Originally posted by SofaKing:Originally posted by crake49:I find this entire "if it were me, I'd be in jail" thing perplexing. Evidently people don't really get what's going on here. The weapons charges were for failing to make a minor adjustment required in California on two guns purchased legally in another state. The DUI involved no reckless driving, no injuries, no damage to another vehicle and was technically not a moving violation. The LA DA found that there was no conclusive evidence he had even used the work "bomb." The "background" is that he is a person who has admitted he has a problem and already has committed himself to rehab.
So why do people think this is so strange? Nobody is going to do any real time for problems like this whether or not they're a pro athlete.
Because it's too hard for most people to put the situation in proper context. It's much easier to ignore the facts of the case and jump on the tired, old narrative that he only got off because he's an athlete.
This is true. The big wrench in the process was the airport incident. That along with everything else was gonna result in lengthy suspension. Well with the airport thing resulting in no charges, it really puts us right where we were at the end of the season. The felonies dropped to misdemeanors is a big thing and he has essentially served time for the DUI (if goddell meant it when he said it's about guys getting help). My guess would be sizable fine and time served by the league.
However I think any suspension would be 1-2 games and if I was aldon I would appeal the hell out of it. In the end, barring injuries, I think aldon plays 14-16 games for us this year. That was something I thought was impossible after first hearing of the airport incident.
[ Edited by Niners816 on Jul 18, 2014 at 3:43 PM ]
