douglas burke wrote:
former oregon 800 meter star david mack still #3 on the all time USA 800 meter list with his 1:43.35 for 800 meters was released from prison on may 14th 2010, he was convicted of bank robbery and police corruption, he was also a suspect in the murder of rapper christopher wallace aka the notorious BIG. mack was the high school boyfriend of florence griffith-joyner.
under california law due to his previous felony conviction, he can no longer be a policeman in california.
hopefully he can get a job coaching the middle distance runners at the university of oregon, where he was a star, though not the school record holder (which is juaquim cruz).
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.
Eugene Best wrote:
C'mon Burkey, David Mack was never a big hero in Eugene. People around here raved about his speed, but to say he was a hero is incorrect. While at the UofO, it seemed that he was always sideways with coach Dellinger, never quite sure if he wanted to be in Eugene or back with his buddies in South Central LA, chasing his onetime girl friend Florence Griffith. He may have been a great 800 meter runner, but he never got his U of O degree and wouldn't be sought out by coach Lananna in any circumstances. Most of us think the Oregon 800 meter runners are doing just fine, and without the influence of a David Mack.
A Duck wrote:
Eugene Best wrote:
C'mon Burkey, David Mack was never a big hero in Eugene. People around here raved about his speed, but to say he was a hero is incorrect. While at the UofO, it seemed that he was always sideways with coach Dellinger, never quite sure if he wanted to be in Eugene or back with his buddies in South Central LA, chasing his onetime girl friend Florence Griffith. He may have been a great 800 meter runner, but he never got his U of O degree and wouldn't be sought out by coach Lananna in any circumstances. Most of us think the Oregon 800 meter runners are doing just fine, and without the influence of a David Mack.
...Imagining Dellinger dealing with Mack is one of the funniest things ever.
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.
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. 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.
