Looks like another player is throwing his life away
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Who is Deiondre Porter? Has he played any because I didn't ever remember seeing his name on a jersey.
An athletic Tampa QB (to small) that came to UF as CB. Has mostly played on the ST's so far.
Whatta-shame....
Whatta-shame....
An athletic Tampa QB (to small) that came to UF as CB. Has mostly played on the ST's so far.
Whatta-shame....
Were there any red flags when we recruited him?
Yes we do have the 10-20-Life when a firearm is used in a "forcible felony". Use a gun and you're done.
Hate to hear this. Can someone explain to me why young men, blessed with extraordinary talent, stupidly choose to throw it all away. Even if the NFL isn't in the future a degree form UF can take a person places most people can't dream of going.
Dear Lord, rain down on us your misdemeanors we pray, Amen!
We could rely on the genuine lawyers here to interpret it for us, but it seems to me that the state law is more harsh than its advocates & promoters let on, because it also seems to apply to use of a firearm in self-defense (altho' that doesn't seem to be what the player is accused of):
There was a case, perhaps within the last year or so, in which a woman who had a court's restraining order in effect against a certain man, whom I believe was her physically abusive exhusband, discovered him breaking into her own (and not his) home in blatant violation of that court order. In hopes of defending herself against an imminent attack, she ran into her garage to get her gun, and reentered her house. He found her, and either charged her, or was about to charge, so she raised her gun and fired a shot into her own ceiling in his direction. She never fired any bullet that struck him nor even (as I recall) any one that was aimed at him. When the incident came to trial, the judge applied the state law literally, and sentenced the woman to 10 years in prison.
That's what the state law did for a woman who, if unarmed, might've ended the incident seriously injured or even dead. Even tho' there are likely a lot of people who believe that she would've been morally justified in just shooting him dead. It's not an issue that I could claim to have carefully followed, so I have no idea whether the woman has had any success with any appeal(s) that she might've attempted.
It's an example of why voters or activists should ignore smooth assurances (e.g.: "we'd never apply the law to that situation") from advocates or promoters of any particular item of legislation. Then support, or oppose, or vote on the legislation based on what it actually says.
And an example of why successful defense of your own life, or the lives of loved ones by using a firearm, may be just the beginning of a legal nightmare. Plus a financial nightmare if there's no basis for ‘professional courtesy’ to eliminate or reduce legal fees.
If it's true that the player went on the offensive with a gun, his future is awfully d@#n bleak right here in the State of Florida.
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The team that plays together stays together. They should have invited him to the party.
What an idiot. If this is true and I suspect it is, give him the boot. Make room for athletes who want to stay out of trouble, get an education and contribute to the team.
She should have fired, repeatedly, into his forehead instead of the ceiling. Then it's her story against a dead man's. Just sayin......
Mad ups for the Foo Fighters reference.
I saw them in DC on July 4th and in Atlanta about 10 days ago. Good shows.
Someone on another board wrote that his father is a cop. That has not been verified to my knowledge. FWIW
More like;
"Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand?"
(from my generation, you young punk)
sadgator was at the Atlanta show too. It was awesome when they brought Jewel on stage. They were fantastic.
Reading my reply as freshly posted, I'd already decided to add a few thoughts in-place above, not yet having seen any additional replies (including yours), mainly:
That's what the state law did for a woman who, if unarmed, might've ended the incident seriously injured or even dead. Even tho' there are likely a lot of people who believe that she would've been morally justified in just shooting him dead.
Upon further review of your recommendation, would the woman have been legally better positioned to be explaining to law-enforcement why her own home contains a man she knows who's dead and bearing bullet holes, while 1 of her hands bears gunpowder burns (or is such evidence just a coating of burned powder?)? Interested readers would probably need to get an informal opinion from a lawyer who specializes in Florida firearms & criminal law, or a neighborly law-enforcement officer. But it is guarrr-annn-d@#n-teed that his death would've ended the physical threat that he poses. Altho' vengeful or litigious next-of-kin could add a new chapter to her nightmares, especially any vengeful next-of-kin that she wouldn't recognize.
