onlydarksets
07-13-2005, 01:49 PM
Titans' Top Draft Pick Jones Arrested (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=531&e=2&u=/ap/20050713/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_titans_jones_arrested)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Titans' top draft pick, cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, surrendered to police Wednesday on charges of assault and vandalism stemming from a nightclub altercation.
Jones surrendered to Nashville police at Titans headquarters Wednesday morning.
Jones' lawyer Roger May said he had not seen the arrest warrants but has been told the charges are simple assault and vandalism. Both are misdemeanors.
Maybe I'm getting sensitive in my older age, but it always seems like my Skins are getting dumped on. I hate to take pleasure in another's pain, but, then again, they are only misdemeanors.
SmootSmack
07-13-2005, 01:55 PM
How about Randy McMichael of the Dolphins charged with assaulting his wife...again! Terrible
Redskins_P
07-13-2005, 02:37 PM
What is wrong with these guys? I mean you're getting paid mad money and you still go out and do something stupid to embrass not only yourself, but your family, teammates, etc. This is getting out of hand all this off the field crap.
BrudLee
07-13-2005, 02:45 PM
Jones' lawyer Roger May said he had not seen the arrest warrants but has been told the charges are simple assault and vandalism. Both are misdemeanors.
Great lawyer - "I don't know what they're charging you with, but i'd surrender if I were you."
Paintrain
07-13-2005, 02:55 PM
I don't get these guys either.. I know it's hard to walk in another man's shoes, but if I had that much that I could potentially lose, I'd probably be the biggest hermit/homebody the NFL had ever seen..
The NFL is just a cross-section of society.
There are bad apples in every walk of life. There are criminals at every level, look at Ebbers who just got 25 years for the WorldCom scandal (about damn time they started giving these white collar guys some hard time).
onlydarksets
07-13-2005, 03:43 PM
The NFL is just a cross-section of society.
There are bad apples in every walk of life. There are criminals at every level, look at Ebbers who just got 25 years for the WorldCom scandal (about damn time they started giving these white collar guys some hard time).
No joke - I was at MCI when the Worldcom merger happened, and that guy was shady from day one.
That said, Ebbers, etc. committed crimes of greed, which I think are easier for us to understand than crimes of violence. Obviously I am not justifying what happened at Worldcom or Enron - I'm just saying that we don't see CEOs getting busted for misdemeanor assaults very often, and we rarely see an NFL player get busted for embezzlement.
HermosaBeach Skin Fan
07-13-2005, 04:14 PM
The bigger question is: What should the league do about it?
Maybe they should be more strict. It really does give a bad image of the NFL. With so many guys trying so hard to play in the league, these guys should be really grateful to be there and not mess things up for themselves. I think these guys feel they are untouchable--and to a certain extent, they are.
diehardskin2982
07-13-2005, 04:38 PM
my boy is from atlanta and grew up with Pac-man Jones. He said he is a wild boy who runs with a huge onteroge (did I spell that right), and looks to start trouble. He was at the club in Atlanta where Pac-Man and his crew jumped this big guy the size of a lineman and beat him to a pulp. No charges were filled ofcourse.
firstdown
07-13-2005, 04:45 PM
No joke - I was at MCI when the Worldcom merger happened, and that guy was shady from day one.
That said, Ebbers, etc. committed crimes of greed, which I think are easier for us to understand than crimes of violence. Obviously I am not justifying what happened at Worldcom or Enron - I'm just saying that we don't see CEOs getting busted for misdemeanor assaults very often, and we rarely see an NFL player get busted for embezzlement.It might be better if they committed a small act of violence like hitting someone or vandalising their property. What they did at Enron ruined the lives of thousands of people by steeling their retirements.