Bills' Whitner arrested early Saturday in Cleveland
by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 10:29 AM EDT
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Buffalo Bills free safety Donte Whitner was arrested Friday night in Cleveland, reports the Cleveland Leader. Several more news outlets are confirming.
Whitner was arrested for aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting police. He does not yet face formal charges. The fourth-year safety was arrested outside of a House of Blues, where he was reportedly attending a birthday celebration for Dolphins wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr.
He was released late Friday and has not yet been formally charged in the incident - but only because prosecutors were not available Saturday to consult on charges. Whitner will be mailed a summons to court, and could face charges at that time.
One of the team's two defensive captains, this issue could be counted as his first offense against the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy by league commissioner Roger Goodell. Note, however, that the league generally waits for the legal process to play itself out before making any sort of decision on that front.
Whitner's arrest follows the arrest and suspension of RB Marshawn Lynch, who will miss the first three games of the 2009 season after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor in March. Fellow safety Ko Simpson has also been arrested this off-season.
How much more disappointing can this team get? Simpson, Lynch, Jason Peters, now Whitner... and national media thinks Terrell Owens is a problem? These are the types of events that get coaches fired and blow up front offices, folks.
UPDATE: The following police report was issued in response to Whitner's altercation:
Several fights broke out at the House of Blues and police who arrived around 3 a.m. found a near riot. Police tried to control the crowd and told Whitner to stay back. He then aggressively forced his way past police. When officers restrained him, Whitner broke free and took a fighting stance, police said.
That’s when police tasered Whitner and then handcuffed him.
Tip of the hat to BillsNYC for breaking the story for us here.
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You forgot Ko "WORTH MILLIONS" Simpson
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 10:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, just added it. Thanks.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
New pick?
Ben? Really? It’s official Brian, you’ve been watching too much Lost.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 12, 2009 3:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No such thing.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 12, 2009 6:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t understand why, but I just lost the ability to trust your posts for some strange reason?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 12, 2009 7:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand why.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 12, 2009 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No such thing.
True. I started watching it in season three, so I rented the dvd’s of the first 2 seasons, I swear I watched it for 48 straight hours.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 12, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is GREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
Another arrest, exactly what we need.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Whats funny about this is that the National Media want T.O to be the issue
And its actually the rest of our team, wow, just freaking wow. But don’t worry, the media will somehow make this T.O.’s fault.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Apr 11, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This just in. Apparently 11 hours before Whitner had his altercation with police in Cleveland, he was working out with Terrell Owens in Buffalo. The two had dinner together, which is when TO allegedly told Whitner that it would be funny if he had a stadoff with police at the party that night.
It is thefore this reporter’s conclusion that this unfortunate affair is all the fault of Buffalo Bills’ star wide receiver Terrell Owens.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew it!
It had to come back to TO. Hilarious!
by mavadjdj on Apr 11, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will the bad press ever end?
Buffalo does one good thing……… players do 2 or 3 bad things in return. Depressing
Are we drafting Dino's now?
"6'6" monster receiver with a Terradactyl wingspan "....... Keysh67
by Billsfanstuckinthesouth on Apr 13, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bills = Bengals
Or at least we seem to be headed in that direction. Bring on “The Chin”! Anyone think this crap would be happening with him at the wheel?
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 10:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree, maybe with him they’d be held accountable for their actions. This is getting to be absolutely ridiculous
by billsnterps on Apr 11, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jauron can’t follow these idiots around like some sort of puppy cop, Joe. He’s got a draft to prep for. This roster of children just needs to grow the hell up.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you want your players to behave,
they have to both respect and fear you. The only thing these players fear is the hot tub running out of bubbles. You can’t dismiss this many incidents as coincidence. Marvin Lewis is the perfect example of what happens to a good but soft head coach.
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think the team is blameless – a little law and order wouldn’t hurt. But you have to blame Whitner first. He’s the one who got arrested.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
I think the player always bears the majority of the responsibility, but kids are kids. They will push the limits and see what they can get away with. They need limits set and real consequences for poor behavior. I am not sure what the problem or the answer is, but I do know that some coaches seem to consistently have this problem and some don’t.
