Mack still has the $750k he got from the bank, and even boasts that it will be worth $1.5 million when he gets out,
Bear of Bad News wrote:
Why does serving a prison sentence constitute "paying a debt to society?" I hear this all the time, but have never quite understood it. Paying a debt implies a transfer. .
All the 800 records are old you jagaloon. He dated Flojo in high school and was too poor to afford drugs. Altitude has jack shit to do with becoming a great 800 runner, just ask Johnny gray. And he was corrupt and a bank runner because he wanted to make money, this doesn't happen spending money on PEDS you f***ing jagaloon.
holy wow wrote:
Lastly, this would have to be one of the highest probably PED user in the US for a middle distance guy. Flojos ex, 1:43 20+ years ago and it's still #3 all time U.S.? Developed his excellent endurance on the lovely trails and high alititude on south central L.A. Ohh, and a corrupt cop, bank robber & gangbanger.
I think some of that went over you. Steroids were rampant in the mid-late 80's. SMTC, are you fugging kidding? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...Track_Club
trotty moore wrote:holy wow wrote:All the 800 records are old you jagaloon. He dated Flojo in high school and was too poor to afford drugs. Altitude has jack shit to do with becoming a great 800 runner, just ask Johnny gray. And he was corrupt and a bank runner because he wanted to make money, this doesn't happen spending money on PEDS you f***ing jagaloon.
Lastly, this would have to be one of the highest probably PED user in the US for a middle distance guy. Flojos ex, 1:43 20+ years ago and it's still #3 all time U.S.? Developed his excellent endurance on the lovely trails and high alititude on south central L.A. Ohh, and a corrupt cop, bank robber & gangbanger.
...it's funny because it's true!
UncleB wrote:
[quote]iflyboats wrote:
From Wikipedia
While in prison, Mack has severed his ties with the LAPD and has become an avowed member of the Bloods street gang.
Damn. Like going from the Hell's Angels to the
boyscouts
Do you believe in Unicorns, too????
douglas burke wrote:
regardless of what crimes he did, the fact is he has served his sentence, and having paid his debt to society he should be able to have a chance to live his life as anyone else does.
wether you think his sentence was too much or not enough, he has served the sentence he was given, by a judge who is supposedly very knowledgeable in how much of a penalty/time a person should get depending on the crime.
david mack is about 48-49 years old, and he can no longer be a policeman at least in california based on law, but what he does have is great knowledge of the 800 meters as he had excellent training during his career, and he knows race tactics of the 800, so mack could definetely help the kids at oregon become better 800 runners, and since he was a hero in eugene while in college, this would be a good oppurtunity for the school to help a former student athlete who has had some tough situations in life, (many of his own doing, but that is besides the point, he could use a helping hand now).
yeah i say hopefully, he gets himself on the right track (pun intended) and stays away from crime and as a fan i hope, his knowledge is used to create better 800 runners.
Gotta love that 5.1% interest rate! The rest of us poor suckers had money invested in various funds or markets double our money in more like 7 typical years. Talk about crime doesn't pay.
iflyboats wrote:
From Wikipedia
Mack has refused to cooperate with police, and has bragged to fellow prisoners that his $700,000 bank score is invested in such a way that it will double in value by the time he concludes his 14 year sentence.
Mack was released on May 14, 2010.[10]
Do you believe everything you read??????
Tony the Tiger wrote:iflyboats wrote:Gotta love that 5.1% interest rate! The rest of us poor suckers had money invested in various funds or markets double our money in more like 7 typical years. Talk about crime doesn't pay.
From Wikipedia
Mack has refused to cooperate with police, and has bragged to fellow prisoners that his $700,000 bank score is invested in such a way that it will double in value by the time he concludes his 14 year sentence.
Mack was released on May 14, 2010.[10]
Yep, and all for the meager price tag of roughly $30,000 per year for the taxpayer. He sure paid his debt alright. Add to this the 10 million low-skilled illegal immigrants in California alone that multiply exponentially, the high taxes that are forcing an exodus of business, the refusal to drill for more oil, and the acquiescing to the bloated union and state pension plans that are overpromised, and we wonder why that state is bankrupt? Greece could teach California one word: AUSTERITY. It's coming...
trotty moore wrote:Bear of Bad News wrote:There is the gain of a criminal not on the streets you jagaloon.
Why does serving a prison sentence constitute "paying a debt to society?" I hear this all the time, but have never quite understood it. Paying a debt implies a transfer. It implies that the debtor is giving something up while the party to whom the debt is owed is gaining an equal sum. When I pay the debt that I owe my friend for buying my lunch last week, My $10 loss is accompanied by a $10 gain for him. This is what paying a debt is.
When you serve a prison sentence, no one is gaining an amount equal to your "payment." You lose some number of years of your life, but this doesn't result in any gain for anyone else. Why, then, is serving time constantly called "paying a debt to society?" You are enduring a punishment, not paying a debt.
We're doing our best to make sure there's plenty of oil in the gulf!
RunningAntelope wrote:
the refusal to drill for more oil
Mack was no hero at Oregon. I lived in an apartment next to a girl in Eugene that Mack, hurdler Don Ward and their crew would hang out all night and drink beer and smoke weed-the smoke was billowing out the open windows. Mack immediately joined a gang in prison. Is this your idea of "rehabilitation?"
douglas burke wrote:
regardless of what crimes he did, the fact is he has served his sentence, and having paid his debt to society he should be able to have a chance to live his life as anyone else does.
wether you think his sentence was too much or not enough, he has served the sentence he was given, by a judge who is supposedly very knowledgeable in how much of a penalty/time a person should get depending on the crime.
david mack is about 48-49 years old, and he can no longer be a policeman at least in california based on law, but what he does have is great knowledge of the 800 meters as he had excellent training during his career, and he knows race tactics of the 800, so mack could definetely help the kids at oregon become better 800 runners, and since he was a hero in eugene while in college, this would be a good oppurtunity for the school to help a former student athlete who has had some tough situations in life, (many of his own doing, but that is besides the point, he could use a helping hand now).
yeah i say hopefully, he gets himself on the right track (pun intended) and stays away from crime and as a fan i hope, his knowledge is used to create better 800 runners.
Ghost of Ashenfelter wrote:
He's a Blood, not a Crip, and never really distanced himself from them. I've seen photos of him when he was LAPD in a red suit hangin' with other known Bloods. I also don't think he knows a damn thing about the 800 except that he was fast in it. As for the hero thing, I'd bet he's more of an afterthought in Eugene.