No one can ever tell me that celebs/atheletes/rich people are treated the same as me or any other Joe Public after a story like this. What would be the penalty if you murdered someone while driving drunk? The NFL should suspend Stallworth for a year or two at the very least. Life without consequences...what's that like?
Donte Stallworth Sentenced to Only Thirty Days for Killing Pedestrian--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Jim Roberts
Jun 17, 2009
NFL News makes its usual stop at Crime Beat with a new free get out of jail card for another athlete as Donte Stallworth gets a free pass for running over and killing a man with his car while driving drunk. He has been sentenced to thirty days. His crime, he ran over a 59-year-old pedestrian on March 14 in Miami Beach and killed him. Was it an innocent accident? No, Donte Stallworth was drunk, clicking in at a healthy .126 after a night of hard drinking.
And he got only thirty days! The lesson, if you are going to drive drunk and kill someone, make a trip to Miami and look for the plea bargain. It must surely help if you play in the NFL.
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Stallworth had a blood-alcohol level of .126 after the crash, well above Florida's .08 limit. He hit the man as he was going to work. Stallworth was feeling good and buzzing along after a nice night of drinking at Miami Beach's Fountainebleau hotel
"I accept full responsibility for this horrible tragedy," said Stallworth. Or in other words, thirty days and a big cash settlement to stay out of jail. The night before the crash, Stallworth earned a $4.5 million roster bonus from the Browns. Stallworth had a blood-alcohol level of .126 after the crash, well above Florida's .08 limit.
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