At his own house, nonetheless.Kick a man when he's down.For cough syrup?Quite the undercover operation....![]()
AmenShould have been arrested a couple of years ago for stealing millions from the Raiders.![]()
Sincerely,Guy who never watched Russell playMaybe if he was drafted by a different team his career would be totally different right now.
maybe he was celebrating Al Davis' birthday yesterday ...
The raiders are where dreams are killed and careers end...It's like a nursing home for veteran nfl players.Sincerely,Guy who never watched Russell playMaybe if he was drafted by a different team his career would be totally different right now.
Truly embarrassing.He even fails at being arrested like an NFL player.BusterTBronco said:In possession of Codein syrup? Wow. I heard that he was lighting off illegal fireworks in his backyard as well.Bad JaMarcus! Bad!
My bad. Had he gone to any other team, they would have waived the 5 year rule and put him in the Hall of Fame already.The raiders are where dreams are killed and careers end...It's like a nursing home for veteran nfl players.Sincerely,Guy who never watched Russell playMaybe if he was drafted by a different team his career would be totally different right now.
We need a dogpile emoticon for threads like this.
Nuh uh...How does one get arrested for that?!? Should I flush my cough drops down the toilet? Throw my TUMS in the fire pit?For cough syrup?
You guys making these sorts of comments need to investigate the highly addictive and dangerous nature of purple drank. You act like it's "just" couch syrup. You obviously have no clue what this stuff is all about, and you just look foolish with these comments. I'm not trying to be mean, but anyone who likens it to lighting off fireworks, or agrees with such comments, needs to educate himself.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drankTruly embarrassing.He even fails at being arrested like an NFL player.BusterTBronco said:In possession of Codein syrup? Wow. I heard that he was lighting off illegal fireworks in his backyard as well.
Bad JaMarcus! Bad!![]()
And these are just "prominent" people. It's killing lots of people.Notable deaths from use
Purple drank is confirmed or suspected to have caused the deaths of several prominent users. Respiratory depression is a potentially serious or fatal adverse drug reaction associated with the use of codeine, but mainly the danger lies in the much more potent and CNS-depressing phenothiazine-related antihistamine promethazine. This depression is dose-related and is the mechanism for the potentially fatal consequences of overdose: respiratory or cardiac arrest. As with most CNS depressants, mixing with alcohol greatly increases the risk of respiratory failure and other complications.
DJ Screw, who popularized the codeine-based drink, died of a codeine-promethazine-alcohol overdose on November 16, 2000, several months after the video to Three 6 Mafia's single debuted.[6]
Big Moe, a DJ Screw protegé whose albums City of Syrup and Purple World were based on the drink and who has been described as having "rapped obsessively about the drug,"[19] died at age 33 on October 14, 2007, after suffering a heart attack one week earlier that left him in a coma.[20] There was speculation that purple drank may have contributed to his death. [14][21]
Pimp C, widely influential Port Arthur, Texas rapper and a member of rap duo UGK, was found dead on December 4, 2007, at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office reported that the rapper's death was "due to promethazine/codeine effects and other unestablished factors." Ed Winter, assistant chief of the coroner's office, said the levels of the medication were elevated, but not enough to deem the death an overdose. However, Pimp C had a history of sleep apnea, a condition that causes one to stop breathing for short periods during sleep. A spokesman for the coroner's office said that the combination of sleep apnea and cough medication probably suppressed Pimp C's breathing long enough to bring on his death.[3][19]
Purple Drank I WikipediaPurple drank is a slang term for a recreational drug popular in the hip hop community in the southern United States. Its main ingredient is prescription-strength cough syrup containing codeine and promethazine.[1] Cough syrup is typically mixed with ingredients such as 7Up soft drink and pieces of Jolly Rancher candy. The purplish hue of purple drank comes from dyes in the cough syrup.You guys making these sorts of comments need to investigate the highly addictive and dangerous nature of purple drank. You act like it's "just" couch syrup. You obviously have no clue what this stuff is all about, and you just look foolish with these comments. I'm not trying to be mean, but anyone who likens it to lighting off fireworks, or agrees with such comments, needs to educate himself.Truly embarrassing.He even fails at being arrested like an NFL player.BusterTBronco said:In possession of Codein syrup? Wow. I heard that he was lighting off illegal fireworks in his backyard as well.
