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RIP Quinton Ross

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TheSportsPredictor, Mar 24, 2014.

  1. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Former Nets player stuffed in a trash bag and buried in shallow grave:

    http://nypost.com/2014/03/24/former-nets-player-found-dead-in-shallow-grave/
     
  2. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Cops said the disposal of his body raised suspicions of foul play,

    I don't know. Sounds like irresponsible speculation there.
     
  3. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    The mental picture of stuffing a dead body into a trash bag ...

    * did they spin the bag closed then twisty-lock it?

    * was it a Hefty™ bag?

    * were those who stuffed him in the bag thinking "We're putting this guy ... IN A TRASH BAG!" and feel kind of weird about that?

    * were there other options at the scene? sleeping bag? rug? bubble wrap?

    * how large was the bag? 5-gallon? 10-gallon?

    * did they double-bag him?

    You live your whole life only to be stuffed into a garbage bag.
     
  4. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Where he was found, though, I think it's considered natural causes.
     
  5. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    “Why did they bury him? What could he have done? Those bastards!” she wailed.

    Watching South Park?
     
  6. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    His grisly death mirrors the teams he played for, by and large:

    Los Angeles Clippers: 147-181 (37-45, 47-37, 40-42, 23-59)

    Memphis Grizzlies: 24-58

    2 teams in '09-'10: Dallas Mavs (27G on 55-21 team), Washington Wizards (25G on 26-56 team)

    New Jersey Nets: 24-58

    The teams he played on won 42% of the time (276-380).
     
  7. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    NYP now states victim was NOT Nets' Quinton Ross but a name-alike.
     
  8. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Yup.

     
  9. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Maybe the Nets' Quinton Ross is the killer.

    Now that's an L&O plot twist!
     
  10. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    Editors aren't necessary because no one cares if the facts are wrong.
     
  11. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Headline's still correct!
     
  12. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    New hed: "Quinton Ross survives murder of Quinton Ross."
     
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