Shaun Rogers is still in jail
Posted by Mike Florio on April 2, 2010 12:02 PM ET
Arrested Thursday for possession of a loaded gun as he prepared to build board an airplane, Browns defensive tackle Shaun Rogers remains in jail.

According to the Associated Press, Rogers has asked either to be charged or to be released from custody.

Rogers' lawyer fears that the player will be held without charges over the Easter weekend. And, presumably, Rogers really needs his basket full of Peeps.

LOL... alright it is plausible.. might not be logical to me, but it could be plausible.

Now.. is it legal? lol.

"pack93z" wrote:

Also.. if he hired someone to pack his bag for a flight.. they should be fired. lol.

"pack93z" wrote:

How in the world do you miss the fact that there is a gun in the bag.

Talk about making an excuse for personal responsibility as well.. we are talking about the safety of the other passengers and their right to a safe environment. Shaun Rodgers failed... and now he sits in jail.

"pack93z" wrote:

Eh, I don't think it goes that far. All you have to do is walk into the stewardesses area and take a pot of scalding coffee/water, and you can be almost as dangerous. The safety of other passengers and their right to that safe environment is in the hands of the collective passengers. Besides, I think we are forgetting an important detail.. There were only 6 rounds in that gun. Not the best gun to take over a plane with. So even if he brought it to be used on the plane (which is what every article I've seen made to look like), after the gun starts clicking because it's empty.. Then what? Mr. Air Marshal guy probably has his ass down before he got a 2nd shot off, anyway.

I dunno. Despite his obvious lack of responsibility, I'm not ready to crucify him over something like this.

Like I said, the bigger issue to me is, is he licensed to be carrying that gun.

"Formo" wrote:

Formo has really derailed on this one. Shaun Rogers could have accidently left his gun in an elementary school restroom, and he would be saying, "Eh, not that big of a deal. It happens. The gun was registered. Leave him alone! "

There is nothing wrong with defending someones right to carry. But Formo does so to the point of being irrational.

"IronMan" wrote:

A weapon should be taken seriously. Always--by everyone that comes near one.

"dfosterf" wrote:

"Formo" wrote:

I'm not saying he wasn't irresponsible. I'm saying he shouldn't be crucified because of it. Everyone is acting like he attempted to take it on the plane with him for a purpose. I'm simply saying that I don't believe that and I refuse to overreact due to his stupidity (or whatever the reason/case may be).

"Formo" wrote: