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Dante Stallworth kills a man, sentenced to 30 days

you would think so, but i think (much like many of the pundits) that he was given a proper sentence.

when you add it all up. yeah he was over the legal limit, but the guy he killed was also illegally crossing the highway (or whatever kind of road it was). so they're both at fault. also there was a monetary settlement out of court. he got 8 years probation, 2 years house arrest, lifetime license suspension (could get it back after 5 years for work privileges), and about 1000 hours of community service on top of those 30 days in jail, so when you get down to it, i have to say, being that they were both technically in the wrong and stallworth has to live with the mistake he made, i'd say the punishment is fitting. the family seemed alright with it, so long as they're content, i'm content.
 
He was not on the cross walk, agreed, but on any part of the road pedestrians have the right of way. He didn't flee the scene, called 911 immediately and fully cooperated with the cops, although it's a shame the man died. Additionally he came to a financial agreement with the victims family (although no amount of money is worth a mans life).

A .12 BAC doesn't seem to be a 'I can barley see or focus, can't even form words' state of drunkenness. IIRC, a few years back the limit was .1 in a few states. I think it was a case of noticing the man too late and not having time to react which the alcohol probably didn't help. At 7:15 am it's light out, so not like he couldn't see him. I routinely drive 50+ in a 40mph zone btw. Speed was not excessive.

1000 hrs of community service will take him quite a while to complete especially with his NFL commitment. Life time drivers suspension is no fun either, albeit with an NFL salary I'm sure he can afford a driver/carpool with team.

Still a tragedy nonetheless.
 
Man those 1000 hours of community service and license suspension sound like a pain in the ass! What happened to the other guy who did something wrong again?
 
yeah i really dont know where i come out on this honestly. he made a mistake that a number of us could have made and he did everything right after the accident. but because of his recklessness a man is dead.


Stallworth told police he flashed his lights in an attempt to warn Reyes, who was not in a crosswalk when he was struck
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this is just weird. how about easing on the brake instead of flashing your lights


apparently the nfl is a little more serious than the state of florida; goodell suspended him indefinitely and its seeming that he'll likely at least sit out this season.
 
Seriously, look at the situation from a totally objective, i.e. no laws, no crosswalk standpoint: man wields 3500 pound metal weapon as means of transportation, sees pedestrian with no metal exoskeleton, has full capacity and full vision and ultimate control of the situation. Decides to flash lights.

There have been people in my neighborhood who park on busy streets and get out of their cars randomly whre I live where there are no crosswalks. I swerve like hell every time, and once or twice have more than risked totaling my vehicle because that person's stupidity does not really warrant a death sentence. Could I have broken my arm? Sure! Could I have been flat out of luck because I couldn't sue the person successfully? Sure! But that person is still walking around and breathing, and I'm okay with that.
 
are you taking into account that he may have been on a busy street? swerving into other 3500 pound metal weapons could have easily caused MORE casualties. and yeah... lets just take ALL the laws, crosswalks, etc. out of the picture. lets just let people cross busy streets anywhere and anytime they feel like it. you keep a running tally of deaths and i'll keep a running tally of who's to blame.

while bearing the burden of death may not be as bad as actually being killed, it IS a big deal. being that both parties involved were partially at fault it's easy to point the finger... the guy who didn't die should accept ALL responsibility, huh?
 
we both make pretty good rhetorical points, which is why i guess you can't have either extreme in the argument. But the situation in this case is fucked. If it was me who hit a person and killed him when I knew that there were at least four or five different reactions that would have been better then I wouldn't even feel like leaving jail. I'm sure this guy feels the same, but he just has an awesome lawyer.
 
oh i won't disagree with you there. if i were in stallworth's position, i'd feel like i was pouring salt on open wounds, because let's be honest, no amount of money or punishment can replace the life of a loved one. 30 days in jail DOES sound like an absolute shame considering the results and i was admittedly shocked when i first heard that sentence, but when you really sit down and think about the incident (or what we know of it anyways) and what stallworth actually got out of it, i really think everything seems fitting. the 30 days just sounds so shocking, but i mean... out of court monetary settlement, 2 years of house arrest, lifetime license revocation (with potential of work privileges after 5 years), 8 years probation, drug and alcohol counseling, and on top of that, whatever goodell plans to hand down as a league punishment and simply the guilt he's gonna live with... i think it's fair. the family seems content with it, stallworth seems legitimately disappointed in himself and willing to accept responsibility, i can't complain. it's just a terrible unfortunate situation to be in for everyone involved.
 
The 'flashed his lights' part of the story seems extremely odd. I mean, he had time to flash his lights, but he didn't brake? Even if you're driving drunk, what's the first thing that pops into your mind when shit is in the road, be it a person, debris or whatever? Definitely brake.

As long as the victims family is satisfied I don't think it's our place to say what he should or shouldn't have gotten.
 
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