Re: Plaxico Pleads Guilty
I'd say he deserves the two years. He could've gotten the Darwin Award, though. He was carrying illegally in NYC, which, is pretty much a given for most anyone, considering their laws, but I digress.
To top it off, he was carrying it without a holster, in the waistband of SWEATPANTS. He's lucky he grazed his leg. He might've shot his johnson off. One might be forgiven for asking Plaxico why the safety wasn't engaged, and why it wasn't in a holster, since he'd had a CC permit and obviously had had instruction on the safe handling of a weapon prior to getting the permit.
His friend lied to police about the whole event.
Plaxico wasn't forthcoming with the cops either.
Had everyone involved simply 'fessed up, I doubt seriously he would've gotten two years. More likely a couple months, if that, a serious fine, and a ton of community service.
When you lie to the police, it's awfully hard to ask for leniency later on.
John Wayne, said it best: "Life is tough. It's even more tough when you're stupid."