Comments on: Attorney: “Bowers Will Be Fully Exonerated”

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:37:54 +0000

@ captain,

Im confused on that point. Cause reports say he was checking in to fly to Raleigh. Usually if you have a connecting flight u get a ticket to your final destination. So you dont check in again so to speak till you get to your gate.

Got me man.

By: BKNYfootballhead

BKNYfootballhead — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:18:25 +0000

Gee, Big Mac, you really come off as a civilized adult individual.

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:01:44 +0000

The people of NY are the ones that elect the idiots that make these stupid laws. It takes an idiot to elect an idiot, and at this point in time, well over half of the voters in NY are idiots.

By: PRBucFan

PRBucFan — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:06:29 +0000

Which truth was that? lol

By: Capt. Tim

Capt. Tim — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:05:44 +0000

Eric- just my impression, but I thought he was just changing planes in NY. That may also factor in- length of Time in the state. Concealed weapon permits Are honored in nearly every state from here to NY, but a valid Permit in Florida is not honored in NY.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:55:10 +0000

Mike Vick’s lawyer said that when the truth comes out he would be exonerated too.

By: St Augustine

St Augustine — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:39:38 +0000

LMAO @ jake!

By: Capt. Tim

Capt. Tim — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:31:37 +0000

BKNY- not one bad word or thought towards the people of New York. Only hate the gun laws. They seem to deliberately target the law abiding for prosecution. Plus they have been counter productive. Every escalation in gun control was followed by a rise in violent crime.

Criminals love knowing that their victims are defenseless! It makes them feel nice and safe robbing you.

By: Brent

Brent — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:07:46 +0000

Interstate travel with a weapon is legal in all states this federal law supercedes any state law. So he flys into ny with it properly checked does his business llans to return or go to nc and declares his weapon at counter normal procedure except ny idiots dont know the law. I mentioned in another post how a US congressman had a connection flight in ny from ca and the connection flight was canceled he had to claim his bags one was his checked weapon. He spent the night in ny and retuned next day to airport and goes to counter to declare his weapon to ticket agent and she calls cops over and they arrest him. He was cleared of all charges but left a lot of cash in ny to prove that the federal interstate travel covered him on his travels with a weapon.

By: PRBucFan

PRBucFan — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:39:48 +0000

@BKNY
I don’t think that we were criticizing New Yorkers at any point, just NY Gun Laws. They are indeed horrible.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:35:42 +0000

On the other hand if the guy was in new York then went to the airport possessing a gun,within the city limits, he was violating the law the whole time. Wonder where he was staying? or was he staying in New York City?

By: Russ Miller

Russ Miller — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:13:44 +0000

The difference between Bowers and Burress’s cases is that Burress pled DOWN to the charge that Bowers now faces. Burress faced reckless endangerment and avoided much more serious jail time by pleading to the lesser illegal gun possession charge. Bowers’s attorney is doing the right thing by beginning the negotiations with “charges dismissed” as his starting point. What better place would you want your attorney to start from? Better yet, another attorney who’s also handled such cases in Queens has told the Tampa Bay Times that it’s not at all unusual to get the charges dismissed. Bowers was acting in good faith and made an honest– not a shifty– mistake, which makes all the difference in the world. It really irritates me when so-called fans and sportswriters are quick to condemn celebrities for just plain being human beings with the same flaws and bad luck as the rest of us. There are no good or bad people, only good and bad deeds. Can’t wait for our guy to come home and shine on the field again!