Larry Bird sends idiot to jail for 3 extra years.

[Pogotheostrich]

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A man got a prison term longer than prosecutors and defense attorneys had agreed to because of Larry Bird.

The lawyers reached a plea agreement Tuesday for a 30-year term for a man accused of shooting with an intent to kill and robbery. But Eric James Torpy wanted his prison term to match Bird's jersey number 33.

"He said if he was going to go down, he was going to go down in Larry Bird's jersey," Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott said Wednesday. "We accommodated his request and he was just as happy as he could be.

"I've never seen anything like this in 26 years in the courthouse. But, I know the DA is happy about it."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2198534

[pokerplaya]

That's about all I could muster.

[Simulacrum]

What the....

Yeah, I'm pretty speechless too.

[Coppermine]

Geez, what a moron.

I'd just give him life on charges of extreme stupidity.

[logan]

wouldn't you try to bargin down to maybe a jordan level?

[Coppermine]

If he was smart, he'd try to get a Robert Parrish senetence.




Parish wore 00.

[Coppermine]

AND he played for the Celtics.

[curious_george_43545]

what a complete idiot

[StlSluggers]

What's this? Stupid criminals getting longer - not shorter - punishments because of their very stupidity???

Ahh... There it was. For a brief moment, all was right with the world.

[blankman]