Ibime:


(1.) It is my business to be blinded by filial sentiment - if I am - but I am not the one misconstruing the facts on ground. I have said repeatedly that based on the charge of reckless driving, it would be more apt if she was given an 18 month sentence as that is the sentence I see handed out in the newspaper everyday for similar crimes. How is that being blinded by sentiment? Seun, Jakumo, Doyin and others have expressed the same sentiment.

Ibime:
(2.) You don come with your small-mindedness again. Does 'disgracing you off the thread' hold any relevance to this discussion? You dey try show machismo even over a sensitive discussion such as this one. You can get your kicks whichever way you like. I dont need to disgrace you to prove anything.

Pataki:

Ibinabo deserves the full measure of the law, however harsh it may seem. Sorry, but that is my view.

spikedcylinder:

By the time you people finish with the insults, Ibinabo will be in Kirikiri.

Ibime:

Case is going to appeal. Except more developments before opening that bottle of bubbly, bad-belle!

She's gonna have to sell some of you people's AGO to grease more palms if this case is going to go away.
I am still buying my bubbly though.

spikedcylinder:

She's gonna have to sell some of you people's AGO to grease more palms if this case is going to go away.
I am still buying my bubbly though.

Shut up, you old hag. . . . the initial fine was too light and the latest judgement is too draconian. . .other than that, I have said nothing except that this kind of case is more fitting with an 18 month sentence. . .  .what is so hard for you to understand about that?. . . . . imagine this brainless dolt asking me why I am comparing Nigerian and American justice. . . . infact, you are right!. . . . there is no basis for comparison. . . . one has facilities in place for determining culpability whilst the other does not. . . . only a inane caralho like yourself would justify a harsher sentence in a country where the road traffic authorities are incapable of ensuring transparent standards and post-accident analysis. . . .

spikedcylinder:

By the time you people finish with the insults, Ibinabo will be in Kirikiri.

DeReloaded:

First off, iya e ni "old hag", you bloody dimwit. Secondly, what is hard for YOU to understand that you are a biased slowpoke? So because the roads are "filled with potholes", she should be allowed to go scot-free? First she should be given "18 months" cos that's the American law for manslaughter, now she shouldnt be punished at all cos the roads are bad. Insensitive mongrel. Why not tell the family of the guy this rubbish. Now you went on about Ted Kennedy like you know what the hell you are talking about. Do you even know the story of the incident? Stop comparing American laws and cases that you know absolutely NOTHING about. You can keep bleating though, doesnt change the fact that your village "superstar" is going to Kirikiri

DeReloaded:

They should give her time to find the father of her kid(s) before she's off cutting grass in prison.

Sorry, I don't trade insults with ladies. .

Shut up, you old hag

this brainless dolt

inane caralho

if Yankee can impose lesser sentences for 'proven' cases of manslaughter by reckless driving,

DeReloaded:

Your point? so because in SOME cases it's lower in The states that means Naija must follow suit? What kind of daft reasoning is this?

All we have heard is that she crashed and killed someone. In Yankee, they can calculate exactly how fast a car was going, how many traffic lights it jumped etc.

Druss:

she should have been treated more harsher ,

DeReloaded:

(1.) Is it really abnormal to you for one country to treat a crime differently in another country?

seriously?

(2.) why do you keep bringing up "Yankee", if you wanna use a country to compare. Why not the UK? What's this "Yankee" business?

**osisi:

Have they measured here for the prison Uniform?
They should also sew a couple of maternity ones since she'll have at least one baby by one of the guards before being released.

**osisi:

Have they measured here for the prison Uniform?
They should also sew a couple of maternity ones since she'll have at least one baby by one of the guards before being released.
That's the law

Ibime:

(2.) Yankee, UK, you name it. The last person I saw serving over 5 years for vehicular manslughter in UK was either a drunk driver, a repeat offender, or a habitual road-traffic offender.

Ibime:

^^^Women will always hate on other women who are finer than them, including Nairaland women. If you ask them the real reason they hate Ibinabo sef, they will tell you its cos of some nonsense Nollywood intrigue that you neither know nor care about. Thats why they're here celebrating and high-fiving as if justice is supposed to come with a feel-good factor. There are no winners when justice is served for a case like this. Infact, it is supposed to be a sobering thought, not a cause for jubilation. Another factor is that the deceased is a medical doctor. I wonder how some individuals reason. Even the educated ones come here to yarn rubbish about the fact that Ibinabo stole the life of a breadwinner and such, as if that makes it any more grevious than if she hit a street hawker. Another factor is tribe! Believe it or not, if a Ransome-Kuti or such ran over an Okrika fisherman, you would hear a different story from these buffoons.

MIAMI (AP)—Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth surrendered in court Thursday to face charges that he was driving drunk when he struck and killed a pedestrian after a night of drinking at a ritzy Miami Beach hotel. He later was released and expressed condolences to the family of victim Mario Reyes.

Stallworth, 28, was led away in handcuffs after a short hearing before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy. He was released a few hours later on $200,000 bail and was planning to return to Cleveland, according to his lawyer.

