Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress is petitioning the New York State Department of Corrections for a furlough that would let him work during the day and spend nights at home, instead of the prison where he currently resides.
But prosecutors aren’t keen on the idea.
The New York Daily News reports that Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau’s office will oppose Burress’s effort to enter a work release program. According to the Daily News, it’s possible that Burress could get work release as soon as next month, but the district attorney’s office would fight that and wants Burress to serve his entire sentence.
The New York Post has weighed in with an editorial opposing Burress’s release. We’ve got a feeling that before this furlough application goes anywhere, we’ll be hearing a whole lot more people weighing in on Plaxico’s punishment.
I am not a Giant fan and I am not a Plaxico fan but the fact that he is jail for this is ridiculous anyway and I will be rooting for him to get out and be in the NFL again.
Right Banvard, its ridiculous for someone to be in jail for breaking the law. I mean they should let everyone in NY carry unlicensed loaded weapons into public places, that will solve all the problems!!!
Moron.
“I am not a Giant fan and I am not a Plaxico fan but the fact that he is jail for this is ridiculous anyway and I will be rooting for him to get out and be in the NFL again.”
Ridiculous? The guy had a loaded handgun in his waist with the safety off. He could’ve killed someone. Luckily, he only shot his own dumb ass.
Wow…its nice to see them put the taxpayer’s money to good use. Locking a guy up for this is one thing, ok teach him a lesson, but enough is enough. Something tells me if Burress was working on wallstreet, he wouldnt have gone to jail at all. NY needs to get a grip on reality here.
Why not, I’m not a Giants fan but I cannot see where any harm can come from this. He was just dumb not a threat.
I don’t like the guy but why keep him in jail for a prolonged time. We have enough people incarcerated. The DA is just trying to set an example.
Maybe in Kansas walking around with guns blazing is the norm, but he could’ve killed someone who is actually worth something with his stupidity. He should serve out the same sentence as anyone would have to.
Have fun rooting for a 36 year old who hasn’t played in 3 years.
This is obscene. Plaxico had a legal permit to carry. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a legal permit to carry in New York. He didn’t brandish the weapon at anyone. It fell down his pants, discharged, and wounded him in the leg. It was a Beavis-and-Butthead moment, not a Capone moment. Surely New York could use its prison space for people who are actual dangers to society!
And now the Big Bad prosecutors are crusading to see that this oh-so-dangerous screwup is not allowed out to do what? Slice off his thumb while halving his morning bagel?
People love to mouth off about special treatment of celebs. Well, this is a good example. If this were some unknown punk kid, he’d have gotten probation and that would have been the end of it.
Maybe in Kansas walking around with guns blazing is the norm, but he could’ve killed someone who is actually worth something with his stupidity. He should serve out the same sentence as anyone would have to.
Have fun rooting for a 36 year old who hasn’t played in 3 years.
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Funny you say that he COULD HAVE killed someone. Drunk drivers kill people all the time and there was an NFL player that DID kill someone, and he got 30 days….. Tell me where the justice is there genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The NYPost article is bogus. They fail to mention the vast majority of people charged with the same crime as Plaxico do as little as 6 months or no jail time what so ever. On top of that what does Plaxico getting a furlough have to do with illegal firearms? He didn’t have an illegal gun, he was carrying it illegally (even though New York would never allow him to carry it at all). But it was a legally purchased gun.
I can’t believe the idiots who are minimizing what this douchebag did. More importantly people, it’s what he COULD HAVE done, doing what he did.
Burress was walking around with a LOADED WEAPON, and was so careless with it that the weapon discharged. SOMEBODY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, some innocent person, could have been you, or – God forbid – it could have been ME.
If you’re too stupid to understand how reckless that is, you definitely shouldn’t own a gun.
He was carrying a weapon in a careless fashion, whether the weapon was legal or not, and the weapon fired. The fact that it was HIMSELF that he shot doesn’t minimize the danger this guy caused the public.