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like when James Caan takes Joe Kane’s keys in The Program?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
(hanging head in shame) I haven't seen it yet :-(
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had anything to play with. - Rodney Dangerfield
by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the Bills then need to start rewording their contracts to hit these guys where it hurts
The pocketbook.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Apr 11, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bill Cowher
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had anything to play with. - Rodney Dangerfield
by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh! In that case, yes, please do. He’s my first choice for Jauron’s replacement… That being said, I doubt he’ll come here, so I’m rooting for either Shanahan, or maybe even promoting Bobby April.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I know...but what the hell......We are stuck with Jauron
for the season so there is plenty of time to have “that” discussion again in January.
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AKA Bill Cowher.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beat you :-)
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time to blow up the roster/coaches and start over yet?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let’s let the thing work itself out before we get into that, shall we? Too soon…
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would be more fun to discuss than Peters though :)
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who’s talking about Peters here? :)
Let’s talk about the general idiocy of this young team. Don’t forget that Whitner is one of our defensive captains. He’s very clearly always been a hothead, but I never, ever expected him to get arrested.
Motion to put all Bills players under the age of 24 into a giant safe house in the off-season and never let them leave.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
would it have a weight room and a film room?
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. And this guy.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
(NSFW language, btw)
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I LOVED Terry Tate office linebacker, perhaps the best Superbowl commercial ever.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Apr 11, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
O man, that was great!!!!!!!!
inspired a new sig :-)
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, was that the first time you’ve seen it? Love me some Terry Tate. :)
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I have seen him before, but not that clip
Are they commercials?
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats exactly what I was thinking. I’m positive that I’ve seen that in a commercial somewhere
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reebok commercials, 1st aired during the Superbowl
Pretty much won every superbowl ad contest that year.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Apr 11, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You haven’t seen that, and you haven’t seen The Program?
Do you already live in said safe house?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What can I say? Things fall through the cracks.
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only so much time to spend on non-work, non-xxx sites, eh? haha
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by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss Terry Tate and his commercials. When they first showed them during the Super Bowl, I died laughing. Absolutely hilarious.
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"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that’s what Whitner’s basement was supposed to be?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
getting arrested is not a crime
by tiimbitz4786 on Apr 11, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t say it was. “Safe house” comment was alluding to trying to keep them from getting arrested and nothing more. Was a joke.
Getting arrested is stupid, however.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Am I dumb for thinking that it’s pretty easy to not get arrested? Why is it so hard to not do dumb things?
by krytime on Apr 11, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget the videogames, and pinball machines and whatever these whippersnappers play
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Apr 11, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what’s really disappointing is that Whitner before last season wanted to take on this leadership role and be accountable and “we’re going to the playoffs”, etc. and then he goes and does something like this. I don’t want to hear 1 word from Whitner this year nor do I want him to provide 1 oz. of leadership because he has no credability with me. He’s proven that he doesn’t understand what it takes to be a leader for this team therefore he shouldn’t act like he is one.
by gatornation on Apr 11, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That should have been done last offseason
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"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is really not a big deal
Sounds like he was just being a jerk to a cop (and I remember some cops upstate making it hard not to be). The punishment legally will be nothing significant and the league wont bother with it. I think it is an aberration, but for someone who fancies himself a leader, very disappointing.
by thejimbo on Apr 11, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if the NFL will pull his United Way commercial?
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Poor Whitner, he was just trying to make an impact somewhere….
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by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
zing
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
by MattRichWarren on Apr 11, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some leader this guy is. Last year he foolishly predicts the Bills would make the playoffs and followed it up with a crappy season. Now he gets arrested. It’d be nice if this guy showed some leadership skills, which we’ve yet to see.
This arrest is probably not a big deal, but it pushes Whitner closer to the chopping block in the future. Another poor season, and he shouldn’t return.
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I totally disagree...Whitner is our defensive leader
and I think arguably our best defensive player…we suffered when he was out of the game last year
by tiimbitz4786 on Apr 11, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
arguably our best defensive player
Our best deffensive player? I’d say that our best deffensive players last year were Leo, Greer and Mitchel, cause they’re were the only ones that made any game changing plays (Int’s, FF’s and FR’s), no matter how few they were. I’ll agree that Whitner is a good tackler, but that does not make him our best deffensive player.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mitchell was 50/50
some great games, some games couldnt tackle
How many years can we go without making the playoffs...eventually the odds go in your favor.........right?!?!?
by Rudy916 on Apr 11, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No he isn’t.
