Plaxico Burress pleads guilty - gets 2 years behind bars
I knew he was fucked from the beginning when the Mayor & DA did the their public grandstanding.
Burress would probably have taken the plea earlier ,but was hoping the Grand Jury by some miracle or sympathy would not indict him I guess .
2 years IS harsh for shooting yourself(considering some far more pernicious crimes which get less time) ,but the plea deal does save the City time & money & lowers his risk of getting the mandatory three & a half years.
Tough laws in NY for carrying.Too bad for the Giants,they lose one,eagles get one.
good it will send a statement to all the other people in the world just cus you win a superbowl and you think your untouchable the law will get you if you break it
Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
Not defending his punk-ass stupidity at all but the sentence seems excessive in relation to the crime to me. I mean, the only guy he shot was himself....so he gets 2 years in prison? Good thing he didn't end up killing himself....I bet they'd give him the death penalty! 
Facetious
Moderated
and the guy does it with a heavy double action trigger !
Ok, so he reaches into his trousers , grasps the pistol, places his index finger inside the trigger guard, pulls back.....back .... back...long travel glock trigger here, please be patient... we got a ways to go here...baaaack..... baaack BLAMMO !
Ok, so he reaches into his trousers , grasps the pistol, places his index finger inside the trigger guard, pulls back.....back .... back...long travel glock trigger here, please be patient... we got a ways to go here...baaaack..... baaack BLAMMO !
On one hand Plaxico Burress is pretty stupid. On the other hand New York gun laws are extremely stupid, and probably unconstitutional in most ways. I'd say he probably got a disproportionately harsh sentence for the crime he committed. It's especially bad when you have other players in other places killing people while driving drunk and only getting a couple months in jail.
BAYAMONXXX
Land Of The Snakes
i'm not defending Plaxico he should serve some jail time, but getting 2 years that's crazy. meanwhile WR Donte Stallworth received 30 days for killing a 59 yr old man WTF. fuck you mayor bloomberg you look like a (Albino Monkey)
NY has had the sullivan law for almost a 100 years now.It's fairly well known that you are gonna get some significant Jail time for carrying without a permit in NY.What Burress got was a plea deal, would have been longer if convicted at a trial.Here is a link on sullivan law.Interesting list of people who have or had permits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan_Act
Current and past New York City license holders include:
Senator Charles Schumer
Don Imus
Harvey Keitel
Joseph Bruno
Ronald Lauder
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Howard Stern
Donald Trump
William F. Buckley Jr.
Joan Rivers
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
Robert DeNiro
It may be on the harsh side and its constitutionality may come into question with some recent rulings from supreme court but Burress really had no buisness carrying a piece IMO and should have been aware of where he was and what the laws were.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan_Act
Current and past New York City license holders include:
Senator Charles Schumer
Don Imus
Harvey Keitel
Joseph Bruno
Ronald Lauder
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Howard Stern
Donald Trump
William F. Buckley Jr.
Joan Rivers
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
Robert DeNiro
It may be on the harsh side and its constitutionality may come into question with some recent rulings from supreme court but Burress really had no buisness carrying a piece IMO and should have been aware of where he was and what the laws were.
When the DA or Burress(or his Lawyers) say he turned down 3 months I shall believe it & not some internet rumors/reports by Sal Pal Antonio(?) & Bloggers.
The guy had absolutely no leverage with mandatory sentencing(3 & 1/2 years) & a Mayor/DA whom ,like the norm today, want to make an example of a celebrity.
The Plea deal would still be on the table before he goes to trial as the city would stand to save Millions of dollars(one of the main considerations in plea deals is time & money).
Really senseless that this guy got two years. Here he would be laughed at,fined & have his gun taken away.
Seems kind of excessive to me but what the hell, I'm not that familiar with NY law.
(Thanks for the link FOMM)
(Thanks for the link FOMM)
He'll do a month or two, they will decide the prison is overpopulated and release him. No way he does 2 years.
What's also doubly bad about it is that, unless what I have heard is wrong, it's pretty much borderline impossible for a normal person to get a license either in any reasonable manner. Of course Buress probably fit's in more with an elite crowd and doesn’t qualify as normal.
Ex-New York Giants star Plaxico Burress is released from prison - and vows to play in NFL again
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...laying-NFL-released-prison.html#ixzz1Oat6y2i6
Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress said he would focus on getting his career back on track after being released from prison
:anonymous
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...laying-NFL-released-prison.html#ixzz1Oat6y2i6
Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress said he would focus on getting his career back on track after being released from prison
:anonymous
In a way he is quite fortunate that there is a "lock out" in place right now. That way he can train at his own pace to get back into playing condition...AND, more importantly IMHO, he is able to have plenty of time to connect and bond with his family again...which he wouldn't have as readily if he were in an NFL camp right now.
I'm pretty confident that he will land somewhere next season (whenever that may be), because I would imagine that he still has a lot of talent left in his tank. Teams I heard mentioned as likely suitors were the Rams, Dolphins, and Jets.
I'm pretty confident that he will land somewhere next season (whenever that may be), because I would imagine that he still has a lot of talent left in his tank. Teams I heard mentioned as likely suitors were the Rams, Dolphins, and Jets.
Ace Bandage
The one and only.
I've hated Plaxico since he played for Sparty. He's a fucking dumbass. He'll always be a fucking dumbass. I hope he toils in mediocrity for the rest of his career.