I hope every gangsta wannabe athlete learns a valuable lesson from this, but I doubt any of them will. You can bet Burress will never be so cavalier about guns in the future.
Let him finish out his term in jail. The NFL is getting along just fine without him.
He broke the law and deserves to serve his sentence just like anyone else would instead of getting preferential treatment because he plays in the NFL
This is obscene. Plaxico had a legal permit to carry. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a legal permit to carry in New York. He didn’t brandish the weapon at anyone. It fell down his pants, discharged, and wounded him in the leg. It was a Beavis-and-Butthead moment, not a Capone moment. Surely New York could use its prison space for people who are actual dangers to society!
And now the Big Bad prosecutors are crusading to see that this oh-so-dangerous screwup is not allowed out to do what? Slice off his thumb while halving his morning bagel?
People love to mouth off about special treatment of celebs. Well, this is a good example. If this were some unknown punk kid, he’d have gotten probation and that would have been the end of it.
Banvard316 says:
I am not a Giant fan and I am not a Plaxico fan but the fact that he is jail for this is ridiculous anyway and I will be rooting for him to get out and be in the NFL again.
You’re a jackass. You’re an apologist with no skin in the game. When the murder rate in New York was sky-high, they passed this law and believe me, jerkoff, it wasn’t yesterday and it wasn’t without notice. YOU CANNOT CARRY A GUN IN NEW YORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. PERIOD. Plax, like Vick, thought he was above it all and guess what? He wasn’t.
But Plax isn’t in Federal custody, it’s state. Think about this: Vick was in custody with tax cheats, federal violators. Plax is in JAIL. With robbers, sex offenders, you know, the scum of the earth. Per the law, that’s where he should be. And Antonio Pierce should be, too, per the law. He should have considered all this before he began packing heat, like a gangster.
I’m not a Giant fan, I did admire Plax’s play but will I not root for him upon his return. Puleeze. Why would I do that? Because he served time? Do you realize now how stupid you sound?
Here in Green Bay we don’t have the problems you dirtbag New Yorkers have. Everyone here has a shotgun (doesn’t fit in our waistband) and we drink bath tub gin in the garage or basement alone. No clubs, no minorities, no jobs. We do enjoy cutting holes in our Brett Farve jerseys and sticking our dinks through them all the while pretending to be Mrs. Favre. It’s a family tradition and no one gets hurt.
No way he gets a break after the grandstanding Bloomberg did on this. I agree with NFL_1974, although there’s a mandatory sentence, I could see this getting plead down for someone who was hooked up. Money talks, money and influence screams!
Festivus/K-RoQ Smash/pt8106,
You’re the moron’s. You’re exactly what is wrong with this country. Wow he shot himself. He didn’t pull the trigger and was not there to harm anyone. Key word is could have killed someone. Shit, I could kill someone everyday on my way home from work, by driving, jack-asses! 3 years for carrying a gun. If that was me, I would not have received 3 years. Trying to make an example of somebody and actually doing so are 2 different things. NYC sucks and so does the government!
I am indifferent to the situation, but I will say this, for all of you that support Burress, and think he got hosed, etc. Would you be so willing to let him just walk away with a slap on the wrist, if the gun missed his leg, and killed someone that you care about???
Yes, it wasnt a malicious act, it was a careless one. But people who are dumb enough to drink and drive and continue to get off with slaps on the wrist, eventually kill someone. So a dipshit like this, should he got off with a slap on the wrist, is going to continue to carry a weapon…….
wow, only one Leonard Little post and it took nearly 10 of them to mention it. Also, most of you guys are ridiculous. People don’t serve time on what could have happened, they serve it on what did happen. The punishment does not fit the crime and that’s the real issue here.
@pt8106 …
I absolutely agree. Now why don’t you do some research into what anyone else would be serving for this particular crime? Like I said, unknown punk kid = probation or 6 months at the most. Check it out for yourself.
