'Skins_&_'Stons Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4033632 Don't drop the soap, DS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXX99 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Another professional athlete doing the wrong thing at the wrong time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokie4redskins Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 He gets less time than Michael Vick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4033632 Click link for entire article Report: Stallworth to be charged MIAMI -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth will be charged with DUI manslaughter after the car he was driving hit and killed a pedestrian, according to people familiar with the case. Two people with knowledge of the case said on condition of anonymity the charges will be filed Wednesday against the 28-year-old Stallworth in the March 14 accident that killed 59-year-old Mario Reyes. They requested anonymity because the charges haven't been announced. The charge carries a possible 15-year prison sentence. Stallworth earlier released a statement saying he was "grief-stricken" over the accident. Stallworth signed a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Browns before last season but was injured much of the year. He previously played for New England, Philadelphia and New Orleans. Damn that is the 3rd former Vol, Pro to kill someone driving drunk :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I think the NFL needs to do something about this. Just about every offseason we hear about an NFL player getting a DUI. The ultimate tragedy happened in this case. It's just not acceptable behavior for people who have children and fans looking up to them. It's not acceptable for anyone really. But these guys are role models whether they chose to acknowledge it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyKilmer Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 No one ever mentions that the NFL has more players and former players then any other sports league. The shear law of averages says they would be involved in more crimes. That said Stallworth's celebrity should not help him in the least other then the staunch legal defense his bank rool will allow. Always remember justice is blind but she sure can count money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitStickTaylor21 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 One thing I don't understand about this is Stallworth said he flashed his lights at the man to warn him before he was hit. If he had time to have the presence of mind while drunk to think to flash his lights, then flash his lights, why didn't he have time to swerve or slow down? I don't get that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Good. I don't think he needs to spend the rest of his life in jail, but he deserves a few years for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFromYellowstone Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I feel bad for all parties involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbodiesel#44 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Hopefully the victim's family will take all Stallworths money too, and he'll spend some prime career time in the slammer. Hopefully he gets a further suspension from the NFL after he get's parolled. No pity for killers of the innocent. Drinking is not an excuse. Not being able to afford a taxi or limo is not an excuse in this case either. He should do a couple years and have his career and bank account wrecked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWUeagleMD Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 But these guys are role models whether they chose to acknowledge it or not. I'd like to punch anyone who considers athletes roll models in the head, child or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'd like to punch anyone who considers athletes roll models in the head, child or not. Whats wrong with looking at someone like Cal Ripken as a role model? Or Michael Jordan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbodiesel#44 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'd like to punch anyone who considers athletes roll models in the head, child or not.When kids see their fathers idolizing guys, they do too. When they don't have have a father, a sports figure is a better role model than the delinquents in their neighborhood. When they see hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions of people cheering a sports figure, they idolize him. When they can assume his identity in a video game, they idolize him. When everyone knows his name, they idolize him. When they see he has millions of dollars to spend freely and drive Bentleys or Ferrari's around they idolize him. And he picks and chooses whatever hot chicks he wants. Who wouldn't want to be like that, especially without a father figure for moral guidance?You've got a lot of punching to do. The NFL should take money away from these guys. All of it. They certainly wouldn't be following any kind of profitable business plan to have kids turn away from the game. It's up to the courts and the league to shut down this type of criminal behavior. Unfortunately, the Judges, prosecutors and Goodell apparently idolize these guys too. That's obvious from the preferental treatment and "second" chances they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWUeagleMD Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Whats wrong with looking at someone like Cal Ripken as a role model? Or Michael Jordan? Cal Ripken because he demanded his own travel arrangements and hotel suites late in his Oriole career, Jordan because he's a degenerate gambler and by all accounts a terrible person. Two of my favorite athletes though. Definitely on my Mt. Rushmore with Randall Cunningham and Jalen Rose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWUeagleMD Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 When kids see their fathers idolizing guys, they do too. When they don't have have a father, a sports figure is a better role model than the delinquents in their neighborhood. When they see hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions of people cheering a sports figure, they idolize him. When they can assume his identity in a video game, they idolize him. When everyone knows his name, they idolize him. When they see he has millions of dollars to spend freely and drive Bentleys or Ferrari's around they idolize him. And he picks and chooses whatever hot chicks he wants. Who wouldn't want to be like that, especially without a father figure for moral guidance?You've got a lot of punching to do. The NFL should take money away from these guys. All of it. They certainly wouldn't be following any kind of profitable business plan to have kids turn away from the game. It's up to the courts and the league to shut down this type of criminal behavior. Unfortunately, the Judges, prosecutors and Goodell apparently idolize these guys too. That's obvious from the preferental treatment and "second" chances they get. If you're saying a lot of kids idolize athletes, I think you used a few too many words to make a simple point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 My bad............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 One thing I don't understand about this is Stallworth said he flashed his lights at the man to warn him before he was hit. If he had time to have the presence of mind while drunk to think to flash his lights, then flash his lights, why didn't he have time to swerve or slow down? I don't get that. Exactly what I was thinking as I read the various articles. Apparently, stupidity has no limits, drunk or sober. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'd like to punch anyone who considers athletes roll models in the head, child or not. Big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWUeagleMD Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Big man. OK, OK. I'd like to punch the kids in the head (they aren't capable of retribution... most of them anyway). The adults I'd like to insult from afar and giggle with delight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokie4redskins Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 He gets less time than Michael Vick. Damn, I'm good. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4262751 Get drunk and kill somebody? Slap on the wrist. Kill a few dogs and gamble? Leavenworth, two years, loss of endorsements, bankruptcy, and crucifixion via public opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Damn, I'm good. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4262751 Get drunk and kill somebody? Slap on the wrist. Kill a few dogs and gamble? Leavenworth, two years, loss of endorsements, bankruptcy, and crucifixion via public opinion. My thoughts exactly. So its more acceptable to kill someone while driving drunk then it is to kill dogs? Something doesn't add up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoleSkin21 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 30 days in jail is nothing!!! That's BS that Vick did almost 2 years for something involving animals (WRONG AS HELL THOUGH), and this man KILLS another PERSON and gets 30 days. WTF? MY best friend did more time than that for a DUI alone!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 What a bull**** sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryGreenMonk Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 basically the family agreed to take a boat load of money in order for his sentence to be reduced to 30 days. he paid his way out. for the Vick case... see dogs don't need money. there was no one to pay in that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurntToast Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Wow 30 days in Jail and he'll probably get out in 3 weeks with good behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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