| Just when critics of professional
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| | extort money out of them because of
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| athletes had all of them, such as Pacman
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| | jealousy.
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| Jones, stereotyped as thugs and hoodlums,
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| | Some absurd critics, like Skip Bayless of
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| police in Las Vegas and Seattle dropped a
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| | ESPN, have even stated that athletes
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| bombshell on haters of the future Dallas
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| | should stay in their house at all times
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| Cowboys cornerback.
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| | except to practice their trade, because
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| According to the Associated Press, Adam
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| | he believes giving up your entire life is
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| "Pacman" Jones paid extortion money to
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| | just a consequence of fame and fortune.
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| Arvin Kenti Edwards, 29, of Renton, Wash.
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| | When the late Sean Taylor of the
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| who allegedly opened fire at a strip club
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| | Washington Redskins was murdered in his
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| and paralyzed an employee during NBA
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| | Florida home, reporters scrutinized his
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| All-Star Weekend on February 19, 2007 in
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| | checkered past and falsely believed that
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| Las Vegas.
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| | his death had something to do with the
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| Las Vegas police said the two briefly met
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| | mistakes he made in the past.
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| outside the club after Jones incited a
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| | However, the alleged perpetrators had
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| melee. Shortly after the two parted ways,
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| | been invited to the house by one of
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| the alleged gunman fired shots towards
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| | Taylor's family members and believed he
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| the club.
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| | would be an easy target for robbery.
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| According to the police, someone
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| | For days his family, friends and
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| contacted Jones about a week later and
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| | teammates watched as his reputation was
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| ordered him to pay "hush money" or the
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| | dragged through the mud by reporters
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| alleged perpetrator would "go after
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| | eager to print an interesting story.
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| Jones, his mother and daughter."
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| | Despite the adversity, his family members
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| "Jones pleaded no contest Dec. 6 in Las
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| | held their heads high as their loved-one
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| Vegas to conspiracy to commit disorderly
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| | endured persecution for being a victim of
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| conduct in a plea deal that reduced two
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| | a senseless crime that could have claimed
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| felony charges of coercion, which each
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| | the life of anyone of us.
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| carried a possible sentence of one to six
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| | When Durham, N.C. police arrested three
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| years in prison," according to the A.P.
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| | Duke University lacrosse players for the
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| "In return, he agreed to tell police what
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| | alleged sexual assault of an exotic
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| he knew about the gunman. Jones never
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| | dancer, the media and public quickly
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| acknowledged any role in the shooting."
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| | painted them as a bunch of snobbish
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| Subsequently, National Football League
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| | elitist who believed they could get away
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| commissioner Roger Goodell for the Las
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| | with "murder" simply because of who they
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| Vegas incident and past transgressions
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| | were.
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| suspended the newly acquired Cowboys
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| | The public later discovered that the
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| cornerback. Jones is currently seeking
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| | young woman fabricated the entire story
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| reinstatement into the league.
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| | and District Attorney Mike Nifong
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| If the recent developments are true, did
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| | withheld evidence to gain favor with the
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| Jones really do anything that warranted
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| | Black community of Durham, N.C. as he
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| such harsh treatment from the league?
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| | sought reelection.
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| In hindsight, many people would have
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| | Is Jones that latest victim of a society
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| responded the same way if their families
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| | that is so quick to judge those with more
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| were threatened.
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| | financial means than the average
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| Often, we see athletes and entertainers
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| | American?
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| involved in extracurricular activity and
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| | Truthfully, many athletes and
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| many critics are so quick to "jump on the
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| | entertainers are no different from the
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| bandwagon" and paint them all with one
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| | average American. They were willing to do
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| big brush.
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| | anything to make a better life for them
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| In reality, when many haters see them,
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| | and their family. Unfortunately, many
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| they instantly see dollar signs, and
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| | haters are also willing to do anything to
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| consequently they will do anything to
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| | take that livelihood away from them.
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