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We were alerted last night to some eye-popping claims regarding the Marvin Harrison case made by Philly sports anchor Keith Russell during a Monday afternoon radio spot in Miami. And so we tracked down the audio, and we have given it a listen.
Appearing with Jason Jackson on WQAM, Russell said that his sources tell him that the guy who was allegedly shot in the hand after leaving Harrison’s bar last Tuesday had come to the establishment to carry out a gangland-style “hit.”
A “hit” on Harrison.
Seriously.
Russell said during the segment that the issue relates to Harrison’s father, who is (per Russell) incarcerated, and that the supposed “hit” was in retaliation for something Harrison’s father supposedly had done.
Media sources in Philadelphia tell us that the contention, which Russell apparently hasn’t made on the air in his home market, is simply not true.
Russell also said that there are “people who are willing to do whatever is necessary” to keep Harrison from facing charges.
May 6th, 2008 at 7:22 am
This is starting to make more sense now. Without knowing more
info. it is difficult to conject. However if Harrison is able
to articulate that he felt his life was in danger he has a
right to protect himself. It is often said that it is better
to be tried by 12 people than carried by six people.
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May 6th, 2008 at 7:25 am
I’ve lived in the Philly area my whole life and have never even heard of a Keith fukn Russell
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May 6th, 2008 at 7:37 am
OK, so where is the link to the audio ?
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May 6th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Self-Defense is one thing, but unless you’re certain someone is out to harm you and you’re acting in response to that action you can’t go and take the law into your own hands, if you expect a pre-eminent attack on yourself or family it’s your responsibility to take that to the law and have them handle it so as to avoid this type of situation.
In terms of people “people who are willing to do whatever is necessary”, does this really even matter? If the D.A. sees unlawful action from Harrison’s side he can press chargers in the name of the Government.
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May 6th, 2008 at 7:56 am
Keith Russell is on ABC channel 6 and does the weekend sports.
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May 6th, 2008 at 8:00 am
this is getting weird. Sounds like the Sopranos’ have relocated to Philly.
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May 6th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Keith Russell is a buffoon. He makes Don Tollesfson look like Al Michaels.
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May 6th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Let’s change the subject.
You ever hear that Marvin loves junk food?
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May 6th, 2008 at 8:21 am
So the guy goes to “wack” Harrison, is confronted with gunfire, but doesn’t even pull a gun?
That guy is just fishing for ratings.
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May 6th, 2008 at 8:26 am
If he was acting in Self defense then why hide the gun and pretend you didnt do it? He is guilty as sin.
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May 6th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Are they sure this Russell guy wasn’t reporting from the Fat Tuesday’s Cinco de Mayo party?
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May 6th, 2008 at 8:48 am
I live a thousand miles from Philly, but the distinct smell of bullsh*t is still permeating my nostrils. Who’s this source? Henry Hill?
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May 6th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Hey, I have some great ideas to tie this into some neat commercials.
Signed,
Peyton Manning
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May 6th, 2008 at 9:11 am
I’m shocked Marvin Harrison’s father is incarcerated…if I had NFL money I’d have a team of lawyers working on getting my dad out of jail…
Of course, I don’t know why he’s incarcerated…could be something where there’s no way out.
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May 6th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Hopefully the Marvin Harrison saga will shed light on what Mainstream America refuses to admit. There are two America’s. The first is the mainstream America. Its TGI Friday’s and Sprint Cell Phones and parents taking their kids to the park.
The other is an underworld of lower income with its own rules and “laws” where people are shot in the hand and refuse to say who shot them. Where if your car is stolen your best bet is to ask around and not call the police. Where drugs aren’t something that is good or evil, their a short term income. Where good and evil don’t exist, only survival does.
Regardless of what happens to the Marvin Harrison storyline America needs to be aware of the environment. America needs to be aware of the grey area that exists. Most importantly America needs to take a hard long look at this underworld and ask themselves why.
If a pistol owned by Marvin Harrison can be fired at (an)other human being(s) then what else is possible? Why would this happen? Why wouldn’t he leave that life behind?
Its the “whys” that need explored even more than the “whats”
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May 6th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Self defense is one thing, shooting at someone with their back turned is another. All responsible gun owners know that once the threat is withdrawing, the police are called and they take over. To continue shooting, especially in public, is reckless and makes all gun owners look like loose canons. Lastly, if you’re going to shoot someone make sure your bullets hit where you intend them to. To me, 6-7 shots and all you get is the hand is a lack of poor training and practice.
Oh and everytime your gun is fired in self defense, you wait for the police to show up and explain the situation. You don’t leave the scene of a crime and hide the gun at your business.
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May 6th, 2008 at 10:05 am
This story is starting to get ridiculous, and not in a “getcha popcorn ready” way. I don’t know what is more sad, that Harrison is tied to this in some way, shape or form, or that the media is so ready to pounce on the guy that they are literally running around like chickens at the first hint at gossip, just to be first in reporting something.
I’m not saying that Harrison is innocent, it’s just that it bothers me that there isn’t much un sensationalized news anymore.
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May 6th, 2008 at 10:15 am
I can already picture this all ending with Marvin and Peyton sitting in a diner waiting to order, then a fade to black.
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May 6th, 2008 at 10:21 am
In my opinion, I believe few if any facts have been released by the police.
The majority of people have formed an opinion based on the 15 minutes of fame seeking WIP announcer.
If half of it were true, 88 would already be locked up.
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May 6th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Marvins gonna get a chance to spend some quality time with his dad.
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May 6th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Ok, Harrison might be able to make a viable case for self defense, but him being a target of hit doesn’t pass the sniff test. What hitman gets into a fistfight with his target in front a bar full of people minutes before he tries to execute the hit? If Harrison was ambushed, how did he get off 5 shots to the hitman’s 1? Wasn’t Harrison fortunate to bring a semiautomatic pistol to his hit?
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May 6th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Let’s talk about what’s REALLY important here taking into account the seriousness of the issue. How will this distraction affect Marvin in upcoming fantasy drafts? In my opinion, he should be downgraded to right below Calvin Johnson, yet still be ahead of Donald Driver considering the QB change in G.B.
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May 6th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Facts Dominio,
If it is true, it is doubtful Harrison would be locked up yet. This isn’t television where people get arrested the next day. They need to do lab work, build a case, and present it to a grand jury before they can get an indictment on Harrison. With this being a high profile case, they may move even more slowly to avoid an OJ type trial where the police and crime lab ended up being on trial because of their quick rush to judgment and sloppy handling of the case.
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May 6th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Yeah, this sounds a bit odd given that his father died of genetic disease when Harrison was 2 years old.
Here’s the link to an old Sporting News article - second paragraph has the info. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_50_223/ai_58360899/pg_4
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May 6th, 2008 at 11:30 am
If Marvin Harrison was on any other team, the mainstream media would’ve focused on his “raging gangsta” lifestyle years ago. He should’ve been painted as a hi-risk off the field athlete considering how so many other athletes with lesser involvement in this sort of activity get typecast so poorly.
I wonder why this never happened? Hmmm, maybe its because the NFL’s “golden boy” Peyton Manning is his quarterback. God forbid we taint the “wholesome” kingdom of Prince Peyton with his #1 receiver being “trouble”. I hate Peyton Manning and everything he stands for.
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