A shocking (not really) story was broke this week that Washing Wizards players Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton pulled guns on each other in the locker room after a disagreement over a gambling debt.
The details are still sketchy but Arenas allegedly kept guns in his locker at the Verizon Center to keep them away from his home that has young children in it. It is also reported that he is a legendary gambler betting on card games to video games.
Now I would bet that most of us have real jobs that contribute to society in some way and if we did either of these things we would be canned in a second. Could you imagine me carrying a sidearm down the halls of Elverado High School on my way to intimidate one of my teachers into paying a card game debt?
The matter has been turned over to DC police and the Feds and lets see if a professional athlete is again let off the hook or given a much lighter punishment than the average Joe. I wrote in a previous blog that this conduct is reckless and all of us should pay the maximum price. Which way do you think the scale will tip?
In closing I would like to offer Mr. Arenas a tip: use some gambling winnings to buy a lock box for your guns. This crap that you keep them at work to keep them from you kids is crap!
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