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Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

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  • #31
    Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

    Originally posted by hoopsforlife View Post
    We could call him the "Round fist of assist"
    LOL
    Ever notice how friendly folks are at a shootin' range??.

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    • #32
      Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

      Tinsley seems to be afflicted by terminal stupidity.

      Did he start this? Sounds like the answer is no.

      Was he an idiot for being in that place at that time? Yup - same as Jackson was w/ Club Rio last year.

      There are just things smart people shouldn't do.

      And the old, "Where there's smoke there's fire" mantra has some truth to it.
      Jamal was at:

      Club Rio last summer

      8 Second Saloon last winter

      Cloud 9 last night

      I don't know what he did specifically in any of those cases but when trouble keeps finding someone, chances are good he's doing something to bring it.

      It's just terrible decision-making on his part. There are better places in Indy for a wealthy person to take his Rolls to. And if, as I conjecture from the name, Cloud 9 is a strip club, there are some high-class downtown strip clubs, or you could hire some dancers for an evening.

      Just stupid - like sticking your hand in a fire and hoping you won't get burned.
      The poster formerly known as Rimfire

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      • #33
        Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

        Well Realgm has this up already..but ESPN has yet to catch on to it.

        http://realgm.com/
        Ever notice how friendly folks are at a shootin' range??.

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        • #34
          Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

          In this situation is seems to me that Jamaal did nothing wrong. He was leaving a place, some guys who were probably drunk decided to cause some problems, Tinsley did the correct thing and left, they were followed and Tinsley did the correct thing going to a public place instead of going home - although going to the police station would have been better, or calling the police.

          I do find it interesting that Joe Quato - the equipment manager was with him.


          Of course you could say the obvious, why was Tinsley out so late and in a bad part of town - bad judgment perhaps, but nothing criminal there.

          The real problem is public perception - that the Pacers are a bunch of thugs involved in another shooting incident. - That is all most people will know about this and that is all they really care about. Nothing like an incident that confirms public perception.

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          • #35
            Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

            Originally posted by Pacersfan46 View Post
            My situation happened at 8 PM.

            -- Steve --
            There have been many publicized incidents that have occurred in broad daylight around that mall. It is probably one of the more dangerous business districts around Indianapolis.

            For suburbanites, there is no longer a reason to go there because Avon businesses are available. That's why the stores are all shut down on W. 38th. Money from the burbs have moved out. That's one reason JT needs to keep supporting the area....LOL.

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            • #36
              Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

              I know Tin Man (and a lot of pro atheletes) has been in Indy or wherever their team is a while, but it seems like he just doesn't know where places are safe in the day and hell at night. Maybe pro teams should do more in identifying these issues when they come in to the franchise, like an orientation. For a lot of us hoosiers, it is an unwritten rule or common knowledge to stay away from that area at night. He got lucky.

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              • #37
                Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

                Originally posted by IndyFan032589 View Post
                I agree. If Roger Penske can ban his IndyCar drivers from consuming alcohol during the month of May then Bird can ban the Pacers from ghetto clubs.
                How would you constitute a "ghetto club?"

                You're obviously a young guy (as am I) and you're trying to tell grown men what to do. What is LB going to do, call all of the Pacers at 10pm and ask them where they are, or better yet install tracking devices into their cars so he knows where they are at all times? That notion in and of itself is silly.

                If LB really thinks Tinsley could cause a major, major problem for himself or someone else he needs to trade him. If he meets with Tinsley and realizes that isn't the case, then he needs to keep him. There is no use trying to tell grown men how to run their lives.
                Last edited by idioteque; 12-09-2007, 09:59 AM.

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                • #38
                  Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

                  Yeah, I've run into some trouble in that area of town as well. Luckily it didn't involve a gun like what happened to 46. That would have scared the **** out of me.

                  It seems likie avoiding those kind of places would be one of the first common sense-type of moves you'd make after becoming a multimillionaire. Hmmm.
                  You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?

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                  • #39
                    Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

                    Originally posted by Shade View Post

                    On another note, everyone already knows how dangerous that area of town is, so why is nothing being done to make it safer?

                    Yeah... what's the deal?
                    You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?

