Posted on 02/02/2005 8:41:48 PM PST by mhking
Being paralyzed doesn't entitle one to beg for expensive jewelry or gifts by capitalizing on the situation and making the most of an embarrassing moment.
No.
What else? Let's see - other than what he did (up until the point he took the gift back)? How about grin and offer to meet the kid after - maybe visit with him and give him some other smaller gift.
But the fact is - he publicly gave it to the kid. Then privately took it back.
And I understand the financial value of the jewelry - but dang - what's $75G to a superstar multi-millionaire like Cullpepper?
What a Jerk.
Just a bunch of over paid thugs.
Professional players raised by their parents to be animals.
Thats what happens when fans and teams lower their standards.
You get and deserve what you pay for.
If I met Rush Limbaugh I would ask him for a cigar box. If he gave me a tie or a cigar box, I wouldn't expect to come back later asking for it.
So lets say you make 100K a year at your job and I come over to your house and knock on your door with reporters and say "Hey, gimmie 500 dollars" and then you say no and then I cry like a retard and say "JERK, whats 500 dollrs to you!?!?"
This family is despicable and comes across like they live on welfare and used to hand outs, very, VER tacky to expect someone to GIVE them 75K worth of jewels
The kid didn't approach Cullpepper like you described - In fact, from all accounts, it was a statement more "in jest" than a real request.
Cullpepper is the one who took advantage of the circumstances - not the kid.
Thats not the same thing AT ALL! He was surrounded by reporters! I can only IMAGINE what you people would be saying if Daunte had said "No, you cant hold them"
You all would be saying "DC is a JERK, its not like the kid is gonna RUN OFF with them" etc...
I respectfully disagree.
Oh your right, The kid in the wheel chair and his tacky family had every right to believe that a tanger was just going to give them 75K worth of jewelry while surrouded by reporters from around the country.
"Better put some ice on that"?
We all have our weaknesses. Some people fall victim to addiction. Other people can't detect moments when they should just shut up.
Yep, they're different, all right! NOT! They both have made a decision to use the drugs "recreationally"... after using them for whatever reason, regardless of how they started. They both hide it, and get their drugs by sneaking around! They obtain them any way they can get them, and it is usually through illegal sources (and your maid...).
It also depends on who they are! Some folk are given a pass, or excused, since they are credited with an un-earned halo... (dammit, my back hurts, but i'm not a star...)
The HS kid had no business soliciting bling in the first place. Culpepper's first mistake was trying to play Big Man in that situation.
bling bling ping
The $#%@@% it has, you @#$#@%@! You #$r#@%#$@ better #$@%#@ take that back right $##@$$@# now, #@$#@%!#@!
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"Hey Daunte, can I get some of that ice?"
I would think he wanted a snow cone.
For Daunte... Thrown the jewelry at him and missed?
I think Mr. C can afford to buy himself some new bling and let the kid have his old ones.
Thats pretty harsh.
He's one of the few decent fellas up here on the team.
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