Michael Floyd DUI Arrest Video Shows Him Passed Out at the Wheel (VIDEO)

[DefenseRules]

If any other team n the NFL had picked this guy up, no one would care.but the Pats signed him so it's a big deal.

 

[varjao]

The cop hurt his feelings with all that "Im not gonna say it again".

 

[XLIX]

Hey, maybe it's a regional thing. But there's no debate here at all in my mind.

Speeding is just that. Dumb and there are punishments for it.

Speeding at 80mph, 120, 180... all bad.

Doesn't come close to dui though. Like trying to compare Brady to Fitz.

Why is this troll allowed here? All he does is come in here and say stupid things to get people riled up...

 

[DefenseRules]

Is it even legal for the police to release this video?

 

[Huckleberry1]

Definitely .08, not even a hair over.

 

[TheFlyingWedge]

Was he passed out in his car while the engine was on?!!

 

[Pats1989]

Snyder chance he signs here in 2017?

 

[patfanken]

While I don't want to minimize DUI's There are a couple of questions that I'd like the conservators of moral rectitude to answer for me.

I consider myself a quasi-existentialist in the philisophical sense. I believe in cause and effect. There are consequences for one's actions, or at least there should be. And so there should be for Floyd, IF he is found guilty of driving under the influence. Even before the finding, there already has been. He was fired from his job in part because of this arrest. He has been publicly shamed on multimedia platforms, all accross the country. It will cost him millions in lost promotional earnings. And if he is found guilty, he will face either a short jail sentence or probation. Plus he will face a 2-4 game suspension that will cost him hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars. And this doesn't even count the money he will lose in FA. Those are not inconsequental consequences for what was a bad error in judgement. One, I might add that most of us have made in sometime in our lifetimes, even if we were never caught.

So what I'm asking here is what exactly do people want to happen here? Should losing your job be the result of this. Should EVERYONE who is ever arrested for a DUI automatically lose their jobs. I mean it is a serious crime, and shouldn't we be consistent? It could result in death and injury because it impares one's concentration when driving a car. But then again, so does texting while driving. If we are being consistent. Shouldn't anyone caught texting while driving should lose their jobs as well, right? How about driving with bad tires? Couldn't a blowout lead to an injury causing accident? Shouldn't everyone found to be knowingly driving with bad tires lose their jobs? I wonder, would those conservators of moral rectitude be similarly outraged by someone cause texting while driving?

Again, I'm not defending Floyd's actions here. There SHOULD be consequences. I'm just wondering what the appropriate response should be. Personally I think Floyd has already paid a VERY high price for his error in judgement already, and that price will only go up in a couple of months after his trial (if found guilty) and when the NFL takes its pound of flesh. How much is exactly enough???? At what point will the conservators of moral rectitude say enough....if at all.

There were actions and there were consequences. When do the tolerance, compassion, and redemption come into play. For if we can't get there, why not just take him out back and put a bullet in his head because there is still a chance he might drive drunk again. What will be enough.

 

[BradyFTW!]

I don't feel bad for him at all, to be behind the wheel that drunk makes him super lucky he didn't kill anyone.

If you look at all the outcomes that could reasonably have happened and were pretty much outside of his capacity to control once he decided to hop in his car, 'just' getting a DUI is right up there among the best of them.

Donte Stallworth wasn't anywhere near that drunk, and look what happened to him. Floyd's lucky.

 

[ralmat55]

There's an old adage that fewer and fewer seem to live by: "those who live in glass houses should not throw stones"

I'm not a drinker and I've never driven drunk or under the influence of any drug. But, on many occasions in my life, I've driven when I was way too tired and sleepy to be doing so. It's funny that when your judgement is impaired you are more likely to make bad decisions. Let's stop moralizing people! We all do dumb things.

I'm rooting for Michael Floyd and not just because he's now a Patriot. Reportedly, he's a good guy with an alcohol problem. We all know them. I hope Floyd is spending as much time with the Patriots' life coach has he does his position coach. I hope in a locker room full of "MEN" such as Matt Slater he finds support and strength to confront his problems.

We're too damn fast to call people scum or whatever for being human. My office window looks out on my city's homeless shelter. The people I watch come and go there daily deserve our concern and not our scorn.

 

[BradyFTW!]

What about your boy Richardson? You feel this way about him?

Good question - can't really speak for the guy, but I'd assume so. There's no reason for the laundry to matter here, Richardson and Floyd both did a really stupid thing. Hopefully they're both prepared to learn from it, grow up, and take a little bit of responsibility for themselves. If not, I'm sure Floyd won't stick around very long.

 

[JetFan79]

What will be enough.

The same punishment as anyone else. If it costs him more because he had more to lose, so be it.

It almost sounds like your suggesting that the rich or popular should get to pay for their crimes with money or public humiliation instead of facing legal consequences.

Which crimes/violations should get what punishment? Society/elections/legislators handle those decisions.

 

[patfanken]

The same punishment as anyone else. If it costs him more because he had more to lose, so be it.

It almost sounds like your suggesting that the rich or popular should get to pay for their crimes with money or public humiliation instead of facing legal consequences.

Which crimes/violations should get what punishment? Society/elections/legislators handle those decisions.

No I'm sure that getting a DUI should be punishable by losing your job and a long jail sentence for attempted manslaughter. I have no problem with that as long as it's the consequence for EVERYONE who is found guilty of the crime. And of course I assume you yourself have NEVER driven under the influence of alcohol or drugs, since you are clearly such a paragon of virtue. It's a pleasure to share a message board with someone of you moral rectitude.

