Simply Dumb

Image details: Minnesota Vikings 2006 Headshots served by picapp.com

Darrion Scott, a former Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman and current miserable human being,  pleaded guilty Monday to child endangerment for putting a plastic bag over his 2-year-old son’s head.

Scott opted not to go to trial with this -  good call. Juries don’t have a lot of sympathy for pro athletes who almost suffocate their kid.

Scott’s attorney, Joe Friedberg, said the other charges will be dismissed at Scott’s July 24 sentencing. Scott had been charged with third-degree assault and domestic assault by strangulation, both of which are felonies.

Scott said he had no intent to injure the boy. Really?  Because putting a plastic bag over his head might do something like that. Jesus. Scott pled to an amended child endangerment count. The original one accused him of keeping a loaded, unsecured handgun in his nightstand where his son could easily get at it.

I have a 2-year-old son, this whole story is making me incredibly angry. Scott faces a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a $3,000 fine.

Comments Off