Tony "T-Rex" Chohan is home!
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hell yes it would!
plenty of people bust theier butts at multiple low-paying jobs and get on financial assistance programs to survive.
plenty of people violate the law and are punished for CHOOSING to do so.
one of these fits the topic on hand...
I don't know particulars. But it was explained that there was some "serious" duress on Tony!!!
If I need to raise funds for medicine or medical procedure to help save a loved one then all ethical bets are off. Just my 2 cents.
Luckily never been cornered like that and if I was, I wouldn't want the scarlet letter bestowed by someone who is fortunate and can't relate.
Kd
It seems that way because any attempt at humor from our friends north of the border
is so rare, that it seems funnier than it really is.
If it makes you feel any better, based on this thread, you Canadians are way more
entertaining than our friends from the UK.
No, haven't hung out with you.
I am saying that good folks that you could bet your life on, never much change.
I am saying that if you got someone caught stealing, if something else gets missing you would probably look with some suspicion with that person.
If someone is drunk, they will probably continue to drink, and if someone does drugs, they probably will continue that too.
Everyone wants to share the exception like the person that smoked and lived to be 100, but by and large, if you smoke, you are going to die of a cancer related illness.
I didn't say NOBODY ever changes, what I said is most folks don't change much.
Ken
He didn't get arrested for raising money. He got arrested for transporting cocaine, pot and maybe estacy or whatever.
What level of support is only able to be accomendated by illegal actively? That is easily the most silly thing I have ever heard. There are things called JOBS, and some of us have them and support our kids and wife just fine on them.
I paid for (2) daughters to go to college, become teachers. Yeah my wife and I ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches sometimes, but thinking that I needed to go do "illegal activities" to support my family, never entered my mind.
There is a safety net for "sick" family members and it doesn't include transporting drugs.
I have nothing against him and he has paid his dues. IMO, he is even. I don't care if the laws are wrong, its the law and you break them at your own peril. He gambled and he lost years of his life. It was his choice, and his decision.
Jeez, quit making excuses for the guy.
Ken
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He didn't get arrested for raising money. He got arrested for transporting cocaine, pot and maybe estacy or whatever.
What level of support is only able to be accomendated by illegal actively? That is easily the most silly thing I have ever heard. There are things called JOBS, and some of us have them and support our kids and wife just fine on them.
I paid for (2) daughters to go to college, become teachers. Yeah my wife and I ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches sometimes, but thinking that I needed to go do "illegal activities" to support my family, never entered my mind.
There is a safety net for "sick" family members and it doesn't include transporting drugs.
I have nothing against him and he has paid his dues. IMO, he is even. I don't care if the laws are wrong, its the law and you break them at your own peril. He gambled and he lost years of his life. It was his choice, and his decision.
Jeez, quit making excuses for the guy.
Ken
Your assessment of the situation bothers me. You give "equal" weight to his situation as would be awarded to someone seeking the "GOOD LIFE"
Big difference in "Motive" when one guy is doing things out of "Duress" and another when seeking the "GOOD LIFE" with Strip clubs, hookers & Shopping sprees.
There are SEVERAL pool players in trouble over various activities supporting the "GOOD LIFE" and they have alot of "COIN" pun intended. But, some how it is just "assumed/insinuated " he must be doing that to support a gambling habit run a muck or some type of "GLUTTONY"
KD
I've seen people change for the better and change for the worse. I think you just hang around with assholes.
There is a certain percentage of the population that believe what you are now is all you can be. They push this agenda because "they" want to be the ones in control.
People who buy into this thinking will never even try to improve. No point in it, right?
Ray
ps. don't feed the trolls.
KD -
My "assessment" is that he made a choice. He wasn't a child, he was an adult and made a decision.
I never assumed that he was paying for food or for gambling, and frankly I don't give a damn. You assume that I did, which is wrong.
Tony knew he was breaking the law, and there would be a penalty if he got caught, he also knew he would be rewarded financially if he was successful. He did get caught, and he gave of years of his life and the lives of his family. Again, that was his choice.
We all make choices in life. I have been an Engineer for 28 years. I wish I had chosen to become an attorney, but I have had a comfortable life and was able to pay for college for my daughters (we saved each month from the time they were born) and pay for their weddings.
There is no difference in motives. He made a decision and paid for his mistake. No one held a gun to his head and made him transport drugs.
Jeez
Ken
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Ray -
That isn't what I said.
I said most folks don't change.
Honest folks pretty much stay honest, and thieves remain thieves.
The word is Recidivism.
Most folks don't change.
Ken
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yes really and I did not say all people can change...I say people can change
I do believe that people can change though and everyone deserve at least a second chance and this tread is about welcome home tony anyway so why can we all just say..WELCOME HOME TONY! oops I forgot that we on AZ Lol
I for one would like to know the story from Tony's point of view.
For example, if someone approached him to run drugs for cash and it was a one time thing and he walked into a sting, I would put a lot less credibility on the law's side and think his sentence was harsh.
However, if he were running drugs many times over a decent time period and just got turned in and busted, I would put less credibility on his side and think he got the right sentence (I think most of us would assume this situation is the case).
Although the law is often black and white, I do think circumstances make a difference. Not that it's any of our business anyway, I would just like to know his side of the story.
For example, if someone approached him to run drugs for cash and it was a one time thing and he walked into a sting, I would put a lot less credibility on the law's side and think his sentence was harsh.
However, if he were running drugs many times over a decent time period and just got turned in and busted, I would put less credibility on his side and think he got the right sentence (I think most of us would assume this situation is the case).
Although the law is often black and white, I do think circumstances make a difference. Not that it's any of our business anyway, I would just like to know his side of the story.
I was just starting to play pool when I watched Tony play in a few tournaments in the Bay Area. He was a very strong player.
He also dressed, talked, and acted like a "thug".
Thugs celebrate the gangster lifestyle, including drug dealing and easy money.
Sucks if he was set up, but it is waaaay less surprising to me that he was caught up in this sort of criminal activity than if it was one of the many pool players who dress, talk, and act like business professionals.
Hope he gets his life squared away and can contribute positively to the pool world in the future.
He also dressed, talked, and acted like a "thug".
Thugs celebrate the gangster lifestyle, including drug dealing and easy money.
Sucks if he was set up, but it is waaaay less surprising to me that he was caught up in this sort of criminal activity than if it was one of the many pool players who dress, talk, and act like business professionals.
Hope he gets his life squared away and can contribute positively to the pool world in the future.
you should be a lot more fearful of the REAL criminals who oversee your pension, health insurance, and retirement funds... and they all happen to dress, talk, and act like business professionals.
Tony paid the price and did his time. We should let him get on with his life.
Stratton-Oakmont got me for a big chunk, and all of those guys should of done time.
What Stratton-Oakmont did is way worse than getting caught in a setup drug bust.
Tony was setup or he got sucked in, either way his crime doesn't compare to
Stratton-Oakmont's crimes, and the poor guy did 7-years.