Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by MC9BEAT:
So with any luck the union and the lawyers can save us from losing the criminals on our team. I feel soo much better.
How far gone do you have to be like Aldon to have DUI's and weapons charges, go to rehab and still think it's ok to mess round with airport security and use the word bomb? This is Aldon trying to be on his best behavior because he is already on his 3rd or 4th chance. Did he attend special ed classes?
Two rules that clash in our American society. "He who has the gold, makes the rules." and "He who has the guns, makes the rules." In Aldon's case, he has gold and this justice system favors those who have either the gold or the guns. (guns being guys like the NSA and folks who work in the name of *National Security.*)
The NFL PA protects the players - that's by intentional design, that's good and that's not so good in certain circumstances. But in Aldon's case, it favors the 49ers. As for Aldon himself, change is itself hard. Everybody knows if you lose weight, you generally are healthier - but practically everybody in America is obese to some extent. I'm not excusing Aldon, but change is hard. Another saying is "you can take the boy out of the ghetto, but can you take the ghetto out of the boy?"
It's hard to lose weight because the healthiest food is very costly and people have to work twice as hard for half as much and it leaves very little time and energy left for excercise. Add to that the stress of very difficult economic times and you get the picture.
Ask the average person in the ghetto if they could give up guns and drugs for $10 million a year and I think most could do it. Hell, in his shoes I would give up sex for $10 million a year. 8 years and $80 Million dollars later you could make up for lost time with 2 new babes every nite for the rest of your life while cruiing around on your yacht or staying home in your mansion. How difficult can it be to not be a horses ass while collecting your Millions?
Maybe he needs a course of scared straight. We could lock him up in the cell next to Aaron Hernandez of the Pats and let him contemplate what happens when you piss your life away after having won the life Lottery.