So I've now learned that finishing editing one's own reply, reposting it, then seeing the posting as edited, doesn't cause this forum's newfangled software to show anyone else's replies that had been posted in the interim (i.e.: while busy editing one's own).
If this initial digression (mea culpa) metastasizes into a thread-hijacking, maybe 1 of our moderators should yank it from this "Gator Sports" forum, and into The Lounge.
Great stuff. I am so happy the weather held out just enough. The light rain was actually refreshing. It was funny how many people from Florida were in the crowd. I hope Dave was joking about only going to Pensacola.
I was house left about 30 yards back. The crowd was incredibly well behaved. We also hit the Falcons/Texans game that day after attending the Ole Miss/UF game the night before. Not a bad weekend.
That's some expendable cash there, gimme some!Great stuff. I am so happy the weather held out just enough. The light rain was actually refreshing. It was funny how many people from Florida were in the crowd. I hope Dave was joking about only going to Pensacola.
I was house left about 30 yards back. The crowd was incredibly well behaved. We also hit the Falcons/Texans game that day after attending the Ole Miss/UF game the night before. Not a bad weekend.
Your memory is terrible and you have completely butchered the facts in that case. I suggest you reboot.
"In September 2009, Alexander, a 31-year-old divorcée, obtained a restraining order against Rico Gray, 37, after he beat her so badly that she had to go to the hospital.
Six months later, they married. In July 2010, two months after walking down the aisle, Alexander gave birth to their first child.
During the preceding two months Alexander had not been living with Gray, but on the evening of July 31, just over a week after giving birth, Alexander left her newborn daughter at the hospital and went to Gray’s home, where she stayed the night.
The next morning, Gray arrived at the house with his two sons, 9 and 13, and the family had a pleasant breakfast.
The trouble began when Alexander gave Gray her cell phone so that he could see pictures of their new daughter. On the phone he spotted text messages from Alexander to her ex-husband, arousing Gray’s suspicions about the true father of the baby.
A “verbal argument ensued,” according to court documents, and Alexander went into the garage. Here is where things get messy.
According to Alexander, she went to the garage to flee Gray, who was threatening her. So why did she go back into the house? Alexander has been less than consistent on this point. She has claimed that the garage door would not open, forcing her back inside [police found no problem with the garage door], and also that she had forgotten her keys in the house. In either case, she grabbed her handgun from the glove compartment (the gun was legal, and Alexander had a concealed-carry permit) and went back inside.
And here things get messier. Alexander says that Gray threatened to kill her, so she fired a “warning shot.” But according to the court order denying Alexander’s motion to dismiss, she had pointed the gun in the direction of “all three victims” — Gray and his two young sons — and fired a shot “nearly missing [Gray’s] head.”
Gray’s account aligns with this — and adds a bit of color. Gray says that just before heading into the garage, Alexander told him, “I got something for your ass.” When she came back in with the gun, he put his hands in the air. After the shot, he fled out the front door with his sons and called 911. “She said she’s ‘sick of this sh*t,’” he told the dispatcher. “She shot at me, inside the house, while my boys were standing right next to me. Lord have mercy.”
Alexander never called the police."
People like you are why I trust event logs and not eye witnesses.
Yeah. Tons from Florida. sadgator and mrs. sadgator were in the middle in front of the tech stand. For those Foo Fans who missed it...click on the link and watch the video. This was just totally bad ass. It'll take your mind off suspensions and bad stuff...http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...rohl-on-stop-draggin-my-heart-around-20151005Great stuff. I am so happy the weather held out just enough. The light rain was actually refreshing. It was funny how many people from Florida were in the crowd. I hope Dave was joking about only going to Pensacola.
I was house left about 30 yards back. The crowd was incredibly well behaved. We also hit the Falcons/Texans game that day after attending the Ole Miss/UF game the night before. Not a bad weekend.
