Questions About Pacman Jones and Tank Johnson

Yet, the NFL suspended Pacman and Johnson for extended periods and journalists demonized them in the media, yet Allen and Leinart went on their merry way.

I do find it sadistically ironic that Pacman would be demonized for the same behavior that is regularly lionized in country music songs, when he played pro football in the country music capital of the world, Nashville. 

The south has a notorious affinity for strip clubs, bar fights, and alcohol related antics.  The fact is that they will sing songs about it -- that is an undeniable fact.  The message however has been, you can only live it down if you are white.

All I see in Pacman Jones is a player with an alcohol problem and a cluster of accusations against him.

Ask yourself this: If your father had been murdered when you were four, while the grandmother whom helped raise you died from cancer -- can you say absolutely that you would you have been different?

As for the 2007 "make it rain" story from Las Vegas, if you read the info about that melee without raising an eyebrow then you probably did not read it.  A valet described the suspected shooter as a, "black man with cornrows," who took-off into the night.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2775250

That sounds like every stereotype of black people I have ever heard.  Considering that, the melee occurred during the 2007 NBA All-Star weekend, that person could have been Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, Jermaine O'Neal, or Richard Hamilton.

What also makes no sense is the order of events.  At the Minxx Gentlemen's Club & Lounge, Chris Mitchell (and owner of "Harlem Knights") claimed that he filled a trash bag of Pacman's cash that he "thought" was for the dancers, while he also claimed that the melee broke-out after he told the dancers to gather the money.

Simultaneously, Mr. Mitchell claimed that the melee broke-out after he -- and a male associate -- left the club with the bag full of cash.  The police also recovered two Breitling watches from Mr. Mitchell.  (Who owned those watches?)

That raises another question in my mind: How much cash was in the bag?  Police say that $81,020 was retrieved, but there is no mention as to the percentage carried by Mr. Mitchell.  Did he have all of the money, or just part of the money?

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