You know how there are some stories that come on the news that you just cannot believe. Whether it is a stupid criminal, a moronic botched heist [that Wells Fargo robbery in Charlotte about 10 years ago comes to mind] or just a collection of facts that just are unreal when placed together.
Here is another one.
Eddie Griffin, a forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves, was...well...here ya go.
-About three months ago, Griffin got into an accident.
-He slammed his car into someone else's in the parking lot of a Santana Foods store.
-Oh, and there is surveillace video of everything that happened while Griffin was at the store.
-Griffin has trouble putting on a jacket and repeatedly staggers and tells people in the store he is drunk.
-Griffin told the guy "I'll buy you any car or truck...just not a Bentley". He also is shown on the tape saying that he cannot go to jail.
-Griffin kept telling employees that he was drunk, he didn't have his license and couldn't go to jail
-When officers arrived, Griffin told them somebody else must have hit the parked car and ran off.
-It is alleged that Griffin was watching a pornographic DVD in his SUV and masturbating when he crashed into a SUV. Griffin had told the Star Tribune a day after the accident that a dropped cell phone caused him to crash.
-A police officer on the scene is shown on the tape saying "he's not getting a DWI; we're taking him home to St Paul.". In doing so, they violated rules by leaving the city [they are in Minneapolis] to drive him home without consulting their supervisor.
-Calls to 911 and people at the scenes told officers that Griffin was really drunk.
So, now the cops on the scene are under investigation....Griffin is humiliated and with his long history of issues, he may have used his last NBA strike.
He has been treated for alcohol abuse and has served 15 days in jail in Houston for probation violation [gun charges]. He also had personal issues while at Seton Hall.
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