Bad JaMarcus! Bad!![]()
Neither your cough drops or TUMS contain prescription codeine or promethazine. You can't get these ingredients over the counter any more in non-prescription drops or syrups.There was an "Outside the Lines" piece on it this week, and this stuff is no joke. More addictive than cocaine, and depending on the amount used, potentially much more dangerous.Nuh uh...How does one get arrested for that?!? Should I flush my cough drops down the toilet? Throw my TUMS in the fire pit?For cough syrup?
Correct.Neither your cough drops or TUMS contain prescription codeine or promethazine. You can't get these ingredients over the counter any more in non-prescription drops or syrups.There was an "Outside the Lines" piece on it this week, and this stuff is no joke. More addictive than cocaine, and depending on the amount used, potentially much more dangerous.Nuh uh...How does one get arrested for that?!? Should I flush my cough drops down the toilet? Throw my TUMS in the fire pit?For cough syrup?
You're interested in education? Great. Let's have at it.There are a boat ton of substances you can ingest into your body that kill a lot of people.You guys making these sorts of comments need to investigate the highly addictive and dangerous nature of purple drank. You act like it's "just" couch syrup. You obviously have no clue what this stuff is all about, and you just look foolish with these comments. I'm not trying to be mean, but anyone who likens it to lighting off fireworks, or agrees with such comments, needs to educate himself.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drankTruly embarrassing.He even fails at being arrested like an NFL player.BusterTBronco said:In possession of Codein syrup? Wow. I heard that he was lighting off illegal fireworks in his backyard as well.
Bad JaMarcus! Bad!![]()
And these are just "prominent" people. It's killing lots of people.Notable deaths from use
Purple drank is confirmed or suspected to have caused the deaths of several prominent users. Respiratory depression is a potentially serious or fatal adverse drug reaction associated with the use of codeine, but mainly the danger lies in the much more potent and CNS-depressing phenothiazine-related antihistamine promethazine. This depression is dose-related and is the mechanism for the potentially fatal consequences of overdose: respiratory or cardiac arrest. As with most CNS depressants, mixing with alcohol greatly increases the risk of respiratory failure and other complications.
DJ Screw, who popularized the codeine-based drink, died of a codeine-promethazine-alcohol overdose on November 16, 2000, several months after the video to Three 6 Mafia's single debuted.[6]
Big Moe, a DJ Screw protegé whose albums City of Syrup and Purple World were based on the drink and who has been described as having "rapped obsessively about the drug,"[19] died at age 33 on October 14, 2007, after suffering a heart attack one week earlier that left him in a coma.[20] There was speculation that purple drank may have contributed to his death. [14][21]
Pimp C, widely influential Port Arthur, Texas rapper and a member of rap duo UGK, was found dead on December 4, 2007, at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office reported that the rapper's death was "due to promethazine/codeine effects and other unestablished factors." Ed Winter, assistant chief of the coroner's office, said the levels of the medication were elevated, but not enough to deem the death an overdose. However, Pimp C had a history of sleep apnea, a condition that causes one to stop breathing for short periods during sleep. A spokesman for the coroner's office said that the combination of sleep apnea and cough medication probably suppressed Pimp C's breathing long enough to bring on his death.[3][19]
Wow, brilliant comeback. Let me know when hot dogs become illegal and we'll talk.You're interested in education? Great. Let's have at it.There are a boat ton of substances you can ingest into your body that kill a lot of people.You guys making these sorts of comments need to investigate the highly addictive and dangerous nature of purple drank. You act like it's "just" couch syrup. You obviously have no clue what this stuff is all about, and you just look foolish with these comments. I'm not trying to be mean, but anyone who likens it to lighting off fireworks, or agrees with such comments, needs to educate himself.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drankTruly embarrassing.He even fails at being arrested like an NFL player.BusterTBronco said:In possession of Codein syrup? Wow. I heard that he was lighting off illegal fireworks in his backyard as well.
