Donte Stallworth: Another Example of an Athlete Getting Off Easy

What has become of today’s society?

Today, athletes and celebrities get away with just about anything while the average American can’t get away for a simple traffic ticket.

Today’s society is a mark of how twisted and vile the view of what’s right and what’s wrong has become.

The latest edition:  Donte Stallworth.

Stallworth reached a plea deal for a 30 day sentence for the murder of Mario Reyes, who was killed by a vehicle driven by Stallworth while he was drunk.

The kick:  He only has to serve 24 days!

One day is already accounted for and because of some Florida state statute that says that anyone who is sentenced to 30 days automatically gets a five-day credit. 

That means, Stallworth already served six days.

Wow, what a break for Donte!

Is that fair?

Is 30 days, really 24 days, fair enough for murdering someone? 

Call it manslaughter, call it whatever you want.  He drove drunk and killed a man.  He took someone’s loved one, someone’s dad, someone’s best friend, someone’s son from this world because he made a stupid decision.

It’s not fair; it’s not fair to the family or the average American.

I don’t know how the family of the late Mario Reyes feels, but no amount of money would be enough for him to get 30 days. 

I would be irate if the person who is responsible for killing my loved one got 30 days.

But Stallworth bought his way out of a lawsuit as well.  He reached a financial settlement with the family of Mario Reyes to avoid a potential lawsuit.

Hey, if the family feels that’s the way to go about things, all for it! 

That’s not how I feel. 

I’d much rather see the person responsible pay for it in terms of jail time.  Stallworth was facing 15 years in prison, and he should have at least got one year in jail.

That’s my thinking.

What’s the difference between someone killing another person because he stole from him and someone who killed someone while driving drunk? 

There is no difference, it’s the same deal.  You murdered someone, it’s that simple.

You can say that the alcohol altered your decisions, but that doesn’t mean anything.  You decided to take that drink or two or three and so on, you got in that car, you hit that person, you did it, not the glass of Jack Daniels.

You did it. 

You are responsible.

Stallworth got a break because he’s a famous athlete.  If it was an average American, would that person get just 30 days for killing someone while driving drunk? 

In some cases, I guess so, but in most, no way.  How many times have you seen, on the news, someone getting 30 days for killing another human being while driving drunk?

I don’t recall seeing many.

Stallworth got off easy in my opinion. 

Getting only 24 days for killing someone is a break, and Stallworth better sober up because could you just imagine the chaos if you saw him in a bar again.

Mike Vick got everything he deserved, and he deserved everything he got.  Vick is scum.  I’m not defending Vick by any means; I’m not a fan of him as a quarterback or a human being. 

I love animals, I love dogs, and I hate dog fighting and animal cruelty.

Everyone and their mother were outraged about what Vick did, and yet there hasn’t been any outrage of Stallworth.

I’ll end with this: Do we really value dogs more than human beings?

To Roger Goodell: Don’t Un-Americanize Football

According to the Kansas City Star, in the next eight years, the NFL will move it’s biggest game outside of the United States and across the border to London, England.

Quoting the article, the NFL has assured London that they will hold the Super Bowl as early as 2014.

In the current state of the US, there isn’t anything more American than football.  When it comes to sports, the majority of Americans call football their favorite.

From the monster Paul Tagliabue built, to what Roger Goodell now has to handle, football has taken over the sports market. 

ESPN covers football all year round, it was the first of the four major sports to have its own channel—it’s the man among boys.

There is no competition for football, it’s a monopoly that can’t be messed with.  Arena Football lasted for a while, but it never really challenged the ratings of the NFL.

Look at some other sports. For example, the NHL competes with European teams for players.  There is no competition like that in the NFL.  Even the MLB has to compete with Japan and other leagues not associated with the big leagues.

The NFL has tried to hold games in London for the past couple of years.  The Giants played the Dolphins two years ago and last year, the Saints played the Chargers.

Globalizing American football will not work, the NFL Europe failed miserly.  Europe will not adapt to this brand of football, they love their soccer.  Soccer is a worldwide sport.  Every country likes soccer, take it or leave it, soccer is still in America isn’t it?  I know its not big here, but we still play it.

There are a few things the league has been doing lately that has made the sport take a step back.  For instance, making it as safe as possible for the quarterback, in other terms, making it a don’t-touch-the-quarterback league.

Then there is the concept of the “No Fun League”.  You have to think that if the players were allowed to celebrate just a little bit, they wouldn’t go insane with their celebrations.  I mean give them some slack, let them dance.  That stuff entertains people.

Now if this report is true and the NFL actually plans on playing the Super Bowl in London, this will be a huge step back for the league.

Football is the only major sport that is strictly American.  Baseball has leagues in other countries and is a global sport now.  Basketball the same.  Football has no other league in any other country outside of North America.

Moving the Super Bowl to another country would be a huge mistake.  The television television will take a hit, the attendance wouldn’t be the same, and it would risk a terrorist attack.

I don’t think they really have taken that into consideration.  In general, not a lot of countries like America.  It would be easier for a terrorist to attack Americans in London.  I doubt that would happen, and I hope it wouldn’t happen if they do decide to have the Super Bowl in London.

I’m a Philadelphia Eagles fan, and as much as I want the Birds to win the Super Bowl, I would not want them to win it in England.  It wouldn’t be the same, it would be a drag.  It would be like okay, wasn’t this an American sport and it was played in England?

To Roger Goodell:  Keep football in America, don’t take the Super Bowl to London.

Philadelphia Eagles: Acquiring Anquan Bolding is Now a Must

According to ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio, today the Arizona Cardinals lowered their demands for Anquan Boldin to a second-round pick and other considerations.

Paolantonio said that the New York Jets, Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles are interested in the services of Boldin.

In my preview of what the Eagles need in the draft, I stated that it was not worth trading a first- and a third-round pick to acquire Boldin.

I am not backing down from that approach; I still hold that it is not worth trading for Boldin if it costs Philadelphia this year’s first-round draft choice.

But now that the terms have changed, the Eagles have to pull the trigger on this trade.

Look at it this way: The Eagles get the most talked-about receiver in the league and still have their first selection.

I said that drafting Knowshon Moreno would be like winning the lottery. Well, this would be like winning the jackpot. And trading this year’s second-round pick would not eliminate the possibility of moving up in the draft.

The Birds could still trade the 21st pick in the first round and then a third or fourth rounder in this year to move up to 14th or 15th to snag Moreno before the Chargers have a chance at him at 16.

Donovan McNabb told the Eagles to get him some playmakers, but no playmakers have been acquired yet.

Philly already made a huge splash by acquiring Jason Peters from the Buffalo Bills; now it’s time for them to make the biggest move of the offseason.

To Joe Banner: Make this deal happen and pay the man the big bucks.

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