Comments on: Larry Johnson's community service efforts described as "absurd"

By: sullijo

sullijo — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:13:49 +0000

Judge puffs up his chest, says a bunch of “tough” words, and then doesn’t do anything about it. LJ is an idiot, but the judge is worse in my opinion.
If he really believes kids like sports WAY MORE than art classes – why are my tax $ going to support art classes at the public schools?? Give it to the athletic programs and let’s be done with this foolish behavior.

By: Stone

Stone — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:52:09 +0000

I don’t understand why he let him off so easy. LJ doesn’t even play in KC anymore. Throw the douche in jail for a couple days if he thinks he’s above the system.

By: robert ethen

robert ethen — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:53:51 +0000

Judge thought a more appropriate service to the community would be for Johnson to jump off the Harry S. Truman Bridge.

By: Eazy E in KC

Eazy E in KC — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:59:49 +0000

That’s funny, bc that Judge Locasio is a damn jerk. He is the most strict Judge I’ve ever come across. In TRAFFIC court for that matter. LJ got off easy.

By: frostymugobeer

frostymugobeer — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:25:22 +0000

sentence him to a “night on the town” with big ben…..that will scare him straight !

By: MagicMan407

MagicMan407 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:04:32 +0000

Oh and by the way if Larry Johnson does play, makes the final roster cuts and subs for Portis- mark him down for 600+ yards and 5+ TDs for the Veteran (POS).

By: Levija

Levija — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:00:36 +0000

how hard is it to do what u are told, he f*%ked up and still can’t do what he was told by a judge that was going easy on him. how special is he. i don’t think he needs to be in the NFL anymore. and its not like he has been that productive anytime recently anyways.

By: MagicMan407

MagicMan407 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:43:40 +0000

Shark839-
Well, that sounds alittle trashy. I didn’t know what the crimes were.
Hopefully as a Redskins fan he straightens up otherwise I am pretty sure they would release him.
He did however look like he had some juice left in him after watching him play for the Bengals. So as long as he acts his part in D.C and plays well there shouldn’t be any issues.
I would think that “disturbing the peace” wouldn’t have been a plee accepted by the courts, more like atleast a malicious destruction of property with a tresspass or a lower assult charge for a plee. Typically those charges can run court costs and with a plee with fines atleast over 500 dollars and probation, victim awareness courses, probation or whatever which could even lower the fines possibly. But, for him the fines our justice system gives out is a joke. If I were arrested even 2 times for crimes involving anything which could fall under moral turpitude. I would lose my job, lose my health benefits, be in the court systems forever, likely in jail for some sort of period of time.
Its sad what has become of the NFL. The saddest thing is that every single team has one of these “POS” even the guys coming in here talking smack bout the Redskins. Fix the justice system and the problem is solved for all athletes and celebs to be equally charged. But, in his case fix the stupid laws in K.C which allowed these charges to be lowered and thier wouldnt be an issue with Larry Johnson being able to play football for millions in D.C

By: sasquash69

sasquash69 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:30:40 +0000

LJ is a POS. Plain and simple. These athletes think the world revolves around them, and its sad. Once a creep always a creep.

By: Shark839

Shark839 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:24:30 +0000

@ Magic man
He Pled down
His third arrest for assault came on February 24, 2008, after allegedly pushing a woman’s head at a nightclub that night.[25] On October 10, 2008, Johnson was arrested for the fourth time and charged with one count of non-aggravated assault for allegedly spitting a drink in a woman’s face at a Kansas City nightclub on October 11

By: lawofmurphy

lawofmurphy — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:19:58 +0000

@ZimmyMan
Totally understand that. I wasn’t trying to defend LJ’s past. He isn’t smart and I think it goes without saying that that he is a loser and all the negative stuff. My point is just comments that just say “He’s a loser” add nothing to the overall conversation. And this is more a build up of reading every post from Chris Johnson to Anquan Boldin to whomever. We get the same pointless responses…
I think we’re MOSTLY on the same page though…

By: ZimmyMan

ZimmyMan — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:06:02 +0000

to law of murphy
not everything was Herm’s fault.
The reason that there are so many negative comments here about Larry is that Larry is a REAL loser….sorry.
He beats up women on a regular basis but only cause they usually won’t fight back. A locker room cancer who actually reads this site to see if he is mentioned. Lots of folks in KC know Larry like to twitter and post anonymously on the internet. He
laughs at the fans because “they can’t stop my check”.
He just doesn’t understand that his future is already written.
He’ll be broke and smoking crack by age 36.
By the way, when the Chiefs cut Larry they got better but Kansas City really won out. Just one less creep on the streets of KC. He ought fit right in in D.C. with Shannarat

By: CH³NO²

CH³NO² — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:57:26 +0000

So once again the Redskins make a great choice…………..
How long before Vick shows up in DC?

By: ham1

ham1 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:49:42 +0000

Life isnt fair. Period. Blue collar workers and the struggling portion of society do most of the jail time.
Wouldnt it be great if the law was enforced for all criminals equally? Well thats not gonna happen.
Some judges are plain stupid and for the most part cash is still king.
Who the F in their right mind wants that pos around their kids?