Bad JaMarcus! Bad!![]()
And these are just "prominent" people. It's killing lots of people.Notable deaths from use
Purple drank is confirmed or suspected to have caused the deaths of several prominent users. Respiratory depression is a potentially serious or fatal adverse drug reaction associated with the use of codeine, but mainly the danger lies in the much more potent and CNS-depressing phenothiazine-related antihistamine promethazine. This depression is dose-related and is the mechanism for the potentially fatal consequences of overdose: respiratory or cardiac arrest. As with most CNS depressants, mixing with alcohol greatly increases the risk of respiratory failure and other complications.
DJ Screw, who popularized the codeine-based drink, died of a codeine-promethazine-alcohol overdose on November 16, 2000, several months after the video to Three 6 Mafia's single debuted.[6]
Big Moe, a DJ Screw protegé whose albums City of Syrup and Purple World were based on the drink and who has been described as having "rapped obsessively about the drug,"[19] died at age 33 on October 14, 2007, after suffering a heart attack one week earlier that left him in a coma.[20] There was speculation that purple drank may have contributed to his death. [14][21]
Pimp C, widely influential Port Arthur, Texas rapper and a member of rap duo UGK, was found dead on December 4, 2007, at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office reported that the rapper's death was "due to promethazine/codeine effects and other unestablished factors." Ed Winter, assistant chief of the coroner's office, said the levels of the medication were elevated, but not enough to deem the death an overdose. However, Pimp C had a history of sleep apnea, a condition that causes one to stop breathing for short periods during sleep. A spokesman for the coroner's office said that the combination of sleep apnea and cough medication probably suppressed Pimp C's breathing long enough to bring on his death.[3][19]
Cocaine kills a lot of people.
All sorts of prescription drugs kill a lot of people.
All sorts of non-perscription drugs kill a lot of people.
Alcohol kills a lot of people.
Cigarettes kill a lot of people.
Saturated fat kills a lot of people.
So if my or somebody else's little joke about a NFL bust taking high-test cough syrup struck you the wrong way, I apologize for that but if you take offense to that perhaps you should be up in arms equally in regards to jokes about Mark Sanchez eating a hot dog on the sidelines for poor diet leading to heart disease is way ahead of "purple drank" in deaths nation wide by a few hundred thousand people.
I'm sorry.I thought the cornerstone of your outrage at the humor was the "highly addictive and dangerous nature" of the substance.Wow, brilliant comeback. Let me know when hot dogs become illegal and we'll talk.You're interested in education? Great. Let's have at it.There are a boat ton of substances you can ingest into your body that kill a lot of people.You guys making these sorts of comments need to investigate the highly addictive and dangerous nature of purple drank. You act like it's "just" couch syrup. You obviously have no clue what this stuff is all about, and you just look foolish with these comments. I'm not trying to be mean, but anyone who likens it to lighting off fireworks, or agrees with such comments, needs to educate himself.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drankTruly embarrassing.
He even fails at being arrested like an NFL player.![]()
And these are just "prominent" people. It's killing lots of people.Notable deaths from use
Purple drank is confirmed or suspected to have caused the deaths of several prominent users. Respiratory depression is a potentially serious or fatal adverse drug reaction associated with the use of codeine, but mainly the danger lies in the much more potent and CNS-depressing phenothiazine-related antihistamine promethazine. This depression is dose-related and is the mechanism for the potentially fatal consequences of overdose: respiratory or cardiac arrest. As with most CNS depressants, mixing with alcohol greatly increases the risk of respiratory failure and other complications.