And we didn’t suffer without him. It was hardly apparent he was absent from games.
He’s a mediocre tackler and has no impact at all, and you think he’s the best defensive player on the team?
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whitner is our defensive leader
And you aren’t a leader by making idiotic predictions in the preseason. How about he lead on the field and make some plays for once?
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only 3 stories on Google News so far....
There’d be 100 already if this was about TO forgetting to leave a tip in a restaurant.
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 11:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's keep this in perspective guys
we are dealing with guys in their twenties…who are rich beyond their wildest dreams…it’s easy to think that you are above the law if you are in their shoes I guess
Also I wonder what disorderly conduct and resisting arrest means…and it’s not because I don’t understand what the offenses mean (i’m a law student) but because I realize that if he had done something really bad, he would have been charged for it…reaks of jerk cop to me
by tiimbitz4786 on Apr 11, 2009 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
1) Whitner is a team leader, he knows he can’t make these mistakes
2) With all the heat on Lynch right now, these guys know they need to stay out of trouble
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don't know that he made a mistake
cops arrest people who don’t deserve it all the time dude…
you just don’t know anything yet
by tiimbitz4786 on Apr 11, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He put himself into a situation where he could get arrested, that’s bad enough.
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don't even know that
he could have just been partying in the club and a cop didn’t like the cut of his jib…again lets wait
by tiimbitz4786 on Apr 11, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s a jib?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just means appearance/demeanor.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m so not cool enough to know that, apparently you are.
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL – I had no idea what it meant. I just Googled it. Google makes me look waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay smarter than I actually am.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey at least your smart enough to look it up :P
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I am old enough to remember it being used in conversation :-O
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just knew what it ment because I remember my grandfather using the expression.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And because of the Simpsons… oh grandpa.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember the episode where Homer join the Naval Reserve and the captain tells him he likes the cut of his jib.
It goes something like this:
Homer(earnestly): “Is the poop deck really what I think it is?”
Captain: “Very funny. Sailor, I like the cut of your jib.”
Homer: “What’s a jib?”
Captain: “Ha! Promote that man.”
by jj24 on Apr 11, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, thats the part scares to crud out me too Joe P.
I actually KNEW what it meant, lordy loo am I feeling old today.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Apr 11, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least I'm not alone :-)
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure…just trying to hide how chill your job is.
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean how chill your jib is.
Yeahhhh…..just ruined that joke big time.
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We just don’t know anything yet. And though you’re right that the arrest isn’t anything more than that yet, that doesn’t make Whitner smarter. Bad idea to get himself into this situation at all.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
again I'd say as an aspiring lawyer
that you don’t know that he put himself in this situation yet
let’s not ignore the fact that he’s african american…it’s entirely possible he’s a rich young 20 year old african american and a cop just didn’t like the cut of his jib
by tiimbitz4786 on Apr 11, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No one is saying you’re not right. We’re simply saying that it was dumb for him to get arrested. I can’t speak for everyone saying the same thing, but if it comes out that Whitner was arrested because he had a stain on his tee shirt, I’ll change my tone. :)
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if it’s a blood stain?
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by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then I’d search the crime area for a laundry detergent container full of beer.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But officer, she just perioded on my pants!
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"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing more to say after that. Just classic. LOL
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by Hambone on Apr 11, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah....that could be the best case scenario.....just ask Bill Clinton.
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly!!!!!!
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe it's cuz i haven't been in blo for a long time
but i don’t get about 90 percent of the jokes you guys make…lol
by tiimbitz4786 on Apr 11, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It takes a while, but you eventually get in the loop. Just give it time :-P
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough...my point is that you should reserve judmgnet
because we don’t know the details all we know is what he was charged with
by tiimbitz4786 on Apr 11, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He hasn’t been charged yet. We only know what he was arrested for.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here is what tips this into the category of "Stupid Whitner"
Police tried to control the crowd and told Whitner to stay back. He then aggressively forced his way past police. When officers restrained him, Whitner broke free and took a fighting stance, police said.
So lets see here, Polive arrive on site, tell Whitner to keep back while they handle things. He IGNORES their orders and forces his way past a police cordon. They tell him to get back, grab him to make sure he does, and he then breaks free and drops into a fighting stance looking like he is ready to resist police efforts to contain a fight. Ummmm, that sounds like disorderly conduct, and then resisting arrest or in this case resisting containment.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Apr 11, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please WA, don’t give the cops the charges, they could miss something! But noooooo, you have to tell them what to charge him with. Whats wrong with you?!?!?
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha, the that just struck me is this
Why can Donte break through a police line without much trouble, but can’t get the hell off of a block to make a play? Geez Donte, save that for the field pal!
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Apr 11, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ROFL!!!!
Maybe we should dress our blockers in police gear during practice. Might make his play better.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHITNER WAS TASERED!
“Police say Whitner was also tasered during his arrest for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.”
http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=111379&catid=3!
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 12:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ok that was a disturbing example of police brutality.
1. Haven’t those cops ever herd of freedom of speach?
2. There were 6 cops, they hand him pinned on the ground, why did they taiser him?
Maybe tiimbitz4786 should try to contact this guy ;-P
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
that happened a while ago… (at least a year an half ago). I find it it funny as heck now!
John I.
by jri111 on Apr 11, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't even see that you posted it
but it’s always funny to me…
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by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t know when it happened. It still looks like a pretty disturbing abuse of power to me.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look again!
Ever hear of disturbing the peace? He was obvious interrupting something that was going on. If he wants to set up a soap box in the town square, fine. Have you ever been tazed? I have. Maybe some have a low setting, but if you really get tazed your whole body locks up and you can’t move let alone scream and/or talk. That guy was a douchebag.
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever been tazed? I have.
Oooh. Do tell. I love a good story
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by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry, I don't have a good story to go with it
I friend of mine is in law enforcement and I had the “opportunity” to get tazed. What can I say, I will do almost anything once :-)
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, I should have figured as much
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"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JoeP, have you audtioned for the next Jack@$$ movie? You’d fit right in.
by thefourwinds on Apr 11, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Every officer where I live has to be tased as part of their taser training, so I figured what the hell
I might as well give it a try. Plus, you get mad props for doing it. I can’t remember the last time I got a ticket :-)
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHA! A little good will from the local force!
by thefourwinds on Apr 11, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL, I wish it had the same effect with my police force. Good on ya Joe.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those Mounties are a crafty breed
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 12, 2009 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually is was the Gatineau, Quebec, Regional force that tazed me. Bush decided to cross the river into Quebec for dinner with the PM, so the protest decided to follow… I just got caught in what ensued.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 12, 2009 2:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well he might have asked an unwanted question, but if i’m correct, that is a microphone in his face at the start of the clip, so…
Have you ever been tazed? I have
Actually I have… at an anti-Bush rally of all places. It was in 2005 when Bush made his first visit to Canada, in Ottawa. Apparently the police don’t take kindly to a kid in a leather jacket and toque waving a Canadian flag.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!!!!! Could you talk?
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope. And you drop right to the floor for as long as the current goes through you. Then your wobbly for about 10 minutes and then your as fine as can be. It’s really not all that painfull either, just dehabilitating.
At the time I was 19… and well I did a few stupid things as a teenager… Although I still greatly disagree with the vast majority of Bush’s policies.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but a Q&A
session can’t be turned into an opportunity spew your crap.
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. but to arrest and taze the guy for using his freedom of speach is deffinatly excessive force. they could have just removed the microphone, which they did, and asked the guy to leave… which they did… and if he refused to leave, they could have tried to forcefully remove him… which they did… ok you got me for disturbing the peace. But I still think the use of the taser was excessive. Everything else though was up to par for what they were suppose to do. And yes the guy was making a scene and not co-operating with police. But the taser was still unnecessary IMO.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, being tazed takes a lot of fight out of you,
as you said above. It is much safer for the police and the suspect if you tazer them rather than having a ongoing wrestling match all the way to the squad car. In the old days, they just beat the hell out of you until you stopped struggling or were knocked out.
