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mythology

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21. Alas this is hardly an isolated incident
Mon Jan 14, 2013, 09:44 PM
Jan 2013

Whether it's athletes or entertainers or even politicians, the police and other authorities are willing to let them slide. Unfortunately sometimes the results are incredibly tragic for others involved.

But I'd be interested in seeing if he had any brain injuries that resulted in CTE although I suspect there may not be enough brain matter to determine that. Not to excuse his actions, but to understand it. There is an increasing amount of information that concussions have far deeper consequences than we know.

He had a secret girlfriend only 3 months after his girlfriend gives birth? Boomerproud Jan 2013 #1
Apparently so. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #3
welcome to DU. and, of course, we do not know how long he had been seeing this other person. niyad Jan 2013 #5
I heard he had leased it. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #9
so if his blood alcohol level was at.17 FIVE HOURS after the cops saw him, what in the world niyad Jan 2013 #2
.22 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #4
thanks--I figured it had to be well above .2. niyad Jan 2013 #6
Grandparents are fighting for custody proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #14
whoever has or gets custody, I hope the court appoints a g.a.l. for her money niyad Jan 2013 #16
I am skeptical sad-cafe Jan 2013 #23
Sure sounds like it. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #24
more like they want the money. sad-cafe Jan 2013 #26
So is it a gun related statistic or an alcohol related event? NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #7
why can't it be listed as both, and why would you label it propoganda? he was drunk, he did use niyad Jan 2013 #11
You're right, it should be listed as both, and a mea culpa: NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #17
thank you. I couldn't get through the thread to which you linked. niyad Jan 2013 #19
Perhaps he consumed the alcohol after the cops saw him, HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #8
While he was asleep? proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #10
In his car, HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #12
The cops found him sitting in his car before he went inside and went to sleep. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #13
Wow, that is awful on so many fronts... NotThisTime Jan 2013 #15
Was Joe Montana ever arrested during any of the DV calls to his house? REP Jan 2013 #18
I don't believe he was. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #20
Yet those calls and his battering are well-known ... REP Jan 2013 #25
Alas this is hardly an isolated incident mythology Jan 2013 #21
Yep. Between the jolts to his brain and the performance enhancing drugs, proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #22
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