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democracyindanger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-20-05 04:14 PM
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Convict requests longer sentence to honor Larry Bird
A man got a prison term longer than prosecutors and defense attorneys had agreed to because of Larry Bird.

The lawyers reached a plea agreement Tuesday for a 30-year term for a man accused of shooting with an intent to kill and robbery. But Eric James Torpy wanted his prison term to match Bird's jersey number 33.

"He said if he was going to go down, he was going to go down in Larry Bird's jersey," Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott said Wednesday. "We accommodated his request and he was just as happy as he could be

http://www.yaysports.com/nba/2005/10/larry_bird_is_getting_a_tribut.html
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-20-05 04:16 PM
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1. Only in Murika...
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-20-05 04:16 PM
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2. the Gilbert Arenas sentence
:rofl:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-20-05 04:20 PM
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4. !
:spray::rofl:

I was hoping for the Robert Parish sentence myself. ;)
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Lavender Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-20-05 04:16 PM
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3. ...
:wtf:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-20-05 04:20 PM
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5. I'm sure Larry is honored.
:eyes:
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-20-05 05:13 PM
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6. Oh my.
I'm just shaking my head at this one. I cannot find the words to add to this. It speaks for itself.
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cssmall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-20-05 06:24 PM
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7. So, this sets a legal precedent right?
YOu can ask for more, but not less! Wow. This guy is a genius!
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