he would have been facing more charges. Carrying a concealed weapon with out a license, carrying a weapon into a bar, most likely the bar was in a non shooting zone, wreckless handling of a fire arm. I'll admit he only hurt himself...no big deal. Had someone been breaking into his house and he ran to get the gun and this happened ....no big deal. Out side the home where people with guns put others at risk, especially when not secured properly (obviously not handling it correctly whether drunk or not causing his injury) is an issue. He had it in his waist band. |
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in MD there is a 5yer mandatory minimum if you use a handgun in the commision of a violent crime (robbery, assault, kidnapping, etc).
if you use a gun, your going down. if you carry a gun on you in public in NY, your going down. imo this man. min. in NY probaly helped clear alot of gun packing gang bangers who now know not to carry heat all the time. like jack said in the departed, they dont carry automatic weapons b/c theres a mandatory life sentence. these rules work. go skins!!
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If you believe in a higher being why would he waste all of that talent on someone who wasn't going to use it?
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It's a persons choice what they do with their talent. He's the one wasting it. If I pay for your education and you decide to become a beach bum, don't blame me.
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The higher being made us the dominant species on earth by giving us freedom of choice.
He may give us abilities, but he also lets us choose how to use/abuse/ignore them. Clever, that fellow. Plaxico, like too many in the NFL, made bad choices.
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