DJ Screw, who popularized the codeine-based drink, died of a codeine-promethazine-alcohol overdose on November 16, 2000, several months after the video to Three 6 Mafia's single debuted.[6]
Big Moe, a DJ Screw protegé whose albums City of Syrup and Purple World were based on the drink and who has been described as having "rapped obsessively about the drug,"[19] died at age 33 on October 14, 2007, after suffering a heart attack one week earlier that left him in a coma.[20] There was speculation that purple drank may have contributed to his death. [14][21]
Pimp C, widely influential Port Arthur, Texas rapper and a member of rap duo UGK, was found dead on December 4, 2007, at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office reported that the rapper's death was "due to promethazine/codeine effects and other unestablished factors." Ed Winter, assistant chief of the coroner's office, said the levels of the medication were elevated, but not enough to deem the death an overdose. However, Pimp C had a history of sleep apnea, a condition that causes one to stop breathing for short periods during sleep. A spokesman for the coroner's office said that the combination of sleep apnea and cough medication probably suppressed Pimp C's breathing long enough to bring on his death.[3][19]
Cocaine kills a lot of people.
All sorts of prescription drugs kill a lot of people.
All sorts of non-perscription drugs kill a lot of people.
Alcohol kills a lot of people.
Cigarettes kill a lot of people.
Saturated fat kills a lot of people.
So if my or somebody else's little joke about a NFL bust taking high-test cough syrup struck you the wrong way, I apologize for that but if you take offense to that perhaps you should be up in arms equally in regards to jokes about Mark Sanchez eating a hot dog on the sidelines for poor diet leading to heart disease is way ahead of "purple drank" in deaths nation wide by a few hundred thousand people.
It is when they're taking half a bottle or more of the stuff at one time. That's a lot of codeine.BusterTBronco said:Yeah. Prescription strength cough syrup mixed with 7-up. Real dangerous stuff.
Avery, let's just drop it. You seem to just want to argue and I'm not all that interested.I'm sorry.I thought the cornerstone of your outrage at the humor was the "highly addictive and dangerous nature" of the substance.I must have missed the part where you were offended by the illegality of the stuff.
I'd argue that point, but fair enough.Avery, let's just drop it. You seem to just want to argue and I'm not all that interested.I'm sorry.I thought the cornerstone of your outrage at the humor was the "highly addictive and dangerous nature" of the substance.I must have missed the part where you were offended by the illegality of the stuff.
Yes, please let us know when this stuff kills someone notable or at least someone that anyone has heard of.You guys making these sorts of comments need to investigate the highly addictive and dangerous nature of purple drank. You act like it's "just" couch syrup. You obviously have no clue what this stuff is all about, and you just look foolish with these comments. I'm not trying to be mean, but anyone who likens it to lighting off fireworks, or agrees with such comments, needs to educate himself.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drankTruly embarrassing.He even fails at being arrested like an NFL player.BusterTBronco said:In possession of Codein syrup? Wow. I heard that he was lighting off illegal fireworks in his backyard as well.
Bad JaMarcus! Bad!![]()
And these are just "prominent" people. It's killing lots of people.Notable deaths from use
Purple drank is confirmed or suspected to have caused the deaths of several prominent users. Respiratory depression is a potentially serious or fatal adverse drug reaction associated with the use of codeine, but mainly the danger lies in the much more potent and CNS-depressing phenothiazine-related antihistamine promethazine. This depression is dose-related and is the mechanism for the potentially fatal consequences of overdose: respiratory or cardiac arrest. As with most CNS depressants, mixing with alcohol greatly increases the risk of respiratory failure and other complications.
