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December 22, 2006
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Merry Christmas!
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 12:17 PM | Comments (0)
December 05, 2006
The National Felon League
On my way to work this morning I sat dumbfounded when I heard on the news of another Cincinnati Bengal football player who had been arrested. This makes a total of 7 Bengals arrested in the past year for criminal conduct. One of them has had 5 criminal violations. Thats just the Bengals, in the National Felon League 1 out of every 5 players have arrest records ranging from petty crimes to murder. When I was a kid we used to be able to look up to athletes as someone we could grow up to be like. Can you imagine your kids saying mommy I want to grow up and be like Ray Carruth, star in the NFL and murder my girlfriend. The biggest criminals are the team owners and NFL management who employ these criminals. Their greed overwhelms any moral responsibility which they owe to the fans and the community. How many of you business owners hire convicted felons and pay them millions? Its time the owners, sponsors, television and fans stood up and said enough. They need to follow the example set by Robert Kraft owner of the New England patriots who has cut players in the past with criminal backgrounds.
Here are a few shining examples of how the NFL and team owners condone this behaviour.
* Atlanta Falcons defensive back Patrick Bates was charged with assaulting his pregnant girlfriend and, three weeks after the baby was born, kidnapping the child and beating the mother with a gun. Bates finally was let go by the Falcons, pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was signed by the Oakland Raiders.
* Falcons all-pro linebacker Cornelius Bennett was charged with rape, sodomy, sexual abuse and unlawful imprisonment. Bennett pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. He was neither released by the Falcons nor fined by the NFL.
* Former Rams and Miami Dolphins running back Lawrence Phillips repeatedly was arrested for assault and motor-vehicle violations. Rams assistant coach Johnny Roland minimized Phillips' conduct this way: "Everyone deserves a second chance -- sometimes a third or fourth chance. He didn't kill anyone."
Whats next? Murder on the field during the game?
MyChron Mike
Posted by MyChron Mike at 11:14 AM | Comments (0)