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. but he was no longer struggling (by what I could see in the video… mind you, you couldn’t see much at that point). IMO they could have just coffed him and carried him out. But a taser is a very safe option.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
CBF, what you haven’t also seen and heard is that people on the scene later explained that this guy was putting on a show. He had hired a cameraman to film the thing. Whenever the guy turned the camera off (on the way out), he instantly calmed down, then if they cameraman started rolling again, he played it up big time. He staged the whole thing, and IMO he deserved everything he got, including all the public humiliation.
Since we’re on the subject, this was an even better commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNY5V-gxu0U
by thefourwinds on Apr 11, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMFAO!
That was hilarious!
As for the original subject, like i said, this was the first time I saw any of it, so I’ll fully admit to not knowing the whole story.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only thing funnier than that is the real answer Miss SC gave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&NR=1
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But......she's so pretty!!!!!
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d rather have a girl that has more than air between her ears.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
CBF, see what you’ve been missing by not being in the U.S.? ;-)
by thefourwinds on Apr 11, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but Miss Canada is not only beautifull, but she has a PhD… or at least she did a few years ago when she won the Miss Univers pageant. Point is we got some hot stuff up here too, I should know, I’m married to one.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha, NICE
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 12, 2009 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it wrong that I laughed through that whole clip?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the cop was a Browns fan.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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CLEVELAND — Buffalo Bills defensive back and former Ohio State star Donte Whitner was tasered and arrested early this morning following a birthday celebration at the House of Blues, police said.
Whitner, 23, remains in City Jail. He has not been formally charged but was arrested for aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, police Lt. Thomas Stacho said.
Whitner is believed to have been at the House of Blues celebrating the birthday of Ted Ginn Jr., a wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins. Whitner and Ginn played together both at Glenville High School, where Ginn’s father is the football coach, and at Ohio State.
Stacho gave the following description of Whitner’s arrest:
Several fights broke out at the House of Blues and police who arrived around 3 a.m. found a near riot. Police tried to control the crowd and told Whitner to stay back. He then aggressively forced his way past police. When officers restrained him, Whitner broke free and took a fighting stance, police said.
That’s when police tasered Whitner and then handcuffed him.
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/04/former_ohio_state_football_pla.html
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Figures the Dolphins would be involved!
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he thought the guy he was going after was Brian.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Apr 11, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Donte Whitner: Don’t tase me, Don’t tase me bro
Sounds like someone was juuuuust a wee bit drunk last night….
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Overreacting?
I generally have a pretty low threshold for illegal behavior but this really doesn’t strike me as a huge deal. It sounds a lot more like some 20 somethings got a bit carried away at a bar and the cops had to crack some skulls. Yes, Whitner is a dolt for not just clearing the area when the cops arrived and deserved to be zapped if he adopted a fighting stance when confronted by police.
It’s not like he ran down a tourist, fled the scene and then hid behind his couch before hiding behind his lawyer (Lynch). Or punched a cop (Hargrove). Or got busted for DWI (Parrish). Or brutally slashed two people to death (Simpson).
by Ron From NM on Apr 11, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was like “wait, what did Ko Simpson do?” Durp
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought OJ was found not guilty?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but was also found to be liable for the deaths in the civil trial.
by Ron From NM on Apr 11, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was being sarcastic.
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think any of us are reacting any differently than when Ko Simpson got arrested (for the same thing, if memory serves correctly). Both players are equally stupid, and both will likely get the same punishment. (And no, I don’t know what Simpson’s was/is.)
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But but, at LEAST Donte is worth MILLIONS!
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Apr 11, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but a few less then what we’re actually paying him.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Players getting arrested…………….Players getting killed…………
Daughter growing up too fast………….
Is this really my life?
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by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 11, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Messed up world we live in bro.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, you could be Canadian. Be thankful for that.
