Aldon Smith arrested - again

[RiverDog]

HC is exactly right. There are numerous examples of teams and/or the league taking action against a player w/o the legal system running its course, and Pac Man Jones is just one of them. Obviously the Niners are not restricted from cutting him should they so choose, and a lot of 49'er writers and fans are calling on them to do just that.

Smith has at least two cases outstanding, a weapons charge and his DUI from last fall.

[Eaglehawk]

Correct me if I am wrong guys, but he did say he had a bomb on him correct? I have not been reading up on this case, but if that is the case maybe some of you are missing the point.
He was accused of making a false threat at airport screening, which is a felony.

I would not give a rats ass about the DUI, unless I were the 49ers, and just fed up with his nonsense. Plus its only a gross misdemeanor. The felony is the kicker and if I were Goodell I would be looking at the felony with more serious eyes combined now with that DUI, and start drawing up some suspension paperwork for Smith.


Sure the DUI is serious and the league has policies in place for that, but to me the felony is more serious and should be mentioned in the same sentence.
I guess he's not a happy drunk like me.

I don't think any of us (specifically myself and North Hawk) were missing the point. Our discussion was about which policy did Smith violate, substance abuse, personal conduct, or both. I happen to think he's in violation of both if enough evidence is there to suggest that alcohol consumption played a role in this incident. It's a minor point.

My gut feel is that the charges will be reduced, but that shouldn't prevent Goodell from slapping a 4 game suspension on this dude. There seems to be an uninterrupted pattern with him that has developed.

Why only four games RD? Lets see a couple of dui's including blacked out with your wheels spinning up against a tree with drugs scattered around the car, weapons charges, stabbings, shootings and now a terrorist threat to TSA which may have been alcohol fueled. Why not a year? Has Goody not learned anything from the Aaron Hernandez saga? This guy is going to kill someone. Just heard the 9ers have no intention of releasing him BTW. "Above reproach LOL".

Thanks for the clarification, I see. I agree with you HT, he is guilty of violating BOTH.

[NorthHawk]

Did Pacman Jones ever go into rehab? I don't remember him doing so.
I think going into rehab has a softening effect on any punishment the NFL might give. They can put a smiley face of sorts on this in that Smith is actively trying to get his personal life together without the specter of the employer coming down hard. At least not while he is fighting his problems.

We don't know the exact words he said, but in some cases just saying the word bomb at an airport is enough to get you arrested. Stupid, I know, but people who have enough of a problem that they need rehab and then fall off the wagon often lose their "filter" during the relapse. At least that's my experience being around them, limited as it is relative to the treatment givers and family members who experience it close up.

[Eaglehawk]

Did Pacman Jones ever go into rehab? I don't remember him doing so.
I think going into rehab has a softening effect on any punishment the NFL might give. They can put a smiley face of sorts on this in that Smith is actively trying to get his personal life together without the specter of the employer coming down hard. At least not while he is fighting his problems.

We don't know the exact words he said, but in some cases just saying the word bomb at an airport is enough to get you arrested. Stupid, I know, but people who have enough of a problem that they need rehab and then fall off the wagon often lose their "filter" during the relapse. At least that's my experience being around them, limited as it is relative to the treatment givers and family members who experience it close up.

Pacman had no choice but to go to rehab as I remember. Court ordered.
And yea, if you say the word bomb, even in jest, you would be lucky NOT to be arrested near a TSA airport checkpoint.