Ray Lewis Warning...

[Parkbandit]

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Controversial comments. Ravens star Ray Lewis issues a stern warning. He says if there is no football, crime will increase across the country.

As Kai Jackson explains, not everyone agrees.

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis is known for speaking his mind and that’s exactly what he did when ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio asked Lewis about the NFL lockout.

“We really gotta remove pride, seriously. There’s no other reason the issue’s going on,” he said.

Perhaps his most controversial statement was about the possibility of no NFL season. Lewis painted a grim picture across America of people without jobs and nothing to do on Sundays.

“Do this research. If we don’t have a season, watch how much evil, which we call it crime, watch how much crime picks up when you take away our game,” he said.

“I would hope that it would not increase crime without football. Baltimore is a place where we do have other things for people to enjoy,” said Baltimore City Councilwoman Helen Holton.

Another city councilman says if Ray Lewis is that concerned about the possibility of crime increasing, he should do something about it. He issued a challenge to the linebacker.

“Well, Ray…that’s pretty irresponsible. If you really feel that way, then come on down. We could use your help,” said Councilman Jim Kraft.

All council members agree that the NFL lockout will have a detrimental financial impact in Baltimore and other cities with NFL teams.

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/05/23/ray-lewis-makes-controversial-comments-about-nfl-lockout/

I imagine Ray Lewis might start the crime spree himself....

[Bobmuhthol]

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[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

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[Parkbandit]

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Which part? The article or my comment at the end?

Also, do you know what the term "racist" actually means? Or do you just use it whenever someone criticizes anyone who isn't white?

[Dyslexia]

I think Ray is threatening to murder again.

[Wyrmx]

I think Ray is threatening to murder again.

Yeah i was thinking he was talking more about himself than anyone else :rofl:

[waywardgs]

Makes sense to me... if the criminals aren't on the field on sundays, they're obviously going to be breaking the law instead.

[Bobmuhthol]

Also, do you know what the term "racist" actually means? Or do you just use it whenever someone criticizes anyone who isn't white?

Yeah I know what it means. It has something to do with saying that black Ray Lewis is going to start committing crimes if he isn't busy playing football to entertain the white folk.

[Parkbandit]

Yeah I know what it means. It has something to do with saying that black Ray Lewis is going to start committing crimes if he isn't busy playing football to entertain the white folk.

If Ray Lewis was white and had the same problems with the law in the past.. and made that same exact statement.. and I made the same, exact post... would it be racist as well?

Sometimes.. it's not about race. Sometimes, you have to be smart enough to know the difference.

[Keller]

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[Bobmuhthol]

If Ray Lewis was white and had the same problems with the law in the past.. and made that same exact statement.. and I made the same, exact post... would it be racist as well?

Trick question. If Ray Lewis was white, he wouldn't have a criminal record for you to fall back on to try to claim that you're not racist, and so you wouldn't have made the post anyway.

[Parkbandit]

Trick question. If Ray Lewis was white, he wouldn't have a criminal record for you to fall back on to try to claim that you're not racist, and so you wouldn't have made the post anyway.

Now THAT is racist... because you infer that only black people commit crimes.

[NocturnalRob]

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IT'S NOT JUST BLACK PEOPLE!!!

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[WRoss]

Trick question. If Ray Lewis was white, he wouldn't have a criminal record for you to fall back on to try to claim that you're not racist, and so you wouldn't have made the post anyway.

Umm wow. You just lost the racist argument.

[NocturnalRob]

You just lost the racist argument.
Impossible. He's white.

[Keller]

IT'S NOT JUST BLACK PEOPLE!!!

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Chris Bosh, on seeing Dougie Howser's waste of chicken wings.

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[Some Rogue]

I didn't know some of you were so easily trolled...

[WRoss]

I didn't know some of you were so easily trolled...

Bob always treats like whatever he thinks and writes was written in the Bible. Never know, maybe he isn't a future KKK member.

[Methais]

Trick question. If Ray Lewis was white, he wouldn't have a criminal record for you to fall back on to try to claim that you're not racist, and so you wouldn't have made the post anyway.

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[Latrinsorm]

“I would hope that it would not increase crime without football. Baltimore is a place where we do have other things for people to enjoy,” said Baltimore City Councilwoman Helen Holton.The Councilwoman then burst out laughing, adding, "And Baltimore is a place where the murder rate is very low!"

Seriously, how is this controversial? Idle hands are the devil's playthings.

[RichardCranium]

I didn't know some of you were so easily trolled...

Bob doesn't always troll, but when he does he trolls trolls.

[Keller]

On a serious note, how can this be news?

I saw the headline on Drudge and though, "who the fuck cares?"

[TheEschaton]

The thought of not having a football season makes me want to blow shit up. Maybe while shouting allah akbar.

(Just kidding, CIA/NSA agents reading all my posts).

[NocturnalRob]

(Just kidding, CIA/NSA agents reading all my posts).
That's exactly what a terrorist would write.

[RichardCranium]

The thought of not having a football season makes me want to blow shit up. Maybe while shouting allah akbar.

(Just kidding, CIA/NSA agents reading all my posts).

Starting with the Chik-fil-A's would be my guess.

[Ardwen]

was watching ESPN and one of the sportswriters on one of the show actually said he thought Ray meant that NL players were going to start commiting more crimes because they are bored.

[Stanley Burrell]

All I can think of is a masterfully animated photoshop where Tim the Enchanter is replaced with Lewis:

"I'M WARNIN' YA."

And, yeah.

[Tgo01]

“Do this research. If we don’t have a season, watch how much evil, which we call it crime, watch how much crime picks up when you take away our game,” he said.

I wonder if he prepared this speech ahead of time. "I want to come off as smart sounding, I know, I'll refer to crime as 'evil' then make sure everyone is aware that us lesser beings refer to it as crime. Brilliant."