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When Marino was asked why he turned down the offer to play with wideouts Randy Moss and Cris Carter and running back Robert Smith--each better than any weapon he had ever had in Miami--in Minnesota, he showed the world what his priorities were. Not even the best shot at winning his dreamed-of title in years was worth living a few thousand miles away from his family for just six months...
That changed last Tuesday when a Canadian court charged McSorley with assault with a weapon. The accusation followed a week-long investigation by Vancouver police, and formally moved the attack from the jurisdiction of professional sports into the realm of criminal justice. The necessity of this action is questionable; McSorley's suspension has already cost him $72,000, and it is unlikely he will ever play hockey professionally again. He has expressed his regrets and has apologized profusely. Furthermore, Brashear will most likely follow up with a civil suit of his own. So is a jail term really necessary...
...Cambridge Police Department (CPD) assisted in the arrest of Ronald Green of Cambridge. Police charged Green with assault and battery with a deadly weapon: a clothes rack...
...eight-year-old brother had been living with their mother Tamarla until recently, when she was evicted. The two boys then moved into a crack house, where guns were traded for drugs, with their uncle and the 19-year-old man who left the murder weapon, evidently loaded, under some blankets. A search of the house produced a loaded pump-action shotgun and a rock of crack cocaine. The boy and his brother had been sharing a single sofa...
...long overdue. Many senseless deaths happen every year because children play with guns obviously not intended for their use. Along with child safety locks, government funding should be provided for the development of "smart gun" technology which prevents everyone except the owner of a gun from using the weapon. And while the mandatory background check for purchasers at gun shows is a step in the right direction, it is not enough to redirect our current crash course towards more gun-related deaths. Anyone buying a gun should be subject to some background check and registered in a national database...