DJ Screw, who popularized the codeine-based drink, died of a codeine-promethazine-alcohol overdose on November 16, 2000, several months after the video to Three 6 Mafia's single debuted.[6]
Big Moe, a DJ Screw protegé whose albums City of Syrup and Purple World were based on the drink and who has been described as having "rapped obsessively about the drug,"[19] died at age 33 on October 14, 2007, after suffering a heart attack one week earlier that left him in a coma.[20] There was speculation that purple drank may have contributed to his death. [14][21]
Pimp C, widely influential Port Arthur, Texas rapper and a member of rap duo UGK, was found dead on December 4, 2007, at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office reported that the rapper's death was "due to promethazine/codeine effects and other unestablished factors." Ed Winter, assistant chief of the coroner's office, said the levels of the medication were elevated, but not enough to deem the death an overdose. However, Pimp C had a history of sleep apnea, a condition that causes one to stop breathing for short periods during sleep. A spokesman for the coroner's office said that the combination of sleep apnea and cough medication probably suppressed Pimp C's breathing long enough to bring on his death.[3][19]
They busted a Charger last year for bringing boxes of it from Mexico to SD to Texas (maybe just straight to Texas). Either way, it's a drug smuggling operation that supplies the large amounts of it. I'd say that's a useful use of resources.Ray_T said:This is comical on so many levels.1) That Russell is in hot water over Cough Syrup2) That the police did some kind of undercover sting operation to find him with Said Cough syrup.I know it's illegal and everything, but can we not find a more useful way to use our resources? Perhaps arresting the crack dealers that visit schools instead of a washed up football player who abuses cough syrup?anyhow, this is somewhat funny nonetheless.
That was Terrance Kiel - second round pick and dead man at 27.They busted a Charger last year for bringing boxes of it from Mexico to SD to Texas (maybe just straight to Texas). Either way, it's a drug smuggling operation that supplies the large amounts of it. I'd say that's a useful use of resources.Ray_T said:This is comical on so many levels.1) That Russell is in hot water over Cough Syrup2) That the police did some kind of undercover sting operation to find him with Said Cough syrup.I know it's illegal and everything, but can we not find a more useful way to use our resources? Perhaps arresting the crack dealers that visit schools instead of a washed up football player who abuses cough syrup?anyhow, this is somewhat funny nonetheless.
I refer to it as "natural selection"Couch Potato said:You guys making these sorts of comments need to investigate the highly addictive and dangerous nature of purple drank. You act like it's "just" couch syrup. You obviously have no clue what this stuff is all about, and you just look foolish with these comments. I'm not trying to be mean, but anyone who likens it to lighting off fireworks, or agrees with such comments, needs to educate himself.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drankAvery said:Truly embarrassing.He even fails at being arrested like an NFL player.BusterTBronco said:In possession of Codein syrup? Wow. I heard that he was lighting off illegal fireworks in his backyard as well.
Bad JaMarcus! Bad!![]()
And these are just "prominent" people. It's killing lots of people.Notable deaths from use
Purple drank is confirmed or suspected to have caused the deaths of several prominent users. Respiratory depression is a potentially serious or fatal adverse drug reaction associated with the use of codeine, but mainly the danger lies in the much more potent and CNS-depressing phenothiazine-related antihistamine promethazine. This depression is dose-related and is the mechanism for the potentially fatal consequences of overdose: respiratory or cardiac arrest. As with most CNS depressants, mixing with alcohol greatly increases the risk of respiratory failure and other complications.
