Posted on 04/09/2008 8:55:56 PM PDT by dynachrome
Former Minnesota Vikings great Carl Eller was jailed Wednesday after allegedly fighting with police after being stopped for possible drunken driving. Eller was held on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, fleeing police and assaulting a police officer ----------------------------------------------- Police used a Taser, but Martin said it had no effect and called for backup.
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He’s in a bit more trouble, this time.....
Just trying to keep up with the current Vikings!
Sad nfl ping
66 year old dude throws a 200+ pound cop up on the hood of a car - amazing.
His defense -— He had a flash back!
It’ll work in Vikqueen land.
Viking ping
yeah, ‘69 vikes were it! joe and the boys would not be beat. well, I guess the chiefs might not agree with that.
Too bad more folks won’t educate their kids with a “compare and contrast”
treatment of two “Purple People Eaters”.
Not-so-good role model: Carl Eller
Postive role model: Alan Page
(not sayin’ Page is a saint/perfect...but sure has taken a positive path)
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Eller
In 2004 Eller was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Named to
the Vikings’ 40th Anniversary Team in 2000.
On February 27, 2006, he was arrested for DUI.
On April 8, 2008, he was arrested for Fourth Degree Assault on a
police officer.
VS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Page
In 1992, Page was elected to an open seat as an Associate Justice of
the Minnesota Supreme Court, becoming the first African-American to
ever serve on that court. He was re-elected in 1998, becoming the
biggest vote-getter in Minnesota history, and was again re-elected in 2004.
Justice Page’s contributions to the community have not gone unnoticed,
and he has been the recipient of a number of awards recognizing
the impact he has made on the lives of children throughout the nation.
He has also received Honorary Doctorates in Humane Letters from the
University of Notre Dame, Winston-Salem State University, and Gustavus
Adolphus College, as well as Honorary Doctorates of Laws from the
University of Notre Dame, St. John’s University, Westfield State College,
Luther College, and the University of New Haven.
At least he did not run the wrong way with the football like his buddy Jim Marshall.
Rotney King all over again.
Don’t know what kind of taser, but I had one in my hand just the other day.
It’s a barb, and it has to be removed surgically, and there are two of them. It impressed the heck out of me. I would guess this man is still hurting.
One more drunk bum who thinks playing a children’s game as an adult should give him a pass.
Sounds like he was blitzed.
"Police used Tasers on Eller four times and put him in a neck hold to restrain him."
The officers, who are in their 20s, "are not small" — Antaya is about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds; Porras is about 6 feet 2 inches tall and 230 pounds — but they described Eller as "being extremely strong," Martin said.
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