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Old 12-09-2012   #16
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why not was he cut?
due process, what if you found out the breathalizer was broken and should've been taken out of commsion?

No one is holding their breath for something like this, but there's no harm in not cutting him until the legal process plays out.


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Old 12-09-2012   #17
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Wow. Just wow.
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Old 12-09-2012   #18
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Sad sad story. Just a shame alcohol is allowed to ruin so many lives.

On a different note.

I sure hope we keep Anthony Spencer somehow. I think he is turning a corner on his career. He is playing excellent football.

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Wow. Just wow.
I have to agree. If you voluntarily get in a car with someone that has been drinking, you are also at fault. Both are at fault. It's just a tragedy, but no one meant for this to happen.
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also this happened to a superstar hockey player who is still playing years later.

Was that Danny Heatly?
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Old 12-09-2012   #21
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Was that Danny Heatly?
I'm sure that is who he is referring to. Was on my Sharks for a while.
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Was that Danny Heatly?
yeah thats his name,was a all star last year
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due process, what if you found out the breathalizer was broken and should've been taken out of commsion?

No one is holding their breath for something like this, but there's no harm in not cutting him until the legal process plays out.
A breathalyzer wasn't used. He was given a blood test which is much more accurate. That being said, I do agree with giving him due process. Such a terrible story on so many different levels.
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Was that Danny Heatly?

Wow, you are right, totally forgot about this. I lived in Atlanta at the time. He was in his super-duper sports car and just blazing down a residential street in Buckhead I think, when he had that accident. Never played in Atlanta again. Dan Snyder died in the accident.

However, if I recall, he was not drunk driving.
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Wow, you are right, totally forgot about this. I lived in Atlanta at the time. He was in his super-duper sports car and just blazing down a residential street in Buckhead I think, when he had that accident. Never played in Atlanta again. Dan Snyder died in the accident.

However, if I recall, he was not drunk driving.
No, he was not drunk driving. However, it was worse. He was going a gazillion miles an hour thru Lenox Road. IIRC, he was going over 3 times the speed limit in a compact commercial/residential area. And he was sober. Just no reason whatsoever to go that fast in that area.








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also this happened to a superstar hockey player who is still playing years later.
We don't need to leave the NFL to find a precedent for this sort of thing.

Dont'e Stallworth is on the Pats roster right now...
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Brent is done in the NFL, unless Texas handles 2 DUIs with a death involved very leniently compared to other states. Strictly from being in prison for the years he would have an NFL career.
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Brent was becoming an important player for us. His career and life are over.

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No, he was not drunk driving. However, it was worse. He was going a gazillion miles an hour thru Lenox Road. IIRC, he was going over 3 times the speed limit in a compact commercial/residential area. And he was sober. Just no reason whatsoever to go that fast in that area.








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Two best friends in their early 20's tearing around in Heatley's Ferrari. Heatley was sober, but reckless.

But not only did Snyder's parents forgive Heatley, they went to court to beg the judge not to sentence him to jail time and probably ruin his NHL career. Their efforts went a long, long way to saving Heatley's hockey career. Heatley and Snyder's parents remain close to this day.

After a few years in San Jose, he's now with the Minnesota Wild.

There are a few similarities with this case, but the critical difference was that Brent was drunk. That almost guarantees serious jailtime, even if Browns parents forgive him. Combine that with past DUI arrests and I don't see him playing football again.

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