Who’s the last guy in the NFL that you think would be involved in a shooting? Take a minute to write down a name. (And ignore the title to this article in doing so.)
If you wrote down “Marvin Harrison” (and more than a few of you undoubtedly did . . . especially if you weren’t able to ignore the title to this article), then you win.
The Italian leg lamp will be arriving tonight.
Harrison, per our friends (except one of them) at WIP radio in Philly, is being investigated for his role in a shooting that occurred Tuesday night outside his North Philadelphia bar.
Harrison was involved in an argument with the victim at the ironically-named “Playmakers” bar. As the victim left and was walking to his car, Harrison was following. Shots rang out, and the victim was struck in the hand. A young girl was struck by broken glass from a car that had been struck by a bullet.
Ballistic tests showed that the bullets came from a custom-made Belgian gun. Harrison owns one of the guns in question.
Questioned about it at a Philadelphia car wash that he owns, Harrison admitted that he owns such a gun, but that it has never left his home.
Later, the gun was found in a bucket at the car wash. Tests revealed that the gun was the same gun involved in the shooting, and that seven bullets were fired at the time.
Folks, Marvin is innocent until proven guilty. But unless there’s a socially-challenged [Editor’s note: Is that better?] cousin (or a dog with a thumb) on whom this thing can be pinned, Harrison’s quest for Jerry Rice’s all-time records might be derailed by something other than bad knees.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Something is not right with the initial story. Having seen work in a ballistics lab, with very few exceptions you cannot tell what firearm a bullet came from. After the fact you can easily compare the recovered bullets to a specific firearm by examining rifling marks or the recovered brass case can be compared to the extractors of the firearm. To openly say they came from a “Belguim” firearm is a huge stretch.
Now if he can only explain why said firearm was recovered in a bucket at a car wash….
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:12 pm
How about people not jump to judgement and let the facts come out before you start to COMPLETELY trash Marvin…true, it does not look good, but seriously dont jump too soon…
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Arlen Specter will be the leading the investigating I’m sure.
Yes, that was lame, and I enjoyed typing every last letter.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I always endorse using caution before passing judgment on things like this. Still though, the way this reads, it sounds pretty damning.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Maybe he wants to be Super Bowl MVP soon and just choose the Ray-Lewis way of getting there?
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:18 pm
If the bucket don’t fit, you must acquit!!!
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Glad he did this after the draft. There were some decent WR’s available when the Colts selected in the first three rounds.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:19 pm
I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt until more information comes out. PFT likes to jump the gun. (no pun intended)
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Sounds like Marvin took the car to the carwash to get the young girls blood off of it and left the gun while he was there.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I love the Bengals jokes. Keep ‘em coming. Making fun of cincinnati is fun for the whole family.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Turd!!!!!!!!!1
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:27 pm
When I first read the headline, I thought of “James Harrison”, not Marvin.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:29 pm
The #1 guy I think wouldn’t get in trouble is actually Martin Gramatica. Unless someone stole his lucky charms.
Martin Gramatica, still dainty, still hilarious.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:34 pm
The article doesn’t mention what caliber the handgun is. I don’t know of any production Belgian .50 calibers. I guess he could have gotten something literally custom made from the frame up, though that seems kind of strange given that the Desert Eagle is both really cool looking and easily obtainable. Fabrique Nationale (Belgian) does make a 5.7mm semiautomatic handgun (not the same thing as a .50 caliber) that fires small yet high velocity rounds. It’s not a custom gun (though custom models might be available) though it’s hideous enough to be loved only by people who pay the $1000 or so for them.
The article says that tests reveal that 7 rounds were fired. Tests, in this sense being a quick check of the magazine, counting how many rounds were left and subtracting that number from the magazine capacity. The ‘tests’ don’t account for variables such as the magazine having been loaded with fewer rounds than it was capable of holding or that some magazines don’t actually hold the number of rounds they claim to hold. A better ‘test’ would be to count the number of shell casing found at the scene or, better yet, find the bullets fired by the shooter. If it really was a .50 then the bullet holes in buildings and such shouldn’t be too hard to find. 5.7mm holes, on the other hand, would be much harder to spot.
I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find that Indiana has some version of the Castle Defense laws that have taken hold in large swaths of Red State America. He’d still be pretty much screwed if he indeed was the shooter because he would have left the scene of a crime–the one he’d have to claim was being carried out against him. He could further claim that he left because he was afraid of something the guy with the hole in the hand might do to him but that wouldn’t justify not reporting it when he was no longer being threatened or lying to cops about the location of the firearm that was used.
If witnesses, video security tape, and/or powder burns point out that he was the shooter he’s got nowhere to turn.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I received my lamp and it says fragile on the box…..must be french.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Are we sure this wasn’t Pacman Jones?
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:40 pm
I totally think I could kick Marvin Harrisons ass. In fact I will make a list of NFL players I could throttle;
- Most kickers/punters
- Any NFC West QB
- Shaun Alexander
Who do you think would be the best street fighter in the NFL?? I would probably go with Wes Welker.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Coming soon: CSI - Indianapolis, with special guest star Marvin Harrison.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Problem is Harrison is from Philly and still maintains some kind of lifestyle here. Philly is one of the most dangerous cities in the country and there are those out there who will challenge anyone if given the right opportunity. I’m hoping Harrison had a very good reason to fire a gun. Some parts of Philly you truly do need one. But if he fired for no good reason, then he is truly stupid.
Liggidy
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
As a Patriots fan living in Indiana all I can say is…HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! YOUR COLTS HALO IS VERY CROOKED. And your QB stuck his “Buttocks and Rectum” in a poor girls face.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I’m like Marvin out the window with the joint. Hoody up blood in my eye I let seven fly.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 6:08 pm
OK, who put the gun in the bucket while I was out?
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May 2nd, 2008 at 6:13 pm
WOW! Jerry Jones has finally gotten his receiver. Welcome to Dallas Marvin.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Wow. The linked article has 1129 comments. Think PFT can top that?
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May 2nd, 2008 at 6:17 pm
People…calm down. It is way too early in this process to be talking about “the end of a career” and “now he won’t have to worry about giving a hall of fame speech” and a lot of other nonsense that’s been posted. Can we let this play out at least to the point where Marvin is a suspect before we convict the guy? The way he has conducted himself on and off the field over the years gives him enough equity - at least with me - for me to be respectful enough to give him the benefit of the doubt. Let’s see what develops.
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