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Quadraton · 07-16-2004, 09:27 PM

Good. It's about damn time.

I'm sick and tired of people treating him like he's some sort of victim in this whole thing. Everybody keeps focussing on the plight of poor, poor Dan, and all the anguish he has to go through, then they treat him like some sort of hero for living through his turmoil. I can remember when Heatley started skating again, and all the highlight reels focused on Dan Heatley for about a week. Dan Heatley dresses up. Dan Heatly skates on the ice. Dan Heatley takes a shot on net. Dan Heatley's unimportant teammate scores a goal, and Dan Heatley nods his approval. We love you Dan!

The man drove his $400,000 Ferrari at speeds of 100-140 kph in a 50 kph zone. That's not just fast, it's reckless. He inevitably ends up slamming his car into a brick wall, and in the process, kills his friend in the passenger seat. He wasn't being chased, he wasn't rushing to the hospital, no one held a gun to his head and forced him to drive recklessly. I know this is a tired old line, but if he were anyone else, people wouldn't think twice because he was charged with with vehicular manslaughter. Why should he be absolved of any responsibility, or treated any differently just because he's a really good hockey player?

And I couldn't stand listening to Heatley's lawyer. His biggest complaint was that these charges were going to ruin Heatley's life. Boo-hoo. It made me sick listening to that crap.

[edit:] And for the record, that bastard got real lucky. Even after charges were laid, Snyder's family still supported him. It's not every day you can kill someone's son, and be forgiven by his parents like that.

07-16-2004, 09:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Quadraton Addict Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada	Good. It's about damn time. I'm sick and tired of people treating him like he's some sort of victim in this whole thing. Everybody keeps focussing on the plight of poor, poor Dan, and all the anguish he has to go through, then they treat him like some sort of hero for living through his turmoil. I can remember when Heatley started skating again, and all the highlight reels focused on Dan Heatley for about a week. Dan Heatley dresses up. Dan Heatly skates on the ice. Dan Heatley takes a shot on net. Dan Heatley's unimportant teammate scores a goal, and Dan Heatley nods his approval. We love you Dan! The man drove his $400,000 Ferrari at speeds of 100-140 kph in a 50 kph zone. That's not just fast, it's reckless. He inevitably ends up slamming his car into a brick wall, and in the process, kills his friend in the passenger seat. He wasn't being chased, he wasn't rushing to the hospital, no one held a gun to his head and forced him to drive recklessly. I know this is a tired old line, but if he were anyone else, people wouldn't think twice because he was charged with with vehicular manslaughter. Why should he be absolved of any responsibility, or treated any differently just because he's a really good hockey player? And I couldn't stand listening to Heatley's lawyer. His biggest complaint was that these charges were going to ruin Heatley's life. Boo-hoo. It made me sick listening to that crap. [edit:] And for the record, that bastard got real lucky. Even after charges were laid, Snyder's family still supported him. It's not every day you can kill someone's son, and be forgiven by his parents like that. __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing" - Voltaire Last edited by Quadraton; 07-16-2004 at 11:07 PM..