In a brief statement outside jail, Stallworth said: “I just want to first extend my condolences to the Reyes family. My prayers are with them.” Stallworth also said he has “full confidence and faith” in the legal system.

Stallworth attorney Christopher Lyons said he would “vigorously defend this case” and that the defense team has already begun its own probe into the March 14 crash that killed 59-year-old Reyes. Lyons also expressed sympathy for the Reyes family.

“We want to stress there are no winners here. It was a tragic accident,” Lyons said.

Stallworth said little at the hearing. He was accompanied by his mother, Donna, in the courtroom, and was driven away in a silver Lexus after his release from jail.

If convicted of DUI manslaughter, Stallworth faces a maximum of 15 years in prison. The NFL and the Browns are reviewing the charges that also include a separate DUI count, and the Browns issued a statement saying the team is “disappointed” with Stallworth’s actions.

The judge set an April 23 arraignment date for Stallworth to enter a plea. Stallworth does not have to be present at that hearing.

A police affidavit said Stallworth’s blood-alcohol level after the crash was .126, well above Florida’s legal limit of .08. Stallworth had been drinking at a club in the swank Fontainebleau hotel in the hours before he got behind the wheel of his black 2005 Bentley GT and headed out on the MacArthur Causeway that links Miami and Miami Beach, authorities said.

Reyes, a construction crane operator just getting off work, was rushing across the causeway shortly after 7 a.m. to catch a bus home. He was not in the crosswalk when he was struck, and Stallworth told officers he flashed his lights and honked his horn in an attempt to warn Reyes.

Stallworth remained at the crash scene and told police “I’m the driver of that car” and “I hit the man lying in the road,” according to the affidavit. The car’s speed was estimated at 50 mph in a 40 mph zone.

Stallworth, who played in college for Tennessee, signed a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Browns before last season but was injured much of the year. He previously played for New England, Philadelphia and New Orleans.

“We are saddened by the circumstances that have taken place and our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Mario Reyes,” the Browns said in their statement. “We have been in communication with the commissioner, who is reviewing the situation under league policies, and we will withhold further comment at this time.”

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league would review the case under its conduct and substance abuse policies.

Stallworth will be prohibited from driving while on bail and not allowed to drink alcohol, according to court documents. He also must observe a midnight to 6 a.m. curfew and submit to random alcohol and drug testing through the NFL’s substance abuse program. He is allowed to travel between Cleveland and Miami and must seek permission for any additional travel.

Ibime:

^^^Women will always hate on other women who are finer than them, including Nairaland women. If you ask them the real reason they hate Ibinabo sef, they will tell you its cos of some nonsense Nollywood intrigue that you neither know nor care about. Thats why they're here celebrating and high-fiving as if justice is supposed to come with a feel-good factor. There are no winners when justice is served for a case like this. Infact, it is supposed to be a sobering thought, not a cause for jubilation. Another factor is that the deceased is a medical doctor. I wonder how some individuals reason. Even the educated ones come here to yarn rubbish about the fact that Ibinabo stole the life of a breadwinner and such, as if that makes it any more grevious than if she hit a street hawker. Another factor is tribe! Believe it or not, if a Ransome-Kuti or such ran over an Okrika fisherman, you would hear a different story from these buffoons.

oyb:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-stallworth-pedestriankilled&prov=ap&type=lgns
if this had happened in the past(pre 2005) maybe ms celebrity could have picked a few pointers. . .

~Sauron~:

This analogy lacks any nous. . . .
How many times have drivers been lynched in Lagos after causing accidents.
Ibinabo feared for her life. . . . . .The scenario is different in the USA where pedestrians and other drivers don't act like savages.

Ibime:

^^^Women will always hate on other women who are finer than them, including Nairaland women. If you ask them the real reason they hate Ibinabo sef, they will tell you its cos of some nonsense Nollywood intrigue that you neither know nor care about.

Ibime:

Thats why they're here celebrating and high-fiving as if justice is supposed to come with a feel-good factor. There are no winners when justice is served for a case like this.

Ibime:

Another factor is that the deceased is a medical doctor. I wonder how some individuals reason. Even the educated ones come here to yarn rubbish about the fact that Ibinabo stole the life of a breadwinner and such, as if that makes it any more grevious than if she hit a street hawker.

Ibime:

Another factor is tribe! Believe it or not, if a Ransome-Kuti or such ran over an Okrika fisherman, you would hear a different story from these buffoons.

Pataki:

Dude, just a honest suggestion here; leave this thread and walk out of it. The more you keep typing, the more people will incite you to anger with statements just to annoy you. It is best for you to ignore this thread, as you would be typing based on your emotions and feelings. And seriously at the moment, it smacks of utter gibberish, which I normally and sincerely do not attribute with your postings on this forum.

~Sauron~:

This analogy lacks any nous. . . .
How many times have drivers been lynched in Lagos after causing accidents.
Ibinabo feared for her life. . . . . .The scenario is different in the USA where pedestrians and other drivers don't act like savages.

texazzpete:

(1.) It makes you no better for supporting this woman simply for tribal reasons

(2.) The celebration comes from the fact that finally justice is served. There must be an end to people escaping their just punishment simply because of their 'celebrity status'.