Burress shouldn’t have to serve MORE than his fair share just because he’s an NFL athlete and members of the public who are ignorant about the workings of the criminal justice system are calling for his head on a platter.
“Why not, I’m not a Giants fan but I cannot see where any harm can come from this. He was just dumb not a threat.”
Please, please, please tell me that you really aren’t this stupid.
Joe Bruno stole millions… no jail for him.
Zaggs says:
December 8, 2009 1:12 PM
The NYPost article is bogus. They fail to mention the vast majority of people charged with the same crime as Plaxico do as little as 6 months or no jail time what so ever. On top of that what does Plaxico getting a furlough have to do with illegal firearms? He didn’t have an illegal gun, he was carrying it illegally (even though New York would never allow him to carry it at all). But it was a legally purchased gun.
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Exactly, took the words out of my mouth. A lot of the people commenting arent from NYC but if people do research or see the time someone actually does as a first time offender is way less than 6 months.
It’s not like it was an illegal gun. It was just being carried illegally in a communist borough of New York. The law is unconstitutional anyway, and should be stricken from the books, but it isn’t.
Plaxico got what he deserved according to the strict law, but if there is a work-release program, he should be allowed to do it without the prosecutors getting their panties in a bunch. The guy has no history of violence, so this program would not endanger anybody. Stop being assholes, prosecutors, and let the guy do the work program. It’s obviously there specifically for non-violent offenders like Plaxico who would benefit society more doing that then sitting in a prison cell.
And for all you high and mighty idiots, try reading the constitution and see where we have the right to carry and bear arms before spouting off how terrible what he did was. If he carries that gun anywhere in America, he doesn’t even get a fine. However, he failed to realize he was not in America anymore once he went to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic of Manhattan.
@Richm2256 …
Our legal system does not operate on coulda, shoulda. It operates on what actually happened. Plaxico did not shoot me, or HEAVEN FORBID, you.
Personally, I don’t think any state should give Burress or anyone outside law enforcement a permit to carry a concealed weapon. But states do and he had one–it just wasn’t good in New York. You never know when you’re liable to go into a restaurant, club, or church in an American state and meet a dipstick with a gun in his boxers or her garter that could slip, fire, and part your skull. That’s life in these United States. Yippee-ki-yay! If you want to change it, start lobbying. But it’s no reason to lock up a dimwitted kid for two years.
Festivus says:
December 8, 2009 12:50 PM
Right Banvard, its ridiculous for someone to be in jail for breaking the law. I mean they should let everyone in NY carry unlicensed loaded weapons into public places, that will solve all the problems!!!
Moron.
So, because this guy used extremely poor judgement, he shouldn’t be afforded the same rights as other prisoners? Anyone who does not commit a violent crime or drug trafficking offense can petition for work release. Let’s face it, like you Burris is a bonehead, but like you he should also be afforded an opportunity to learn from his mistakes and make a living. I’ll bet that you have done at least 1 illegal thing in your life, and you probably did NOT go to jail and get rehabilited. So if you want to be fair, the next time you speed to beat a stop light, or jay walk, or something else most people would consider completely harmless, but is still illegal, I want you to quit your job and go to jail, then stay there for the maximum time the violation allows. Seem crazy? Yes, it is. It’s completely absurd, as was your very broad statement. Each case should be reviewed on an individual basis, and decisions based on the likelihood of the person becoming a repeat offender, or what threat they pose to the public. I doubt he is a threat, or will make this mistake a second time, so as you would hope to be able to maintain your employment if you did something stupid, he just wants the same thing.
If you are going to say he deserves the same treatment as anyone else than you should not be opposing his petition for work release. People have a very unrealistic view of how the criminal justice system works. It is hardly ever the case that the number you hear is the actual amount of time someone is supposed to serve. Credits exist that reduce your jail time and that is the real key here.