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                    • #40
                      Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

                      Originally posted by DisplacedKnick View Post
                      And if, as I conjecture from the name, Cloud 9 is a strip club,
                      Based on its web site, Cloud 9 does NOT appear to be a strip club. Teach me for posting conjecture . . .

                      Still not in a good section of town. Certainly not the worst - the true getto is just East of this area - but bad & getting worse.

                      And to chime in, 10 years ago I used to go to Lafayette Scare Mall occasionally - the location is very convenient if you're on I-65. I don't any more. People have been killed in the parking lot at 3 p.m. there. Crazy.
                      The poster formerly known as Rimfire

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                      • #41
                        Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

                        Originally posted by SoupIsGood View Post
                        Yeah... what's the deal?
                        No one's stepped up and invested in the area yet.

                        There is obviously some revitalization work that needs to be done in that area. I wish the Irsays would have stepped up and build Lucas Oil in an area that needed to be revitalized...oftentimes stadiums can totally transform an area.

                        In DC the Verizon Center (where the Wizards play) totally altered the complete makeup of Penn Quarter. From what I've heard from many residents who have been there for a long time and also from the local media, it's been like night and day. Also in DC the new stadium for the Nationals is being built right in Southeast DC, which for a long time has been known as one of the worst ghettos in America, to try to enact similar changes in that area.

                        With these two successes there has to be a winning formula to this thing.

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                        • #42
                          Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

                          Originally posted by Unclebuck View Post

                          Of course you could say the obvious, why was Tinsley out so late and in a bad part of town - bad judgment perhaps, but nothing criminal there.

                          The real problem is public perception...
                          Well, here is my own, one person "public perceptiom" of this.

                          I'll agree that, as far as we know, JT and his bunch did not do anything legally wrong. But remember his interview earlier this season about wanting to be a better father, etc.?

                          His being out at 3:00AM at clubs, getting into problems (his fault or not), does not set a very good example for the kids, does it? I'd say he isn't getting a passing grade in that area. Just my opinion.

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                          • #43
                            Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

                            Originally posted by dcpacersfan View Post
                            No one's stepped up and invested in the area yet.

                            There is obviously some revitalization work that needs to be done in that area. I wish the Irsays would have stepped up and build Lucas Oil in an area that needed to be revitalized...oftentimes stadiums can totally transform an area.
                            Businesses do not typically base decisions on that and it's not really their responsibility to clean up the mess caused by our economic policies and cultural issues. The ghetto will simply move and JT will follow....

                            Once our government decides to stop destroying the country with its immigration and trade policies and our people decide to place a higher value on family, fatherhood, personal responsibility, education, and morals, these problems will dissipate.

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                            • #44
                              Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

                              Originally posted by BlueNGold View Post
                              Businesses do not typically base decisions on that and it's not really their responsibility to clean up the mess caused by our economic policies and cultural issues. The ghetto will simply move and JT will follow....
                              No American goverment, especially not a government in a state as conservative as Indiana, is going to wage some war on poverty to try to improve things in these areas. Either the private sector will eventually do it or no one will do it. And it can work if it is done properly. There is a glaring case study that I see every day if you don't believe me.

                              And who cares if JT will follow or not? There are plenty of people that want to get the hell out of the ghetto.

                              And businesses do have a responsibility to contribute to the well being of the community. Have you ever taken a course on business ethics? With all the corporate welfare the Colts have recieved it's really the least they could do.
                              Last edited by idioteque; 12-09-2007, 10:41 AM.

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                              • #45
                                Re: Jamaal & The Tinsley brothers involved in shooting

                                Originally posted by dcpacersfan View Post

                                If LB really thinks Tinsley could cause a major, major problem for himself or someone else he needs to trade him. If he meets with Tinsley and realizes that isn't the case, then he needs to keep him. There is no use trying to tell grown men how to run their lives.
                                You are correct. The Pacers are a business. JT is an employee. Bird is his Employer.

                                You have to look at what effect each employee has on your business, and while it may or may not be out of line for an employer to tell an employee what to do away from the workplace, the employer has a right to protect the business from repercussions of the employee's actions. That does include (as UB posted earlier) the public perception, and therefore the reputation and viability, of that business.

                                I'm not saying trade him, or keep him, either way. I guess I'm just expanding a bit on what you said.

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