TheBoyfromtheBand said:

He's not the NBA Superstar so Arenas ge't all the attention ...

Arenas was charged with a felony.

i dont think he deserves jail time.

TheBoyfromtheBand said:

Me either but they are going 2 use him 2 send a MESSAGE.

Graycap23 said:

Well, if the message is "Don't bring guns into the locker room like Gilbert Arenas did" then I don't see how anyone can complain about that.

seems like a classic case of "you can take the man out of the hood but..."

Graycap23 said:

I want to know where the f*** is the NRA? Aren't they going to go out on FOX News and defend his right to bring weapons wherever he wants to? They've been noticeably silent about this whole episode. I though they were defending the rights of all people to bear arms, but I guess they really don't give a crap if you have dark skin.

Having said that, he had no logical reason to be bringing weapons into a locker room, whether they were loaded or not.

DesireeNevermind said:

NBA's collective bargaining agreement, his team can void his contract with no reproach. As far as Mr. Arenas being used as an example, I could give a damn. Black people always cryin' about how the system is a setup to be against us (so true) but your dumbass falls for the "setup" every damn time?




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TheBoyfromtheBand said:

Deserves??? Why not he broke a law that they are serious about. If this was the average brutha on the street in DC he'd sho nuf go to jail. So, oh well, too sad too bad.

SUPRMAN said:

It's not illegal to possess firearms in D.C.

TD3 said:

Keep making examples outta all these knuckleheads until they fucking GET IT!
[Edited 1/14/10 16:29pm]

SCNDLS said:

right, thats why there is so much violence in dc as is because dc police are really throwing everyone with a gun in jail. be real.
Arenas had registered guns, that weren't registered in DC. illegal, yes. but i think dc has much more to worry about than gilbert arenas jacking caron butler's locker for a pair of shoes with 4 unloaded guns. how about community service or some productive punishment that makes use of his public status.

I heard on sports radio, that according to witnesses, Arenas was actually sorta innocent, that the OTHER guy was the bad guy in this incident..

TheBoyfromtheBand said:

If he wasn't Gilbert Arenas they'd still prosecute so how is this taking any more or less time. Besides how do we KNOW the guns weren't loaded. He said this after the fact when no one could prove otherwise. That story don't make NO damn sense. Ain't like athletes ain't been known to lie about shit involving guns. Jason lied. Plaxico lied. They all lie when they finta pay the piper.

BlackAdder7 said:

from what i heard, Javaris said he should shoot him in Gil's bad knee and then the next day or whatever Gil brought 4 guns and said pick one. then J brought his out and loaded it, but didnt aim at anyone. after that things calmed down.
obviously none of us know the real story but i just think the whole deal is silly. no one ever issued a breaking news story when gilbert signed with peta, or did the gilbert scores for schools program, but do one misguided thing and you are the villian of the city. hes not in trouble for pulling a gun on someone or having criminal intent, but for having unregistered guns. he may be a fool, but hes not a thug

TheBoyfromtheBand said:

Misquided???

SCNDLS said:

thats not a word

TheBoyfromtheBand said:

It's not applicable in this situation IMO. He KNEW that the NBA and city of DC had strict rules regarding handguns and he CHOSE to take not one but FOUR to his place of employment anyway for whatever dumbass reason. That doesn't fit my definition of misguided.
[Edited 1/15/10 9:08am]

NBA’s Arenas charged with felony gun possession

WASHINGTON (AP)—Gilbert Arenas(notes) has a court date and an apparent plea deal is in place, signaling a possible quick resolution to at least one side of a guns-in-the-locker-room confrontation that stained the NBA and jeopardized the career of the three-time All-Star.

Arenas was charged Thursday with felony gun possession—one count of carrying a pistol without a license—a crime that carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The charges were filed in D.C. Superior Court in an “information,” a document that indicates a plea bargain has been reached.

The charge came directly from prosecutors and not in the form of an indictment—even though a grand jury has been investigating—and Arenas was listed on the docket for a court appearance Friday afternoon.

Arenas has acknowledged storing four unloaded guns in his locker at the Verizon Center, saying he wanted to keep them away from his young children and didn’t know it was a violation of the city’s strict gun laws. He says he took them out of the locker Dec. 21 in a “misguided effort to play a joke” on a teammate.

The criminal charge came on the same day that the teammate, Javaris Crittenton(notes), had his northern Virginia apartment searched by police looking for a silver- or chrome-colored semiautomatic handgun with a black handle. The search warrant indicated police were investigating crimes that include brandishing a weapon. No evidence was seized, according to court documents, and Crittenton has not been charged.

Two league officials have said a spat between Arenas and Crittenton began Dec. 19 while players were playing cards and gambling on the team plane during a flight home from a West Coast road trip. Their dispute became heated when the team reconvened for practice two days later. There have been conflicting published accounts as to whether Crittenton had a gun and whether he drew it on Arenas.

Arenas’ lawyer, Crittenton’s lawyer and the NBA had no immediate comment on the criminal charge. Crittenton has previously said he did nothing wrong, and his agent, Mark Bartelstein, said his client was there during the apartment search.

“It went as smooth as it could have gone,” Bartelstein said.

Even if Arenas avoids a jail sentence, the outcome of the legal process will have profound implications on his future in the NBA and specifically with the Wizards. Possession of a gun at an NBA arena is a violation of the league’s collective bargaining agreement, and last week commissioner David Stern suspended Arenas indefinitely without pay pending the outcome of the investigation.

Stern was particularly upset that Arenas repeatedly joked about the matter with reporters and on Twitter and even pantomimed shooting teammates in a pregame huddle before a game at Philadelphia. Arenas attempted, in public at least, to use a “goof ball” defense, saying he meant no harm and never takes anything seriously. Stern, however, said that Arenas was “not currently fit to take the court” and that the 28-year-old player’s conduct will “ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse.”

In addition, the Wizards could attempt to invoke the morals clause found in standard NBA contracts and void the remainder of the six-year, $111 million deal Arenas signed in summer 2008. The players’ union would almost certainly contest such a move.

Hope the "joke" was worth it.

$111 million???

It seems that Arenas has some sort of plea deal that will result in little 2 no jail time.

SCNDLS said:

Yeah, it wasn't exactly the smartest thing to do, throwing that shit in the commissioner's face. Dude ain't too swift.

uPtoWnNY said:

Actually this genius had a 2004 incident with a gun. David knows that he knows better.

Graycap23 said:

The atty on ESPN says he thinks he will do jail time because he has a previous gun conviction which makes him a repeat offender, now with this felony. I think this fool is going to jail. DUMBASS!!!

SCNDLS said:

Some folks just don't understand the game.

Graycap23 said:

What's to understand about not breaking the law, in general, but ESPECIALLY when you have so much to lose?

What I wanna know is what's the deal with the Marvin Harrison case.

The dude who says Marvin was shooting at him back in '08 was killed a few months ago by a hooded gunman and now the FBI is investigating.

"Misguided" my ass. According to the testimony this was the exchange on the plane:

Arenas: I don't wanna have a fist fight with you. Instead, I'll burn your car up or shoot you in the face.
Crittendon: Well, I'll shoot you in your surgically repaired knee.

WTF is wrong with these fools???

He'll be sentenced in 8 weeks. The judge is under no obligation to give him a low sentence but the prosecutors aren't asking for more than 6 months. He going to jail.
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SCNDLS said:

Ask Oj, Arenas, .....and many others.

It's reported Arenas pled guilty. Goodbye, contract.