Burress was made an example of bc he has star power and prosecutors inherently have political aspirations as well as political aspects to their job. Its a heater case and they want to be seen as “tough on crime” whenever there is going to be press on the case. This was overprosecuted, although within NY statutory guidelines, because of who it was that shot himself. The societal harm here is minimal as this really was an accident. Had the gun slipped and the bullet hit another patron in the club and killed them, Burress wouldn’t be culpable for 1st degree murder; in fact it probably would have been reckless homicide (depending on how the NY statutes read).
The main point is Burress got thrown under the bus b/c of his fame and the prosecutor wanted to make a name for himself. This always happens in cases like this (See, Duke LaCrosse) and here the prosecutor has the facts on his side. What Burress did was stupid and ignorant, but he’s been punished for it and if the NY statutes allow him to apply for work release then he should be treated like anyone else that could have been convicted (or plead guilty) of/to this crime.
It’s only going to take one mega star athelete to come out and say I’m not considering NY because of their ridiculous gun laws. OR, I’ll sign with NY, but they need to overpay me. I can’t wait for that to happen. Why would any star want to sign with NY when their legal system insisted on making an example out of Plax? Reminds me of when I called up my Citicard and cancelled my account. The guy asked me why and I explained that I hate the Mets and I don’t wish to do business with a bank that purchased the naming rights of the stadium.
K-Roq+Festivus, Yeah he had a gun illegally. Why? Because his team mate was robbed AT GUNPOINT at his own home 3 days earlier. Did the police hound that guy? Demand the maximun sentence? Of course not, well first off they would have to catch the guy. But yeah put someone behind bars for 4 times as long as most get even though they had no intention of harming another. But the guy who actually has plans to harm someone, well no need to really go after him now is there? Maybe if the police actually did their damn job citizens wouldnt have to arm themselves.
dboom92 says: December 8, 2009 1:03 PM
Maybe in Kansas walking around with guns blazing is the norm, but he could’ve killed someone who is actually worth something with his stupidity. He should serve out the same sentence as anyone would have to.
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Sorry bro but lots of people get off on work release. It helps alleviate the high population in prison’s and jails. It IS common.
pt8106 says:
December 8, 2009 1:18 PM
He broke the law and deserves to serve his sentence just like anyone else would instead of getting preferential treatment because he plays in the NFL
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Finally, someone with a brain. I had to wade through several stupid posts re: peoples’ politics on gun control and law enforcement before someone finally addressed the issue at hand -
How many other guys who were convicted for the same offense as Burress would get a furlough? NONE!
Do the crime, do the time.
What about Plaxico’s love interest in prison? Does he get released too?
This is SO stupid. I think Burress is a douche, but it’ s not like he’s some violent felon wild card. I think his loss of millions of dollars in salary and public humiliation is punishment enough.
Hey Deb, you’re a dummy, too, just like Banvard316.
His permit was expired. And carrying a Florida permit — even if valid — in New York isn’t like a drivers license.
Also Deb, it’s clear you like the sound of your own voice [or printed word] but chill, sweety. Just because your stupid post doesn’t show up immediately doesn’t mean the rest of us will want to read it twice. Big dummies.
“Surely New York could use its prison space for people who are actual dangers to society!”
I’m pretty sure somebody dumb enough to put a loaded gun, bullet in chamber and safety off, into his *sweatpants* is absolutely a danger to society. The fact that he didn’t kill anyone is dumb luck.
If we’re going to have concealed carry be legal, then training should be mandatory, and incidents like this *should* be prosecuted heavily. With rights come responsibility.
He is a Moron. There is no doubt about it…He did receive a rather harsh penalty for a Non Violent offense…I am saddened by the whole thing…. Too Bad for his little guy(baby), he is the one paying the real price……good luck……Cant be fun….I heard you wanna find the biggest guy in prison, and kick his ass quick, or you will become his bitch…..
ask yourself 1 question???/ do you think plax is someones bitch???
dboom,
The flaw in your theory is that the odds of anyone at a high end NYC night club being “worth something” are remote, at best. Shooting a Liza Minelli or a Donny Trump might be considered a public service.
