In what many are calling a harsh verdict, Sacremento King Ron Artest has been sentenced to a fine, community service, and probation by Placer County Superior Court Judge Francis Kearney for spousal abuse. The $600 fine was not as painful as the 100 hours of community service, but then the judge got 'greedy' with a year long violence treatment program and a parenting class. Getting excessive, the judge then tacked on a three year probation and a restraining order, which was modified to 'peaceful contact with his wife and no restrictions on his contact with his children.' Ron Artest, who has long been an upstanding and law-abiding member of the NBA rarely in legal trouble, was baffled by the sentence.
"Six hundred dollars? 100 hours of community service?! Restraining order? This is just unfair. I don't know why I'm suddenly being singled out. It's like they wanna make me an example or something. What does a brotha have to do to get some love up in here? That judge is a fool. I don't know why she so angry, probably just a man-hater, but this whole thing about 'peaceful contact with my wife'? Come on. I mean, it's great that I can still beat my kids, because as a parent, there's no other way to discipline those little bastards. But not to be able to set my wife straight? It's not abuse. It's just a little grab here, slap there, push here, pull there. Nothing too serious. And now I gotta go back to some school? And hey, I don't care what they say, I ain't never done no community service, I don't plan on doing any now. Then some neighbor gonna call on me about a dog. A dog man! Don't you know who I am? Now I got to sell my home because of all these problems other people are causing me. Plus, you see that picture they took of me? That ain't right."
King's spokesman Troy Hanson said that the team was shocked by the judgement, but was standing behind their star player 73%. "Hey, you know, they were unfair to him in Chicago when he applied for a job at Circuit City. They kept saying he just did it for the discount, but he's just a hard worker. He just wanted a little pocket change to go with his multi-million dollar contract. Then there was the 'Malice at the Palace', where he went into the stands and punched a fan. That fan threw a cup of beer at him while he was laying down to rest on a table during a tiring game, I don't know anybody who wouldn't have done the same. And now this. It's like people are out to get him everywhere he goes. But we know he's a good guy, we believe in him. Unfortunately, we might not be able to afford to pay him next year, so he might be gone. We wish him the best of luck, but we can't talk about that now because the season's not over yet."
"Six hundred dollars? 100 hours of community service?! Restraining order? This is just unfair. I don't know why I'm suddenly being singled out. It's like they wanna make me an example or something. What does a brotha have to do to get some love up in here? That judge is a fool. I don't know why she so angry, probably just a man-hater, but this whole thing about 'peaceful contact with my wife'? Come on. I mean, it's great that I can still beat my kids, because as a parent, there's no other way to discipline those little bastards. But not to be able to set my wife straight? It's not abuse. It's just a little grab here, slap there, push here, pull there. Nothing too serious. And now I gotta go back to some school? And hey, I don't care what they say, I ain't never done no community service, I don't plan on doing any now. Then some neighbor gonna call on me about a dog. A dog man! Don't you know who I am? Now I got to sell my home because of all these problems other people are causing me. Plus, you see that picture they took of me? That ain't right."
King's spokesman Troy Hanson said that the team was shocked by the judgement, but was standing behind their star player 73%. "Hey, you know, they were unfair to him in Chicago when he applied for a job at Circuit City. They kept saying he just did it for the discount, but he's just a hard worker. He just wanted a little pocket change to go with his multi-million dollar contract. Then there was the 'Malice at the Palace', where he went into the stands and punched a fan. That fan threw a cup of beer at him while he was laying down to rest on a table during a tiring game, I don't know anybody who wouldn't have done the same. And now this. It's like people are out to get him everywhere he goes. But we know he's a good guy, we believe in him. Unfortunately, we might not be able to afford to pay him next year, so he might be gone. We wish him the best of luck, but we can't talk about that now because the season's not over yet."
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