Thug life

[Dick Whitman]

I have a question.

What would be the reaction if a black player from the NBA or NFL has his house robbed of an AK-47 and a Rubbermaid container full of marijuana?

Do you think it might get a little bit of attention?

http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2011/aug/12/1/rays-longoria-has-no-comment-on-pot-claim-ar-250346/

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Yes, people are still racist.

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

Isn't David Price black? That would seem to shoot a hole through your argument.

Nowhere does it say who the guns or marijuana belonged to. The only item referenced to a person is Price's Bentley.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Isn't David Price black? That would seem to shoot a hole through your argument.

Nowhere does it say who the guns or marijuana belonged to. The only item referenced to a person is Price's Bentley.

No pun intended on "shoot a hole"? :)

The AK-47 belonged to Longoria.

That has been established.

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

You are right about the gun, my mistake. It is an interesting story.

 

[The Big Ragu]

You are right about the gun, my mistake. It is an interesting story.

I can understand reporting the AK-47. I am not sure if you can legally own one. I assume it was, and Longoria owned it legally, because he doesn't see to be in any trouble.

What is interesting to me is the circumstances under which they would have reported the tub filled with pot. On the surface, you'd think you just don't tell the cops about that. There has to be more to it.

 

[User 4332]

You are right about the gun, my mistake. It is an interesting story.

I can understand reporting the AK-47. I am not sure if you can legally own one. I assume it was, and Longoria owned it legally, because he doesn't see to be in any trouble.

What is interesting to me is the circumstances under which they would have reported the tub filled with pot. On the surface, you'd think you just don't tell the cops about that. There has to be more to it.

You can legally own one as long as it is semi-automatic and not fully automatic.

 

[armageddon]

I have a question.

What would be the reaction if a black player from the NBA or NFL has his house robbed of an AK-47 and a Rubbermaid container full of marijuana?

Do you think it might get a little bit of attention?

http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2011/aug/12/1/rays-longoria-has-no-comment-on-pot-claim-ar-250346/

What's your point? That no one is writing about it? If so, how did you find and post a link?

 

[Blitz]

Right now, the only people saying the Rubbermaid of pot was stolen from inside the residence are the accused robbers.
I'm guessing the final version of this story will be that the pot was something that the accused already had in their possession.
There will be no tie-in with the pot and the players.

 

[Point of Order]

Never rent a house from Ricky Williams.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I have a question.

What would be the reaction if a black player from the NBA or NFL has his house robbed of an AK-47 and a Rubbermaid container full of marijuana?

Do you think it might get a little bit of attention?

http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2011/aug/12/1/rays-longoria-has-no-comment-on-pot-claim-ar-250346/

What's your point? That no one is writing about it? If so, how did you find and post a link?

Sure it's been written about as a minor news story, straight.

I'm curious about how the amount and tone of coverage would differ if the athlete were a black NFL or NBA star.

 

[Point of Order]

I have a question.

What would be the reaction if a black player from the NBA or NFL has his house robbed of an AK-47 and a Rubbermaid container full of marijuana?

Do you think it might get a little bit of attention?

http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2011/aug/12/1/rays-longoria-has-no-comment-on-pot-claim-ar-250346/

What's your point? That no one is writing about it? If so, how did you find and post a link?

Sure it's been written about as a minor news story, straight.

I'm curious about how the amount and tone of coverage would differ if the athlete were a black NFL or NBA star.

Vastly different in my opinion.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I have a question.

What would be the reaction if a black player from the NBA or NFL has his house robbed of an AK-47 and a Rubbermaid container full of marijuana?

Do you think it might get a little bit of attention?

http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2011/aug/12/1/rays-longoria-has-no-comment-on-pot-claim-ar-250346/

What's your point? That no one is writing about it? If so, how did you find and post a link?

Sure it's been written about as a minor news story, straight.

I'm curious about how the amount and tone of coverage would differ if the athlete were a black NFL or NBA star.

Vastly different in my opinion.

Mine, too.

Remember when Sean Taylor's thug background finally caught up to him?

 

[MonsterLobster]

I have a question.

What would be the reaction if a black player from the NBA or NFL has his house robbed of an AK-47 and a Rubbermaid container full of marijuana?

Do you think it might get a little bit of attention?

http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2011/aug/12/1/rays-longoria-has-no-comment-on-pot-claim-ar-250346/

What's your point? That no one is writing about it? If so, how did you find and post a link?

Sure it's been written about as a minor news story, straight.

I'm curious about how the amount and tone of coverage would differ if the athlete were a black NFL or NBA star.

