Donte Stallworth: How Much Is a Life Worth?

By
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: June 17, 2009

commentComment        

... in which he killed 59-yearold Mario Reyes.  When it was first in the news, his NFL career seemed to be in jeopardy, to say the bare minimum.  At least 10 plus years of jail time, along with heavy fines, through both the NFL and the victims family.

Before I give out the details of his plea agreement, I want to say a personal something to his attorney.  If I ever get into any sort of mess, I will travel as far as I can for you to defend me.  And a shorter message to the judge who laid down the "butterfly landing on your shoulder" sentence to Stallworth...really?

Thirty days in jail, two years under house arrest, and eight years of probation along with a lifetime driver's license suspension.  Another swing and a miss sentence by the U.S judiciary system involving sports.  That sounds more like a sentence for a repeat DUI, not of a murder.  With that sort of extreme leniency, was it really even worth it to punis...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com


Comments

Comments are closed.