Last week Lance Briggs plead guilty to leaving the scene of his accident, and also the failure to report being involved in that accident according to ESPN.com. If you hadn’t heard of this incident, the Bears linebacker lost control of his $350,000 Lamborghini Murcielago outside Chicago early in the morning on August 27. He faces 120 hours of community service and will be under court supervision for the next year. Abandoning the scene of an accident is a misdemeanor and failing to report an accident is punishable by fine. He was only fined $485 for his failure to report, hardly a meaningful fine to an athlete who makes in the millions each year. Briggs was given a lighter sentence than what could have been sentenced because this was his first arrest and he was given the benefit of the doubt. The reason he fled from the scene is because he panicked and didn’t know what to do. I don’t know how much money you need to have, or how stupid you need to act, but if I wouldn’t abandon a car worth $350,000 for the life of me. His car is worth more than many peoples home’s, and he left it on the side of the road. As if we didn’t need any more problems with players in the NFL this year. It seems like the general behavior of NFL players has deteriorated to embarrassing levels over the last few years. This is a pretty minor issue, however, compared to the actions of Michael Vick, but it still tarnishes the image of the NFL.
The picture was found at www.chicagobears.com
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I agree that the punishment isn't going to affect Briggs one bit, but the government can't give one punishment to one person and another to someone else just because of their income. That would result in all kinds of lawsuits. As for the crime itself, when are these football players going to start taking responsibility for their actions, and be the role models that people in their position 20 years ago were thrilled to be. Superstars today don't care how much trouble they get into just because they know that they can afford the fines with their multi-million dollar salaries. Hopefully some of them will wake up with the harsh punishment coming soon to Michael Vick.
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