From "8 Mile"
B Rabbit: ...I know everything he's about to say against me.
I am white. I am a fucking bum. I do live in a trailer with my mom.
My boy Future is an Uncle Tom.
I do have a dumb friend named Cheddar Bob who shoots himself in the leg with his own gun.
And I did get jumped by all six of you chumps. And Wiz did fuck my girl, I'm still standing here screaming Fuck the Free World!
(Just a note before I begin, that was written from memory not an Internet site because I'm pathetic enough to have seen that movie scene enough to have it committed.)
I was first informed about the Giants latest "distraction" Saturday as I drove back from Tampa. My friend texted me about being in the club and shooting himself in the leg. This was my first thought and now that we all know what's gone on it's even worse.
But I still go back to this because it's just stupid. It's stupid that a verse by Em in a movie could fit so perfectly well with a Super Bowl winning wide receiver from the team I grew up and still love to this day.
OK, let's start with the bad news. At least the bad news for Burress. He's gonna do time. I watched the ESPN cut from Mayor Bloomberg and he's gonna push to make sure the DA goes full tilt with this case. Rachel Nichols reported that instead of going for a straight indictment, they made two complaints.
I'm sure our resident lawyer could explain this better, but if I listened correctly and put 2 and 2 together it seems like the gov'ment is leaving this open for a full investigation to get every bit of this case out in the open.
That means by the time that Burress and his expensive lawyer return to the midtown court room at the end of March, the DT's would have figured out if Antonio Pierce and/or Ahmad Bradshaw will be charged with anything...like Pierce for a similar charge if he was the one who took the .40 caliber Glock from the Latin Quarter to New Jersey.
As for Burress, he can plead about the cover story from last week's ESPN the Magazine about NFL players and protection from criminals. He can say whatever he wants, but he'll have to say it from behind bars and if he's lucky he'll get away with half the MANDATORY MINIMUM sentence of 3.5 years. That means 21 months in the Pokey, the Big House or whatever other nickname you want to give prison.
But be clear, that's where his 6-foot-5 monkey ass is going and he better hope that Super Bowl ring gets him enough street cred to avoid catching a beatdown like any other. Maybe they'll put him in solitary to avoid that type of stuff, but it won't matter cuz he's gone.
I figure the Commish won't come down so hard after he does time, but he'll have to apply for reinstatement and I'm sure some team (Please be the Lions!) will sign him so long as he can still run a route. He probably won't demand the same double teams he used to get, but he does run all routes and blocks downfield so someone will give him a chance...
As for the defending champs (It just feels good to say that), they'll continue to roll along. It's almost a triple blessing. It means defenses will pack up to stop the run and make Elisha beat them by spreading the ball to the many talented wide outs he has.
What's that? He did that last week against the Redskins? Oh and everyone will get to see just how fast Dominix Hixon is in a starting role.
Two, with the charges what they are, we must expect that GM Jerry Reese will use his mid-round pick from the Saints and the Giants pick to find the best linebackers available and it should give them some cap room to sign someone if that's the best route to go.
I put distraction in quotes before because it means so little to this team. But what this one might do is give them the "Us against the World" edge for this final push. With reporters focusing on Burress, I'm sure pundits will pick the Eagles to win and most certainly will take the Cowboys so they don't look like pushovers since everyone had them winning the Super Bowl in August.
It's just the type of thing that can work to this team's advantage. It's a shame that Plax acted like a thug in the club. It's a blessing that he was able to walk into the police station today and that he's made millions prior to this fork in the road, so that while he'll miss the money he would have made when the Giants stop playing him, one has to hope that he's been smart enough to save/invest/hold onto previous salary.
Nevertheless, he did a crime. He's going to do the time and the Giants, we all hope, will continue to roll along.
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As aforementioned legal counsel I feel compelled to comment. I would be very surprised if he does not do some time on this case. Many of the states north of the mason-dixon have taken a hard line on gun possession the last few years. Both NY and NJ have strengthened their gun laws, specifically possession of a gun by someone who is not authorized to possess for a myriad of reasons. Most times its a person who was previously convicted of a felony.
Bloomberg does seem to have a pebble in his shoe over this case for some reason. He really isn't one who should be crowing about special treatment when he just tried to change the term limit rules by circumventing a referendum on the subject, but i digress.
I would assume Pierce, if charged, would be charged with some sort of obstruction of justice which would most likely lead to some sort of probation if he does not have a record. If they really wanted to put the screws to him and the reports are accurate that he drove the gun back to Jersey, they could charge him with the same possession charge that Plax got.
Will be interesting. The security of athletes is a real issue, they are targeted, but they need to be smarter about letting professionals handle their security. High profile millionaires do it all the time, that's how they should be perceived and how they should perceive themselves. Its the same reason when they go out and drink they shouldn't drive themselves.
I also take umbrage at the typical analyst line (employed by the likes of Tony Siragusa) that if you need a gun at a club you shouldnt go there. No shit. Maybe the gun isnt for the club but for when you leave the club and get stuck up or when you get home and there are people waiting for you. To think otherwise is plain ignorant.
Just curious...What impact does Bloomberg's press conference have on jury selection. Is it normal for a mayor to announce that someone is guilty and will be punished to the full extent of the law before said person has their day in court? I'm not a lawyer but it seems like he could get off on a technicallity for something like that. Is the simple solution to just move the trial out of the area? Just curious, but I think Bloomberg made a huge blunder there.
It's spelled "Domenik"....
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