When 58 year old Raiders coach, Jon Gruden, was exposed as a prejudicial bigot last month, the news was "Shocking" and deplorable. Gruden was called out to account for his behavior, then allowed to quietly step away from a long-term coaching contract to lick his wounds in disgrace. His mean-spirited, ugly words, revealed through old emails, surprised and offended many, but nobody died and nobody was charged with a crime.
News today of Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, facing two DUI felony charges after involvement in an accident that left a person dead, is "Tragic." A young man, never known to be in any trouble, with a promising, profitable future ahead of him, awakens to a nightmare where he is the boogey man who has taken a life.
No, he didn't commit a crime of violence, his was a crime of negligence. His 22 years of age, mixed with overnight financial success and fame, do not excuse putting other lives in jeopardy.
Tragically, somebody innocently died, and remorsefully, somebody will face accountability for their reckless behavior.
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