@iusedtobesomeone’steddybear …
My computer went down as I was posting, genius, so I re-posted. But thanks for the advice.
I stated quite clearly that the permit wasn’t valid in New York. Doesn’t make this a crime usually punishable by two years. You can read, right?
Yes, everyone’s a dummy but you. Your superior intellect shines through in every syllable of your brilliant post. I’m sure your sixth-grade teacher is thrilled you’re trying to discuss adult concepts that are so clearly over your head. Keep up the good work. You’ll get there.
These posts are funny. Vick should still be in jail and he isnt and his crimes were far worse than plaxico. had he actually killd someone else his dumb arse would be in jail for the rest of his life. the fact is the idiot shot himself. I say let him out, he isnt ever going to play in the nfl again anyways.
Deb
The bottom line should be that carrying a gun without a permit in New York is SUPPOSED to be a mandatory sentence of 3 years no matter who you are–so he should stay in jail for the entire time that he was sentenced for not get a work release because of who he is
The tax payers should vehemently support Plax on this one. Is there really any reason that tax dollars should be housing and feeding a millionaire who did nothing but injure and embarass the hell out of himself? The guy can care for himself and shouldn’t be in jail for what he did anyway. Why can’t the system just fine the shit out of him for what he did and make some money rather than pissing away the public’s funds.
@The Coop …
Are you kidding? Who do you think gets those furloughs? Serial killers? You just waded through until you found someone else who has ZERO familiarity with the criminal justice system and thinks like you do. The guy is NOT getting the same treatment as other prisoners convicted of the same crime. He’s being held to a higher standard. That’s why some of us are complaining. We’re not saying he should have gotten off–only that he should be treated like anyone else would be treated in the same circumstances.
Paxico has proven to be dangerous to society…duh!! The guy carried a loaded weapon into a nightclub in New York City!! It discharged…and….someone was hit by the bullet….that would be dangerous and Plaxico is included within the term “society.”
Zappa – don’t come east.
Plax never explained why he was carrying this gun in the first place. I mean he had Antonio Pierce with him who is the size of a small mountain. Who in their right mind would have messed with two guys this big, anyway?
Plus they were in a nice club not some “dive.” What in the world was he so afraid of that he felt he had to carry a gun along with him?
@pt8106 …
I know–and I know they want to make a public example of him. But it’s such a waste. Waste of a stupid kid’s life. Waste of taxpayer dollars. Waste of jail space that could go to housing real dangers to society (thanks, smiley, for that insight but I’m more concerned with locking up violent offenders who deliberately attack others than a numbnut who accidentally shoots himself). We keep releasing sexual predators but by golly we’ve got to make room for the pot smokers. No, I’m not a pothead LOL Just get tired of people using the justice system to make political points.
No good is served by keeping Burress in jail. He’d be more useful making public service announcements about the dangers of mishandling firearms and giving his cell to someone who should be off the street.
Plaxtico the punk thug. Leave this piece of trash in prison where he belongs. Bend over and take it like the punk bitch that you be plex. This guy is a dumb sh*thead. He earned the right to be with the scum, trash, and sleaze that one finds in prison. Do not let this garbage/POS out early.
yea, they should just let all prisoners out to work during the day and spend the night at their home. That would teach them.
Many people work all day and stay home at night. These are , for the most part , the people who haven’t been dumbasses with no regard to the law.
And by the way, dumbasses, he isn’t in jail for shooting himself. He is in there for breaking the law concerning guns. As far as him shooting himself, in the words of Seinfeld ” that’s a shame.”
New York passed their gun laws to keep the streets safe??? I’m sure all of those people that used guns to commit crimes have quit carrying, right??? NO, it;s the honest people who are effected most by these ILLEGAL laws! A law abiding person can no longer defend themselves from the criminals who by the way STILL CARRY THEIR GUNS!!! Taking a persons CONSTITUTIONAL right to carry a gun only makes violent crimes RISE!!! Plax is an idiot, true! A criminal, UNtrue.
