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May 17, 2011
Inmate Regrets Bird-Brained Prison Sentence: Seven years ago, Eric Torpy asked an Oklahoma judge to add three years to his 30-year prison sentence as a tribute to Larry Bird. Convicted of armed robbery and shooting a gun with intent to kill, Torpy now regrets his request for extra time. "Recently I've wisened up," he said. "That three is a big deal, you know? Three years matters." He's eligible for parole in 2033.
posted by rcade to basketball at 10:09 AM - 5 comments
I agree with him that the District Attorney and Judge should not have gone along with his stupid tribute.
posted by bperk at 12:25 PM on May 17, 2011
For one day he couldn't have been a Robert Parish fan?
posted by cjets at 12:35 PM on May 17, 2011
Bird brain? - No- DUMBASS!
posted by Tinman at 02:27 PM on May 17, 2011
I'm with cjets -- a different player number is in order.
But I'm heading in the other direction. As Tinman said, this guy is truly dumb -- so much so that he should have declared himself a Ron Artest fan for the sake of society at large.
Artest wore #96 with the Rockets.
posted by beaverboard at 03:00 PM on May 17, 2011
I'm trying to be kind ... DUH!