It will show up on those "neighborhood protections sites" but not until after the court hearing (which is tomorrow) so doing a search for it right now would mean you would have to have an inside track into the police records.
I was checking on the past two (from Houston). I'll update that situation a little. Rafer did indeed go ahead and plead guilty to the two misdeamenors charges. The details released though were not entirely accurate. Rafer had been drinking and was with friends. He did make physical contact with the person but did not push him as the man claimed. Due to the fact that that they were just fines Rafer went ahead and pleaded guilty and paid the fines. It will not show up in a basic records search
From what I can gather on this so far Rafer will most likely plea out in this case and be given probation and community service (along with court fines and having to get randomly tested for alcohol and drugs). He could drag it through trial (and could possibly win the case) but I highly doubt that's what the organization or he would want to do. If I hear anything else I'll post it.
Is it worse that assaulting a woman? A DWI may not be, but I'd say assaulting a woman is as bad as domestic abuse.
Its time to move on from rafer alston obviously.... http://games.espn.go.com/nba/featur...~2763~2753~568&teams=30~30~30~10~10&te=&cash= Send them picks to sweeten deal. This takes care of are backup center problem too..
This Trade Succeeded! Go back to adjust your trade or start over. Chicago Bulls Incoming Players Luther Head Salary: $1,962,378 Years Remaining: 1 Chuck Hayes Salary: $1,768,000 Years Remaining: 2 Rafer Alston Salary: $4,900,000 Years Remaining: 2 Outgoing Players: Kirk HinrichHouston Rockets Incoming Players Kirk Hinrich Salary: $10,000,000 Years Remaining: 4 Outgoing Players: Luther Head, Chuck Hayes, Rafer Alston
Phelps was criticized at the time. There has to be a balance. Hold people accountable, but forgive them at some point. I am sure Phelps would undo if he could. What Alston did is serious, just as it was when Phelps did it years ago.
This is the trade i've been yellin for all summer. or work a sign trade for Landry into the mix. Rafer is not a championship caliber pg - accept it. This only goes to show he's also a moron. Get a freakin driver!
You obviously never been in this type of situation. Things dont allways go the way you would expect. Pleading guilty doesnt mean you did it anymore. The courts are so overbooked and the DA's, Judges, detectives and lawyers are so desensitized to the common persons legal plight that most of the time they would rather force you into excepting a lesser penalty than finding out what really happend. They call it a Plea bargin. If you have been in that situation you know what I'm talking about. If you havent then there is no way to explain the feeling except helpless.
It definitely says something. I'm not condoning drinking and driving at all (in fact I've mentioned many times that I think it's ignorant) but pleading guilty doesn't always mean what it sounds. Many celebrities choose to plead guilty or no contest instead of going through a trial. They could possibly beat the charges in many situations but they could also lose the case. it's much easier in these situations to agree to a plea and take a the penalty. Even if convicted on a first offense he wouldn't stand to serve jail time (nor would most non celebrities) so it makes sense to get it over with. it's just the way the court system works. he made a mistake and did something stupid. Nobody can argue that. Hopefully it doesn't happen again. To those who are saying "who cares" that's pretty ignorant. To those pulling up his crimnal record and comparing it to Artest's, ect..... that's dumb as well. What's the point? The consensus should be both make stupid mistakes and hopefully they learn from them.
You are all over the map on this thread. many posters have also observed the same thing as me. You need to look into the details (I haven't) of what the assualt was on a the woman when comparing it to domestic abuse. Both are wrong but if he pushed a woman it is much different then if he is consistantly beating his wife (like Jason Kidd). If you don't think animal abuse is serious then you may want to do some research on the Michael Vick case. Yes, he was dishonest with a grand jury but the dog fighting is ultimately what let to his demise.
Lol. Maybe someone should yell to you that WE CAN'T SIGN AND TRADE LANDRY! Keep "yellin" for that trade. It's not going to happen ever. Unless you are perfect (which we know you aren't) then i can say you've made ignorant mistakes (like the rest of us have) and are also a moron by your logic. Sound right?
Offcial police report on rafer. he was pulled over on a traffic violation (no lights as reported). The officer realized he had been drinking. He admitted to having 4 Vodka and Cranberry's. He was coming from a club (not going to say the name) and could not remember when he started drinking. He needed the door handle of his car to help him get out. He refused any field sobriety tests. he was taken into custody and booked.
Reminds me of when I lost my Virginity. Except I didn't have any drinks,And I came out of a strip club.
