Koren Robinson What an IDIOT

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Robinson smelled of alcohol when reporting to jail, police say

Mike Sando; The News Tribune
Published: July 21st, 2005 12:01 AM

Three days after pleading guilty to a DUI charge, former Seattle Seahawks receiver Koren Robinson was in jail Thursday for allegedly violating a court order to abstain from alcohol.
Kirkland Police accused Robinson of being intoxicated when he showed up Wednesday morning to serve a one-day jail term on the DUI conviction. Police confirmed Thursday night that they were holding Robinson in jail on a $25,000 cash bond, and that Robinson has an Aug. 4 court date in Kirkland Municipal Court.

Robinson denied the allegation Thursday in Kirkland Municipal Court, his attorney said.

The attorney, Jon Scott Fox, explained that the Aug. 4 hearing is to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation. Two officers said they smelled alcohol on Robinson's breath when he reported to jail.

If guilty, Robinson would likely face additional punishment. The DUI conviction carried a 365-day jail term, with all but one day suspended.

The Seahawks released Robinson last month following a series of off-field incidents.

Robinson, 25, was a first-round draft choice in 2001.




Robinson Allegedly Violates Court Order

By Seahawks.NET Staff
Date: Jul 22, 2005

Unfortunately, there appears to be no end to the legal travails of former Seahawks WR Koren Robinson. Reports now indicate that Robinson allegedly violated a court order directing him to abstain from alcohol in relation to his recent DUI sentencing.


As first reported by KIRO-TV, and then by Mike Sando of the Tacoma News Tribune, Robinson arrived at Kirkland Municipal Court on Wednesday to serve a one-day sentence for his May 6th DUI stop. Robinson pled guilty to a DUI charge on July 18th. In exchange for that plea, Robinson’s blood-alcohol levels (two .191 tests, over three times the legal limit) were stricken from the record, and a reckless driving charge was dropped.

When Robinson arrived to serve his one-day sentence (one year with 364 days suspended), two police officers said that they smelled alcohol on Robinson’s breath. Robinson is currently being held on a $25,000 cash bond, and he now faces an August 4 hearing to determine if there is sufficient evidence that he did indeed violate the court order disallowing any alcohol intake.

The Seahawks’ first-round draft pick in 2001, Robinson was released by the team in early June after several run-ins with the law, his team and the NFL. He had served a four-game league-mandated substance abuse suspension during the 2004 season, and he was suspended by the Seahawks twice last season for one game each for missing meetings and practices.

It is unknown at this time what manner of punishment Robinson would face is he is found guilty of this new violation. Nor has there been any word from the NFL as to what sort of league suspension he might have to serve before he could play in the NFL again.

At this point, playing in the NFL should be the least of Koren Robinson’s concerns.

Seahawks.NET will update this story as more news becomes available.

 

[TheHustler]

wow. what a waste of talent.

these kids in the nfl don't realize the opportunity they have.

they'll regret it when they are 40 and making minimum wage.

 

[CowboyFFL7]

come ON Koren! Jesus...

I hate hearing about all this wasted talent

Lawrence Phillips, Koren Robinson, etc.

 

[JakeCamp12]

The guy has a drink problem. They need to get him to AA and forget about the NFL.

 

[1fisher]

where's 50cent.....I'm sure he will be chirping for him to go along with TO.....

 

[Idgit]

The guy has a drink problem. They need to get him to AA and forget about the NFL.

Yep. He's not an idiot, he's obviously got an addiction and needs help with it.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Then again....after only making the guy's sentence One DAY instead of one YEAR maybe it was just not enough to make Robinson think about things enough.

I am sure he has a problem, that is really a fool, but I would think he would have a problem if he shows up there like that....but still making what was a one YEAR sentence to one DAY for DUI......just crazy IMO.

 

[LaTunaNostra]

The guy has a drink problem. They need to get him to AA and forget about the NFL.

Cripe yeah, unless he figured a one day sentence went down easier when pickled.

But it sure sounds like he's got a drinking major problem.

 

[Scotman]

I think he was an idiot the first time he decided to get drunk. But if he is truly addicted to the stuff, it could very well be beyond his control. That would make him sick and not necessarily an idiot.

Addiction is a terrible thing. Not only does it consume you, but you are determined to be of week character because of it. Having seen it happen to some folks in my life, I can attest to it being a very tough deal.

 

[InmanRoshi]

But it sure sounds like he's got a drinking major problem.

That was my major in college, too.

 

[LaTunaNostra]

That was my major in college, too.

But apparently, you graduated.

 

[TobiasEagle77]

When Koren Robinson was cut, a part of me wondered if it could save his career...

like it did Chris Carter. He was cut by Buddy Ryan because he had a serious drug problem. Being cut opened his eyes, and he turned his life around. He credits Buddy Ryan with helping him turn his life and career around.

It doesn't look like Koren is dealing with the situation the same way. It remains to be seen what happens in the end. I think the guy has tons of talent and with a paradigm shift could go on to do great things like Carter.

If it happened, I'd love to see the Eagles scoop him up. He'd fit their WCO, and they could finally be the benefits of karma .

 

[jman]

I think he was an idiot the first time he decided to get drunk. But if he is truly addicted to the stuff, it could very well be beyond his control. That would make him sick and not necessarily an idiot.

