Josh Brent for Dick of the Year

USArmyParatrooper · 2012-12-11T22:08:39-08:00

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/eyewitness-describes-scene-crash-claimed-life-cowboys-linebacker-170937707--nfl.html "As I was on the access road, I approached the aftermath of what was obviously a horrible, tragic incident. When I first pulled up to the scene, there was a little bit of a flame coming from the flipped vehicle, like in the engine area. Just a very small flame and I wasn't too overly concerned for that. I jumped out of my vehicle and ran up to make sure that everyone was okay. As I got closer to the scene, there was a gentleman, which I later found out was Josh Brent, that was standing off to the right side of the wreckage, kind of pacing back and forth, you know, walking around. "I asked him if he was okay, I said 'Is everyone okay?', 'Are you alright?', and he responded to me, he said that he was fine. "The person that was in the other vehicle stepped out of her car and she said 'I've already called 9-1-1, they're on the way'. And I was like, I'm so relieved that, you know, single-car collision, no injuries, fine...But it took no time at all for this fire to really get engaged. It became very hot, very bright, very big and then I started to hear screams coming from inside the vehicle and it was a man's voice saying 'Help me', you know, 'Help, somebody help me'. And I turned and looked at the gentleman in the black pants (Brent), and I said 'Is there a passenger? Is there somebody in the car?'. And he said 'Yeah'. And I told him 'Well, get him out of the car'. "Josh looked at me and he said 'He won't get out of the car'. And I said 'Well, you can't just leave him in there and let him die. You've got to help him. Go get him'. And I commanded him several times and Josh looked at me, and he again said 'He won't get out of the car'. And I told him 'You can't stand here and watch him die. You've got to get him out'." McWilliams returned to her vehicle to retrieve her phone and when she returned, Brent had pulled the passenger (Brown) from the fiery wreck. "He (Brown) was laying in the middle of the lane, very still. He had his arms were outstretched, almost in the shape of a 'T'. And he was moving his arms just a little bit, he was moving his head just a little bit. So I was like 'Okay, he's not dead, he's alive'. You know, I felt some sense of relief. The fire was getting bigger, glass was starting to shatter. I don't know where Josh went at this point, because he just disappeared into the darkness behind the vehicle. "I didn't know Jerry in life. I never heard of him, I didn't know who he was," McWilliams added. "But I want people to understand that Josh Brent is not a hero. I keep hearing reports of how he was there to pull his friend from the fire, but he had to be coerced and pushed and begged and pleaded to get his friend out of the fire. And when he pulled him out, he just left him in the street. He didn't tell him 'Hang in there, help is on the way'. Nothing. He just left him there and I want the magnitude of that to be understood."

Dec 11, 2012 at 10:15 PM

dhp318
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So let me get this straight. Brent is drunk and just involved in a serious car accident. And this is a report suggesting that he was disoriented and confused and didn't immediately pull his friend out of the car. Am I supposed to be surprised? This report in no way shows that he was a dick for any reason except that he drank/drove.

Dec 11, 2012 at 10:16 PM

OtisDriftwood
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Ehhh.

Dec 11, 2012 at 10:16 PM

ginseng1000
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20121211-another-witness-says-cowboy-jerry-brown-jr.-was-alive-after-accident.ece

can't judge....

lets the facts come out...

Dec 11, 2012 at 10:17 PM

TinyHandsBigHeart
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Originally posted by dhp318:
So let me get this straight. Brent is drunk and just involved in a serious car accident. And this is a report suggesting that he was disoriented and confused and didn't immediately pull his friend out of the car. Am I supposed to be surprised? This report in no way shows that he was a dick for any reason except that he drank/drove.

Agreed.

Dec 11, 2012 at 10:17 PM

OtisDriftwood
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Oh so ur that guy.

Dec 11, 2012 at 10:20 PM

StOnEy333
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This isn't Niner Talk. Already a thread going here.

Dec 11, 2012 at 10:21 PM

9erReign
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What does this have to do with the Niners?

Dec 11, 2012 at 10:21 PM

LoneWolf
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And by making the choice to drive drunk, when the NFL profides a free 24 7 transportation service for all players to prevent them from driving intoxicated, he killed his friend and team mate thats what makes him a dick.

Dec 11, 2012 at 10:24 PM

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Originally posted by dhp318:
So let me get this straight. Brent is drunk and just involved in a serious car accident. And this is a report suggesting that he was disoriented and confused and didn't immediately pull his friend out of the car. Am I supposed to be surprised? This report in no way shows that he was a dick for any reason except that he drank/drove.

He's a dick for driving drunk and his recklessness cost a life, but yeah I agree with your post. Wasn't of sound mind when people were trying to get him to pull the guy out of the car.

Dec 11, 2012 at 10:29 PM

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I haven't heard anyone trying to make him out to be a hero. Even if he did pull his friend from the car the car was only on fire cause he drove drunk.

Dec 12, 2012 at 4:30 AM

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Originally posted by LoneWolf:
And by making the choice to drive drunk, when the NFL profides a free 24 7 transportation service for all players to prevent them from driving intoxicated, he killed his friend and team mate thats what makes him a dick.

Yup

Dec 12, 2012 at 5:10 AM

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InHarbsWeTrust
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I just don't get how you drive drunk especially when you can get a 24/7 transportation service. Shoot, I'd use that all the time just so I could be driven anywhere.

Dec 12, 2012 at 5:24 AM

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dugo
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D riving drunk and
I mpaired
C auses
K illing of teammate ....

Dec 12, 2012 at 7:10 AM

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