HARDY ALLEGEDLY PULLS GUN ON FATHER
Posted by Mike Florio on May 13, 2008, 8:29 a.m.
Every team that picked a receiver in the 2008 draft is hoping to find the next Marvin Harrison.
But not in this way.
Rookie receiver James Hardy, a second-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills, allegedly pulled a gun on his father on Sunday.
Hardy’s name has been removed from a police report regarding the incident, but other evidence pointed to Hardy pointing the gun at his father. Fort Wayne, Indiana police chief Rusty York confirmed that Hardy was the guy who allegedly pointed the gun.
But York said that the matter isn’t being pursued, because Hardy’s father wasn’t injured.
Um, guys? Anyone who has a gun pulled and pointed at him or her isn’t injured unless the trigger is pulled. But that doesn’t make it, you know, not a crime for the person to pull and point the gun.
This is another example of the biggest flaw in the league’s Personal Conduct Policy. If a player engages in bad personal conduct in a jurisdiction that isn’t inclined to arrest and prosecute him for it, then the player will likely escape scrutiny from Commissioner Roger Goodell. In contrast, if another player does the same thing in a town where the cops decide to push the thing, then the player also will face a greater chance at discipline from the league office.
Of course, the league could still decide to perform its own investigation and mete out discipline. However, we’re not aware of any situations in which the league has investigated a player for violating the Personal Conduct Policy, absent the pursuit of criminal charges.
and then...
NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT FOR HARDY
Posted by Mike Florio on May 13, 2008, 9:49 a.m.
In response to the news that Bills receiver James Hardy, a second-round pick in last month’s draft, allegedly pulled a gun on his father on Mother’s Day (his mom would be wise to avoid Hardy on Father’s Day), a league source has alerted us to the fact that this wasn’t the first domestic incident involving the former Indiana standout.
Two years ago, Hardy spent three nights in jail after allegedly committing battery against his girlfriend. He was charged with domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of a crime. Hardy eventually was released on bond.
When his girlfriend called 911, an operator heard the woman say that Hardy had “hit her and her baby.” The line then disconnected, apparently because Hardy had yanked the phone out of the wall.
The source described Hardy to us as a “scary dude,” and said that the reports of Hardy striking a baby scared many teams away from him.
But not the Bills.
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Posted by Mike Florio on May 13, 2008, 8:29 a.m.
Every team that picked a receiver in the 2008 draft is hoping to find the next Marvin Harrison.
But not in this way.
Rookie receiver James Hardy, a second-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills, allegedly pulled a gun on his father on Sunday.
Hardy’s name has been removed from a police report regarding the incident, but other evidence pointed to Hardy pointing the gun at his father. Fort Wayne, Indiana police chief Rusty York confirmed that Hardy was the guy who allegedly pointed the gun.
But York said that the matter isn’t being pursued, because Hardy’s father wasn’t injured.
Um, guys? Anyone who has a gun pulled and pointed at him or her isn’t injured unless the trigger is pulled. But that doesn’t make it, you know, not a crime for the person to pull and point the gun.
This is another example of the biggest flaw in the league’s Personal Conduct Policy. If a player engages in bad personal conduct in a jurisdiction that isn’t inclined to arrest and prosecute him for it, then the player will likely escape scrutiny from Commissioner Roger Goodell. In contrast, if another player does the same thing in a town where the cops decide to push the thing, then the player also will face a greater chance at discipline from the league office.
Of course, the league could still decide to perform its own investigation and mete out discipline. However, we’re not aware of any situations in which the league has investigated a player for violating the Personal Conduct Policy, absent the pursuit of criminal charges.
and then...
NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT FOR HARDY
Posted by Mike Florio on May 13, 2008, 9:49 a.m.
In response to the news that Bills receiver James Hardy, a second-round pick in last month’s draft, allegedly pulled a gun on his father on Mother’s Day (his mom would be wise to avoid Hardy on Father’s Day), a league source has alerted us to the fact that this wasn’t the first domestic incident involving the former Indiana standout.
Two years ago, Hardy spent three nights in jail after allegedly committing battery against his girlfriend. He was charged with domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of a crime. Hardy eventually was released on bond.
When his girlfriend called 911, an operator heard the woman say that Hardy had “hit her and her baby.” The line then disconnected, apparently because Hardy had yanked the phone out of the wall.
The source described Hardy to us as a “scary dude,” and said that the reports of Hardy striking a baby scared many teams away from him.
But not the Bills.
http://www.profootballtalk.com/category/r...-mill/
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