McNair arrested

TheFallenOne · 05-10-2007, 12:19 PM

Uh oh...

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (May 10, 2007) -- Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair was arrested early Thursday and charged with being the owner of a vehicle operated by a drunken driver.

The former Tennessee Titans player was a passenger in his silver pickup truck, police said.

Police said a copy of the arrest report wouldn't be available until later in the day but confirmed McNair was arrested and booked into jail about 3 a.m.

McNair was arrested under a misdemeanor statute that charges the owner if an intoxicated person is allowed to drive a vehicle. Under the law, it doesn't matter if McNair was drinking, only if the driver was impaired, police said.

The driver, whose identity wasn't immediately available, was stopped because the truck was speeding, police said.

"We are aware of the situation, but we're getting most of our information from the media," Ravens spokesman Chad Steele said Thursday. "We've not spoken with Steve, so we're not sure at this time if we will have a statement."

McNair declined to comment when he was released from custody. He was accompanied by a friend, nightclub owner Robert "Big Daddy" Gaddy.

McNair was arrested in downtown Nashville in May 2003 and charged with DUI and illegal gun possession. After a year of legal wrangling, a judge dismissed those charges, ruling police didn't have sufficient reason to pull over McNair in the first place

NFL.com - Baltimore Ravens Team News

MaddHatter · 05-10-2007, 12:31 PM

I doubt this has a huge affect on his career

Goose · 05-10-2007, 12:40 PM

Man this sounds shady to me. I'd be interested to see what the drivers BAC was... if it was .09 I am calling BS on this arrest.

TheFallenOne · 05-10-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MaddHatter

I doubt this has a huge affect on his career

Me too. But these days, any player getting charged, has to be a little nervous.

The problem McNair has is that he's the face of the offense...he's in a leadership role. What kind of message does this send to the troops in this day and age? Under the league's New World Order?

Goose · 05-10-2007, 12:56 PM

To me it's a backward ass law. I understand it, and I have lost a very very close friend to a drunk driver so I even respect it. But seriously, isn't this shifting blame? If my friend asks me to drive his drunk ass home... and I am drunk it's on me for driving not him. Considering you are impared, McNair may not have realized his friend was that drunk or drunk at all.

To me it probably played out like this. They were at a bar or party or some such... McNair gets trashed and is about to leave, so his friend that didn't drink very much says hey man you don't need to drive and risk a DWI let me take you home. McNair does the responsible thing and agrees and now he is arrested and his name all over the internet.

MaddHatter · 05-10-2007, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Goose

To me it's a backward ass law. I understand it, and I have lost a very very close friend to a drunk driver so I even respect it. But seriously, isn't this shifting blame? If my friend asks me to drive his drunk ass home... and I am drunk it's on me for driving not him. Considering you are impared, McNair may not have realized his friend was that drunk or drunk at all.

To me it probably played out like this. They were at a bar or party or some such... McNair gets trashed and is about to leave, so his friend that didn't drink very much says hey man you don't need to drive and risk a DWI let me take you home. McNair does the responsible thing and agrees and now he is arrested and his name all over the internet.

My thoughts exactly... I mean when you're a grown man it's hard to tell the difference between when you're at .07 and .09 unless you have a breathalyzer handy. In Texas, McNair wouldn't have been given a ticket or anything, so this sounds like a pretty bull**** law to me.

"Yeah let's put the responsiblity on the person who's impaired for not knowing his friend is impared..."

PredsFan77 · 05-10-2007, 11:22 PM

He plays for the Ravens, not the Titans.

TheGWH · 05-11-2007, 03:03 AM

Not even a big deal... but the media's gunna blow it out of porportion once again.

vcx · 05-11-2007, 03:07 AM

Oh uh, omgz i'm like so worriedz n stuffz.

vcx · 05-11-2007, 10:35 PM

NFL has some issues, i remember when it was the NBA with pot heads and strippers and such, but in the NFL, you kill your wife, hide in a trunk, shoot people, act hardcore in a club and beat someone...etc.

It's amazing, it's why i mainly stick to the NHL, where its at least a tad more respectable...aside from Ed Belfour's drunken billiondollar nights.

