Charger Charged With ..........Choking A Bitch

No, Wayne Brady's choking threat didn't come to fruition, but San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman seems to have taken up where Wayne Brady left off.

Allegedly Merriman, standing 6ft 4 and weighing 265 pds, wrapped his paws around girlfriend Tila (Tequila) Nguyen's neck and proceeded to choke and restrain her. Tila, the known television and myspace personality who's roughly the size of a lap dog, signed a citizen's arrest warrant, charging Merriman with battery and false imprisonment. Merriman was booked then released from San Diego central jail.

No man has the right to inflict bodily harm on a woman for any reason whatsoever, even if she is known as an internet slut famous for offering more than lap dances to strangers via myspace.

As a Raiders fan I'd like to see Merriman locked up in jail for 18 months, a la Mike Vick. I'm sure the San Diego Chargers are in media clean-up mode at this very minute, trying to put a domestic dispute spin on a seriously violent act.

Shame on you Shawne!