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Morgan Freeman has twelve cigarettes on the line tonight in hopes that former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress will be the first one to crack during the “fresh fish” chant at Rikers Island jail, as Burress begins a two-year prison stint after being sentenced today for one count of criminal possession of a weapon.
According to ESPN, “Burress agreed to a plea deal last month and pleaded guilty to a lesser firearms charge. The charges stemmed from an incident late last fall, in which Burress accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub with a gun that had not been licensed in New York.”
He could serve only 20 months for good behavior, which would then be followed by two years of probation. All in all, a victory for the justice system, no?
Hopefully Plaxico doesn’t disappoint, like Andy Dufresne did:
4 Comments
September 22, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Seriously?
Two years in prison for shooting yourself? I don’t understand the justice system. Maybe he had a record and/or maybe he shouldn’t have tried to cover it up but prison? I think probation would have sufficient along with knowing you’re the biggest idiot in the NFL.
September 22, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Well he is an idiot, that’s for sure. We all knew Goodell wouldn’t stand for any of this, but I agree, two years does seem a little harsh if the gun was just in his waistband.
September 22, 2009 at 5:37 pm
I’m sure it’s New York’s maximum standard prison sentence for carrying an unlicensed weapon, I don’t think it has anything to do with the fact that he shot himself. That’s just the reason he got caught.
September 25, 2009 at 1:26 pm
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