By: seahawkhuskyfan

seahawkhuskyfan — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:25:08 +0000

The law doesn’t apply to these athletes. The judge should be picking up the trash!! Talk about a coward

By: the real deal

the real deal — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:09:21 +0000

@ rraider
you seem to be correct, not sure where i heard that info but thought that was the case regarding the lawyer, you appear to be somewhat correct as his father was a vice-principal and a famous high school football coach who now coaches at Penn St.
Either way, A vice principal who is a good coach, makes a fair share of cash. This fag thug, grew up in a rich community
Also regarding it being an Ivy league school, because it is not private it is not ivy league, but is highly regarded as having an ivy league reputation although it is a public university.

By: numberfour

numberfour — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:06:20 +0000

shanarat, no. vermeil, yes. on the diaper comment…

By: MagicMan407

MagicMan407 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:31:40 +0000

Hes probably not in jail because the crime. Who has ever heard of “disturbing the peace in bars”?
Is it Johnson’s fault that no one wanted to join his art class? Maybe Johnson feels he is more than just a football player?
If anyone goes to jail for disturbing the peace in any bars please let me know. Don’t people typically get drunk at bars and act rowdy at times?
I know I do, but I have yet to get a disturbing the peace at a bar citation.

By: lawofmurphy

lawofmurphy — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:26:11 +0000

Hahah…there’s a lot to get to here. First of all…Johnson is washed up because Herm Edwards is a terrible football coach and Johnson was ABUSED to the tune of 416 carries in one season. Goodnight. Career over.
Johnson is also kind of not smart as there’s a lot of evidence to support that.
Third, I don’t get what is so egregious about an athlete taking up some kind of art? Isn’t that a good thing? Human beings should be well rounded. If Larry Johnson can get some blue chip athletic talent to enjoy painting/music/sculpting/whatever….I view that as a good thing. Of course, maybe Johnson just did the art thing as a weird protest of the punishment…in which case he should be punished further. Although I dunno how you’d prove that.
Fourth, every post about any NFL player that is even slightly negatie draws way too many dumbass responses about how Player X is a/an douchebag/loser/uneducated so and so/blah/blah/blah. Do people really get enjoyment posting that? I wish we had the comment judging ability back. Too many pointless comments that add nothing to the conversation around here…

By: Cougar Bait

Cougar Bait — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:23:26 +0000

Another fine example of our criminal justice system handing out fair and consistent sentences…unreal.

By: rraider

rraider — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:53:01 +0000

When did Penn State join the ivy league? I thought his dad was a football coach?
the guys is a idiot but i’m not sure about your facts “real deal”.

By: DrakeDB

DrakeDB — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:39:12 +0000

So the douchebag could’ve spent five stinkin’ Saturdays with KC kids and satisfied the terms of his sentence, but that was asking too much of him.
Five lousy days.
He’s a low-class loser, now bringing his loser vibes to a loser team in a loser city.
For a brief second I thought the Skins might have a team this year. What was I thinking?

By: the real deal

the real deal — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:27:10 +0000

This guy is a joke, he whines and copmlain and said Vermeil didn’t know what is like for him and that Herm Edwards understood his hard ways of life because of his race!
News Freaking Flash, This piece of junks father was/is a professional Lawyer (with lots of money when scumbag was growing up), he went to an Ivy league school and has been given everything to succeed in life and yet he wants to think/pretend he grew up in the mean streets and is a thug. HA!
This fool is delusional and should be in a mental institution getting help, not playing football…..seriously.

By: CYGNUS X-1

CYGNUS X-1 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:21:45 +0000

if this judge puts people in jail every day for doing what johnson did then why is he an exception?why is he and other famous people always put on double secret probation instead doing time a non famous person would have to do?he had is chance and blew now make him do the time!

By: MagicMan407

MagicMan407 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:55:09 +0000

Seriously no one is going to comment on the charges? “disturbing the peace in Kansas City bars in 2008″ What the hell is that? Kansas City must suck.

By: Citizen Strange

Citizen Strange — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:51:01 +0000

Although Locascio said he “puts people in jail every day for not doing community service,” he decided not to put Johnson in jail, even though the judge is disappointed with a lack of effort….
….. Johnson promised he would let the judge take a good loooooooooooooong sniff of his jock.

By: nicewolf64

nicewolf64 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:50:12 +0000

is it any wonder that kids today think they can do whatever they want? celebs and sports stars are always getting slaps on the wrist instead of being used as examples. with fame should come a heightened sense of responsibility. act out and you should get dumped on, not treated like you are above the law.

By: brasho

brasho — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:33:24 +0000

Great article it answered all the questions except, WHAT IN THE HELL IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM? Seriously, that is pretty important, it needs to be answered.

By: Patsfan1776

Patsfan1776 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:30:06 +0000

Put him in the can now!

By: TheWizard

TheWizard — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:23:10 +0000

Although Locascio said he “puts people in jail every day for not doing community service,” he decided not to put Johnson in jail
This says it all. A waste of everybody’s time, and a mockery of the law.