DJ Screw, who popularized the codeine-based drink, died of a codeine-promethazine-alcohol overdose on November 16, 2000, several months after the video to Three 6 Mafia's single debuted.[6]
Big Moe, a DJ Screw protegé whose albums City of Syrup and Purple World were based on the drink and who has been described as having "rapped obsessively about the drug,"[19] died at age 33 on October 14, 2007, after suffering a heart attack one week earlier that left him in a coma.[20] There was speculation that purple drank may have contributed to his death. [14][21]
Pimp C, widely influential Port Arthur, Texas rapper and a member of rap duo UGK, was found dead on December 4, 2007, at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office reported that the rapper's death was "due to promethazine/codeine effects and other unestablished factors." Ed Winter, assistant chief of the coroner's office, said the levels of the medication were elevated, but not enough to deem the death an overdose. However, Pimp C had a history of sleep apnea, a condition that causes one to stop breathing for short periods during sleep. A spokesman for the coroner's office said that the combination of sleep apnea and cough medication probably suppressed Pimp C's breathing long enough to bring on his death.[3][19]
Wow, I forgot that he had died.That was Terrance Kiel - second round pick and dead man at 27.They busted a Charger last year for bringing boxes of it from Mexico to SD to Texas (maybe just straight to Texas). Either way, it's a drug smuggling operation that supplies the large amounts of it. I'd say that's a useful use of resources.Ray_T said:This is comical on so many levels.1) That Russell is in hot water over Cough Syrup2) That the police did some kind of undercover sting operation to find him with Said Cough syrup.I know it's illegal and everything, but can we not find a more useful way to use our resources? Perhaps arresting the crack dealers that visit schools instead of a washed up football player who abuses cough syrup?anyhow, this is somewhat funny nonetheless.
Never been in trouble with the law, so I admit I am not up on what crimes are considered felonies and what crimes are misdemeanors. But it just seems that a crime that carries a piddling $2,500 bail is a minor offense. That a keystone cops sting would stake out his house to execute this kind of bust smells fishy. This feels like a set-up. Not that JaMarcus isn't too dumb enough on his own to get stung. It was reported by insiders that JaMarcus would drink the "purple drank" with anyone that was in his proximity in VIP rooms inside clubs. This feels like JaMarcus got bit moreso because he lost his NFL status and his protectors/enablers than it was just coincidence that the law just happen to have his number.This also maybe explains his lethargic attitude toward his NFL career. I wonder if he was doped up and high or low or whatever the term is, while he was throwing those wildly off-target throws to the flat. Maybe Al Davis can justifiably go after his money after all. Was this all a set-up that benefited anyone? Why stake out someone's house for cough syrup? If it's common practice, I'd like to see a list of common similar type stings that the police have dedicated stakeouts for non-celebrity types. Not apologizing for JaMarcus, just seems like there's more to this story. Glad he's not on the Raiders anymore. Not our mess to deal with anymore. Good riddance to bad rubbish.scottybo said:Bottom line: It's a controlled substance, whether you want to call it just cough syrup or not; and possession without a prescription is a felony.
Isn't Johnny Jolly of the Packers facing a trial for the same thing?They busted a Charger last year for bringing boxes of it from Mexico to SD to Texas (maybe just straight to Texas). Either way, it's a drug smuggling operation that supplies the large amounts of it. I'd say that's a useful use of resources.Ray_T said:This is comical on so many levels.1) That Russell is in hot water over Cough Syrup2) That the police did some kind of undercover sting operation to find him with Said Cough syrup.I know it's illegal and everything, but can we not find a more useful way to use our resources? Perhaps arresting the crack dealers that visit schools instead of a washed up football player who abuses cough syrup?anyhow, this is somewhat funny nonetheless.
Everything's bigger in Texas, including the codeine syrup abuse.link
That's a hell of a lot of students.In 2004, the University of Texas found that 8.3% of secondary school students in Texas had taken codeine syrup to get high.
apparently....maybe I am out to lunch. Abuse of cough syrup is somewhat unheard of where I live (Canada) The big thing here is weed with a bit of Crack & Meth thrown in. If it is actually a big problem in that part of the world I guess it would justify spending resources on it.Everything's bigger in Texas, including the codeine syrup abuse.link
That's a hell of a lot of students.In 2004, the University of Texas found that 8.3% of secondary school students in Texas had taken codeine syrup to get high.