Deb,
I’m not smarter than everyone else, just you. You can’t even get my screenname right.
Plax is right where he’s supposed to be and you’re a moron. All’s right with the world.
I think the concept of judicial fairness is lost on some of our more limbic brained, law and order brothers. And that is played on by politicans, who’ve been more than happy to jail more people than any other country, save one. You can’t have an argument with someone on the broader concepts if they cannot (or will not) see the broader concepts. How many of you recognize the importance of guarding the rights of the criminal?
Plaxico was acting like a thug with a thug mentality and guess what – he is a thug and now he has to do ALL of the time he was given by a court of law. There are countless thousands of non-famous Plaxico’s in jail for the exact same offense that aren’t getting released. Plaxico you are nothing but a convict with a number stenciled to your jumpsuit just like all of the other immates that you are with. Deal with it!!! The fact that he wants to still play football and hang out at home is laughable and a pretty decent sign that he hasn’t even remotely realized what he did was illegal… again, once an ignorant thug, always an ignorant thug
@iusedtobesomeone’steddybear …
Right … you’re a genius!!! That’s why my sarcastic take on your screen name just whooshed right over your little pea-shaped head.
LOLOLOLOL
@ Arizona Buckeye-
If you have no knowledge of how the criminal justice system works then maybe shut up on the topic. All you clowns are talking about something you know nothing about.
It is rare for someone convicted of a crime to do 100% of their sentence. Sure, 1st degree murder you aren’t getting out early but for most crimes you do.
For instance, In Illinois, if you are convicted of 2nd degree murder you serve 85% of your sentence minus any credit for pretrial custody. I know NY is not Illinois, but I promise they have something similar and for a crime such as what Plax was convicted of, his sentence probably is due credit to reduce it to 50%-75%. That said, his conviction is work-release eligible and he in reality is a perfect candidate bc you know he’ll keep himself clean if he ever wants another NFL chance.
Stop with your thug talk Hillbilly
“A law abiding person can no longer defend themselves from the criminals who by the way STILL CARRY THEIR GUNS!!! ”
Hey gifted, if you lay off the crank for a while you’d realize that concealed carry is actually legal there if you GET A PERMIT.
No responsible gun owner carries a firearm like Burress did. He placed the lives of many people in danger. He is being treated accordingly.
Plaxico Burress had an expired concealed carry license from Florida and no license at all from the State of New York where he shot himself. Carrying it around in a concealed manner in New York is a crime so he needs to finish doing the time.
New York is the only place in this country where a man could go to jail for shooting himself with his own gun. I can’t believe the idiots on here who think this makes them safer. Now only the criminals in NY have guns. You feel safe now? If this happened in North Carolina they would have given him his gun back at the hospital upon release. A little teasing from law enforcemnt for being an idiot would have been his punishment.
Carrying an unlicensed gun in NY is a crime. We all agree on that point? Whether or not you agree with the law…it is the law in that jurisdiction. Now, does the punishment fit the crime that he plead guilty to??? Uhh NO!!! I personally believe that he is not a danger to society…that he can do a lot more good on the outside of those walls than he can inside. Let him go on work release…forbid his reinstatement to the NFL until the entire sentence is completed…but let him complete it on the outside. Give him 2000 hours community service or something similar teaching at-risk youth about the consequences of one stupid decision can have on your life. If he breaks parole, probation, whatever, then he can cell it up with biggest, horniest manlover in the penal system. But for crying out loud, is this really the best use of our tax dollars?? I think he’s got a good grasp on the lesson he’s been made to learn.
But that’s just my opinion.
Plaxigo to jail and stfu – he is a thug, always has been a thug, and therefore is being treated like a thug who should do his entire sentence and probably will since he will no doubt have to prove his rep in prison with a few thug like retaliations… I hope he is enjoying his stale bread and green beans… bwwaaa haaa haaa
Sounds like a personal agenda to me.
