News Log Number Three

Plaxico Burres has been sentenced to serve a two year prison sentence for possession of firearm.

Burres, who played for The New York Giants as a wide receiver , was in a nightclub last year when his gun that was in his waistband went off and shot him in the leg. Plaxico Burres was taken to the hospital by teammate Antonio Pierce, and when he was admitted into the hospital, the doctor that saw him did not report the gun shot wound at first, which is required by the law. Before the gun incident Plaxico Burres was considered a her because of how well he played. In 2008 Burres caught the game winning touchdown with only 35 seconds left in the game. After that Plaxico's career started to go down hill. He was reported that he missed a practice, which caused him to get suspended, and later, in the same month he was fined 45,000 dollars because he yelled at a referee and through a football into the stand. Plaxico Burres was released from the New York Giants in April.

My respone:

I think that what Plaxico Burres did not only put himself in trouble, but it also put people around him in trouble, such as the doctor who did not report the gun shot wound, Antonio Pierce who brought him to the hospital, and was sought to have chargers brought upon him. I think that if Plaxico Burres does spend some time in jail it might make him realize that even though no one but himself got hurt, it could have been worse and more people could have suffered from his mistake of bringing a gun to a night club.