I read the SPT and the Trib daily, and the AK-47/Longoria story has been quite major, at least in Florida. I don't bother reading much national baseball coverage, so I don't know how it's been presented there. But this was definitely a huge, played-up story when it broke a couple months back and continues to be.

 

[Point of Order]

It has not been a mainstream story in pop culture. As much as being a race issue, it also seems like a demonstration of how uncool baseball players are right now. What baseball player would have the highest Q-rating? And how many football and basketball players would there be ahead of him?

 

[Blitz]

I have a question.

What would be the reaction if a black player from the NBA or NFL has his house robbed of an AK-47 and a Rubbermaid container full of marijuana?

Do you think it might get a little bit of attention?

http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2011/aug/12/1/rays-longoria-has-no-comment-on-pot-claim-ar-250346/

What's your point? That no one is writing about it? If so, how did you find and post a link?

Sure it's been written about as a minor news story, straight.

I'm curious about how the amount and tone of coverage would differ if the athlete were a black NFL or NBA star.

This kind of story, lacking in a death or a home invasion/beating or that sort of thing, would not get any more or less coverage regardless of what race the subjects were.
That's because of the 24-hour news cycle that we all exist in now. The newshole now is required to fit in the stories like "Is Pippa's 15 mins of fame about to end" and "10 worst things to do in a restaurant" and "Random meth lab bust/sex predator bust in a city near you" and all the cyclical stuff like progress editions/tabs and Top 10 Best Players previews, one by one.

Longoria and Co. are happy to let the police do their work and let this play out.

Editors have tough choices to make regarding non-coverage of stories that used to get a whole lot of play.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I have a question.

What would be the reaction if a black player from the NBA or NFL has his house robbed of an AK-47 and a Rubbermaid container full of marijuana?

Do you think it might get a little bit of attention?

http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2011/aug/12/1/rays-longoria-has-no-comment-on-pot-claim-ar-250346/

What's your point? That no one is writing about it? If so, how did you find and post a link?

Sure it's been written about as a minor news story, straight.

I'm curious about how the amount and tone of coverage would differ if the athlete were a black NFL or NBA star.

This kind of story, lacking in a death or a home invasion/beating or that sort of thing, would not get any more or less coverage regardless of what race the subjects were.
That's because of the 24-hour news cycle that we all exist in now. The newshole now is required to fit in the stories like "Is Pippa's 15 mins of fame about to end" and "10 worst things to do in a restaurant" and "Random meth lab bust/sex predator bust in a city near you" and all the cyclical stuff like progress editions/tabs and Top 10 Best Players previews, one by one.

Longoria and Co. are happy to let the police do their work and let this play out.

Editors have tough choices to make regarding non-coverage of stories that used to get a whole lot of play.

If this were LeBron James, there would be a million columns about, "Why does LeBron James need an AK-47? The NBA has an image problem!!!111!!!ELEVENTY!!!111"

 

[sgreenwell]

You are right about the gun, my mistake. It is an interesting story.

I can understand reporting the AK-47. I am not sure if you can legally own one. I assume it was, and Longoria owned it legally, because he doesn't see to be in any trouble.

What is interesting to me is the circumstances under which they would have reported the tub filled with pot. On the surface, you'd think you just don't tell the cops about that. There has to be more to it.

It's Florida, so they probably gave it to him at the DMV when he changed his residence.

 

[Blitz]

I have a question.

What would be the reaction if a black player from the NBA or NFL has his house robbed of an AK-47 and a Rubbermaid container full of marijuana?

Do you think it might get a little bit of attention?

http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2011/aug/12/1/rays-longoria-has-no-comment-on-pot-claim-ar-250346/

What's your point? That no one is writing about it? If so, how did you find and post a link?

Sure it's been written about as a minor news story, straight.

I'm curious about how the amount and tone of coverage would differ if the athlete were a black NFL or NBA star.

This kind of story, lacking in a death or a home invasion/beating or that sort of thing, would not get any more or less coverage regardless of what race the subjects were.
That's because of the 24-hour news cycle that we all exist in now. The newshole now is required to fit in the stories like "Is Pippa's 15 mins of fame about to end" and "10 worst things to do in a restaurant" and "Random meth lab bust/sex predator bust in a city near you" and all the cyclical stuff like progress editions/tabs and Top 10 Best Players previews, one by one.

Longoria and Co. are happy to let the police do their work and let this play out.

Editors have tough choices to make regarding non-coverage of stories that used to get a whole lot of play.

If this were LeBron James, there would be a million columns

But that's LeBron you're talking about.
Yes, the megastars would get extended and extra play with stories of this nature but there's too much other stuff that people are writing about and this story, lacking of megastars, will dry up fast.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

How big of a Rubbermaid container are we talking? And was it full?