Braylon's Continued Descent
Braylon trying to get out of DUI.
He needs to man up and accept what he did. Trying to lawyer his way out of it just makes it worse.
You realize there's another option, right? One beyond hiring a lawyer to publically call into question the police's methods while also hinting you'd settle for a plea bargain? It's called pleading guilty.
Every single person that has argued what Braylon is doing is fine is taking it from the angle of "this is his legal right". Absolutely it's his right - no one can dispute that because the fact he's even trying it proves it's indisputable.
And all of that is separate from a discussion of the quality of Braylon's character. There is abso-fucking-lutely nothing brave or noble or high minded about committing a crime and trying to not be convicted for it. That makes you a survivalist, but it does not make you a role model. Maybe every one of us would do the same (although that presupposes we all have money for the kind of legal team Braylon has), but that doesn't make us good people.
Braylon trying to dodge responsibility for his actions is a scumbag, childish maneuver. And what's sad is that "childish behavior" is becoming a pattern for the guy, be it publically interjecting himself into Michigan's coaching situation by telling the world he went to "Lloyd Carr's University of Michigan" or taunting opposing players as a Jet.
But hey negbang me to hell for voicing a dissenting opinion, while throwing pejoratives along the way. When you're done though explain to me how this isn't what we'd expect of Sparty.
Pleading guilty to the DUI would be almost as dumb as drinking and driving in the first place.
Are you seriously telling me that if for some reason you made a really dumb mistake one night, drove drunk, and got a DUI, you wouldn't fight the charge to keep yourself out of jail?
Pleading guilty would be insane.
Yes, I would plead guilty. But then again I'm a man, and not a spoiled, entitled child.
You may be a man, but you'd be a very stupid, stubborn man.
Wife, is that you?
And if it turns out he didn't have a drink and all of the cops instruments were not working correctly, you look like a complete fucking idiot. See, it works both ways. Instead of Edwards looking like a childish foolish immature idiot, you look like somone who not only rushes to judgement but also doesn't care about a person's constitutional rights and believes someone is guilty until proven innocent. The only thing different in this case is that most on this board understand the law. You don't.
It takes a special kind of suspension of disbelief to argue that an entire police department is crooked, and that both field sobriety and toxicological tests are wrong. Oh, and also that his lawyer is incompetent by signalling he'll accept a plea bargain.
But yeah, you're right. It doesn't sound likely that Braylon was driving drunk at all.
The point of the court system is mainly to deter people from acting in a certain way in the future.
I'll make an admission........a few years ago, I was drunk and totaled my car by crashing it into a tree. I fled the scene, and didn't end up facing any charges because I waited until I was sober to speak to the police.
Since this accident, I haven't once gotten behind the wheel while intoxicated. The accident absolutely served as a deterrent for me. The thing is, I don't think the government deserves $5000 from me in exchange for "further teaching me a lesson."
I'm sure Braylon won't drive drunk again either.......
I'm not going to throw insults, because frankly, it's not worth it.
Just suffice it to say that you have a gross misunderstanding of the nature of the criminal justice system. You are also blind to the fact that the standard you're holding Braylon Edwards to is a standard that every single defense attorney in the country would advise you against.
Edwards' concern should NOT be his status as a role model. It should be what every other person accused of DUI's focus should be - damage control.
What you are suggesting is inhuman and uninformed, and if your family heard you say what you just said they'd call it a lot worse.
As for the discussion of State: Braylon Edwards is not a college athlete. He no longer participates as a football player for Michigan. He is a well-paid professional, and his eligibility at a college program is not affected. If Michigan had him suit up for the opener, we'd be having a different conversation.