January 24, 2007
Should He or Shouldn't He?
This is all the talk here in Chicago.
Should Tank Johnson be allowed to travel to the SuperBowl???
A little of the back story:
Johnson was arrested Dec. 14 after police raided his home in Gurnee, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. Prosecutors say officers found six weapons and ammunition in Johnson's home. He faces 10 counts of possession of firearms without a state gun-owner identification card.
It was his third arrest in 18 months. Johnson has pleaded not guilty to the charges. emphasis mine.
Now I'm all for innocent until found guilty. BUT, he was/in on probation. Just so you know, what I'm hearing is rather mixed right now. I'm kind of surprised. With SuperBowl fever running so high, I figured everyone would forgive and forget for a while anyway.
So, what do you think?
Posted by Tammi at January 24, 2007 05:53 AM | TrackBackNo he shouldn't beable to go.
If I had to leave state for an interview lets say and had his background there would no way they would let me leave.
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
Posted by: Quality Weenie at January 24, 2007 09:06 AMOk, here's my beef with this whole thing: NONE OF WHAT HE DID WOULD EVEN BE A CRIME IF HE DIDN'T LIVE IN THE PUSSIFIED STATE OF ILLINOIS.
All of the charges are misdemenors, that in my mind are voided by the fact that Illinois gun control laws violate the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America.
The law disagrees.
The law is WRONG.
Everyone acts like he got caught with a pound of weed driving drunk through a preschool playground when all he did was have firearms and ammo in his HOME. He didn't use them illegally, wasn't carrying or doing any stupid ganstah shit, etc.
Bah. People at work keep harping about how he had "550 rounds of ammo in his house! Gasp!!" Phhhfftt, I went through 400 rounds last time I went to the damn range.
If I were Tank, I'd ask to be traded to a team in a state that doesn't suck (and for the record, I am a Bears fan).
Ten bucks says Michael Vick doesn't get a tenth as much shit about trying to smuggle weed on an airplane as Tank is for having the means to defend his home.
I need to move out of this damn state.
Posted by: graumagus at January 24, 2007 12:58 PM