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Originally posted by PM_Mama00
So Alan Iverson (if I'm spelling it wrong, I don't care. I have no respect for him) busts into his cousin's apartment or whatever to find his wife, and assaults some men. The police are giving him till Tuesday to turn himself in. He throws a big party, and the police are watching from outside the gates. I would LOVE to see that happen with a normal person. And in the news it says that his contract isn't guaranteed if he is charged with a felony? I would hope that he contract would be broken! Why should someone still be making millions if they are charged with a felony? I'm so sick of seeing athletes getting away with anything just because they have a contract or whatever. I don't care who they are, or what they do. OJ Simpson, WTF? I'm sure if Michael Jordan murdered someone, they woudln't care. They'd prolly come up with some excuse like "oh well he's stressed and it was an accident". Ahhh!!!! Where are the equal rights activists on this problem? Huh?
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uhh . . . this isn't exactly how it happened, according to current reports.
First, the "party" was FIVE to TEN FAMILY MEMBERS - Iverson wasn't even seen outside but for a few minutes near the end of the night, and the police were informed of what was going on. There was no alcohol seen, no music, and it was very under control. That's not a "big party" kid, not even a party at all really.
He has until Tuesday to turn himself in b/c his lawyer is out of the country - the kicker is that he cannot leave his house until then, so for all intents and purposes he's in police custody already. Doesn't sound too unfair - this sort of arrangement is very common with "normal people", btw.
The charges presented against him: Felony weapons and trespassing charges, as well as misdemeanor assault. The gun supposedly used has not been found yet, to my knowledge.
As far as the contract - there's not a huge chance of intense jailtime with these charges (even if you're a "normal person", which is a bad term btw), so the Sixers would be moronic to cut the contract. Why would you lose your star player for 3 years rather than 4 months? Doesn't make sense, from a business or sports standpoint.
Why are people so fast to jump on athletes? Whether it be salary, public behavior, marital status, etc - no offense intended, PM_Mama, but commentary like yours bugs the shit out of me. Your facts aren't correct, and your conclusions are largely drawn out of some sort of bizarre "athletes get away with EVERYTHING so f--- them!" fixation. Sure, this was a dumb move on his part, but it's not made any worse just because the man is a great basketball player. Comparing this to OJ seems a bit of a stretch - OJ got away with murder b/c he was famous, rich, and got a good break with the judge and jury. AI hasn't 'gotten off' yet, and nothing about this screams preferential treatment . . . yet.
Next you'll be telling me baseball players shouldn't strike b/c they owe it to the fans, or Charles Barkley should have been a better role model . . . ugh