Title says it all. How sad.
http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/8726659/josh-brent-dallas-cowbo...
I disagree.
OT: Dallas Cowboy player Jerry Brown killed -teammate Josh Brent arrested for drunk driving
December 8th, 2012 at 4:41 PM
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OT: Dallas Cowboy player Jerry Brown killed -teammate Josh Brent arrested for drunk driving
December 8th, 2012 at 4:45 PM | 
So tragic. my prayers go out
So tragic. my prayers go out
December 8th, 2012 at 4:49 PM |
So we have a player who was
So we have a player who was
So we have a player who was drinking and driving and another who willingly got in the vehicle with him. At some point maybe people will wake up.
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill
December 8th, 2012 at 4:52 PM |
I hope the court actually
I hope the court actually
I hope the court actually lays down the law on this one.Im tired of hearing about incidents like this involving celebrities/athletes and nothing to little is done.Use this guy as example.
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December 8th, 2012 at 4:54 PM |
That's great in theory but I
That's great in theory but I
That's great in theory but I would guess in every community things like this happen and people still drink a drive. The fact of the matter is even if you make an "example" out of someone it doesn't resinate with anyone. It comes down to personal responsibility, especially with this subject and unfortunately, not everyone will make the right decisions.
December 8th, 2012 at 4:58 PM |
Ill use Donte Stallworth as
Ill use Donte Stallworth as
Ill use Donte Stallworth as an example.
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
December 8th, 2012 at 5:00 PM |
Maybe. But this situation is
Maybe. But this situation is
Maybe. But this situation is a bit different in that, according to the article, the driver has already spent 60 days in jail for a drunk driving conviction while in college. My guess is that he is looking at serious time in jail and deservedly so.
December 8th, 2012 at 5:44 PM |
Case in point- The guys spent
Case in point- The guys spent
Case in point- The guys spent 60 days in jail for the same thing which is a pretty hefty sentence for that charge in itself, yet he himself still drove.
December 8th, 2012 at 7:26 PM |
People make bad decisions
People make bad decisions
when drunk. For some, there is an inabilty to make the decision not to drive when they are intoxicated. People in this category need not to drink at all. I feel for the people affected and their families.
December 9th, 2012 at 9:54 AM |
Maybe
Maybe
Bob Kostos will go on another rant, this time about the culture of drinking in our society. It's a culture of lack of responsibilty for our actions, not guns & alcohol.
"If fans don't come to the ballpark, you can't stop em."
December 8th, 2012 at 6:03 PM |
Knowing you killed one of
Knowing you killed one of
Knowing you killed one of your best friends is a harsher sentence than any jail time. Sometimes you have to consider the human factor into every crime. I think others feeling pain and empathy for both families, and even for the driver, is more of a deterrent than knowing the driver went to jail. Of course, IMO, if the driver has any priors with drugs or alcohol then you throw the book at him
We knew a family friend who's cousin killed her twin sister while drunk driving. The county decided not to press charges. No one in the community was upset over that decision.
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December 8th, 2012 at 8:05 PM |
Making an example
Making an example
How is that fair to the person being made into an example. Not trying to justify his actions, I lost a friend eight days a go to an eerily similar situation. Just saying, how would it be fair to slap a 20 year sentence on this guy when the standard is 2? I am sure that he did not intend to kill his friend.
Once again, I am not trying to justify what happened. I am just not interested in burning someone at the cross to "make them an example."
Coach Hoke once told me that a moral victory is still a (expletive deleted) loss.
December 8th, 2012 at 4:54 PM |
Sad
Sad
Sad. When millionaires don't drop $100 for a ride home it's sad and frustrating. The Brown family's and Brent's lives will never be the same.
December 8th, 2012 at 5:00 PM |
I am sure Josh Brent
I am sure Josh Brent
is quite remorseful, his past will not help his cause though. Very sad.
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December 8th, 2012 at 5:08 PM |
OP: Update
OP: Update
Just recently it was confrimed that Josh Brent has been charged with "Intoxication manslaughter"
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/cowboy-charged-player-dies-auto-a...
December 8th, 2012 at 5:11 PM |
Very sad
Very sad
I played high school football with Josh Brent. Small Catholic school in Bloomington, IL. Him and Michael Ho who now plays for the patriots. This was inevitable unfortunately. He could never stay out of trouble. Thoughts and prayers go out to everybody involved.
December 8th, 2012 at 9:16 PM |
Do you still live in
Do you still live in
Do you still live in bloom/normal?
December 8th, 2012 at 5:20 PM |
Josh Brent is paying a penalty
Josh Brent is paying a penalty
A lifelong guilt trip knowing he killed his friend. I can't imagine living with that kind of guilt.
Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you. -Satchel Paige
December 8th, 2012 at 5:50 PM |
Methinks
Methinks
That won't be his only penalty
December 8th, 2012 at 6:36 PM |
Sad story that didn't have to
Sad story that didn't have to
Sad story that didn't have to happen. Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected.
"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"
December 8th, 2012 at 7:00 PM |
Given the technologies that
Given the technologies that
Given the technologies that car companies are coming up with for alcohol detection, I do think/hope that eventually we will see few deaths from drunk driving. If it's cheap, there's no reason not to have a simple detection system on every new car.
December 8th, 2012 at 7:35 PM |
Its called the being
Its called the being
Its called the being responsible app.I have it on my Ford Fusion.
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
December 8th, 2012 at 7:43 PM |
I'm thinking something
I'm thinking something
I'm thinking something mandatory.
December 8th, 2012 at 8:52 PM |
Actually that wouldn't work
Actually that wouldn't work
Actually that wouldn't work people would just get someone else to do the deed for them and then drive off drunk. There's stories in the news about habitual drunk drivers that had those devices on their cars, they would get a sober friend to do the test so they could start their car.
"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"
December 8th, 2012 at 9:21 PM |
Depends on the technology. I
Depends on the technology. I
Depends on the technology. I believe Toyota has developed a steering wheel than can detect BAC through the pores of your hand, so the engine could be shut off once you start driving.
December 8th, 2012 at 9:28 PM |
Gloves. Also, people used
Gloves. Also, people used
Gloves. Also, people used baloons to beat the in car units before they started putting cameras in them.
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December 8th, 2012 at 11:34 PM |
If it can detect BAC through
If it can detect BAC through
If it can detect BAC through your skin, I'll bet they could it get it to detect gloves.
December 9th, 2012 at 12:25 AM |
Car driving itself
Car driving itself
I really don't know if it's that much longer before the car starts driving itself, so we might be able to solve the whole problem very effectively.
December 9th, 2012 at 12:38 AM |
Terrible
Terrible
This is similar to the Dany Heatley and Dan Snyder situation back in 2003
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December 9th, 2012 at 11:32 AM |
Both played college
Both played college
ball for the Illini....
Thoughts and prayers for the Illinois contingent.
CJK5H - allegedly....
So tragic. my prayers go out to everyone affected.
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