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Ben Wallace sentenced to 1 year in prison

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Re: Ben Wallace sentenced to 1 year in prison 

Post#21 » by Billl » Wed Mar 19, 2014 5:58 pm

"It's unfortunate that some posters here are trying to judge Wallace from his past. "

He turned right and crashed through a fence and into a tree. If had turned left, he might have killed someone. Dude made hundred million bucks or so in the NBA. Call a damn taxi!
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Re: Ben Wallace sentenced to 1 year in prison 

Post#22 » by ElectricMayhem » Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:21 pm

Neptune wrote:It's unfortunate that some posters here are trying to judge Wallace from his past.


Maybe I'm missing something here, but how else, exactly, would you judge someone?

I just spent 5 minutes trying to judge Wallace on his future and it only left me confused.
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Re: Ben Wallace sentenced to 1 year in prison 

Post#23 » by twix2500 » Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:36 am

Isnt that quite steep for leaving your car after hitting a tree and a fence? I can see a hefty fine and get sued. But a year in prison that doesnt make any sense.
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Re: Ben Wallace sentenced to 1 year in prison 

Post#24 » by MotownMadness » Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:02 am

twix2500 wrote:Isnt that quite steep for leaving your car after hitting a tree and a fence? I can see a hefty fine and get sued. But a year in prison that doesnt make any sense.

It got suspended all except 2 days, Mod should just close this for me
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Re: Ben Wallace sentenced to 1 year in prison 

Post#25 » by Laimbeer » Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:40 pm

ElectricMayhem wrote:
Neptune wrote:It's unfortunate that some posters here are trying to judge Wallace from his past.


Maybe I'm missing something here, but how else, exactly, would you judge someone?

I just spent 5 minutes trying to judge Wallace on his future and it only left me confused.


I think he meant the judgement of this event is being colored by Ben's more distant past (before this event).
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