by Chris Holland
“Akron basketball player Rydell Brooks was arrested early Sunday after shooting at police officers during a foot chase following a traffic stop, (AOL.com news).
What a surprise huh? Another athlete thinking that they are larger then life and getting themselves in trouble. According to AOL.com news, the 20-year-old Akron basketball sophomore got out of his car and shot at police while they were chasing him down. He now faces charges of attempted murder and felonious charges.
O.J anybody? O.J. Simpson, as everyone knows by now, allegedly murdered two people and got away with it because he was a big time athlete. Now I am not saying that Brooks is going to get without any charges, chances are he won’t, but as an athlete, you have to think that there’s a shot that the jury is going to let him off of the hook.
As previously stated before with the O.J. case, it wouldn’t be the first time that an athlete escaped the grasp of the law. Athletes such as Mike Tyson, Ray Lewis, and Michael Irvin along with O.J have gotten off of charges because of their status.
However, there is hope that someday athletes will be treated the same with Michael Vick being sentenced to prison. Also, it would set a precedent for future proceedings with athletes if Barry Bonds is correctly convicted of perjury. Hopefully, he won’t be another athlete who got off because of his high status as an athlete in the United States.
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Good lede. Gripping.
"However, there is hope that someday athletes will be treated the same with Michael Vick being sentenced to prison. " OK. So how do you propose to do this?
You have stated how you feel about the peg, but what do you want to do about the issue? Don't just make an observation, propose a solution.
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