China Rider
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understood
imo society needs to accept pro athletes are not, and should not be held accountable to be role models
I don't even like to think of them as real people, just entertainers
in 1998 former ram's all pro DE leonard little killed a lady while driving drunk, I honestly didn't change my opinion towards him, I honestly didn't find out about it until little's final few years in the league
it's kind of bullshit how little the consequences he was subjected to -8 game suspension and 4 years probation and 1000 hours community service, to me that sounds fair, but if that were me I would look at 10+ years in jail
I feel like a lot of people who get locked up cause of DUI, resulting in someone being injured, may very well been victim to a sober driver who actually caused the accident....I think driving hammered in stupid and selfish, but the punishment for getting caught may be a tad too steep, specially if you're pulled over for a routine, non-moving traffic violation....tow the car and give the person a ride home and $1000 fine sounds fair, let the person keep their license if it's first offense, no reason to ruin someone's career, in that specific case
little was actually voted for some kind of courage award in 2005:
lol that's a bad look for the nfl....but I see it as a man who made a horrible mistake when he was young and transformed him into a great person, regardless of what the victim's family/friends think
imo society needs to accept pro athletes are not, and should not be held accountable to be role models
I don't even like to think of them as real people, just entertainers
in 1998 former ram's all pro DE leonard little killed a lady while driving drunk, I honestly didn't change my opinion towards him, I honestly didn't find out about it until little's final few years in the league
it's kind of bullshit how little the consequences he was subjected to -8 game suspension and 4 years probation and 1000 hours community service, to me that sounds fair, but if that were me I would look at 10+ years in jail
I feel like a lot of people who get locked up cause of DUI, resulting in someone being injured, may very well been victim to a sober driver who actually caused the accident....I think driving hammered in stupid and selfish, but the punishment for getting caught may be a tad too steep, specially if you're pulled over for a routine, non-moving traffic violation....tow the car and give the person a ride home and $1000 fine sounds fair, let the person keep their license if it's first offense, no reason to ruin someone's career, in that specific case
little was actually voted for some kind of courage award in 2005:
The Ed Block Courage Award is an annual award presented to selected players in the National Football League (NFL), who are voted by their teammates as role models of inspiration, sportsmanship, and courage.[1] Named in memory of Ed Block, a well-liked humanitarian and trainer for the Baltimore Colts, the award is administered by the Ed Block Courage Award Foundation. Sponsorship proceeds promote the prevention of child abuse by raising awareness of the epidemic and assisting agencies who provide for the care and treatment of abused children.
lol that's a bad look for the nfl....but I see it as a man who made a horrible mistake when he was young and transformed him into a great person, regardless of what the victim's family/friends think