Drew Sharp nails it on Plaxico Burress conviction

1gobluedem

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Sat Aug-22-09 08:53 AM
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Drew Sharp nails it on Plaxico Burress conviction

Edited on Sat Aug-22-09 09:46 AM by 1gobluedem

Great column.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090822/COL08/908220319/1322/Let-s-keep-this-simple--Burress--crime-was-stupid

Edited for better link.

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madinmaryland

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Sat Aug-22-09 09:53 AM
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1. A Freeper link?

:wtf:

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Forkboy

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Sat Aug-22-09 11:03 AM
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5. You so silly.

It has nothing to do with freepers. What are we going to do with you? :)

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madinmaryland

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Sat Aug-22-09 01:48 PM
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8. I know. It's the Detroit Free-Press. It just looks so close to that

other web site.

:D

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NJmaverick

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Sat Aug-22-09 09:58 AM
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2. So many people foolishly assume Plax even knew the gun laws or the penalties

He didn't live in NY or NYC. He didn't grow up in this area and until a few years ago he didn't even work in the area.

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madinmaryland

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Sat Aug-22-09 10:19 AM
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3. Unfortunately, ignorance of the law is not an acceptable excuse in the eyes of the law.

:shrug:

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NJmaverick

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Sat Aug-22-09 10:20 AM
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4. True, but when I hear all the smug people talk about how he got what he deserved

Edited on Sat Aug-22-09 10:28 AM by NJmaverick

they all base their self rightious comments on that assumption.

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madinmaryland

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Sat Aug-22-09 01:49 PM
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9. I would tend to agree with 1gobluedem, that he should have some idea

of the gun laws before he actually carries it, especially since it is pretty well known that New York City has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.

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1gobluedem

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Sat Aug-22-09 11:13 AM
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7. If you're going to carry a gun you need to know the laws

That's just common sense. Which, poor Plax doesn't seem to possess.

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NJmaverick

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Sat Aug-22-09 04:32 PM
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11. It depends on which part of the Country you are from

some areas have such weak gun laws people don't pay them much mind.

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Telly Savalas

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Sat Aug-22-09 06:10 PM
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13. And if one is to read anything into Mr. Burress's incident

such people don't pay much mind to engaging the safety devices on their weapons or considering the consequences of discharging a firearm in a crowded area.

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joeybee12

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Mon Aug-24-09 03:18 PM
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15. he did know his permit in FL was expired...besides, you register a car

when you move to a different state...he should have known, he should have made it his business to know.

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Forkboy

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Sat Aug-22-09 11:05 AM
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6. I think two years is silly, unless he has priors.

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inthebrain

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Sat Aug-22-09 02:05 PM
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10. There is a such thing as justice existing outside of the court room

and in this case it was served.

Plexico shot himself in the leg and destroyed his career. For anyone else that would be enough.

Lesson learned.

Adding a two year prison sentence on top of this falls in the category of cruel and unusual.

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ProfessorGAC

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Sat Aug-22-09 04:50 PM
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12. +1

Nothing i could possibly add to what you said.
GAC

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LisaM

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Mon Aug-24-09 03:06 PM
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14. If he didn't have enogh sense to register the gun

it makes me wonder if he knew how to use it. He's actually lucky it didn't shoot somebody else or he'd be looking at a lot stiffer penalty. I'm sorry, but carrying a load gun is a BIG DEAL. Is it too much that those who feel inclined to do so look up the laws and also get themselves trained in how to use it (I'm guessing he didn't know how since it went off on him).

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