Arturo Gotti is dead

[The Chris]

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4321150

What the hell is going on? Seriously?

 

[YoungE808]

What? 2009 is cursed with obsurdity.

 

[bullets]

Gods taking alot of people this year.

 

[enterthemadness]

Gods taking alot of people this year.

Looks like it.

 

[Iron_Stark]

RIP to the human highlight reel.

His fights were something else.

 

[KALEL114]

His wife was detained due to inconsistencies to her story. She couldn't explain why she was in the room for 10 hours without knowing he was dead. He was also apparently strangled by a purse strap. RIP to wonderful fighter.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4322072

 

[BlackLantern]

the reaper is busy this summer

 

[Sarge 2.0]

So, if the reports are true about his wife and everything...I really don't think that your husband pushing you means its OK to strangle him in his sleep with your purse strap. That's just me though.

 

[BlackLantern]

ESPN is reporting that the wife has been taken into custody and will be charged with murder....maybe it was more, maybe he was smacking her arorund a lot....ever see The Burning Bed??

 

[Iron_Stark]

ESPN is reporting that the wife has been taken into custody and will be charged with murder....maybe it was more, maybe he was smacking her arorund a lot....ever see The Burning Bed??

He has had a history of doing that.

Still no excuse for her killing him though.

 

[BlackLantern]

Im not so sure about that...I have little sympathy for woman beaters or anyone who abuses someone they claim to "love"

 

[craigdbfan]

Im not so sure about that...I have little sympathy for woman beaters or anyone who abuses someone they claim to "love"

I'm with you on that.

The guy was a pretty talented boxer but when it comes to a repeated domestic violence offender I could care less if they are alive or dead.

 

[lou2099]

Well, if there is a history of abuse then she probably snapped. Still, she wasn't dead, and now he is.

 

[The Chris]

And now in a flash, a 10 month old baby has lost its father, can could lose its mother as well if she did it.

 

[BlackLantern]

Well, if there is a history of abuse then she probably snapped. Still, she wasn't dead, and now he is.

??? so are you endorsing spousal abuse ??

 

[lou2099]

??? so are you endorsing spousal abuse ??

No, I'm saying he didn't kill her, as in she could have left...like as in leave. But hey, why leave a rich celebrity.

 

[Pink Ranger]

No, I'm saying he didn't kill her, as in she could have left...like as in leave. But hey, why leave a rich celebrity.

I know you probably mean well, but it might help you to read this:

http://www.rainn.org/get-information/effects-of-sexual-assault/battered-woman-syndrome

 

[lou2099]

I know you probably mean well, but it might help you to read this.
http://www.rainn.org/get-information/effects-of-sexual-assault/battered-woman-syndrome

I am aware of battered woman sydrome. If the investigation unearths constant physical abuse from Arturro, then that will probably be her only defense. But murder is murder, and she now faces even more difficulty. But still, we don't know details.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I am aware of battered woman sydrome. If the investigation unearths constant physical abuse from Arturro, then that will probably be her only defense. But murder is murder, and she now faces even more difficulty. But still, we don't know details.

Fair enough.

I wonder if Amanda is a Canadian citizen. If so, what might be interesting is that in Canada, BWS is a fairly established potential defense to murder and manslaughter, whereas in Brazil, it might not be (I'm just guessing though). If she is prosecuted in Brazil, I'd be interested over the debate over her being convicted of a crime committed abroad that might not have been a conviction in Canada.

 

[Iron_Stark]

Fair enough.

I wonder if Amanda is a Canadian citizen. If so, what might be interesting is that in Canada, BWS is a fairly established potential defense to murder and manslaughter, whereas in Brazil, it might not be (I'm just guessing though). If she is prosecuted in Brazil, I'd be interested over the debate over her being convicted of a crime committed abroad that might not have been a conviction in Canada.

I think she's American, or at least an American resident. He met her in Atlantic City.

While I don't endorse spousal abuse, murder is much worse.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

Do any of you have any credible, concrete sources proving that Gatti was a wife beater? I'm talking police reports and the like. Not hearsay or assumptions.

 

[Iron_Stark]

Do any of you have any credible, concrete sources proving that Gatti was a wife beater? I'm talking police reports and the like. Not hearsay or assumptions.

Yeah there's been police reports and such that he did beat up on old girlfriends.

 

[-Arya-]

I was a little upset when I heard this. I saw a few of his fights before but I didn't really follow his career or anything. You can say I was a casual fan of his.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Looks like this case has closed:

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Fighting/Boxing/2009/07/30/10314751-ap.html

 

[Pink Ranger]

Looks like this case has closed:

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Fighting/Boxing/2009/07/30/10314751-ap.html