Justice is served
Yahoo! Sports - NHL - Heatley gets probation for teammate's death: "ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta Thrashers star Dany Heatley was sentenced Friday to three years of probation and must give 150 speeches about the dangers of speeding after pleading guilty in the death of teammate Dan Snyder in a car accident."
I know this was from LAST week but I just had to comment on it.
Talking about the incident, many people said the book should be thrown at Heatley and they mused that he'll get away with a slap on the wrist because he's a celebrity. I'm sure some of those people are now muttering their "I told you so"s.
They couldn't be more wrong.
On September 29, 2003, Dany Heatley made a error in judgement. He sped. His car crashed. His best friend, Dan Snyder, died after spending a few days in a coma. Heatley was seriously injured but he has since recovered. Well.... physically.
Heatley will never forget the day his error in judgement cost his best friend's life. He wasn't drunk, he was stupid. You can also bet he won't have to think twice the next time he's behind the wheel.
"Yeah, but he only got away with it because of his celebrity. Joe Blow would be in jail by now."
Well if you really call losing his best friend "getting away with it," I guess you're as right as you are insensitive.
But what is better for the public good? Do you lock up a budding superstar, one of a handful of players tipped as a future ambassador of hockey? Or, do you let him travel the country telling everyone about how one childish mistake will haunt him for the rest of his life.
One of the conditions of his parole is that Heatley must give 150 speeches to young people about the dangers of speeding. I'm not sure that was necessary.
Heatley would have given the speeches anyway.
I know this was from LAST week but I just had to comment on it.
Talking about the incident, many people said the book should be thrown at Heatley and they mused that he'll get away with a slap on the wrist because he's a celebrity. I'm sure some of those people are now muttering their "I told you so"s.
They couldn't be more wrong.
On September 29, 2003, Dany Heatley made a error in judgement. He sped. His car crashed. His best friend, Dan Snyder, died after spending a few days in a coma. Heatley was seriously injured but he has since recovered. Well.... physically.
Heatley will never forget the day his error in judgement cost his best friend's life. He wasn't drunk, he was stupid. You can also bet he won't have to think twice the next time he's behind the wheel.
"Yeah, but he only got away with it because of his celebrity. Joe Blow would be in jail by now."
Well if you really call losing his best friend "getting away with it," I guess you're as right as you are insensitive.
But what is better for the public good? Do you lock up a budding superstar, one of a handful of players tipped as a future ambassador of hockey? Or, do you let him travel the country telling everyone about how one childish mistake will haunt him for the rest of his life.
One of the conditions of his parole is that Heatley must give 150 speeches to young people about the dangers of speeding. I'm not sure that was necessary.
Heatley would have given the speeches anyway.
posted by Sober at 02:41
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