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you kill someone.
it will only cost you 30 days and you have to hire a driver the rest of your life
i got a week for drinking underage...yea
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4262751
it will only cost you 30 days and you have to hire a driver the rest of your life
i got a week for drinking underage...yea
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4262751
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At the same time I agree that it's kinda f-d up that he gets 30 days for killing a person -even inadvertantly- but Vick gets 2 1/2 years for fighting animals...weird place this America.
Not defending either, by the way. I believe in second chances, but I believe 30 days is pretty garbage.
That's why the penalty was severe..once he crossed state lines the FEDS got involved
I agree though Stallworth getting 30 days is surprising..If Stallworth flashed his headlights why didn't he stop if he saw the guy ?
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It's crazy. I keep reading that he flashed his headlights at the guy. WTF does that matter if he still hit him hard enough to kill him? Sure, he warned him, but don't you think maybe he should have stopped if the guy still didn't get out of the way. Fucking crazy.
.....And to boot I believe he was driving a Bentley and they can stop on a dime if you wanted it to. I know I drove my former boss in a Flying Spur for years and those damn brakes work.
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Apparently he has cooperated all along, stopping immediately after the accident and telling police that he struck the man, pleading guilty, no prior record--all those things are factors in his sentence.
But I still find this VERY hard to understand and I don't know how anyone could look at it without coming away with the perception that money and fame will get you a free ride. :?
I don't know if my family would be that forgiving. :x
you guys make good points. and its true he's screwed in many ways. but..he will be able(most likely) to continue his career. he can afford a driver and a nice home to stay in instead of prison. plus he is alive.
of course the argument will come up that vick killed dogs and got nearly 2 years of prison time and lost all of his money; although his big problem was the gambling.
i mainly posted because it seems insane to get off on only 30 days. it seems that his lawyers probably told the family they can take this deal and get paid, or look for more jailtime and such and draw out the financial part. this guy was a construction worker and his family isn't really well off enough to miss out on a payday..just an educated guess
However, some like The Preacher's Wife Gets 7 month's For Shooting and Killing Her Husband somehow got off on this judges decision. She eventually got custody of the 3 children sometime later.
Video on this story about Stallworth... http://www.truveo.com/sac-native-stallw ... /911858478
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As far as Vick, he should have served his time too. He commited a crime with intent and did it repeatedly. Vick knew damn well what he was doing and kept doing it without any remorse. Basically they can both rot in hell as far as I'm concerned.
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I am familiar with a similiar case where I live....which resulted with the defendant receiving a 15 year sentence with 5 years to serve. 30 days... one month...4 weeks are you shitting me the Judicial System should be ashamed of its-self, so blame the DA's and Judges for allowing such a disgrace.
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If it had been my family member who was killed, I just don't know if I could accept something like this and go on. I'd like to think my loved one's life was worth more. I don't like the message it sends. Sad situation for this family.
I'm not defending Stallworth because what he did was stupid and the results are tragic, but the guy he hit was running across the middle of causeway that had a 40 mph speed limit. Stallworth was doing 50 at the time he hit him and who hasn't done 50 in 40 zone. Also the initial reports I read back in March was that he had left the bar he was celebrating at at 1 am (the night before he had just received a 4.5 million dollar roster bonus per his contract) and the accident happened at a little after 7 am. Stallworth had woken up and was heading to the beach and he hadn't fully sobered up yet. And I'm sure he isn't the only person who's ever done that.
It would have been really hard to get a conviction with the way Florida's DUI Manslaughter Law is written. It's not a strict liability law like in most states. There is a second factor in the law that the person being charged must be found guilty of directly causing the accident besides being drunk. And since the person he hit was running in the middle of a causeway, it would have been tough to get a conviction. If Stallworth had hit the guy in the crosswalk or driven on the sidewalk and hit him, he doesn't get the light sentence. It's a tragedy, but with the way the law is written, Stallworth probably would have only gotten a DUI and been found not guilty of manslaughter if the matter went to trial. This is the main reason that even though the accident happened March 14th and the reports of Stallworth being above the legal limit a few days later, he wasn't arrested until April.
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I dunno if it's been brought up but the family of the deceased didn't wanna go through a trial, civil or criminal. I'm no judicial expert but I'd think that played a pretty big part, especially with the unpredictability of trials.
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We'll see how long he is out.
On a side note, one part of the article linked above made me think a little bit...
From a Goodell memo to all teams:
"In the past few years, I have not hesitated to impose discipline, including suspensions, on club and league employees who have violated the law relating to alcohol use. Every club should advise its employees of their obligations and our commitment to hold people accountable for alcohol-related violations of law."
My addition: "But we will continue to take in the gazillion dollars in advertising money and sponsorships that the beer and liquor companies want to pay us."
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