HA
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whats wrong with being Canadian? I mean theres no market crash here. Almost no job loses. Nobody is being kicked out of their house. A healthcare system that actually helps ppl. A national pention plan that wont be destroid by a market crash. A higher yearly salery average. Less crime. Less violent crime. No nuts with guns (except for in Alberta). There are more muders in LA in a week then there are in Canada in a year. No racism problems. A democratic system where we can kick out the leader if he’s not doing a good job. We’re actually respected throughout the rest of the world. I dunno man, being canadian is actually pretty sweet… as long as you like snow.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m so glad you guys take these ribbings light-heartedly. :)
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey we can be patriotic to you know. I’m just as proud of my country as any american is of his.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
amen
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by Toronto? on Apr 11, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love the signature by the way, good nckname.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never said you couldn’t. What I meant is that I’m glad you don’t flip out – because considering the sheer amount of Canadian jokes thrown your way, you pretty much have a right to be pissed at those doing the cracking.
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, most of those are simple jokes that even I can laugh at. But sometimes I do standup for myself and my country… I’m just happy that I’m not the only canadian on here anymore. Btw, get ready for more of those joke Tdot… LOTS MORE lol
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
trust me – I think all american’s are happy that Canada is right above us. better than the “-an’s” of the world thats for sure
The rest of you go get the goods on Stan. His mom grounded him once for setting something on fire. Let's find out what that something was and then lie and say it was a puppy.
by J2 on Apr 13, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate snow
(I from Canada :p)
McCoverage- McGee and McKelvin :D
by Toronto? on Apr 11, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, I was just messing around. I wasn’t expecting a dissertation on the benefits of Canada!
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry man, I’m just having a weird day.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey don’t be sorry. I enjoyed it!
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 11, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
CanadianBillsFan – dude – one thing you guys have got, and I really like it – is the best friggin national anthem.
The Oil fan taking over the anthem from the singer here was one of the coolest things I ever saw:
by krytime on Apr 11, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I must admit, it braught a tear to my eye. It started earlier that year when it was a 7 year old kid that was signing the anthem, half way through she forgot the words, and instead of booing her, the croud joined in and finished it for her. The crowd sang it from that night on for the rest of that season.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 12, 2009 2:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’re actually respected throughout the rest of the world
not so much respected but ignored!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Football. Bloody Hell!!
by gregeng on Apr 11, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry i could not resist
Football. Bloody Hell!!
by gregeng on Apr 11, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and as long as you like hockey :)
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by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 12, 2009 3:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ohit’s the law. If you don’t like hockey, we deport you :P
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 12, 2009 3:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys are lucky I have a good scene of humour.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No it's not your life.....besides the part about your daughter.
I’s sad what happened to the Angels’ pitcher. However, lots of people die in car accidents. I’m guessing you never even knew the pitcher. The only people I feel sorry for are his family and friends(or anyone affected by the accident). I don’t see how you can let Whitner’s arrest and the death of the ballplayer you never knew affect your view of life more than so many other important issues. Cheer up, bro. Life is so much bigger than sports.
by jj24 on Apr 11, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didnt know him......you're right.....but I rooted for him......and it's sad when anyone young dies...especially the way he died.
But the fact that I just watched the dude pitch less than 3 hrs before he died……..and will never get to see him again sucks…
Sports is how I deal with the crappy things that happen in life…..its good and pure…..and when someone I root for gets arrested…….or god forbid gets killed………it reminds me that this world is as unforgiving as it is grand………and granted if the Lynch thing hadnt happened and Adenhart getting killed, I probably woulda just shrugged it off………but when it happens all at once……it just gets kinda overwhelming…….
Of course today is better than yesterday when I wrote it…….and tomorrow will be better too…….it just is what it is my friend.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 12, 2009 3:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
donte got tasered
will that give him like super powers?
ie. The super human ability to “catch” thing when thrown to or around him
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by Toronto? on Apr 11, 2009 1:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“Do you know what happens to a free safety when it’s struck by lightning? The same thing that happens to everything else.”
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmmmmmmmm, BBQed Donté…. Drool
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
X-men...nice!
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
will that give him like super powers?
Yeah, he is “Electric Man”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IQ9mpFZz9c&feature=related
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahah thanks
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by Toronto? on Apr 11, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly
I thought that was the LAMEST line of that whole movie.
