Better Days: "The Brian Nichols Story"

The influx of people packing U-Hauls and pointing them to the ATL may have subsided—at least for one weekend. The only winners in this weekend’s free-for-all at the Fulton County shoot-in are the people that are in the process of securing this soon-to-be-released made-for-TV movie deal.

First, and foremost my heart goes out to the slain victim’s family, friends and colleagues. No one, this side of a Shakespearian tragedy should have to end a work day in this manner. Not even Enron exces.

Now that being said, there is plenty of blame to dish out, so let's get started. Can we start with the brain surgeon that let a 50-year-old, over weight female deputy walk a linebacker through the now-fatal halls of justice. I use the word justice very loosely. Allegedly, (well, it is all alleged) the deputy fought with Brian Nichols for five minutes and managed to call for back-up during the melee, to which no one showed up. No one! Clearly, that sounds like a tag team of people that would have the whole southeast region searching for a vehicle that is neatly parked one level below it's original stolen space. Trust me; there are no Nobel Prize recipients on this staff. More on the Keystone Cops in a minute.

This brother (and I use that term loosely too) was on trial for raping a woman that he dated for seven years. Do you smell something fishy? Please excuse the pun. Now, I am no Taye Diggs (although I did own a white dog once); I am no Morris Chestnut, either. I have very little game and I am 20 pounds over my football playing days. That not withstanding, if I dated a woman for seven years, I think I can talk my way into the bloomers without taking ‘em. Let’s face it, I’m no Diggs or Chestnut, but I am no Kobe Bryant either.



For the sake of argument, let’s assume that Mr. Nichols did not rape the woman that he was accused of…., and he subsequently thought that he was getting a “raw deal.” A brother in court getting a raw deal. Hmm, that is not so far fetched. However, I find it really hard to imagine that shooting a judge to death; shooting two deputies (one to death), killing a court reporter, and then carjacking and pistol-whipping an AJC reporter (although he should be slapped just for writing for that toiletry); and killing a U.S. Customs Agent would somehow make his situation better. As it stands now, he may not have raped his former girlfriend, but the only sex that he’ll RECEIVE now—should he live long enough to get it—will be from another linebacker.



A few last thoughts, why would a man accused of rape, go on a four-person killing spree, abduct a non-ugly white women, yet be kind and gentle enough to her to put a towel over her head while he took (what will amount to be his last) unassisted shower? Do you smell that? His well-to-do parents—who I’m sure received CNN in Africa—thought so much of full-fledge manhunt for their son that they would not cut short or cancel their retreat from the Mother Land. At least they called Larry King. Why has no one shot him?

In end a brother searching for justice, instead unleashed death and destruction. I'm not sure how God will feel about this--sadly Nichols may never get a chance to explain this to Him.



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Ray Lewis