Vincent Jackson Pleads Not Guilty to January '09 DUI

by calipatrick on Feb 17, 2009 6:06 PM PST Comment 10 comments

At the time of his arrest, Jackson was on probation for a 2006 DUI arrest and conviction in San Diego. He eventually pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor.

He was placed on five years' probation and ordered not to drive with a measurable amount of alcohol or drugs in his system during that time.

He had a 0.17 when he was arrested. That is A LOT. To put the physiology in perspective for the non-drinkers: at this point you hit slurred speach, confusion, problems in perception and a great decrease in muscle coordination/response time. At about .30 you start hitting coma. That was very irresponsible and dangerous of him to do and is going to cost him legally. Maybe DaBolts was right when he said VJ should have been suspended for this when it happened (during the playoffs.) Nonetheless, this almost certainly will result in a suspension next season.

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My Other Problem

Is how he came out and said

I don’t think any charges will be filed as a result of the stop. In the event they are, I look forward to clearing my name and proving my innocence.

Now that’s fine; but .17 is like 9 beers in an hour. He has to have known he was blotto and yet he comes out with that tripe. He doesn’t get it. I think a second offense means that he will be gone for the first four games if convicted; looks like Buster, Floyd and Naanee may get a good look early in the season.

I would have liked to have seen the Chargers drop the hammer on him for his sake. I understand these are young guys with a lot of money; nobody expects them to be choir boys, but you couple this with the fact that the Bolts have a program where any player can call any time for a ride and he had the prior; it’s just stupid on steroids.

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by Brian (DaBolts) on Feb 18, 2009 9:31 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

"tripe" is being charitable

He knew he was over the DUI limit when he drove. He knew he was over the “any measurable amout” when he drove. I figured by his statement at the time that it was over .01 but less than .08 which would give him some legal room. It makes me sad as a Chargers fan but also for him personally. While addiction is not considered a scientific term, dependence is what he seems to have. I’m certainly not judging the gentleman but this was a bad decision on his part. I hope he takes care of himself because that is the most important thing at this point.

Quick question: What are the NFL rules regarding DUIs and suspensions? Who else has had problems of this nature and what have been their consequences?

Bring back Balboa Stadium.

by calipatrick on Feb 18, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Buster?!?!?!

Good luck with that. Chambers and Floyd baby.

Brady Hoke, Al Borges, and Rocky Long. Aztec football is back!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Feb 18, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I predict

Buster and his groin are going to make some noise in the slot next season.

"Football is a physical sport, sometimes you have a disagreement on what's going on, and you have a discussion about it." Kris Dielman

by Brian (DaBolts) on Feb 18, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That's what she said.

Brady Hoke, Al Borges, and Rocky Long. Aztec football is back!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Feb 18, 2009 3:13 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs

I’m not normally a fan of TWSS comments, but it was absolutely necessary here.

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by Richard Wade on Feb 18, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs