A 61-year-old ex-con, who was pinched for lifting two Belgian flower boxes worth $8,000 from Tom Brady [stats], is now on the street panhandling to repay the New England Patriots [team stats] QB.
When I read this story in the Boston Herald on Friday, I hoped that everyone would boycott the Patriots if Brady insisted on collecting. I also hoped that people would help the poor guy out with some spare change, but they probably wouldn't if they knew that it would go to a multi-multi-multi-millionaire star athlete instead of to a guy who isn't sure where his next meal will come from.
Then I read this today. Great news, but I still hope that Brady never sees a dime of it and that the judge dismisses the charges.
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
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I've got to say I don't agree with you. Theft is theft and you have to set precedents otherwise people would steal from every rich person and humiliate them into dropping the case. I assume Tom Brady didn't set the fine the judge did, so why don't you boycott the judge?
ReplyDeleteI don't watch football, actually, so neither Brady nor the Pats are under any threat from me. And if I ever have to appear in court, I will be happy to refuse to appear in front of this or any other judge!
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