Hey Look Guys! I can flip so that automatically means I can sell drugs!
Yes folks, this is the world we live in. Where NFL multimillionaires attempt to sell drugs on the side because 5.15 million over 5 years (in Sam Hurd's case) just wasn't cutting it. Yes, we also live in a world where wall street bankers can defraud an entire nation and end up being the Treasury Secretary: looking at you Geithner. So maybe this shouldn't be too surprising.
Sidenote: Everyone should watch this film and see how the American people got fucked over (excuse language).
Recently Jerome Simpson was indicted for drug charges in his home state of Kentucky.Yea, Yea, I know what your thinking. There isn't anything else to do in Kentucky so how can you blame him? While this line of logic is certainly true, it does not excuse the behavior. My question is: How are you stupid enough to jeopardize your whole professional playing career over a couple pounds of weed?
About a month ago, Sam Hurd of the Chicago Bears was busted by an undercover cop for trying to set up a drug ring in Chicago.
After reading about criminality within sports, these two stories are especially relevant. What causes semi-successful NFL players to do dumb shit? Does society automatically write these guys off so they feel that they must live up to low expectations? They living up to sports medias stereotypes? Is it environmental? There are many questions that this country must answer in order to move forward. Honest dialogue is the most important thing that this country can undertake in order to heal and create a better tomorrow for our kids.
I agree here with Ajan, in the fact that it is absurd that NFL players find it necessary to sell drugs. Why could they possibly need more money after making millions within a few years? How much more money could you need? And why would you risk getting in trouble and losing your opportunity to play professional football making enough money to be well off for the rest of your life? It just does not add up to me. What also baffles me is the fact that they think they could do all of these illegal things and not get in trouble because they're professional athletes. They seem to think they are "untouchable".
I am glad that the government does not let these athletes get away with all of these illegal activities. If they did, I think many more athletes would try to pull these illegal stunts and it would cause many more problems in the United States.
According to Ray Lewis on the Baltimore Ravens, "If we don’t have a season. Watch how much evil, which we call crime, how much crime picks up, if you take away our game. There’s nothing else to do." Lewis says, "There's nothing else to do." This shows that even football players themselves admit that they will cause problems and commit crimes. This is sad, in a way that these players could admit to doing such things like crime. I do not believe that crime in the NFL will decrease anytime soon.
I agree here with Ajan, in the fact that it is absurd that NFL players find it necessary to sell drugs. Why could they possibly need more money after making millions within a few years? How much more money could you need? And why would you risk getting in trouble and losing your opportunity to play professional football making enough money to be well off for the rest of your life? It just does not add up to me. What also baffles me is the fact that they think they could do all of these illegal things and not get in trouble because they're professional athletes. They seem to think they are "untouchable".
ReplyDeleteI am glad that the government does not let these athletes get away with all of these illegal activities. If they did, I think many more athletes would try to pull these illegal stunts and it would cause many more problems in the United States.
According to Ray Lewis on the Baltimore Ravens, "If we don’t have a season. Watch how much evil, which we call crime, how much crime picks up, if you take away our game. There’s nothing else to do." Lewis says, "There's nothing else to do." This shows that even football players themselves admit that they will cause problems and commit crimes. This is sad, in a way that these players could admit to doing such things like crime. I do not believe that crime in the NFL will decrease anytime soon.