From the Chicago Sun-Times via Deadspin… Bears DB Ricky Manning Jr. beat the hell out of a guy at a Denny’s this weekend. Allegedly, the incident started with Manning and his posse making fun of the guy for being on a laptop, it escalated, and they ended up just beating the hell out of the guy.
According to [LAPD officers], Manning was in a group that attacked a man in a Denny’s restaurant after teasing him for working on a laptop computer.
“The group began by making comments that the victim looked like a geek or a nerd,” Lewis said.
The victim asked the group to stop and then complained to a Denny’s manager before someone in the group punched him in the face. He then was punched and kicked by multiple attackers until losing consciousness, Lewis said.
It’s 3 a.m. at a fucking Denny’s. There is no one in the building at 3 a.m. that doesn’t have some kind of a problem. Alcoholics, people with depression, insomniacs, or just young dickheads who think it’s really cool to walk into Denny’s and act like they own the place… Denny’s at 3 a.m. is no place to be finding healthy, well-adjusted people. You could find a reason to beat the hell out of anyone you find at Denny’s at 3 o’clock in the morning.
So, I sympathize with the guy. I, myself, have been a public laptop user. And for me, it’s a sports bar… which is way worse than a Denny’s. It’s a decision I’ve struggled with. I feel like a huge dork when I do it. Not so much of a dork that I feel like an NFL player should have the right to beat me unconscious, but… a dork nonetheless.
I guess there’s a side of the story I haven’t heard, but… it’s hard to imagine laptop guy provoking Manning Jr. and and his posse. What was he doing, sitting there like, “Hey, you don’t even know what Alt + F4 does, bitch. You can’t even spell WiFi, you dial-up having motherfucker. Get outta my face, or I’ll reboot the side of your fucking head. DELL ‘TIL I DIE!”
This seems like the kind of thing for which someone should see jail time.
The Big Picture Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 1:58 pm
i’d imagine marcus vick was close by brandishing a gun.
Mr Furious Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 2:54 pm
This seems like the kind of thing for which someone should see jail time.
Sadly, I doubt it. Why guys like Manning (or fill in the pro athelete of your choice) who have something to lose always find themselves in such stupid situations just boggles the mind.
I remember back when Mo Vaughn rolled his car on the way back from a strip club. I don’t think it was ever determined he was drunk or just over-tired or what, but I remember thinking it was just freaking stupid that it happened.
The minute I get an $80 million contract for anything, it is going to be someone’s full-time job to make sure I don’t do stupid shit like get behind the wheel drunk or overtired, or pick fights at # a.m. at Denny’s.
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So, where can a graphic designer get an $80 million contract, anyway?
VTHokie01 Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 3:13 pm
You know what, I wasn’t going to say anything, but The Big Picture made me.
Everybody knows Marcus had a cellphone. Granted, it probably looked like an H&K .40 cal, but Nokia makes one like that.
Besides, what Marcus has done or maybe not done in the past is no different than any of these fuckers. At least he’s younger and stupider than they are. Well, definietly younger. Ricky Manning, tendered a $21 million contract, and the idiot beats some guy’s ass at 3 am in a Westwood Denny’s. It’s fucking Westwood, not Compton or Watts, or PG county, but Westwood.
MJD- Your boys Sean Philips and Steve Foley, weren’t both of them arrested for resisting arrest. How F-ing stupid is that? You’re such a bad-ass that you have to fight a cop? Steve Foley was driving drunk with un-registered Arkansas plates in California, parked the wrong way in front of a Hotel. Talk about stupid.
Sean Taylor - points gun at folks who steal from him, No foul? Personally, I’m more offended by the spitting at Tampa Bay - a thief is a thief.
Marcus - some punk kids fuck with him, and he can’t scare the shit out of them with his Nokia Special?
I think Manning, Foley and Philips are the most egregious examples of piss-poor behaviour. Marcus seems like a stupid teenager in comparison.
Mr. Bojangles Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
I kinda wish that had been me. I’d trade a couple million dollars from the civil lawsuit for one ass beating. Denny’s dude hit the meathead lottery. Oh, the pain and anguish!
Theri Maa Bhanchod! Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
mjd,
i am literally shaking and covering my mouth right now at my desk. Damn you and your sarcastic wit, i am trying not to laugh out loud…my god too funny
oh yeah, like a typical manning, doing his best work outside of his paid profession.
cotton Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 4:38 pm
Ricky Manning Jr. was right to do what he did. Who does that nerd think he is, existing like that? When nerds start contributing to society in any meaningful way, they can eat in peace. Till then, I’m going nerd-hunting.
unc_samurai Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
I’m so glad that Manning, Jr. is off my Panther’s roster. Have fun, Chicago!
Oh, and even better than a laptop - I use my PSP to websurf while I’m in Denny’s
ReKen Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 6:05 pm
At least he proved he hits better than Peanut. Tillman would’ve fallen down as the laptop guy raced out of Denny’s with a couple of Grand Slams.
V.P. Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
Manning instantly made himself a Bear with this performance. Ironically, this is the only thing he’s hit since the 2004 playoffs. I’m glad he’s no longer a Panther; God knows we can ill afford any more off the field publicity. Somewhere in Charlotte John Fox and Marty Hurney are engaged in a backwards man-hug.
Toku Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 8:33 pm
of course the guy Manning beat the shit out of deserves jail time…Dell makes shitty computers
Alienware4LIFE!!!
-T
Andy Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 10:04 pm
To be honest, I’m happy there’s now an entire category devoted to Dickheads.
Blogsy McBlog Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 11:25 pm
Dennys: the perfect spot after a long night at the dog fights.
HuangKong Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 11:36 pm
maybe ricky manning jr. uses a mac.
nirwin Says:
April 25th, 2006 at 1:31 am
I think that there is one major point here that seems to be getting glossed over, for some reason: Denny’s? Who goes to Denny’s? Am I missing something here? Does anyone actually eat at Denny’s? Is it possible to eat at Denny’s without dying of food poisoning sometime within the week? Why in God’s name was Ricky Manning, I guy who obviously makes enough money to eat at a place where he is not guaranteed of death by food poisoning, eating at Denny’s? Are you trying to tell me people actually make a conscious decision to eat at Denny’s? If so, these people need psychiatric help of some kind. And don’t try to tell me it was the only place that was open. I guarantee you there are tons of all-night restaurants open in L.A. I cannot think of a situation in which it would be excusable to eat at Denny’s. Perhaps somebody should’ve walked in there and kicked the asses of everyone in the restaurant, including Ricky Manning and his posse, for being stupid enough to eat at Denny’s.
Father Figure Says:
April 25th, 2006 at 8:34 am
What a Luddite. Luckily, I avoided getting Manninged last weekend, even though I was stupid enough to bring an Ipod into Perkins.
sideshow Says:
April 25th, 2006 at 9:15 am
I’m guessing we won’t be seeing nirwin in any ads endorsing the Grand Slam breakfast. Which reminds me of an old joke about Denny’s. What their motto should be: “Our food sucks, but your f-ed up, so come on in anyway!”
Edward Says:
April 26th, 2006 at 4:25 am
Is Ricky Manning a guy who gets stupid high, then blames it all on the kicker?