Plaxico Burress agrees to 2-year sentence

[reflection]

Source: CBS Sportsline

NEW YORK -- Former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty to a weapons charge and agreed to a two-year prison term for accidentally shooting himself at a Manhattan nightclub.

The ex-wide receiver pleaded guilty Thursday morning to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a lesser charge than he initially faced. Under a plea agreement, he agreed to a two-year prison sentence and two years of supervised release.

Burress was indicted earlier this month on two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment. He faced a minimum sentence of 3 1/2 years if convicted at a trial.

Burress' sentencing is set for Sept. 22.

Read more: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/12090964

[babylonsister]

1. Wow. And Stallworth walks?

Makes no sense to me.

[reflection]

2. It is hard to wrap one's head around, isn't it?

:shrug:

[Renew Deal]

9. NYC gun laws require 1 year minimum or possesion of a handgun

And a whole lot more if it goes off.

[rpannier]

16. Stallworth walked because his accident was caught on a camera

and the guy walked out in front of his car and would have been killed whether Stallworth was intoxicated or not

on edit
bpj62 summed it up best further down post

[alcibiades_mystery]

3. He'll do eight months and dress for the 2010 season

[reflection]

17. I think the minimum he can do is 20 months, from what I read.

But I am not a lawyer, and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, either.

[WriteDown]

4. Kill countless dogs = 1 year. Shoot your own leg.....

2 years?

[talblkman]

5. each individual have/will serve their time - write your cogressman

if your not happy with what they were sentenced to. No one crime is greater then the other, and if you believe it is then shame on you. A concealed weapon has the potential to kill countless humans. IF the NFL accepts him back, he too I will welcome with open arms...provided his actions prove he deserves it - as Vick.

[WriteDown]

7. Huh?

So you believe in crimes of potential and not actual crimes? A car has the potential to kill a great many more people than a gun considering a guns ammo is limited. Maybe vehicular deaths should merit longer sentences.

[Renew Deal]

10. The gun went off

And someone was shot.

[WriteDown]

11. The right person was shot....

Seems like there sould be stricter sentences for suicide as well.

[Renew Deal]

14. Isn't death a strong enough sentence?

:shrug:

[WriteDown]

15. Have to also charge them...

with any firearm charges. And maybe murder. :rofl:

[saigon68]

19. Thuggish, Gangster Role Models, in Football Uniforms

Getting down with the Posse at the Club is over for a while.

I wonder if this will KILL his entry into the Hall Of Fame someday.

One thing for sure the use of ya know, ya know, ya know won't be out of his mouth on Tee Vee for a while

[rocktivity]

6. He "agreed" to two years--how sporting of him!

"Attempted" criminal possession of a weapon? Seems to me like he SUCCEEDED!

:headbang:
rocktivity

[OneBlueSky]

8. the "justice" system in this country is FUBAR . . .

- mandatory sentences that make no sense . . .

- judicial discretion to put someone away for life for pot possession . . .

- "three strikes and you're out" laws, even if the third strike is a misdemeanor . . .

- and now a two-year plea bargain to avoid the mandatory 3-1/2 years for possession of an unlicensed weapon -- when others who cause death and dismemberment by driving drunk get six months and some community service, and someone who tortured and killed innumerable animals does his 18 months and is back playing football for millions of dollars . . .

none of it makes any sense to me . . .

[Octafish]

12. He should've been a NYC cop.

They get away with MURDER.

[bpj62]

13. Burress and Stalworth

I am not going to defend Stalworth but there were mitigating factors in his case. The person he killed jumped onto the road from a hillside because he was trying to catch a bus at 5:00 a.m. Stalworth stayed at the scene and called the police himself. I do not and will not excuse his drunk driving because someone with that amount of money should hire a driver. Burress brought a loaded gun into a public place where it subsequently discharged. he then attempted to obstruct justice by giving the gun to Antonio Pierce who took the gun to his home in New Jersey. As a prior poster has stated the gun laws in New York City are very strict and Burress knew he was in trouble.

[groundloop]

18. Whether or not you agree with the sentence, gotta admit it's a bit humorous

(in a macabre sort of way) that someone shoots himself (as if that isn't punishment enough) and then has to go to jail for it. Talk about no luck at all!!!