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 1:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Indeed. Which is why I reference it as often as possible. That was a perfect opportunity. :)
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t call us the Bengals just yet. We need at least 3 players with repeat offences and arrests before we match their level.. but we are getting closer.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we are getting there
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by Toronto? on Apr 11, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If only this guy was as agressive on the field.
This team is starting to become a joke. Time to pull the reigns in, Ralph and Dick.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 11, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Sorry guys, but I can’t help but laugh at this… especially since they tasered Whitner!! I’m not going to hold judgment over Whitner because as a Buffalo Bill he’s been a pretty clean cut guy. Who knows what the fight was about, but they’re almost always over something stupid. He should have known better than to attend a B-day bash for a Phish, Buckeye or no Buckeye.
This is a relatively minor legal matter, he won’t serve jail time… probably a bunch of fines and community service and a valuable lesson.
LOL, but just from the report it seems like the cops jumped the gun on the taser a little bit. He hadn’t actually assaulted anyone yet.
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by ForeignArrow on Apr 11, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude, he squared off on a cop!!!!
This is the real world…not Rush Hour 3. I love that he was tasered. I wish we could taser Peters too :-)
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Something tells me a taser alone wouldn’t subdue Jason Peters.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 11, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe an elephant traquiliser
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If cops tasered somebody....
every time someone wanted/tried to fight them they’d be changing the batteries every 5 minutes. Besides, a taser is supposed to be a last resort, right before you shoot somebody. I don’t care that he was tasered, it was just a chickens**t thing to do… but in a huge fight like that they should have just tasered everyone there for acting like a bunch of animals. And I’ve never seen Rush Hour 3 (can’t stand Tucker), so I don’t get it. But I have seen cops dissolve big fights and big dudes without tasering anyone.
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by ForeignArrow on Apr 11, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The point was that cops don't just square off with people they have to arrest if they have the choice
It is much safer for everyone to taser someone than wrestling them to the ground, using a nightstick, etc. Get used to it, because you are going to see hit happen more and more often. I picked Rush Hour 3 for obvious reasons and because it was on HBO last night.
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by Joe P. on Apr 11, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll agree with you on the taser Joe.
It’s been a big issue up here in Canada for a while because the tasers that the RCMP uses tend to cause heart attacks in ppl that have heart conditions, and therefore have actually caused a few deaths. It caused a few groups to go up in arms screaming how tasers are as bad as guns, while totally ignoring the fact that death happens in less the 1% of the use of tasers. Simple fact is that using a taser is a hell of a lot better than using a nightstick or a gun.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It caused a few groups to go up in arms screaming how tasers are as bad as guns.
The same debate is going on in the UK regards to tasers, and our police do not carry guns normally.
Donte was a tit but i agree that it sounds like the police over reacted.
the other question is why was he trying to get through the police line? This is as important as anything else in this debate.
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by gregeng on Apr 11, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to me, tasers are a good thing and the groups acting againstthem don’t look at all the information about them.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i agree better 20000 volts than several bullets, ask Jean charles de Menezes.
but they must be used as a last resort, not when someone looks a bit scary
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by gregeng on Apr 11, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Disagree with that, simply because a gun is the method of last resort. and a taser does NOT replace a gun. A taser is a mesure of control on hostile, apparantly UNARMED, civilians, not a method of last resort.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we are too Canadian for them to understand. :D
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by Toronto? on Apr 11, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I can understand where Greg England is comming from. Bobby’s don’t carry guns, so for them tasers are methods of last resort. In North America however, they are not.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish we could taser Peters too :-)
This one had me in tears! Good one Joe.
Can you see Peters? “Don’t tase me, Joe!”
by thefourwinds on Apr 11, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hes dumb enough
let him play around with the tranq gun…do i have a dart in my neck? no, jason, sign this contract.
by thejimbo on Apr 11, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just keep him away from any pools while he has the dart in his neck...
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by WABillsfan on Apr 11, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whitner released, charges dropped.
Per Tim Graham on the Stadium Wall message board just now.
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here’s a link:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4061171
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Latest from Tim Graham
“Here’s where the confusion comes from, and this is official as of 4:13 p.m.
The charges weren’t dropped because no charges have been filed. So he was let go without having to post bond because there were no charges. But there could be."