The funny thing is a few months ago a judge gave a knuckle head a second chance on a gun possesion charge so what did knuckle head do a few week’s later, he pulled a gun on another gang banger, the gun jammed so he dumped it, but not before a cop spotted him.The reason Plaxico went to jail is because our publicity hungry Mayor went on TV the day after the Plaxico event and told the entire metro area Plaxico should go to jail.
Isn’t shooting himself in the leg punishment enough? It was a legally bought gun! Its not like it had the serial numbers shaved off and he was gonna throw it away after he busted some caps in fools.
Would cheddar-bob receive the same treatment?
@Deb
Sweetie, it’s clear you missed the point, so I’m wondering if this website is too advanced for you.
If the conversation is moving too quickly for you, please keep your idiotic posts to yourself.
i am not a giant fan or a burress fan, but he shouldn’t have been put in in the first place. i can understand punishing for not having a gun permit, but 2 years in prison? come on New York!
@ Arizona Buckeye-
You are an actual asshat. I know you graduated class of March with a welding scholarship but maybe you’re just not ready for interactions with other human beings. May I suggest you return to the farm and keep playing with the sheep?
I’d love to know your definition of “thug” and I’d also like to know how “he’s always been a thug”.
Btw, stale bread and green beans? That’s what you think he’s eating? I think your confused with what your cousin/wife feeds you for dinner.
You in no way responded to my comment which basically amounts to an admission by silence. Admitting I’m correct and you’re an idiot. You make the case for why the internet should be unavailable to some people.
3 yards from reality – sorry, but your sheep and redneck fantasties don’t apply to me. Have never been on a farm or anywhere near a hillybilly or farm animan so your attempt at stereotyping me in your small, minimally functioning brain is about as wrong as your supposed intelligence level.
I do not know nor do I care what his menu selections are but you obviously are trying yet another attempt at appearing smart and again, have failed miserably. Here in AZ, we feed our convicted criminals baloney and stale bread – since I have never been in prison, I assume the food is of fairly poor quality in most prisons as well. Again, I could care less. Plaxico thought he was above the law and wanted to play thug, so he brought a gun into a public facility without having a valid gun permit to do so. Why would somebody bring a loaded gun into a public place? Because he wants to be tough and act like a thug. That is what thugs do. You are nowhere near correct in any of your posts and I do love your attempt at proving yourself right by saying I agreed because of my silence. Nice try but again, you are wrong. My guess is that once you open your piehole and spew your normal stupidity, most people within earshot of your blathering are indeed rendered speechless of the inane sounds exiting your large mouth.
@ Arizona Buckeye
I mean, he could have been playing thug, OR he’s a multi-millionaire out in a public place and he worries about being beat down like Javon Walker in Vegas. Plenty of pro athletes carry weapons for protection, it’s not them being “a thug”. If Plaxico was out on a corner selling drugs or committing drive bys, then you can label him a thug, but that simply wasn’t the case. The gun slipped, he grabbed it, it discharged, he shot himself.
Also, you’re an actual moron dude, if you don’t dispute an argument or point made, you are admitting it, that’s called “how arguments work”. You came on here talking about how he should serve everyday like everyone else, blah blah blah, all I did was inform you that by denying work release, he’s not being treated like everyone else. You think he should serve a harder sentence because he’s an NFL player and I’m saying no, he should serve the same thing you or I would serve for a that violation.
Also, you sound racist when you label Plaxico a “thug” because he was carrying a gun. The implication is a black guy with a gun is a thug and before you get all bothered out there in the desert, let me ask you this, if it was a white player with a gun that went all cheddar bob on himself, would you call him a thug? And don’t start talking about its always about race either, I’m a white guy, my point is, you throw thug around but you’re stereotyping, which was why I threw you the farm jokes redneck.