Javaris Crittenton Will Be Locked Up More Than Two Decades For Murder

According to Atlanta TV Correspondent Tom Jones, Javaris Crittenton will finally face the music for his involvement in a horrendous murder of a mother of four.

Crittenton decided to plead guilty for his role in the 2011 incident that left a mom killed in cold blood and children left to try and pick up the pieces.

Per court reports and numerous sources, LakersNation points out in their post about the situation that Crittenton was in deep water after lawyers were in the process of pulling together information to charge him with several counts including taking part in street gang activity just after finding his way into professional basketball and a spot with the purple-and-gold.

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Crittenton had a history that shouldn’t have been overlooked.

During his tenure with the Washington Wizards, Crittenton was on the other side of a heated argument with fellow player Gilbert Arenas that got to the point where both individuals brought firearms as a result of something one of the two had said or done to agitate the other.

That’s not cool.

His time in Washignton came after Los Angeles disposed of him to the Memphis Grizzlies in return for Pau Gasol and Memphis in turn sent him to the Wizards after a trade the ensuing season.

This incident should raise some serious questions in regards to how professional athletes conduct themselves off the field and whether or not the degree of accountability should be increased.

Other various incidents with well-known athletes like Johnny Manziel, Jameis Winston, and Josh Hamilton show a disturbing trend in individuals that are or were at one point role models for younger generations. There’s no greater thing to know when you’re a role model than how to demonstrate day in and day out the attribute of personal responsibility.

And if you ask me, how some of these athletes act when they aren’t on television or in front of some sort of media is sending the wrong message to those of us that look up to them.

Let alone work with them.

I’m in no place to put a generalization on all athletes, or even a large majority of athletes, but responsibility should come into play across the board no matter your profession. Manziel’s situation was so bad that he had to seek rehab before really even getting his feet in the water on the football field.

Jameis Winston has had a number of controversies with his name in the mix, and more recently and notably Josh Hamilton relapsed on his own personal rehab in his battle against cocaine and other unhealthy addictions.

But wherever you look, the cause is exactly the same.

If there’s no immediate punishment implemented in these cases, players are going to feel like they are above the law.

Bottom Line: Accountability is everything

And for college student-athletes coming into the professional landscape with the mentality that because they are famous they can get away with more than just an average individual, owners, coaches, and teammates should be concerned.

Why? Because it doesn’t make anybody look good.