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Superstar athletes get everything they want every step of the way. From fame to fortune to women, superstardom clearly has its fringe benefits. But our justice system shouldn't be hijacked by athletes. Lady Justice is supposed to be blind. Well clearly something is broken because superstar athletes seem to get more hooks than the King of Ashburn.

Let's start with the case of Donte Stallworth. He mowed down a construction crane operator who was trying to catch a bus at 7:15 in the morning in Miami Beach, Florida as he was driving his black 2005 Bentley Continental GT while drunk. Stallworth was charged with DUI and second degree manslaughter. Those are serious charges and they were deserved. He killed somebody while blowing a 0.12 BAC, well over the legal limit. To his credit, Stallworth took responsibility immediately and was very apologetic. But "I'm sorry" should only go so far when it comes to the law. Still, it worked for Stallworth. Instead of serving years in jail, all he got was 30 days. That's it. What a joke!

Seriously, do you think you would receive that light of a sentence if you were in his shoes? No chance! You don't catch touchdown passes for a living and you're not loaded. Sadly money matters when it comes to the law. I'm guessing Stallworth's undisclosed settlement to the victim's family was in the millions and that had to help when it came time for sentencing. But it shouldn't have. When you kill somebody while driving drunk you should get way more than 30 days, no matter how apologetic you are and no matter how much money you give to the victim's family.

But we shouldn't be surprised. We've seen this before. In 1998, St. Louis Rams defensive end Leonard Little killed a woman after leaving a birthday party drunk. When tested, his blood alcohol level measured 0.19 percent, more than double the legal limit. So what punishment did Little get for such a grave offense? How about 90 days in jail. Seriously, is that supposed to be a deterrent? Not at all. That's why nobody should be shocked that six years later Little was arrested again for drunk driving and speeding. But once again he got hooked. Despite the fact that the police said he had bloodshot and watery eyes, smelled of alcohol and failed three sobriety tests, Little was acquitted of driving while intoxicated and was convicted of only the misdemeanor charge of speeding. What are the chances we'd see a similar fate it we were in Little's shoes? How about zippy chance!

The inequities when it comes to our justice system seem to have no bounds when it comes to athletes. Retired NBA star Jayson Williams still remains free seven years after he was sent to prison for covering up the shooting of a hired driver more than seven years ago. No big deal though, right? What harm could he do out of prison? Well, let's see, this year police had to use a stun gun on him in his New York hotel room. Then in May he was arrested for punching someone in a barroom dispute. Oh, Williams also supposedly beat up his wife. But no rush to put the convicted felon behind bars. I mean, he was a really good hoopster!

I could go on and on and point to case after case. The bottom line is this: Athletes get hooked. That's understandable when it comes to free meals or getting into a club. We love to watch them perform, we idolize them and we put them on pedestals. But they shouldn't be up on a pedestal when it comes to the law. They should be treated like you and I. Sadly, they aren't. Celebrity justice stinks!

-GLASS JOE