Addiction is a terrible thing. Not only does it consume you, but you are determined to be of week character because of it. Having seen it happen to some folks in my life, I can attest to it being a very tough deal.

May just be the case, but he's been an idiot much longer than he's been "sick"...For crying out loud...One freaking day...just one...That's just plain being an idiot.

Get help...maybe a year in jail will cure the lush!...rant over.

Koren, please get your life together...for your sake.

 

[DIAF]

I think he was an idiot the first time he decided to get drunk. But if he is truly addicted to the stuff, it could very well be beyond his control. That would make him sick and not necessarily an idiot.

Addiction is a terrible thing. Not only does it consume you, but you are determined to be of week character because of it. Having seen it happen to some folks in my life, I can attest to it being a very tough deal.

People with addictions ARE of weak character. It's how they become ADDICTED.

Sorry if you don't want to hear that, but its the truth.

 

[Mike 1967]

I wouldn't necessarily assume he was an idiot

I would assume that he has a serious drinking problem/addiction.

 

[Mike 1967]

People with addictions ARE of weak character. It's how they become ADDICTED.

Sorry if you don't want to hear that, but its the truth.

I have to disagree...and I speak from experience.

I was once heavily addicted to nicotene. I would get physicall ill if I did not have it in my bloodstream. It was not a matter of mental character...it was a matter of physical make-up.

I finally was able to kick the habit by taking a prescription medication that helps with the addiction.

Trust me....you did not want to be around me when I was having nicotene withdrawals.

I knew plenty of people who smoked for years and never had any symptoms if they decided to quit. To them it was just a matter of deciding that they did not do it anymore. But I can tell you that I did not have the luxury.

Now...I used to be a heavy binge drinker in my younger years....but I never got addicted. But I can understand how there are some out there that would be genetically pre-supposed to become addicted to alcohol.

Please be careful about covering all instances with a broad generalization. I am sure that there are many who are addicted due to weak character. But there are also those that are addicted because of physical characteristics.

 

[speedkilz88]

The guy needs to hit bottom, but that isn't going to happen if he keeps getting a free pass. (One freaking day and a suspended sentence?)

 

[dargonking999]

I have to disagree...and I speak from experience.

I was once heavily addicted to nicotene. I would get physicall ill if I did not have it in my bloodstream. It was not a matter of mental character...it was a matter of physical make-up.

I finally was able to kick the habit by taking a prescription medication that helps with the addiction.

Trust me....you did not want to be around me when I was having nicotene withdrawals.

I knew plenty of people who smoked for years and never had any symptoms if they decided to quit. To them it was just a matter of deciding that they did not do it anymore. But I can tell you that I did not have the luxury.

Now...I used to be a heavy binge drinker in my younger years....but I never got addicted. But I can understand how there are some out there that would be genetically pre-supposed to become addicted to alcohol.

Please be careful about covering all instances with a broad generalization. I am sure that there are many who are addicted due to weak character. But there are also those that are addicted because of physical characteristics.

and tihs is why, the NFLneeds to step nad not say Koren you should think about doign this, they need ot step and and put him in a palce that can hlep him, sometimes if a perosn thinks that he donest ahvent a problem then he never will quit, when people get addicited ot soemthing, they think that everybody is lyign to them and that what there doiing doesnt hurt them because they dont ever see it, i thinkinstead of bashing the guy, peopel shoudl do soemthing more thna just send him to jail to make him quit

 

[Mike 1967]

and tihs is why, the NFLneeds to step nad not say Koren you should think about doign this, they need ot step and and put him in a palce that can hlep him, sometimes if a perosn thinks that he donest ahvent a problem then he never will quit, when people get addicited ot soemthing, they think that everybody is lyign to them and that what there doiing doesnt hurt them because they dont ever see it, i thinkinstead of bashing the guy, peopel shoudl do soemthing more thna just send him to jail to make him quit

What gets me is that we market alcohol like it is soda pop.

Try watching any sporting event without seeing a commercial marketing alcohol. And also tell me that it is not marketed to kids.

People in this country seem to underestimate the power of marketing. Especially the power is has on kids.

Then we are surprised by the number of DWI deaths and by stories like this.

 

[LaTunaNostra]

and tihs is why, the NFLneeds to step nad not say Koren you should think about doign this, they need ot step and and put him in a palce that can hlep him, sometimes if a perosn thinks that he donest ahvent a problem then he never will quit, when people get addicited ot soemthing, they think that everybody is lyign to them and that what there doiing doesnt hurt them because they dont ever see it, i thinkinstead of bashing the guy, peopel shoudl do soemthing more thna just send him to jail to make him quit

And this is why the NFL needs to step in and not say "Koren, you should think about doing this". They need to step in and put him in a place that can help him. Sometimes if a person thinks that he doesn't have a problem, then he will never quit. When people get addicted to something, they think that everybody is lying to them and that what they're doing doesn't hurt them, because they don't ever see it. I think instead of bashing the guy, people should do something more than just send him to jail to make him quit.

Don't be offended, (I am as poor a typist as you are) but I had to clean that up to understand it.

Now I can respond to it.

He's being sent to jail for all of one day, not because he drinks, but because he chose to drink and drive. I think at least 29 more days would have helped to send that message home.

The NFL Program on prevention and treatment of substance abuse is reputedly pretty good. I am sure everyone from his agent to the league itself is trying to help this guy rehabilitate himself.