Clear the streets: Nick Hogan released from jail
The incarceration of Nick "Hogan" Bollea has come to an end after just 166 days. Offspring of famous WWE wrestler Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea, the youngest Hogan had been sentenced to eight months in jail for reckless driving last May after crashing his dad's souped up yellow Toyota Supra in Florida back in August 2007. Though Bollea walked away from the crash with minor injuries, his friend, John Graziano, who was riding shotgun at the time, sustained serious injuries that will require medical care for the rest of his life. In addition to serving jail time, Bollea will also be on probation for five years and have his license suspended for three. Bollea was apparently a model inmate, getting off early on account of "good time" credit earned while in the clink. TMZ.com reports that after reuniting with his mother outside the jailhouse, the ex-con returned home to a "thumping party" complete with cops on hand to keep things in check. He also returned home to a set of divorced parents and a really hot sister, and the public is on the edge of its seat waiting to hear if Nick was really serious about starting a reality show based on his oh-so-interesting life. You can check out video of Nick's reunion with this mom (or his sister, who can tell?) by clicking here.
[Source: TMZ.com]
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Chris 10:39AM (10/21/2008)
How nice! Having a party while your friend lays paralyzed in a hospital bed somewhere. If I was a member of the Graziano family, I would see to it that this was the last party Nick ever attended under his own power.
My father always told me...an eye for an eye!!
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Eddie 10:43AM (10/21/2008)
Nick spent time in jail, plus he has to live with the fact that he turned his friend into a vegetable. On top of that, his dad will have to pay the family millions of dollars.
I think he has been punished enough.
3seriesisking 10:56AM (10/21/2008)
Punished enough??
For leaving his friend paralyzed and endangering other people on the streets whose lives he could have taken by being an idiot?
I don't know about you Eddie, but there would be no punishment great enough had he been endangering my loved ones on the street that night.
rpowers 1:43PM (10/21/2008)
Yeah, he sounds like he's still really torn up. Guilt is only an effective punishment if one feels guilt. If one truly feels guilty about what happened, their life will be a mess, and they won't be throwing any thumping parties.
BigMcLargeHuge 11:28AM (10/21/2008)
They were ALL guilty of endangerment.
4 kids, 2 cars, wet road, alcohol, seatbelt optional. Recipe for disaster.
Participate in stupidity and bad things might happen to you.
The only thing that would make me sorry for anyone is if an innocent bystander was injured or killed.
Because when you get into a car with a drunk driver, you are risking your life.
Menice 11:20AM (10/21/2008)
eddie.. punished enough? are you kidding?
yea throw some money at the problem you caused and walk away. all is well now.
not for his buddy, or his family, or for the family he will never now have because of nick.
Jon B 11:27AM (10/21/2008)
I agree with Eddie. You forget that his friend was enjoying the ride too, I'm sure Nick Hogan didn't force him to ride in the passenger seat. It is very unfortunate that his friend got injured but he isn't just a victim of Nick's stupidity, he's a victim of his own too. Place responsibility where it is due; maybe it's cold of me to say that, but it's how I feel about Nick's friend. Plus, I'm sure Nick's friend was telling him to go faster or having a blast as Nick was drifting around corners...
BigMcLargeHuge 11:29AM (10/21/2008)
"endangering other people on the streets whose lives he COULD HAVE taken by being an idiot?"
That's the thing about the law, you can't punish to the full extent for 'could have.'
Every night, thousands of drunk drivers hit the road. Sad but true. They all 'could' cause an accident. Many will go their entire lives without getting caught.
Would subjecting this kid to midevil torture for being stupid make up for every person out there endangering others every night? That doesn't really solve the problem.
You wanna affect the problem, sentence Nick to a lifetime of community service speaking out against drunk driving.
why not the LS2LS7? 11:38AM (10/21/2008)
God forbid either of you should injure someone else.
It's a horrible thing that happened, and Nick is to blame for it. The idea that a second life should be thrown away by continuous mourning for one already wasted just doesn't make sense.
And vengeance doesn't work. All it does is create a new beef to be righted with more vengeance and it won't stop until someone in the chain wises up.
pmalloy4391 11:38AM (10/21/2008)
The friend chose not to wear a seatbelt.
I am not saying nick should have been doing what he was doing, however the passenger was older, and should have been smart enough to wear a seatbelt.
So I am at odds with you guys, i feel the blame is = between the 2.
Quan 12:32PM (10/21/2008)
All of them deserve any and all punishment they got and might get. I don't cry for stupid people who risk their lives being idiots.
Chris 12:49PM (10/21/2008)
Hey JonB.... Your statement was as dumb as they get! Ofcourse his seatbelt should be on....but I doubt the marine was dumb enough to encourage that kind of driving in an 800hp car on rain slicked roads with a child driving the car.
Force him to ride shotgun??I'm sure his other two options were to either sit in the back seat or walk home.
You are such a tool!
xcrunk 1:04PM (10/21/2008)
Nick is a douche.
Nick it should have been YOU. You should be sitting in that bed having people cleaning you up and having the feeding tube.
It should have been you. You caused this. It was YOUR fault.
R-Yo 10:52PM (10/21/2008)
I think we have to go to the root of the problem which was Hulk giving his retarded son a car that he knows is way to fast for him. What was he like 16 or 17 when he got into the crash? If I had kids the most I'd give them is one of those Fits haha, with their like 115hp engines Hehe.
Doodlebug 9:27PM (11/08/2008)
Are you guys teens? These kids (and young adults) rarely, if ever, think about the consequences of their actions. They think they're immortal. The actual brain of a teen does not allow for the gate-keeping that the most adults have. The act, then think. I am NOT excusing what happened, and I do think he (Nick) will never forget what happened. I think Nick needs to be financially responsible for what happens. However, I certainly understand how this happened. Nick and John just got the 'caught' if you will, when Nick, and so many young people probably got by many times without having such a horrendous wreck.
Adam Marcello 10:44AM (10/21/2008)
Its okay. After a stunt like he pulled no serious racing program will ever pick him up. We wont have to read about him any more.
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Bomchickawahwah 12:15PM (10/21/2008)
You apparently don't pay attention to American TV. Lol. He will have a reality series about surviving a crash when a tree jumped in front of him and how he's now going to become the best racer in the world. Gotta love the pop-culture of the great ol' US-of-A
Serge 10:43AM (10/21/2008)
I hope his dad gets him a GT-R... so when he decides to do something stupid his transmission breaks :p
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Adam Marcello 10:49AM (10/21/2008)
Brilliant
esteva03 10:51AM (10/21/2008)
this is just sad. +1 to "How nice! Having a party while your friend lays paralyzed in a hospital bed somewhere"
this dude comes out and doesn't have to answer to anyone. is he going to be responsible for paying all the medical bills that his friend has to deal with? he will be seen driving in less than a couple of days. if this would happen to my family, well, just think about a coppola movie.
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