We will get back to the satire momentarily, but SI's sports law guy had a decent overview of the Plaxico situation.
Also, I'm seeing lots of "athletes and celebrities should be treated like every other defendant" articles (and sound bites from Mayor Bloomberg). I don't think that anyone would disagree with that sentiment. The law is the law.
Michael Schmidt of the New York Times, however, points out the following:
John M. Caher, a spokesman for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, said that fewer than 10 percent of the people in New York City who were charged with criminal possession of a weapon — the charge Burress is facing — were convicted of that charge and that many ended up being convicted of a lesser charge.
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