Burress trying to prove Darwin's theory

[bobblehead]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8866348?MSNHPHMA

This is why you always should cave in to primadonna assholes who want new contracts.

[KYPack]

He should be fined by the high sheriff Goodell. If he shot himself in the leg he was probably aiming at his head.

That would violate one of Goodell's many rules. "The "anti-suicide" rule or something.

Suspend the bum!

[sheepshead]

Maybe Harris can cover him now.

[Fosco33]

Plexiglass <> Bulletproof

[Guiness]

um, wow? This ranks up there with Big Ben's Hyabusa ride, and, and, oh, I don't know. Any other examples?

[MJZiggy]

um, wow? This ranks up there with Big Ben's Hyabusa ride, and, and, oh, I don't know. Any other examples?

My first thought always goes to TO at times like these, but I don't think even he's done anything that stupid.

[Rastak]

More stuff from PFT.com

Florio is a lawyer so he's always looking at the legal angle of things.



BURRESS COULD BE FACING 3.5 YEARS IN JAIL
Posted by Mike Florio on November 29, 2008, 5:55 p.m.
As it turns out, the accidental self-shooting of Giants receiver Plaxico Burress occurred in a Manhattan night club on Friday night. Per ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap, the incident occurred at the Latin Quarter, a 15,000-square foot restaurant and club located in a Radisson Hotel.

ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio reports that the bullet went through skin and muscle tissue in the right thigh. No arteries were struck, and no bones were broken.

The Giants have confirmed generally that Burress suffered a bullet wound to his right thigh. However, the team’s statement did not address the cause of the shooting.

“We are aware of the fact that Plaxico was involved in an apparent accidental shooting last night. We have been in contact with Plaxico since shortly after the incident,” the statement said. “Obviously, our primary concern is for Plaxico’s health and well-being, and given the circumstances, we are relieved to say he was released from a New York City hospital at approximately 2 p.m. today.

Per the ESPN report, police said that Burress could face criminal charges if he was not licensed to carry a concealed weapon in New York.

And that’s where things get problematic for Burress. (Apart from, you know, the bullet in the thigh.)

If, as we’ve heard it, the accidental bullet came from a gun that Burress was carrying and if Burress was not in legal possession of the loaded weapon at the time of the incident, he could be facing a mandatory minimum jail sentence of 3.5 years.

In 2006, New York beefed up its laws regarding illegal gun possession. The following year, New York City officials embarked on a campaign aimed at communicating to all citizens the serious consequences of illegal gun possession.

“GUNS = PRISON” was the message.

“Last year, our Administration succeeded in pushing through a law that gives New York the toughest penalty in the country for carrying an illegal loaded handgun,” New York mayor Richard Bloomberg said in July 2007. “Now, if you are convicted, you will serve a minimum of 3-1/2 years behind bars — no exceptions.”

Though it’s entirely possible that Burress dotted every “i” and crossed every “t” required to ensure that he would have the ability to legally take a loaded gun into a public club, he doesn’t have a reputation for following rules, either when imposed by society or by his employer. The Giants and the NFL have fined him multiple times, and he has had problems with unpaid parking tickets and delinquent taxes in the past.

It’ll be very interesting to see how this one plays out.

[MJZiggy]

:drma:

[Rastak]

:drma:


LOL.....that's outstanding use of emoticons.

[Fritz]

Goodbye, Plaxico. We hardly knew ye. Sort of.

[Rastak]

The latest musings from Florio regarding Plax


PLAX, PIERCE FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES
Posted by Mike Florio on November 30, 2008, 7:23 a.m.

As previously expected, Giants receiver Plaxico Burress is in big trouble. Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News reports that Burress likely will be arrested on felony weapons charges in the coming days after shooting himself in the leg at a Manhattan club with a weapon that he wasn’t properly licensed to carry.

As not previously expected, Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce could face charges of his own for allegedly taking the gun and stashing it in New Jersey after the incident.

(This would have been a great Playmakers episode if the show wasn’t so unrealistic in its depiction of the lifestyles of pro football players.)

Per Vacchiano, police became aware of the incident only after Giants employees “reached out quietly” to report it. A representative of the team was planning to retrieve the gun and surrender it to police.

Translation: The New York Giants will do nothing at all to shield Burress from the consequences of his conduct. In fact, the New York Giants seem to be more than willing to help the authorities take Burress off their hands.

As to Pierce, his attorney told police he’d cooperate in the investigation in exchange for a promise that he won’t be charged. But why would police need Pierce’s voluntary cooperation? Burress has a .40 caliber hole in his leg that wasn’t caused by a stapler, and his employer is actively assisting the investigation. Pierce has no leverage here, and his best bet is to cooperate fully and then hope for lenience.

For Plaxico, the law seemingly prevents much lenience. As we explained on Saturday night, illegal possession of a firearm in New York City results in a mandatory 3.5 year prison sentence, without exception.

And as to anyone who thinks that the Poindexter effect might prompt police to look the other way, New York City ain’t Surry County, Virginia. As one police source told Vacchiano regarding Burress, “He went for his gun and fumbled it. And now it will cost him.”

[red]

now we'll see if nfl players truly are above the law

this should be 3.5 years, no questions asked

[Rastak]

now we'll see if nfl players truly are above the law

this should be 3.5 years, no questions asked


No question. If that is the law, then it should apply to all.


What a dumbass in any case, he tried to unload his gun, fumbles it and shoots his dumb assed self. He's lucky he kill somebody else or shoot himself tween the eyes.

[Iron Mike]

Poetic justice would be if Plastico got an enraged wanna-be NFLer for a top man cellmate.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/mike_zankle/prisonbitch.jpg

[Pugger]

What a fool. :roll: What in the h3ll is he doing with a gun? It appears this bozo doens't know how to handle the dam thing. :doh:

[denverYooper]

What a fool. :roll: What in the h3ll is he doing with a gun? It appears this bozo doens't know how to handle the dam thing. :doh:

Clearly, he never took hunter's safety.

[Rastak]

What a fool. :roll: What in the h3ll is he doing with a gun? It appears this bozo doens't know how to handle the dam thing. :doh:

Clearly, he never took hunter's safety.


What was he hunting in a club....actually don't answer, I can guess....


Course you don't need a gun for that.

[Rastak]

Wow, from PFT.com




Also, Sal Paolantonio of ESPN reports that the gun fired after Pierce noticed that it was sliding down his leg and then Burress tried to retrieve it. This contradicts reports that the gun went off as Burress was unloading it in the presence of a security guard at the Latin Quarter night club when Burress then bobbled the gun and it fired.

Per Paolantonio, the wound was more than a graze. Instead, the bullet went straight through the thigh.

[denverYooper]

What a fool. :roll: What in the h3ll is he doing with a gun? It appears this bozo doens't know how to handle the dam thing. :doh:

Clearly, he never took hunter's safety.


What was he hunting in a club....actually don't answer, I can guess....


Course you don't need a gun for that.

He's not very bright. He got confused when Pierce told him they were going "2-legged dear" hunting.