Milwaukee Brewers ace Yovani Gallardo was arrested and cited for drunken driving early Tuesday morning.
‘Failing to stay in the lanes’
Drew Olson of ESPN Wisconsin broke the news, reporting that Gallardo was pulled over at 2:10 a.m. on Interstate 94 near Miller Park for driving too slowly and failing to in the lanes. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office said Gallardo’s blood-alcohol level was .22, nearly three times the legal limit of .08.
The 27-year-old will not face jail time for this first-time offense, the sheriff’s office told ESPN Wisconsin, but will have to pay hundreds of dollars in fines for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and for drifting outside of the lanes.
‘No prior criminal record’
Gallardo has no prior criminal record, so this setback is not as bad as it could have been. According to Olson, the pitcher is believed to be the first Brewer to be arrested for drunk driving since John Jaha in 1998.
Should the Milwaukee Brewers dump Yovani Gallardo as their ace? Or should they just let the offense go and hope this never happens again? Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions with us. Broadcast your voice to the world via the comment box below!
Source: Matt Fitzgerald, Bleacher Report
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LZ Granderson: Ted Nugent Should Be Jailed
Nugent’s words were: “If Barack Obama is elected, I’ll either be dead or in jail this time next year,” which sounds to me like he’s open to directing his disapproval of Obama in a way that is violent and unlawful. When you see that statement next to Nugent comparing Obama and his colleagues to coyotes that needed to be shot, as well as the need to “ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November,” I don’t see how that rant cannot be looked upon as a threat on the president’s life.
I don’t care how you feel about Nugent’s music or Obama’s policies, it seems that if there were a First Amendment line to cross, that would be it. The First Amendment protects freedom of speech but it cannot insulate folks against the social and cultural repercussions that come from saying something offensive.
Obama is hardly the only president to have a U.S. citizen publicly threaten his life. If people don’t like the president, they can say that. They can vote against them. They can run. They can leave. But they shouldn’t be allowed to go on the Internet or radio and threaten his or her life. I felt that way about George W. Bush, I feel that way about President Obama, and I will feel that way if Mitt Romney gets elected. That’s because this conversation isn’t about them or the parties they represent. It’s about maintaining some level of respect for the office. How can we begin to talk seriously about “restoring America”– whatever that means — when we openly threaten the life of our chief ambassador?
I’m not surprised to hear such comments from Nugent. But I am surprised that in a country with 106 million handguns, 105 million rifles, 83 million shotguns and four assassinated presidents, we don’t take such talk more seriously.
How about you, do you think Ted Nugent deserves jail time for threatening Obama’s life? Feel free to voice out your opinions!
Source: CNN
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