Posted on 11/22/2004 6:27:56 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
If charges are filed, they probably would be for assault and battery, a misdemeanor that could bring a three-month jail sentence, said David Gorcyca, the Oakland County prosecutor. The only possible felony charge could be against the person who hurled a chair into the crowd.
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I haven't watched basketball for over ten years now -- this is ONE of the reasons why.
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Yeah - it's time we had more old, uncoordinated, untalented bozos on the court - guys like me - I claim discrimination - THAT's the ticket !!!
Ignorance is BLISS. The very thought that there is a human being on the face of the earth that could equate the FREEING of a NATION of 25 million people and the WAR we are engaged in to keep our Nation and YES.....WESTERN CIVILISATION in tact, to a friggin basketball game, makes me very, very ill.
If this turns into a racist thing, the NBA is done.
The Artest formally known as an NBA player should be sentenced to six months of community service, starting now....to be performed in the holy city of Najaf.
Well I guess when Kermit sees a punch (O'Neal on the ball boy) that is unbelievably reminicent of his face breaking punch on Rudy Tomjonovich he has an interesting choice.
A. Apologize AGAIN for being the original NBA thugballer.
B. Come up with a scapegoat.
He chose B. Screw him.
If anybody should be charged it is the NBA and the teams in general
They let the crowds become more and more abusive and the beer sales bring in the $$$$
Security is a joke
Players are just supposed to let people throw beer in their faces and let SECURITY deal with the fans
Security is really right on top of things in the NBA
Just what the hell do you need beer for at an athletic event
I can see why Artest is upset.So far his fellow St. John's basketball player,Jason Williams got off for killing his driver with a shotgun at point-blank range.They really turn them out at St. John's.
This decision is worse than the fracas.What kind of message does this send to the youth of America?
Punch anyone even on national tv and we will not prosecute!
There won't be any charges....but be prepared for a drive-by! Gang-bangers have no place in basketball.
I used to think that you couldn't get sucker punched face
to face.............until this very afternoon. I got clocked
in the chin by a twelve year old, a big twelve year old but
still, a pre-teen. The left side of my chin is swollen and
sore. Never thought a 12 yr old could punch like that.
My co-worker and I grabbed and restrained the kid, immedi-
ately going to the floor. One hell of a struggle. A 15yr old
stormed up and threatened to kick us in our heads. I was
screaming "Get him outta here, NOW!"
My only solace was that later, my co-worker told me of
the look of shear fear on the kid's face when, instead of
going down, I looked at him w/the 'evil eye' after the punch.
Sorry for the rant but in my mind I got sucker punched face
to face. I think that the punch from behind is actually
called the "Sunday punch".
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