Two years for Plaxico

Rather harsh. Even for an idiot like Plaxico.

 

Yeah, that’s what I thought, too. We like to say athletes/celebrities get off easy. But it seems to be the opposite in this case. I can’t imagine Joey Public being sent to prison for two years – even with NYC’s handgun laws.

 

Anything over 90 days is absurd.

Remind me again how much time Donte Stallworth served?

Plax is a dumbass, but the only person he hurt was himself. Pay a big fine, do a lot of community service and move on...

But I'm sure the DA and the judge are thrilled at the publicity they're getting...

 

I don't care how much Morgenthau is grandstanding. It's good to see the law actually inforced against an asshole athlete carrying a concealed, unlicensed weapon in a crowded club.
He could have gotten 3 1/2-15 if convicted at trial on all counts. So two years seems gine.

As for the Stallworth comparison, just because Florida law condones vehicular homicide doesn't mean NYC can't enforce ITS laws.

 

That's bullshit... I'm all for holding him accountable, but this is nothing other than grandstanding by a DA for his own political gain.

If he'd gotten 90 days I'd have thought that was harsh.

 

Today's lesson: Killing a man while, IIRC, drunk and high is bad. But not even remotely as bad as shooting yourself in the leg.

 

I doubt that Robert Morgenthau needs the publicity and all the judge did was approve a plea bargain.

The law in New York is pretty clear and not everything can be based on what happened with Stallworth in Florida

 

This is wrong on so many levels.

 

If he was sentenced based on guidelines set by NYC then I don't see how people can complain. Unless you're complaining specifically about NYC's guidelines which is another matter altogether.

Has anyone written on comparable sentences for non-athletes convicted of the same crime? That’s a serious question, btw.

 

Why? It's the freaking weapons law in NYC.

 

I don't think his status as an athlete had much to do with the sentence. It seems that the DA was pretty much intent on giving him some mandatory jail time for the gun violation.

 

So how does this post jibe with "This is wrong on so many levels"