Just wondering if there is an investigation is going on. I'm sure the Bills brass would like to know as soon as possible.
Just wondering if there is an investigation is going on. I'm sure the Bills brass would like to know as soon as possible.
Skooby (05-15-2015)
What case? He got nailed for having "spice," a felony (for some reason), but cooperated with the court's pre-trial diversion program (for non-violent first offenders) and got it wiped. Not to mention "spice" isn't banned by the NFL. Since he cooperated and did what the courts asked, it's not an issue. And getting parking tickets isn't enough to suspend him.
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I think Dareus is going to get one game for the possession arrest and 1 game for the street racing. Bradham had a minor possession incident a couple summers ago that got dismissed, but the NFL still suspended him for 1 game a year later. I think suspending Dareus at this point for anything is BS, but that's how the league operates. I don't see him avoiding suspension.
I think you're giving the NFL too much credit for being reasonable. I don't know that the legal outcome matters. Both Bradham and Dareus were arrested for having an illegal substance in their vehicle. When it comes to player conduct I don't think there are specific rules about convictions or technicalities or whatever. The NFL just decides as they go. The NFLPA can go as ape spit as they want, but that's the CBA that they agreed to.
I'm still amazed at how people are willing to downplay Dareus' crash. If there wasn't a tree planted on that sidewalk, he could have gone right through the front window of a restaurant at lunchtime. He should consider himself goddamned lucky he didn't kill anyone.
If the league suspends players for DUI, they should suspend him for the street racing.
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jimmifli (05-19-2015)
Then they should suspend everyone who speeds. Because they could potentially kill someone and they're just lucky they didn't. Think that's going to happen?
If anything, he might get suspended for the synthetic pot. But since he complied with the courts and voluntarily entered the drug testing program, he likely won't.
better days (05-21-2015)
You guys realize he wasn't just pulled over for doing 69 in a 65 zone right? He was speeding so excessively that his precision tuned sports car lost control on dry pavement and skidded through oncoming traffic, through a parking lot, and into a tree.
Maybe if he had broken his leg and missed some games people would see this for the recklessness it was.
I don't think he would have hit the building even if the tree wasn't there.
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better days (05-21-2015)
I don't want it to be a big deal, I want to point out that many people here are perfectly content to downplay it because he got lucky.
And like I also said, everyone's opinions on this would be flipped 180 degrees if he had broken his leg and missed playing time. He'd be pilloried and rightly so.
Of course. If he'd killed someone peoples' opinions would also change. But again, you can't punish people based on what might have happened. And drag racing is little more than speeding. Why it's a felony compared to speeding is anyone's guess, but like with crack versus powdered cocaine, the penalty might have been worse because it mostly involved a certain demographic or economic level.
Yes, I am. For being outrageously reckless.
We can and do all the time. If you get pulled over for DUI, try telling the cop or the judge that you can't punish me because I haven't hit anyone.
You punish people for acting recklessly. Obviously you punish them worse if that recklessness leads to consequences, but neither the traffic law nor NFL disclipine are a "No harm, no foul" situation.
I haven't seen drag racing considered a felony, the punishment I saw was 30 days in jail. But it is significantly more than speeding. Most speeding tickets are given out for going like 10-15 MPH over the limit. That is indeed dangerous. But street racers can easily hit 40-50 MPH over the limit, and Dareus likely did considering he lost control.And drag racing is little more than speeding. Why it's a felony compared to speeding is anyone's guess, but like with crack versus powdered cocaine, the penalty might have been worse because it mostly involved a certain demographic or economic level.
I said it before and I'll repeat it: If they suspend players for DUI, they should suspend him for street racing.
Last edited by IlluminatusUIUC; 05-21-2015 at 01:23 PM.