BigdaddyQH · 05-13-2007, 12:48 PM

I didn't know that McNair was traded to Cincinnati. Isn't that the team in the AFC North that specializes in this sort of thing?

rebel26 · 05-13-2007, 08:00 PM

Wow thats a pretty retarded law. It doesnt say McNair was drunk even though he probably was if he let another druck dude drive his truck. The NFL or the Ravens or no one else should do anything to him like suspending or fining him. He wasnt drivin and no one got hurt

HailttRedskins · 05-16-2007, 02:01 AM

I HIGHLY doubt this will change anything.

05-11-2007, 03:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
TheGWH Kanye Was Right... Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Age: 29 Posts: 1,072 vCash: 1700 NFL Team: Atlanta Falcons NCAA Team: Virginia Tech Hokies	Not even a big deal... but the media's gunna blow it out of porportion once again. __________________

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BigdaddyQH The Desert Fox Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 650 vCash: 2000 NFL Team: Chicago Bears NCAA Team: USC Trojans	I didn't know that McNair was traded to Cincinnati. Isn't that the team in the AFC North that specializes in this sort of thing? __________________ Winning is the Only Accpetable Result

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rebel26 I believe it's not butter Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Who Dat Nation Age: 17 Posts: 203 vCash: 2000 NFL Team: New Orleans Saints NCAA Team: Southern Miss Golden Eagles	Wow thats a pretty retarded law. It doesnt say McNair was drunk even though he probably was if he let another druck dude drive his truck. The NFL or the Ravens or no one else should do anything to him like suspending or fining him. He wasnt drivin and no one got hurt __________________

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HailttRedskins We Want Dallas Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alexandria, Virginia Age: 20 Posts: 82 vCash: 2000 NFL Team: Washington Redskins NCAA Team: Maryland Terrapins	I HIGHLY doubt this will change anything. __________________

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05-10-2007, 12:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
MaddHatter All-Pro Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 692 vCash: 2868 NFL Team: Dallas Cowboys NCAA Team: Texas Longhorns	I doubt this has a huge affect on his career

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Goose President and CEO of FBB Bowling Champion! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Worth Age: 31 Posts: 2,423 vCash: 3859 NFL Team: Dallas Cowboys NCAA Team: Texas A&M Aggies	Man this sounds shady to me. I'd be interested to see what the drivers BAC was... if it was .09 I am calling BS on this arrest.

05-10-2007, 12:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Goose President and CEO of FBB Bowling Champion! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Worth Age: 31 Posts: 2,423 vCash: 3859 NFL Team: Dallas Cowboys NCAA Team: Texas A&M Aggies	To me it's a backward ass law. I understand it, and I have lost a very very close friend to a drunk driver so I even respect it. But seriously, isn't this shifting blame? If my friend asks me to drive his drunk ass home... and I am drunk it's on me for driving not him. Considering you are impared, McNair may not have realized his friend was that drunk or drunk at all. To me it probably played out like this. They were at a bar or party or some such... McNair gets trashed and is about to leave, so his friend that didn't drink very much says hey man you don't need to drive and risk a DWI let me take you home. McNair does the responsible thing and agrees and now he is arrested and his name all over the internet.

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PredsFan77 Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 915 vCash: 2000 NFL Team: Tennessee Titans NCAA Team: South Carolina Gamecocks	He plays for the Ravens, not the Titans.

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vcx Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 27 Posts: 1,472 vCash: 2000 NFL Team: Pittsburgh Steelers NCAA Team: Pens, 'Nucks, Hawks, 'Wings, Sabres	Oh uh, omgz i'm like so worriedz n stuffz.

05-11-2007, 10:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
vcx Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 27 Posts: 1,472 vCash: 2000 NFL Team: Pittsburgh Steelers NCAA Team: Pens, 'Nucks, Hawks, 'Wings, Sabres	NFL has some issues, i remember when it was the NBA with pot heads and strippers and such, but in the NFL, you kill your wife, hide in a trunk, shoot people, act hardcore in a club and beat someone...etc. It's amazing, it's why i mainly stick to the NHL, where its at least a tad more respectable...aside from Ed Belfour's drunken billiondollar nights.

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