Comments on: Man pleads guilty to battery on Devin Hester

By: axespray

axespray — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:46:07 +0000

why (as a fan) would you throw a punch at one of the best players on your team?

By: 6ringsteelers

6ringsteelers — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:12:13 +0000

“He smacked someone he shouldn’t have,” Kostouros said.

Could someone please clarify when exactly it IS acceptable to smack someone? (Asides from disciplining your own children, which is an entirely different non-related and/or controversial can of worms I have no interest in opening…)

By: canadianfootballfan

canadianfootballfan — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:02:43 +0000

I wonder what would have happened if it was Hester that walked up and slapped the guy in the back of the neck…most likely would have be sued and vilified by the media…Hester should sue the guy for his entire year salary and donate that to his favorite charity…when will people learn you just can’t walk up and put your hands on someone because the are famous

By: tjjohnson98

tjjohnson98 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:48:01 +0000

My money is on this being a drunken dare with the guy’s buddies.

By: wozzmann1955

wozzmann1955 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:29:34 +0000

If you think someone is cutting in line, the correct response is to say, “Excuse me, sir, but I believe this couple was ahead of you.” Not to slap the guy and walk off.

Mr Smith has never been in the Upper Midwest it sounds like.

By: bigal5654

bigal5654 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:06:24 +0000

Goodell looking to fine the guy for an illegal blow to the head

By: slatetundra07

slatetundra07 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:03:27 +0000

What did the five fingers say to the back of Hester’s head? SLAP!! Coldblooded!!

By: kjs7way

kjs7way — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:58:33 +0000

Oh this ain’t over!! I see a pistol slap in someone’s Christmas stocking.

By: Michael David Smith

Michael David Smith — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:57:04 +0000

Topher, your neighborhood sounds real tough. Congratulations to you for being such a tough guy to live in such a tough neighborhood. You’re definitely tougher than Devin Hester.

By: toddfather

toddfather — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:35:08 +0000

‘And the guy who “battered him” was brought to justice.’

what would be the term if he actually did damage and hurt him?

By: Cheesehead Ken

Cheesehead Ken — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:34:01 +0000

I know it shouldn’t be that big of deal to be impressed with someone for not escalating a situation, but I’ve been nothing but impressed with Hester for some time. His passion for seeing fatherhood become a priority in men’s lives, and the way he almost makes me tinkle every time he touches the ball against the packers makes me give him a ton of respect.

By: savannahrose44

savannahrose44 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:33:59 +0000

The man apologized to Hester almost immediately. Seems a childish thing to press charges over.

By: Topher

Topher — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:29:48 +0000

Having a guy arrested because he slapped you in the back of the head may be the right way to handle it in YOUR neighborhood but you’ll get laughed off the block in mine! And rightly so.

It’s a chump thing to do. The correct response is to glower and say, “what the (blank), (blank)hole!?!”

Calling the cops for such stupidity is not only wasting my tax dollars but making yourself look like a (blank)

Famous athlete or not. Not getting into a fight is smart, being a (blank) is just (blankin blank)

By: jaymc1988

jaymc1988 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:23:18 +0000

@for4man… the elderly couple excuse is clearly just his defense lol. u dont slap someone in the back of the head and walk away not with that kind of issue.

and hester def deserves all the credit.. hes not one of those athletes who says im rich ill beat him up and pay lawyers off later.. he handled it like e very athlete should.. as tempting as it prob would of been to just beat him down like normal citizen would of done he didnt..

hes bigger than BS like this and he realizes an incident like this could decrease his next contract bec of fear of police contact instead he may of earned brownie points for his next one!

By: toegoat

toegoat — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:20:08 +0000

He should’ve just held a gun to his head and fired it into the air… its only a misdemeanor.

By: forthand26

forthand26 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:14:06 +0000

Precedent says he gets fined $25k for line cutting in front of the elderly. Deion Branch got that 3 years ago.

By: piemasteruk

piemasteruk — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:12:57 +0000

Like everybody else here I have no idea what actually happened and why. But if I had to take a guess I would say he was hoping to provoke Hester into a resopnse which would escalate into a situation in which he could sue.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:53:10 +0000

lol, that’s friggin wild, he slaps him in the back of the head and walks away.

By: 3ghostninja

3ghostninja — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:51:56 +0000

Wait! You can get arrested for this? I should have pressed charges against some of my classmates from school.

By: pudgalvin

pudgalvin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:51:41 +0000

I heard an interview with the slapper and he felt really bad about. he offered to do something like 50 hours of community service and donate like 500 bones to hesters favorite charity.

By: rskills

rskills — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:50:22 +0000

Maybe it’s just my observation, but I feel like elderly people are the worst when it comes to cutting in line. Hester would’ve been justified had he cut. I’m more surprised, though, that this guy didn’t slap an elderly lady for cutting in front of Devin!

By: yzguy431

yzguy431 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:35:49 +0000

any fines? anyone apologize?

By: Michael David Smith

Michael David Smith — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:35:25 +0000

The article says the guy MISTAKENLY thought Hester cut in front of an elderly couple.

By: f0rem4n

f0rem4n — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:33:05 +0000

“Hesters class>most of the nfls class”

If cutting in front of old couples cause you think you’re a star is class, he has it in spades.

By: mvpolamalu

mvpolamalu — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:18:20 +0000

Hesters class>most of the nfls class

By: walker615

walker615 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:12:39 +0000

… What? Lol