Antonio Pierce facing gun charges(Burress incident)

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

I guess it is a pretty sad situation that is going on with sports athletes these days. They are all targets. Vernon Forest the most recent. Steve Mcnair. They all need to be safe and smart. I don't know what that means, but it seems like guys are getting gunned down more and more.

[Defensewins]

I agree, this is pretty cut and dry.
Didn't Martha Stewart do time for just Obstruction of justice and lying to investigators in a criminal investigation? In New York? They never got the conviction of insider trading.
If Pierce did lie and try to cover up a criminal act (I am not saying he did, I do not know) then it is not a stretch to expect any different from NY DA?

[CRedskinsRule]

Yeah the point is that the registration is not transferable between states, and New York is not a state that is going to be lenient with firearms, regardless of who you are.

As for Pierce: If he is indicted will Goodell be forced to suspend him? Can he do it before week 1? I would be ok with that.

[jgalecpa]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Yeah the point is that the registration is not transferable between states, and New York is not a state that is going to be lenient with firearms, regardless of who you are.

Exactly. An amendment to federal law was shot down just last week that would have allowed reciprocity between states for carry-permits.

Also, Robert Morgenthau does not need this case to make a name for himself.


Here are just a few of his convictions, that Make Plax look like small fry:

Notable Cases (From Wiki)

• Mark David Chapman (1981): Chapman plead guilty to killing John Lennon
• Bernie Goetz, the "Subway Vigilante" (1987): Charged with attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment and several gun law violations after he shot four men who were trying to rob him in 1984.
• Robert Chambers, the "Preppie Killer" (1988): After confessing to killing an 18-year-old girl, Chambers was convicted of manslaughter and served 15 years in prison.
• Central Park Jogger (1989): Five teenage suspects were convicted of assaulting and raping a woman in Central Park. The convictions were later vacated in 2002 when another man said he attacked the victim.
• BCCI (1991): The fraud investigation revealed that the bank laundered money for criminal enterprises. Morgenthau claimed jurisdiction because millions of the laundered dollars flowed through Manhattan. Ultimately, the bank was seized by international regulators, and its liquidators pleaded guilty to all charges and forfeited all of the bank's American assets.
• Sante and Kenny Kimes (2000): Mom-and-son grifters convicted of murder.
• Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz (2005): The top two executives of Tyco were found guilty of stealing more than $150 million from the company they had been entrusted to manage.

[JLee9718]

Somebody mentioned Steve Czaban...I know this is the wrong thread, but how can ESPN 980 fire Brian Mitchell and keep Czaban? I just don't understand...(Dan Snyder bought the station, and Mitchell had a verbal fight with Portis last year).

[Coff]

Gun charge or not, you can be sure Roger Goodell will come down hard on him in his typical fashion....he might even give him a stern lecture.

[dmek25]

i like how people are saying the prosecutor is trying to make a name for him self. Christ, the guys like 90, so he better hurry up

[Monkeydad]

To Antonio Pierce: Keeping idiots nearby as friends will allow idiotic circumstances to follow you, even if you didn't do anything idiotic yourself.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Buster

To Antonio Pierce: Keeping idiots nearby as friends will allow idiotic circumstances to follow you, even if you didn't do anything idiotic yourself.

AMEN..........words every pro player no matter what sport should live by.

[Coff]

Originally Posted by Buster

To Antonio Pierce: Keeping idiots nearby as friends will allow idiotic circumstances to follow you, even if you didn't do anything idiotic yourself.

Hiding what you know is probably an illegal weapon would be considered idiotic for most of us, but your point is well made nevertheless. The problem of course is this: when there are no repercussions for keeping idiots nearby, why wouldn't you continue to do so?

[CRedskinsRule]

Giantone can breath easier:
Burress Indicted; Pierce Not

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Giantone can breath easier:
Burress Indicted; Pierce Not

Going after Pierce was just a way of getting Burress,who will "never" play in the NFL again.At 31 and most likely to get 2 years and then suspended by the NFL,nope.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Going after Pierce was just a way of getting Burress,who will "never" play in the NFL again.At 31 and most likely to get 2 years and then suspended by the NFL,nope.

He may never play again and will not be the same Plax if he does play. Bye bye Plax.

[JLee9718]

I just heard the official news...Pierce will not be indicted for anything. If anything, he was just being a loyal friend.

[KLHJ2]

What a shame, he could have been a great one. Now he will just be one of those guys who was just pretty good.