Manslaughter > Jaywalking...but only slightly

A quick update on what I'm doing for those of you I haven't talked to in a while. I'm currently searching for gainful employment and inhabiting my parent's basement. I only mention that second part because I now have a blog, and combining the two make it not only stereotypical but very funny...even if it's at my own expense.

I promise this blog won't be all sports. Most of you who know me know that I have a broader base than that. But for today we're going with the NFL.

So...

Donte Stallworth got 30 days in jail for killing a man with his vehicle. I almost fell off the f***ing elliptical this morning when I saw that on ESPN's bottom line. Seriously. I stopped what I was doing and audibly said "What the hell?" Every old woman in the cardio room looked at me with disgust.

Make no mistake. I really don't care how much jail time he does. In fact, my hat goes off to his attorney. This guy has just established himself as the legal equivalent of Dr. James Andrews in professional sports.

Just to put it in perspective: A friend of mine did 2 months last year for beating the ever-loving hell out of some poor bastard who grabbed his girlfriend's ass or something. Plax is about to cut a plea deal and do probably 3-6 months for pulling a Cheddar Bob. Maurice Clarett is currently on the wrong end of a 7.5 year sentence for armed robbery and concealed weapons charges. What do they all have in common? None of them killed anyone.

The ace in the hole for Stallworth's defense team was that the victim was jaywalking. I didn't know jaywalking negated manslaughter. As if it's somehow less reprehensible that Stallworth was too drunk to recognize a full-sized human being crossing the street in front of him. But his attorney somehow managed to convince 12 (supposedly) reasonable people that if the victim had been walking in a designated crossing area that Donte would have practiced his civic duty and yielded to the pedestrian. Our justice system needs a complete overhaul. Bring back the firing squad.

This first post is getting kind of long so I'll start winding down. I'll be in the 757 tomorrow evening for a final interview in VA Beach. I'm not going to post where I'm interviewing or what I'll be doing until it's all over. I want this job and I'm not going to jinx it. But cross your fingers for me, and if you're in the area then call me for drinks or dinner on Thursday evening. I'll be there through Friday morning.

Until tomorrow, I remain...

Kyle Evan Bailey


Thoughts of the day:

- The rest of the media is apparently just catching up to what Bill Maher said about President Obama spending too much time in front of the camera. I watched Maher's segment live last week, and it was hard to swallow considering I still have faith in the man... but I agree. President Obama needs to spend less time playing televised pick-up games and more time creating jobs so that I can find one. I don't want to go to grad school.

- If what counts in a person is on the inside rather than the ouside...then Nancy Grace is even more repulsive than I imagined. That woman is rotten to the core.

- Are there really people outside of Chicago who thought that Sammy Sosa was clean? A-Rod and Sosa are 2 players on a list of 104 that failed the test. By the time that list is fully disclosed (and believe me, it will be), there won't be a single active player of worth since 1990 voted into the HOF.

- If the NFL prints "Super Bowl Champions" merchandise for both teams before the big game, and they send the losing team's gear off to 3rd world countries...does Sports Illustrated manufacturer championship DVD's, commemorative balls/plaques and such ahead of time? And do they then send the losing team's stuff to 3rd world countries?