 

[n1997y]

I don't feel bad for him at all, to be behind the wheel that drunk makes him super lucky he didn't kill anyone.

If you look at all the outcomes that could reasonably have happened and were pretty much outside of his capacity to control once he decided to hop in his car, 'just' getting a DUI is right up there among the best of them.

Donte Stallworth wasn't anywhere near that drunk, and look what happened to him. Floyd's lucky.

Just want to point out, we still do not know just how drunk he was. That will be shown by BAC which is still not reported afaik. He appears to be very drunk, but he might just have been very very tired and perhaps slightly drunk, or not drunk at all. We really don't know.

But don't let not knowing stop you from your judging.

 

[wizwor]

Sorry man. I know you're a pretty reasonable guy and I usually agree with your opinion, but there is no comparison here imo.

Yes 143 is worse than 80. Just as 180 is worse than 143. But speeding on an empty highway at like 3am in Missouri doesn't come close to a DUI.

Any Jets who've had DUIs? Same goes for them. Especially if they were as incoherent as Floyd was here. That is easily a criminal offense.

OK, you're a Jet fan, but you cannot believe this. There is no way to know, before the fact, that a highway is empty at anytime. An ambulance or firetruck could be responding to an emergency at that time. I have returned home from a business trip at that time. I've driven my family to a hospital for a scheduled surgery at that time. 143 is not simply 'worse' than 80. At 143 mph, a driver will likely travel 210 feet before REACTING to a stimulus.

Not going to defend a drunk driver, but at least they are TRYING to drive well. If this guy passed out at a light, at least he STOPPED for the light. This is a Patriots forum, there are better things to talk about in December than drunk drivers. For Patriots fans, there is still meaningful football to play.

Merry Christmas!

 

[rochrist]

Not a good look. Since he's been in trouble for this sort of thing before, it seems like he has a problem. Maybe he can get it together, but it's hard to be optimistic.

To be at least a little bit fair, his trouble before was back in college, 6 years ago. He's not necessarily Johnny Manziel.

 

[rochrist]

Sheldon wasn't under the influence at all. Heck he was coherent enough to try to avoid the cops by pulling in a driveway or something like that. Dumb? Sure.

But Floyd here... he literally has no idea what is happening, while operating what is at that point, like a 6,000lb weapon.

He drove 143 MPH WITH A CHILD IN THE CAR AND TRIED TO EVADE THE POLICE!

 

[luuked]

Video of recent Patriots pickup drunk coincidentally released on same day as another NFL team skirts free after most serious rule breaking since the Broncos cheated the salary cap?

Check..

 

[rochrist]

While I don't want to minimize DUI's There are a couple of questions that I'd like the conservators of moral rectitude to answer for me.

I consider myself a quasi-existentialist in the philisophical sense. I believe in cause and effect. There are consequences for one's actions, or at least there should be. And so there should be for Floyd, IF he is found guilty of driving under the influence. Even before the finding, there already has been. He was fired from his job in part because of this arrest. He has been publicly shamed on multimedia platforms, all accross the country. It will cost him millions in lost promotional earnings. And if he is found guilty, he will face either a short jail sentence or probation. Plus he will face a 2-4 game suspension that will cost him hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars. And this doesn't even count the money he will lose in FA. Those are not inconsequental consequences for what was a bad error in judgement. One, I might add that most of us have made in sometime in our lifetimes, even if we were never caught.

So what I'm asking here is what exactly do people want to happen here? Should losing your job be the result of this. Should EVERYONE who is ever arrested for a DUI automatically lose their jobs. I mean it is a serious crime, and shouldn't we be consistent? It could result in death and injury because it impares one's concentration when driving a car. But then again, so does texting while driving. If we are being consistent. Shouldn't anyone caught texting while driving should lose their jobs as well, right? How about driving with bad tires? Couldn't a blowout lead to an injury causing accident? Shouldn't everyone found to be knowingly driving with bad tires lose their jobs? I wonder, would those conservators of moral rectitude be similarly outraged by someone cause texting while driving?

Again, I'm not defending Floyd's actions here. There SHOULD be consequences. I'm just wondering what the appropriate response should be. Personally I think Floyd has already paid a VERY high price for his error in judgement already, and that price will only go up in a couple of months after his trial (if found guilty) and when the NFL takes its pound of flesh. How much is exactly enough???? At what point will the conservators of moral rectitude say enough....if at all.

There were actions and there were consequences. When do the tolerance, compassion, and redemption come into play. For if we can't get there, why not just take him out back and put a bullet in his head because there is still a chance he might drive drunk again. What will be enough.

No no, the problem here is that the Patriots picked him up. There wouldn't have been nearly as much noise if, say Buffalo picked him up. And Dallas, Jerry probably would throw a parade.

 

[robbomango]

Here's a nice site that shows all the arrests for different teams going back to 2000 I believe New York Jets Arrest Records, Jets have a lot of weapons charges DUI's domestic violence, guess what? So does every other team. Braylon Edwards was arrested with a .16 BAC while with the jets in 2010, that didn't stop him from playing one dam game that season. He was fined $50,ooo in 2011 and they even decided to bring him back in 2012. Screw the stone throwing hypocrites.

I had a guy tell me what a piece of crap Floyd was tonight just before he got into his car after drinking, true story. SMH....