What an awful move this would be...nothing like sending a message out to our fan base picking up the Giants trash...
The law most definitely punishes people for what could have happened. In this case just carrying an unlicensed handgun in NYC is worth a year in jail. If you want other obvious examples, getting busted for DUI is an automatic jail term in many jurisdictions at this point - but it's a confiscation of your vehicle everywhere. When you see the vehicles by the side of the road early in the morning with the red tags on them you're looking at a car that the owner will never drive again.
I don't think Burress would be a good addition to this team. He's not a good locker room guy and I think he would hurt the team more in the long term than he would help it in the short term. It's not like this is a team that is primed to make a Super Bowl run anyway, so why run the risk of bringing in a talented headcase?
Burress definitely hurt the Giants last season. Obviously he helped them a lot the year before. I think the Jets would do better to develop their own receivers at this point. Wide receiver is one of those positions where if you have everything else then a good one can help you, but you're never going to win anything based on that guy until you have everything else.
most likely an NFL player is in pretty good shape 1) He's going to jail more than likely after the season 2) Maybe but can you suspend him for something he hasn't pled guilty to? 3) If you watched ESPN for more than 30 seconds when this happened it was a minor flesh wound and barely grazed the surface. It will not impede his skills in any way whatsoever.
Attempted murder is actually written as a crime, it is not what killedkenny is referering to. They can not punish plax because he may have hurt someone with the gun, if so they would have to charge him for attempted murder or assault with a deadly weapon. They can not charge him with carrying an illegal fire arm and try to make the harsher sentence because of what could have happend. If you get pulled over for a dui/dwi u get charged accordingly they do not say "well we are going to make your sentence harsher because u could have killed someone". if u do kill some one its say vehicular manslaughter or a dif charge with an automobile depending on the circumstances.. Point is they have laws for certain offenses that have already been established and they do not deal with "what ifs" unless a situation goes with a law already written such as "attempted murder" as u pointed out. Think u are just tryin to pick a fight with some one because I am sure you knew what kenny was getting at.
Plaxico Burress is a quarterback's best friend. A 6'5'' + target with long reach and B-team Randy Moss type jumping ability. We saw the Giants offense with and without him last season, and they were two different teams. This isn't team character-counts anymore thankfully, and he's not a thug-life as he makes himself out to be. I'd be happy to have him.
I am not sure this is what you are talking about, but perspectives can change over time. Other options appear less palatable than before. I also don't know why you conclude in saying there is something inevitable about their decision to seek the hardest sentence possible. On the NFL front, I think it was a good point someone made above that Burress has already been suspended, by the Giants. Whether the NFL would think MORE suspension is in order is a very different question from saying SOME suspension should have been due Burress in this matter. He's already been suspended. That has to be a factor going forward. I understand the concerns about what shape he's in, and the uncertainty about his legal status and league standing. But considering: 1. The Jets are woefully thin at wideout, 2. Burress is just the type of player they could use to balance their existing receivers, 3. The guy could really play before, and might be able to approach his prior level of talent again, 4. The Jets have made no other moves to bring in a wideout, 5. Opening Day keeps getting closer, 6. Failing to have made a move on FA wideouts to this point, why should we think they will make a move on one before OD?, 7. Picking through other team's camp cuts is a prospect that provides little comfort for finding someone who can make a positive impact, Then, adding up all those factors, what is the downside other than possibly lessening the chances the team makes a different move to upgrade? I see little downside.
I agree that Burress would be a good signing and could help the Jets. Strictly in terms of ability, he could help a lot of teams, including the team who released him, the Giants. I believe, though, that there is a decent chance he'll go to jail, and a high probability he'll have to serve at least some, additional suspension by the NFL. People discounting these strong possibilities are kidding themselves. As long as you're OK with the fact that he may not be available to you for up to half a season (and I personally am), then by all means, I'd be fine with the Jets signing him.
They could add reckless endangerment to the charge. if he doesn't plea out, he'll get 2 years minimum. If he pleas out (he should've taken the initial offer of 3 months, he'd be out of jail next month), he might get 6 months now, because Bloomberg has now said he wants no slap on the hand...
That's silly. Before the 07 season started were people looking at the Giants as a team 'primed to make a Super Bowl run'? Half the people wanted Coughlin out. I'd bring in Plex. His street cred is very high.
Regardless if he pleas out or not, the issue here is how soon he will be available to NFL teams. Noone is disputing that he is going to do time however the question remains will his legal team be able to get that sentence deferred until after the 2009 season. The answer to this lies in the hands of the DA and Bloomberg.
Some of us don't view this as a question. And as has been proven before, the NFL can and has suspended players even before their legal issues have been resolved.
Speak for yourself. This is a huge question. It's the difference between him playing at all in 2009 or being a moot point. Most of us already know he's going to get a mandatory NFL suspension be it 2, 4 or how many games it may be. Yet that still leaves him with a majority of the season to be played. It's a very important question that determines if he will play or not in '09.