Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Charged with murder!!!!

[Mikey]

Wikipedia makes it sound like he's not terminal

[great_chandel]

He was removed from the WWE Hall-Of-Fame.............

[Apositive]

I think for the victim's family and for the sake of law and order, justice should be pursued to the fullest extent... No one should get away with that.

[VintageMike]

There was a newspaper report that got the ball rolling on this. It took so long because the paper got a piece that was mysteriously missing for years: the autopsy report. The report indicates from her injuries that it was a homicide. Side note: Taxpayers are being considered. Bail was actually set after the arrest, so he could be released and taxpayers would not have to pay for having his illness treated, at least until there is a guilty verdict.

[jacsfc]

32 years after the murder, he's finally found guilty, what a great justice system we have, well he really will be fighting in a steel cage after all, cancer aside, it's to little to late, this guy will be dead within a year.

He hasn't been found guilty of anything. He is finally being charged because they now have enough evidence. Big distinction.

[TrekStar]

32 years after the murder, he's finally found guilty, what a great justice system we have, well he really will be fighting
in a steel cage after all, cancer aside, it's to little to late, this guy will be dead within a year.

[EmergencyIan]

This morning, on the news, I saw a clip of a press conference where it was said that statements made in Snuka's recent autobiography lead to these charges. So, I would assume that the prosecutors in Pennsylvania felt they didn't have enough evidence to get a murder conviction, until recently.

- Ian

[Mikey]

... and Roddy Piper is gone so no more coconut beatings

[CrimsonGhost]

If he ends up in jail, isn't he just going to climb to the top and jump off? What cell can even hold him!?

[Mikey]

The alleged murder actually happened in Allentown, Pennsylvania ... not New Jersey

He was wrestling at Agricultural Hall at The Great Allentown Fair.

On a side non-related subject about NJ, their government stole millions of dollars in pensions and hurricane Sandy relief.

I think what happens to Jimmy Snuka should be the least of their worries.

[megomania]

How much would it cost to convict this guy? Probably not much, He doesn't have any cash to defend himself and I seriously doubt the WWE would give any money to a defense fund, and the guy will be prosecuted by a lawyer already on the public payroll. What this shows to me is thankfully a person can not get away with murdering someone.

Exactly. Do the taxpayers of NJ really care? I'm sure prosecuting Snuka is like #5,567 of things NJ is wasting taxpayer money on. Just like any other state.

Why prosecute a minor marijuana drug dealer? Isn't that a waste?

[Fitski]

How much would it cost to convict this guy? Probably not much, He doesn't have any cash to defend himself and I seriously doubt the WWE would give any money to a defense fund, and the guy will be prosecuted by a lawyer already on the public payroll. What this shows to me is thankfully a person can not get away with murdering someone.

I'm not saying he shouldn't pay the price if indeed he did do this. I'm saying the amount of time and tax payers money spent on this to convict him is embarrassing. Absolutely put him in jail at 99 if he did it, but he's not going to pay much of a debt to society for the short time he has left to live. He should have been in jail 20 years ago if guilty.

[Brown Bear]

Hulk Hogan got scrubbed from WWE website for using a racial slur. Anyone think Snuka will be scrubbed for murdering a woman? I'm curious how Vince handles this.

[Brown Bear]

I'm not saying he shouldn't pay the price if indeed he did do this. I'm saying the amount of time and tax payers money spent on this to convict him is embarrassing. Absolutely put him in jail at 99 if he did it, but he's not going to pay much of a debt to society for the short time he has left to live. He should have been in jail 20 years ago if guilty.

[Mr.Marion]

What's the point. He's 72 with cancer. He's already lived his life a free man. He'll be dead as soon as he moves in. Stupid waste of tax payers money.

Also what is OTB Mikey? On the Border or Off track betting.