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Read the following article before you start criticizing the decision by the coaches to pursue Marcus Davis:
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/si ... report.csp

Doesn't seem like a major crime so it's not that big of deal in him coming here.

Wow driving with flat tire gets you 30 days in jail or community service, and $1600 in fines? Seems a bit steep to me, but the economy sucks right now and towns are broke.

It's interesting that when you hear DUI, people assume driving drunk. While I'm sure it's the vast majority of cases, there are many other instances of DUIs as well.

buckmarkduck wrote:Wow driving with flat tire gets you 30 days in jail or community service, and $1600 in fines? Seems a bit steep to me, but the economy sucks right now and towns are broke.

My sentiments exactly... 30 days in jail?

Of course, in Texas, IIRC, it is perfectly legal to shoot the kid who is jacking the stereo out of your SUV, so it's not that surprising, I guess.

woundedknees wrote:

buckmarkduck wrote:Wow driving with flat tire gets you 30 days in jail or community service, and $1600 in fines? Seems a bit steep to me, but the economy sucks right now and towns are broke.

My sentiments exactly... 30 days in jail?

Of course, in Texas, IIRC, it is perfectly legal to shoot the kid who is jacking the stereo out of your SUV, so it's not that surprising, I guess.

30 days in jail ?... My first thought also... Man, you don't want to break the law in Texas, no wonder they execute the most criminals in the US.

He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, probation for a year, fined $200 and ordered to pay court costs and other restitution and fees totaling $1,630. He also was ordered to complete 60 hours of community service; court records show that he completed the community service by late April.

Holy crap... for "reckless driving"... Whoa, stay outta Texas...

Texas? I think he was also found guilty of driving while African American.

"great" state of Tejas a lot over the last 5 years and I will tell you this from first hand experience, if you ever get pulled over you better mind your "p's" & "q's". The are a thin-skinned bunch down there and will nail you for anything they can think of. I can actually see myself in the same situation doing the same thing that he did. I'll bet they fined him for damaging their prescious pavement. Let's give this kid a chance. Yes I know I posted earlier something about "Bongterrio" but that was a knee jerk reaction to the "controlled substance" thing. I ASS umed it was weed, and let's be honest here, people who do that don't regularly give it up until they get a little older, IF then.

I worked with a guy in the late 80's who hit the weed, among other things, on a regular basis... One fine spring evening, he drove his company car home, picking up a 16-17 year old female on the way, transferred to his own car, and drove off for points south... Leaving behind a decent (Not great) job, a house he was in the process of purchasing, a pretty wife and 3 pre-teen children.

10 days later, he called from a jail, somewhere in Texas.

He had been picked up for possession of marijuana, and transporting a minor across state lines. (Probably some other related issues, but I never heard all of it.)

If my boss would have promised him a job for returning to Oregon, Texas authorities offered to send him back. Otherwise he was eligible for 8+ years in the Texas penal system.

Lucky for him, his Mama in North Carolina got him a gig cooking at a Bed & Breakfast out there.

Don't screw up in Texas.

karlhungis wrote:Texas? I think he was also found guilty of driving while African American.

I had a delivery driver in my Tacoma branch who was a clean cut ex-US Army vet discharged from Fort Lewis. A real yes sir /no sir friendly and clean cut looking guy. Had a Jamaican accent though when he talked.

Get a call from our insurance company, they want to cancel him off our insurance. Turns out he had 5 moving violations on his record. Three of which were driving 30 in a 25 zone, failure to put on a turn signal in time and another that smelled D.W.A.A.

One night I get a call from him at the weight station North of Vancouver. The State Patrol has impounded our Hino Truck at the weigh station. I drive out in the middle of the night. They say we have a pinhole leak in the exhaust pipe under the truck. Won't let me tape it and take it to the shop (though there was nothing really worth taping). Have to call and wakeup my Portland branch manager to bring another truck and we have to swap loads at the Weigh Station.

I come back the next day by myself, tell the people on duty I am taking the truck to the shop. No problem and off I go.

With him driving our Trucks were pulled out of line for safety inspection more times in 6 months than the previous 5 years combined. We finally took him off driving and put him in the warehouse. You don'd need to go to Texas to get a DWAA.

There is a fine line between very strict laws/enforcement and basic human rights violations. Texas crosses into both on a daily basis. I prefer to stay far away from Texas at all cost. There's simply nothing there for me.

Haha, I actually really liked Texas. I'd move to Austin in a heartbeat.

Elduderino wrote:Haha, I actually really liked Texas. I'd move to Austin in a heartbeat.

Austin is a great city... met a lot of very nice ladies there years ago.

Bigducker wrote:

Elduderino wrote:Haha, I actually really liked Texas. I'd move to Austin in a heartbeat.

Austin is a great city... met a lot of very nice ladies there years ago.

Soooo true bro! Marcus was showing me all his ladies from back home. He has this one that hes really serious with and shes a Dime. My jaw just dropped!