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whitner released?!?!
Oh
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by Kurupt on Apr 12, 2009 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hoping he’d get some jail time there K?
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 12, 2009 2:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
Whitner released (from team)
I don’t really wish for that, but it does have a hint of intrigue. Showing the team that run-ins with the law and crappy play on the field won’t be tolerated. Of course, the millions-dollar man should have been the one made an example of, if anyone.
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Apr 12, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t release our defensive captain for something like this, Lynch hitting a woman and taking off is FAR worse.
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by BillsNYC on Apr 12, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Simple rule, Donte
Nothing good happens after 2 a.m.
by Zumone on Apr 11, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yawn...this is a non story
donte didn’t do anything that bad according to that story…
someone clearly pissed him off…and his emotions got the best of him
stupid…yes
will this give him serious legal problems…no
should r.g. take a look at this…maybe, but something tells me donte will get a pass
by tiimbitz4786 on Apr 11, 2009 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
… haven’t you already basically said this?
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by Brian Galliford on Apr 11, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He probably had nothing to do with the starting of the fight...
He just got caught up in the aftermath and made a bad situation worse. I would have to say most people in the same situation would hold fast and wait (or run like hell in the other direction). To run through the cop line was probably not a wise move but it’s not the dumbest thing he could do. At least he did not actually hit anybody. I doubt much actually comes of this.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 11, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
According to ESPN via Rotoworld...
“Whitner, the third Bill arrested this offseason, was also arrested in 2006 of non-criminal harassment of his live-in girlfriend.”
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&id=3691
Not that the charge then really matters.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 11, 2009 5:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ok I take it back
We are changing into the beaguls
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I remember that one.
Again, some leader this guy is….
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by Kurupt on Apr 12, 2009 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
More from SI Dot Com
…It was unclear why Whitner tried to leave the club and head for the melee, though he told officers, “My cousin’s out there, and they’ve got guns,” according to a police report, Stacho said.
Whitner said he regrets the incident.
“It’s not how I wish to conduct myself, and I apologize to all those involved,” he said in a statement released through his agent, Neil Cornrich…
by Zumone on Apr 11, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah….is that what the “story” is going to be? Donte the Hero?
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by BillsNYC on Apr 11, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perspective from a criminal lawyer
Legally speaking this does not look too damaging for Donte. Don’t get me wrong, I’m NOT suggesting he should get off with a slap on the wrist, but in all likelihood he will. (Personally, I’d try to trade him, Peters, and #147 to say the Eagles for picks 21, 28, 121, 153, and 159, but that’s another story.)
At any rate, while I am NOT a licensed OH lawyer (PA only) here’s what I have found (from the Ohio Revised Code) regarding the possible penalties facing Whitner. For more information on Ohio criminal penalties see this site.
2917.11 Disorderly conduct-(A) No person shall recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to another by doing the following: (1) Engaging in fighting, in threatening harm to persons or property, or in violent or turbulent behavior…
(E)(3) Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree if any of the following applies: a) The offender persists in disorderly conduct after reasonable warning or request to desist; c) The offense is committed in the presence of any law enforcement officer…who is engaged in the person’s duties at the scene…
The maximum penalty for a fourth degree misdemeanor is 30 days imprisonment or a $250 fine or both.
NOTE: This could be constituted a minor misdemeanor, which is punishable by only a $150 max fine.
2921.33 Resisting arrest-(A) No person, recklessly or by force, shall resist or interfere with a lawful arrest of the person or another. (D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of resisting arrest. A violation of division (A) of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree. The maximum penalty associated with a second degree misdemeanor is 90 days imprisonment and/or a $750 fine.
Granted, I don’t have all the facts at my disposal, but it appears that there is insufficient evidence for a conviction on the resisting arrest charge, so I can see a probationary sentence somewhere between 1-12 months and a fine not to exceed $5000 (depending on what crime(s) is/are eventually charged).
by BBFan4Ever on Apr 11, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the research and info.
I never thought I’d say this, but sometimes its good to have lawyers :-P
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s it, CBF. Now you’ve gone too far! ;-)
by thefourwinds on Apr 12, 2009 7:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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