Former New York Giants wide receiver, Plaxico Buress, was sentenced to two years in prison for carrying a loaded, unregistered weapon into a Manhattan night club.
(http://www.nbcsports.msnbc.com/12/32165811/ns/sports-nfl/)
The former Giants star plead guilty on Aug. 20 to two counts of weapons possession and one count of reckless endangerment. Mr. Buress could have faced 3.5 years in prison if he would have went to trial. According to sources close to the case, Mr. Buress could be out in 20 months with good behavior.
Now, when are these NFL players going to realize that they ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW. You would think that in light of the Michael Vick conviction that these players would stop believing that they're above the law. Not to mention all the kids out there that look up to these players as role models. Hats of to the State of New York for giving what Plaxico had coming to him. Of course it's funny how Plaxico got caught. He shot himself in the thigh with his own weapon!!!!!!!! How moronic can a person be? Give me a break. He should have gotten at least a year in jail for sheer stupidity.
Another question that keeps popping into my head is, why was the gun unregistered? One would assume that Mr. Buress had enough money to have a legal handgun? I know guns are expensive, but I have owned several Glock pistols and even I was able to make sure they were registered legally. Please, we all know that it was his way of saying, "I'm a pro athlete, screw what the law says!" Well Mr. Buress I guess you got what was coming to you.
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I love that he shot himself in the thigh...what an idiot? I agree with you that athletes, actors, and people who are famous for no reason (i.e. any Hilton) always think that just because they are in People magazine that they are above the law. I for one love seeing an over privileged criminal go to prison. It's almost more gratifying. Good story!
ReplyDeleteI have thought for many years that they rich and famous have always had the persception that they were above the law. It is good to see such a thing as this come around. My mother had a saying many years ago, shh.... Deb be patient you will see everything comes around. And the icing on the cake is hearing he injured his self and nobody else. Loved the story way to go!!
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