The Atlanta Falcon's quarterback was convicted in Federal Court this week and sentenced to 22 months in jail. The crime involved transporting dons across state lines for the purpose of dog fights. He also had a kennel for raising dogs for the purpose of dog fights.
The crowd at the lunch table discussed the sentence today at length and to its crazy directions. My opinion is that in light of at least 85 percent of the sentence would have to be served, it probably was correct when taken in the context of other celebrity sentences. The Paris Hilton slap on the wrist and the multimillionaire that got 7 years and the Martha Stewart incarceration. It was of the opinion of some of the folks that this would be the end of a football career for MV. If there is a gym in the fed system, MV could return. The sad part of it in my mind is in the support for this character. Some players on the field had an MV tee shirt under the uniform and other had it inscribed on the cheekbone paint. Free MV is not an appropriate response to the problem. People that do the crimes need to do the time. Celeb status should not come into play. But it seems to be with the sentencing.
So what should happen to Barry Bonds when his day in court is through? Is is time to incarcerate him for obstruction of justice and lying to the court? What is the appropriate sentence for that? Does anyone in the US still think that he didn't do it? What will it do to the game? The are still fans that haven't gone back to baseball since the strike. If steroids are found to be rampant in baseball and other sports does that change the interest in watching? What value is that?
Where does this fit in the equation that the fed government has lied to us about the existence of a nuclear bomb program in Iran. Whoops that takes out bombing in Iran as a viable strategy .. finally. All the republican candidates endorsed the get tough with Iran policy of the Bush administration with possible bombing and troop involvment and so did Hillary. Whoops.. another Weapon of Mass Destruction fiasco. Its got to hurt.
As you can see I have more questions that answers today. Pat
What is scary to me about the Iran WMD's, is during the press conference, a certain president was asking if we knew that Iran had stopped it nuclear research only TWO WEEKS before. In a way, it's like a student not turning in a report with the excuse, I didn't know there was a report due!
ReplyDeleteAs for Bonds, I think they should let him do public service... among high school athletes who have permanent damage due to use of steriods. For me, the real crime of sports heroes who go bad is the kids who look up to and emulate the m.
As for MV, everytime a brotha does well, the man is ready to knock him down. How man people are prosecuted for dog fighting in the United States? What's the average of their time served?