Plaxico Burress: Does the time fit the crime?
Embattled former New York Giant wide receiver Plaxico Burress pled guilty to weapons charges yesterday. Now he’ll serve a 2-year prison bid for shooting himself in the thigh with an unregistered handgun last November in a Manhattan night club. If Burress didn’t plead out he could’ve gotten as much as 3 ½ years behind bars. For some reason that just doesn’t sound right. A man shoots himself and gets a 2 year bid and Donte Stallworth was in jail for 24 days for killing a man while driving intoxicated. Does the time fit the crime? The New York City law is a joke-far too harsh. It makes no sense for a man to serve 2 years for being stupid. Yes, Burress should have exercised better judgment by simply registering his gun. But don’t you think 2 years in prison for being stupid is fair? One thing is being overlooked here is intent. It’s plausible to assume Burress didn’t leave his home, go to the nightclub with the intent of shooting himself. He didn’t intend to harm himself or anyone else. Bu...