I don't think anything about it needs to smell fishy for it to go down as it did. They had an investigation going on not involving him until his name showed up. Once it did he I wouldn't be surprised if a conversation such as the following occurred: Cop 1: So this is the 3rd time Jamarcus Russell's name has come up in this investigation as a user.Never been in trouble with the law, so I admit I am not up on what crimes are considered felonies and what crimes are misdemeanors. But it just seems that a crime that carries a piddling $2,500 bail is a minor offense. That a keystone cops sting would stake out his house to execute this kind of bust smells fishy. This feels like a set-up. Not that JaMarcus isn't too dumb enough on his own to get stung. It was reported by insiders that JaMarcus would drink the "purple drank" with anyone that was in his proximity in VIP rooms inside clubs. This feels like JaMarcus got bit moreso because he lost his NFL status and his protectors/enablers than it was just coincidence that the law just happen to have his number.Bottom line: It's a controlled substance, whether you want to call it just cough syrup or not; and possession without a prescription is a felony.
This also maybe explains his lethargic attitude toward his NFL career. I wonder if he was doped up and high or low or whatever the term is, while he was throwing those wildly off-target throws to the flat. Maybe Al Davis can justifiably go after his money after all. Was this all a set-up that benefited anyone? Why stake out someone's house for cough syrup? If it's common practice, I'd like to see a list of common similar type stings that the police have dedicated stakeouts for non-celebrity types.
Not apologizing for JaMarcus, just seems like there's more to this story. Glad he's not on the Raiders anymore. Not our mess to deal with anymore. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders responded to former JaMarcus Russell's recent arrest on Wednesday by saying they did all they could to help the former No. 1 overall pick before releasing him two months ago. The Raiders issued a statement two days after Russell was charged with possession of a controlled substance — codeine syrup — after being arrested at his home in Mobile, Ala."We did all that we could to intervene and assist with a myriad of issues with JaMarcus Russell," the statement said. "NFL policy restricts our ability to comment publicly at this time. Therefore, those in the media who declare what the Raiders knew or should have known or what the Raiders did or should have done, are reckless, irresponsible and offensive, and do a disservice to all concerned, including the public."
So it's ok to have a double standard for joe celebrity and random citizen? This hasn't stopped the masses for getting busted for other drug crimes. Witness Lindsey Lohan. Does she do anything to deter teenage girls from getting drugged up? I don't think so, in fact, she glamourizes the culture if anything.I don't think anything about it needs to smell fishy for it to go down as it did. They had an investigation going on not involving him until his name showed up. Once it did he I wouldn't be surprised if a conversation such as the following occurred: Cop 1: So this is the 3rd time Jamarcus Russell's name has come up in this investigation as a user. Cop 2: You know if we make him one of the arrests it'll make a lot more news and might serve as a deterrent for other people who are doing the same thing. Cop 1: You're right. Get a court order and set up the stakeout.It isn't like other athletes don't get arrested for things while they are still part of their league. Arresting a high profile person does more to send a message of deterrence than does arresting Joe Public.
I don't buy this for a second. The Raiders hired Eddie Anderson to trail JaMarcus to swanky Las Vegas Clubs and Casinos, and they knew he was at least a recreational user of the "purple drank". NFL policy should be that they turn him in and he go through the suspension process. But the NFL drug policy is joke. The players all know that the test for illicit drugs is in May/June. So for a couple of months, they stay clean, and the other 10 months, they can all be high as kites. The Raiders enabled Russell the entire way, and the decision making right to the top was poor. It's no wonder that this franchise has swooned the last few years. I only hope that the core group of players (who seem like a bunch of choir boys) will change the culture.ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders responded to former JaMarcus Russell's recent arrest on Wednesday by saying they did all they could to help the former No. 1 overall pick before releasing him two months ago. The Raiders issued a statement two days after Russell was charged with possession of a controlled substance — codeine syrup — after being arrested at his home in Mobile, Ala."We did all that we could to intervene and assist with a myriad of issues with JaMarcus Russell," the statement said. "NFL policy restricts our ability to comment publicly at this time. Therefore, those in the media who declare what the Raiders knew or should have known or what the Raiders did or should have done, are reckless, irresponsible and offensive, and do a disservice to all concerned, including the public."