re: Henry Ruggs involved in serious car accident

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not only did he kill someone, but he sat on the curb while a woman and her dog were trapped inside a burning vehicle and did nothing.

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Don't take this as defending Ruggs in any way, but there isn't anything he could have done at that point once that car is already engulfed in flames. At least he didn't try to flee the scene.

I recall several threads on the OT where the subject of drinking and driving came up. Some posters got indignant that others were telling them that was a shitty thing to do. They acted like it was no big deal and the ones calling them out were just uptight or prudes. Wonder if they're reconsidering?

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Former #Raiders WR Henry Ruggs is accused of driving 156 mph seconds before the crash. He was at 127mph when airbags deployed. His blood alcohol level was .161, which is more than twice the legal limit. A loaded gun was also found in the car.

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Holy. shite. Bankrupt this MFer for all he is worth. And then keep him rotting in jail until he’s breathed his last.

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The Toyota “was soon overcome with smoke and heat from flames,” and Hart had to back away, according to the report.

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Add another wrecked life. This dude will have PTSD having had to observe/hear a young woman scream as she burns to death. Can’t imagine. Can’t imagine at all. This dude will be in therapy for awhile.

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David Carr in damage control mode I’ll try this again, my apologies if the last tweet sounded incentive, I just can’t imagine another team having to deal with so much off the field. It obviously hits a little to close to home for a brother.

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The Raiders should probably go radio silent. What a dumbass callous thing to double down on. Another team? How about another family whose life got wrecked because of some POS drunk. Carr should not have opened up the Twitter.

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I recall several threads on the OT where the subject of drinking and driving came up. Some posters got indignant that others were telling them that was a shitty thing to do. They acted like it was no big deal and the ones calling them out were just uptight or prudes. Wonder if they're reconsidering?

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How many posters were defending going 150 mph while more than double the BAC limit on a residential road?

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Other than luck, yea.

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I think it's a binary in that driving drunk is always a bad thing, but the severity of the offense in my mind is correlated to how impaired you are. There is a spectrum here that ranges from severely irresponsible to reprehensible.

This criminal ruined a person’s life.
Prayers sent to woman, the dog and their family.
Ruggs is a POS!!!

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Derek Carr said he and Hunter Renfrow, avid golfers when not playing quarterback and receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders, received a text message with a video attached from Henry Ruggs III late Monday night.

"A golf swing," Carr said Wednesday of the contents of the message from Ruggs, who had been at sports entertainment venue Topgolf and asked, "'How's my swing look? You guys need to help me.'

"Just seeing that and then getting the news when we woke up, how am I supposed to handle that? How am I supposed to react?"

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Jesus


I’m a big proponent of safe driving. Drunk or not. Irresponsible drivers who put lives in danger, sober or not, deserve HEAVY punishment IMO. It’s something I don’t think we care enough about.

I think weaving in and out of traffic at 100 should land you a WAY stiffer punishment than flawless driving at .08. I can’t stand people who drive aggressively.

I wouldn’t be upset at all if Ruggs somehow received more than the 20 year max. He deserves it.

But I can’t help but feel bad for him. Especially after the what Carr said.

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In a just world, he would go to prison for 20+ years. In the celebrity world, he’ll probably get sentenced to 5 and out in less than 1.

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He’s going to get all 20

I’d certainly understand that sentence