Plax going to Jail

[TheSanchize]

Just saw it on ESPN...Plax changed his plea to guilty under deal to serve 2 years in prison...

[Chrispy]

dam 2 years, goodbye football for him

[jeffx]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/2009/08/20/2009-08-20_former_giants_star_plaxico_burress.html

[jms493]

lol........what was he planning on doing with that gun? Kill someone? have fun in jail asshole!!

[jeffx]

lol........what was he planning on doing with that gun? Kill someone? having in jail asshole!!

That's what I was thinking. If some shit went down at the club, was Plax going to start blastin' on fools? Moron - all he had to do was hire security.

[JayDizzle]

What was his original plea deal? 14-18 months?

Given that no stretch in prison is a good thing but damn...

[steeljake]

if he had done this in the first place he would already be 6 months into the sentence.

[DJ Fog]

Because in NY thats the law.

Maybe if Stallworth pulled what he did up here he'd be locked up at the moment.

[RosettaStoned]

Then the law needs to be question, and smells of 2nd amendment violation. Maybe that's just me.

I get what they're trying to do with the law (See: try to get guns out of gang hands with threats of multi-year prison sentences), but it just seems over the top in this case. At the very least, the state should be taking these by a case-by-case basis. Giving a guy 2 years in prison because he feared for his own safety and carried a gun on him seems out of line.

Taking a loaded gun into a club should land you jail time. Don't be dumb.

[jeffx]

Because in NY thats the law.

I'm glad NYC has strict gun laws - there are too many knuckleheads in this town.

[RosettaStoned]

No problem with me. 2 years, though? Seems harsh.

Seems about right actually.

[JeremyHight]

No problem with me. 2 years, though? Seems harsh.

Edit: I've gotten the impression from a buddy of mine that lives in NY that the DA was trying to make an example of Plax before he retired. I have no idea if there's any truth to that or not.

When a state has a lot of crime relating to unregistered firearms and as such, makes VERY strict gun control laws, why would a guy who has all the moeny in the world not just hire someone to register it for him or better yet, buy a trained security gaurd?

Burress wouldn't have gotten in nearly as much trouble if it wasn't for the fact that he had an unregistered firearm. It takes almost no time to do, but decided against it.

He endangered his own and others' lives with an unregistered weapon, I see no reason anyone should play the poor Plaxico card.

[CrimsonGhost56]

well thanks for helping the giants win a super bowl. have fun rotting in jail

[The Buddha]

The law in question has been around since the 5 Points days according to a special on the History Channel


Random Fact #1 for the day

[jeffx]

When a state has a lot of crime relating to unregistered firearms and as such, makes VERY strict gun control laws, why would a guy who has all the moeny in the world not just hire someone to register it for him or better yet, buy a trained security gaurd?

Dude, we're talking Plaxico Burress here. You think he knew the gun laws of New York State? I read that NFL teams go over this stuff with players during pre-season. Plax must have been asleep during those meetings.