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Butch

03-22-2006, 06:46 AM

And people say there are no family values in this country anymore! :heh:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2379521

Super Bowl trip adds 4.5 years to prison sentence
Associated Press

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- The brother of Pittsburgh Steelers safety Tyrone Carter had his sentence for driving with a revoked license increased from six months to five years because he failed to report to jail on time.

Tank Carter was scheduled to report to a Broward County prison on Jan. 6, but decided against it when his brother told him the Steelers had a good chance of going to the Super Bowl. On Tuesday, Broward Circuit Judge Stanton S. Kaplan increased the sentence.

"Even knowing what I know now, I would do it again," Carter said. "It was the greatest game in my life."

Carter watched the Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks from the 50-yard line in Detroit and partied with rapper Snoop Dogg after the game.

The brothers have been close since growing up in a rough section of Pompano Beach.

"I would have done the same thing," Tyrone Carter said of his brother's decision. Winning the Super Bowl meant "we finally made it together."

nickel

03-22-2006, 07:39 AM

And people say there are no family values in this country anymore! :heh:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2379521

Super Bowl trip adds 4.5 years to prison sentence
Associated Press

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- The brother of Pittsburgh Steelers safety Tyrone Carter had his sentence for driving with a revoked license increased from six months to five years because he failed to report to jail on time.

Tank Carter was scheduled to report to a Broward County prison on Jan. 6, but decided against it when his brother told him the Steelers had a good chance of going to the Super Bowl. On Tuesday, Broward Circuit Judge Stanton S. Kaplan increased the sentence.

"Even knowing what I know now, I would do it again," Carter said. "It was the greatest game in my life."

Carter watched the Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks from the 50-yard line in Detroit and partied with rapper Snoop Dogg after the game.

The brothers have been close since growing up in a rough section of Pompano Beach.

"I would have done the same thing," Tyrone Carter said of his brother's decision. Winning the Super Bowl meant "we finally made it together."
anyone with a shred of intelligence is not going to condone those actions. :2far:

Butch

03-22-2006, 08:08 AM

anyone with a shred of intelligence is not going to condone those actions. :2far:

:shrug: As they say, "don't do the crime if you can't do the time." . . . apparently, he's cool with the time . . .

Stupid choice if you ask me . . . but heck, it's a once in a lifetime thing to see your bro win a Super Bowl . . . (unless he wins again next year, and the bro would have been done with his 6 month sentence by then) . . . heh

kgsilvas

03-22-2006, 09:29 AM

He'll have a 4-1/2 years to think about what a great time he had at that game. Maybe he had nothing better to do planned for those years. :)

Bires

03-22-2006, 04:19 PM

He'll have a 4-1/2 years to think about what a great time he had at that game. Maybe he had nothing better to do planned for those years. :)

It's prison. He partied with Snoop Dog. I'm sure he's a heroizzle in prison.

MikeD

03-22-2006, 04:23 PM

:faint:

LOL, what an f'in moron.

Thesifer

03-22-2006, 06:02 PM

I like football.. But not that much. Not even if my brother was playing. :) It was probably on TV at the Pokie anyways :)

VTGreg

03-23-2006, 05:31 AM

It's prison. He partied with Snoop Dog. I'm sure he's a heroizzle in prison.

Sad but more than likely true. This guy is an idiot. I wonder if the judge could have given him a longer sentence or if that was the limit for showing complete and absolute disregard for the law.

zenbooty

03-23-2006, 01:51 PM

Sad but more than likely true. This guy is an idiot. I wonder if the judge could have given him a longer sentence or if that was the limit for showing complete and absolute disregard for the law.
We don't sentence people to 20 years for being late. This isn't a tyranny (yeah, I know some debate that...). Its not like the police had to come chase him down.

cheapie

03-23-2006, 03:08 PM

5 years for driving w/o a license? he shoulda mugged someone or killed somebody. woulda done less time. :rolleyes:

molecularfire

03-23-2006, 08:44 PM

No, six months for driving without a license. 5 years for complete disregard for the laws of society in order to fulfill his own selfish desires.

cheapie

03-23-2006, 09:34 PM

still...that's a bit steep.

VTGreg

03-24-2006, 07:40 AM

We don't sentence people to 20 years for being late. This isn't a tyranny (yeah, I know some debate that...). Its not like the police had to come chase him down.

Perhaps if someone got 20 years added to their sentence for not showing up to jail, it wouldn't happen very often.

Jail is supposed to be a punishment for breaking the law and they should have no say in when the sentence starts unless there are very special circumstances. If someone makes the decision to go to the superbowl even though they are supposed to be in jail for breaking the law, I think they should have the proverbial book throw at them.

DarkFury

03-24-2006, 07:44 AM

No, six months for driving without a license. 5 years for complete disregard for the laws of society in order to fulfill his own selfish desires.
Honestly 5 years is still too steep...

They could've doubled his sentence to a year... and that would have been ok or gave him 5 years probabtion after the 6 months was done in jail.

Pretty much, these are the same people who will complain that the jail system is overcrowded and whatnot yet will give a bunch of time on a "non felony" crime. Go figure... :shrug:

Besides, the laws of man can change depending on who is making the law at the time of prosecution. It's not like they are "natural laws" (that can't be ignored) or "God's Law" which may/or may not (depending on your faith and whatnot ... yet another topic altogether) have the same ramifications in the afterlife.

Besides, he'll probably be out in a year on "good behavior"... cause they ultimately do know how FRIVOLOUS this is... :2far:

nickel

03-24-2006, 08:18 AM

did he have any priors? i mean why was his license revoked in the first place?

zenbooty

03-24-2006, 10:57 AM

Perhaps if someone got 20 years added to their sentence for not showing up to jail, it wouldn't happen very often.We have laws against cruel and unusual punishment. 20 years is cruel and unusual for this offense. That's a sentence that killers and rapists get. If the man was that serious a danger he would not be out on bail in the first place.

Jail is supposed to be a punishment for breaking the law and they should have no say in when the sentence starts unless there are very special circumstances.It is, he didn't. He broke the rules and his sentence was multiplied by TEN TIMES! What more do you want?

If someone makes the decision to go to the superbowl even though they are supposed to be in jail for breaking the law, I think they should have the proverbial book throw at them.I think power and authority gives you a boner, and you're more upset that this guy wasn't submissive enough to accepted authority so you want to see him broken or destroyed. Too bad. This ain't Siberia, or Singapore.