ANGRY T THOUGHT of the DAY: At the Very Least, I Hoped He Dropped the Soap

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by The Angry T, anthony.guerreso@gmail.com

I have full faith in the American legal system, but I have to disagree with a couple recent moves by John Law. I will begin with the story of my boy, Christopher Reginald Henry. As you may or may not know, Chris was released from a 2 day stint in a Kentucky prison after he was found guilty for letting minors drink in a hotel room that he rented. The judge had these harsh words for Christopher, "You embarrassed yourself. You embarrassed a lot of people, teammates, friends and family, the city, the fans and myself." Not so fast my big talking judge friend. District Judge Greg Grothaus ended up taking off all but 2 days from Chris Henry’s 90 day sentence. Take note kids in the neighborhood, you might want to egg his house. Now that is what I call embarrassing Mr. Grothaus. Judge Reinhold, and this guy, would be ashamed, you clown.

I don’t claim to be a legal guru like this guy, but I think it might be a good idea to just keep this guy locked up for a couple more days or years. This graph shows that crime in Cincinnati and the surrounding states plummeted in the 48 hours this man was behind bars. Children could once again frolic in the streets and not have to fear offers of drugs or alcohol. Motorists could drive easy knowing that Chris Henry was behind 2 feet of reinforced concrete and would be unable to harm them during his inevitable drunk driving escapades. If we were left in jail, how many people do you think would protest? Including his mother, the answer is zero.

I have also lost some faith in the American legal system because of this case. (read this if you want to know more) Genarlow Wilson lived the dream of every young teenager who has sampled any sort of pornographic materials. Now, he is in jail for the next 8 years for a consensual act with 15 year old minor when he was only 17 years old. Everyone involved believes his actions to be consensual and the even the “victim” and her family have refused to prosecute.

Again, I am no Clarence Darrow, but isn’t there something wrong with that picture. How does this guy get 10 years when Chris Henry gets two days for drunk driving (a potentially deadly act), waving a gun at a crowd (a potentially deadly act), and giving alcohol to minors? (a potentially pedophilic act as the minors were 18, 16 and 15)? One of the minors actually claimed the Henry raped her, but then retracted her statement and said the sex was consensual. This same young woman was picked up a week later on prostitution charges. Wrap your mind around that one and tell me why Chris Henry gets two days and Genarlow Wilson gets 10 years.

I can answer the question at the end of the previous paragraph by using the words of timeless song. (the first minute is good enough) Chris Henry has enough money to defend himself legally in a way that Genarlow Wilson cannot. Whether you think that it is fair or not, it looks pretty damn clear to me that Genarlow is getting the short end of the stick.

I propose that we just exchange Henry for Wilson. This Wilson guy was smart, may have been able to play in the Ivy league and seemed to have a decent head on his shoulders. Sure, the Bengals will be short a wide receiver, but this guy played receiver in High School, so throw him out there. With Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh drawing double teams, there is no reason Genarlow can’t catch 50-60 passes in 2007.

I like the idea, and if you read the article you saw that Mark Cuban agrees. Well, he at least he agrees with the part about getting Genarlow out of jail. I will assume he agrees with the rest. You, the reader, need to do some work of your own to help this young man’s cause. Since authorities let Henry out of the jail, we will all have to do our best to get him back in, so we can make the switch. I am imploring all the pimps, whores, drug dealers and the like the attempt to bring this guy down. Try to sell him something, offer him a reach-around, do whatever you have to do to bring this man to justice. All attractive 16 year old girls should do their part and show as much skin as possible when they hang out with Chris Henry. Your help and vigilance will do wonders for the life of a 20 year old man that may still have a chance not to end up like Chris Henry.

(And yes, that is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks with what appears to be his niece on his lap and wedding ring on his finger)