Raiders' Henry Ruggs in fatal accident - will be charged with DUI resulting in death

[Dante84]

Update: Not a rumor, actually happened. Story developing.

Per TMZ: 10:27 AM PT -- A source close to Ruggs tells us the NFL'er is expected to be OK. The condition of the other people involved in the crash is still unclear.

10:40 AM PT -- A law enforcement source tells us at least one person involved in the crash has died. Ruggs' attorney, David Chesnoff, tells TMZ Sports, "On behalf of our client Henry Ruggs III we are conducting our own investigation as of this writing and ask everyone to reserve judgment until all the facts are gathered."

A lot of rumors floating around, and there was a pretty bad vehicular accident last night in Las Vegas.

I have no idea if Ruggs was involved as the internet claims.

I did put a call in but I've gotten absolutely nothing back https://t.co/S16JxGqmJT

— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) November 2, 2021

Update: TMZ has the story:

Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was involved in a serious car accident in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning. https://t.co/4ksgaIQAdz

— TMZ (@TMZ) November 2, 2021

[fuzzy]

Originally Posted by wazu

Bumping this thread actually makes sense because the original context of the Ruggs accident is relevant.

We have way, way, WAY stupider bumps on an almost daily basis. Some of it is because the poster who wants to bring something up about a player is so bad at posting that their thread creation privs have been removed. Others are just cowards who are afraid of taking on the awesome responsibility of creating a new thread.

Will keep this in mind.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Kiimo

Um, really? He deserved to go to prison but it's not like it was premeditated. He never wanted that to happen.

He was trashed and going 140 on a residential road, IIRC.

This is the sort of case where he should have spent like 15 years behind bars.

[Bearcat]

I feel like every single time someone makes it a point to say they're brand new to the site, it's either a bot or someone returning who thinks saying such things will completely throw people off.

[Rainbarrel]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

I am a newbie trying to understand the culture of this forum a tad better. Nowhere else on the planet have I discovered such a fascination for bumping a 4 year old Henry Ruggs thread ad nauseam. Is this some sort of an inside bit?

We had joy, we had fun
We had seasoms in the sun
But the Bills that we clubbed
Were just seasoms of more duds

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by BlackOp

If you only knew half of the dark shit the billionaire owners are into...NFL inc. isn't exactly a bastion of morality. They try to paint a fake facade to the fans...smoke and mirrors PR. Throw some dough at charities and a pre-arranged photo op of some golden scissors cutting a ribbon.

if only YOU knew


which you don't

[Imon Yourside]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Arizona's tough on that shit... second hand knowledge, but I think even a first time offender requires a breathalyzer installed at your ignition for a year or two, and it has a camera to make sure it's you blowing into it, and you have to blow into it every 15 minutes while you're driving. And then if you blow into it even thinking you're okay and blow over, it reports it back.

And even after all the costs around that and the court fees, any license suspension, I'm sure there are people who go out of their way to get around it... some people will always think they're above the law.

Yup many buy a second car, true story bro

[fuzzy]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I feel like every single time someone makes it a point to say they're brand new to the site, it's either a bot or someone returning who thinks saying such things will completely throw people off.

How do you know what somebody on the internet is thinking inside their own brain?

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

How do you know what somebody on the internet is thinking inside their own brain?

We have been talking to each other for 20 years. We know each others tendencies and their views on issues many many times.

Your posts make me think I've seen yours before, Are you a dupe?

[RollChiefsRoll]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

How do you know what somebody on the internet is thinking inside their own brain?

Hootie?

[Ebolapox]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yeah, you're talking about a restorative model vs. a retributive model...
From a strictly retributive standpoint, 4 years in prison for killing someone while engaging in reckless conduct is awfully light. From a restorative standpoint he's as likely to be 'shocked' out of the behavior in 2 years as he is 10.

But frankly I think the restorative model is about total bullshit so I'd say keep him in there as a penance for what he's done. That's the etymology of 'penitentiary' -- they were called that as they were initially designed as places where people served their penance for their wrongs.

dumb question that I honestly don't really know the answer to--- how are those scandanavian countries that do restorative justice doing so well in reforming criminals and reintegrating them into society? how does it work in norway, with human beings just like the ones in our country, yet it won't work here?

I legit don't know. I know our justice system just doesn't work. there isn't justice for everyone, never really has been. and when you take into account that up to 5% of those given the death penalty are ****ing innocent, that's ****ed up. we're better than that, aren't we? I'd kinda like to think so.

sorry for taking this to dc with the comment if it does--but sincerely wondering why the hell it wouldn't work here.