Britt Reid is enjoying early prison release: Remember what he did, not just his privilege

Britt Reid is enjoying early prison release: Remember what he did, not just his privilege:-Just for a second, please think about what Britt Reid did.

This shady story keeps getting more complicated, and a lot of it is, somewhat predictably, about how lucky Reid was to have his jail sentence commuted last week. Reid, who is the son of Kansas City coach Andy Reid, was actually released last Friday morning, hours before anyone else knew about it, according to the Kansas City Star.

Britt Reid is enjoying early prison release: Remember what he did, not just his privilege

This was a gift to the Reid family that was given a long time before Christmas. Britt was given privileges when he got out of jail early and was able to cruise home, putting behind him the harm he caused to Ariel Young, who was 5 years old at the time, by driving drunk. Ariel may never fully forget the harm he caused her. There is no better time for the commute than right now, just a few weeks after Kansas City won the Super Bowl.

Someone else might get their sentence reduced after almost killing a little girl. That’s what I want to see so I can compare it to Reid’s. I think they don’t exist since not everyone is the son of a Super Bowl coach and stays safe because their governor is bad.

“The family is disgusted, I am disgusted, and I think that most people in the state of Missouri are disgusted by what the governor did,” Tom Porto, the lawyer for Ariel’s family, said. “If you drink and drive and you put a little girl in a coma, you should have to serve the entire sentence that a judge of this state gave you.”

The Star also got a statement from Felicia Miller, Ariel’s mother. In it, she asked, “How would the governor feel if this was his daughter?” It looks like the rules don’t treat the rich and poor the same. People who have get help. The “have nots” do their time.

But I want you to think about something else besides how obvious the favoritism and power are. Just for a second, please think about what Britt Reid did.

That’s not what the governor wants you to do. Do it then. Remember what happened, and this is what different news outlets, including the Star, say happened:

The police said Britt Reid was going 83 mph on an Interstate highway two seconds before the crash. They also said that his blood alcohol level was 0.113 about two hours before he hit the car carrying Ariel, who was five years old at the time of the accident. Missouri law says that 0.08 is the acceptable limit.

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The Star said that Ariel was in a coma for 11 days after the crash. Reid was given a three-year jail sentence in November 2022.

Reid hasn’t just done one terrible thing wrong. He knows about them. There’s no proof that he’s the kind of person who can go a long time without getting caught or hurting someone. In 2008, he pleaded guilty to DUI and drug-related charges from a completely different event while he was out on bail for a charge of road rage.

As part of the road rage case, Reid admitted that he pointed a gun at another driver in 2007. He was given a prison term of eight to twenty-three months.

Also, remember all of that.

Reid hasn’t done anything that would make his term less harsh. On Friday, a spokesman for Gov. Mike Parson’s office said, “Mr. Reid has finished his alcohol abuse treatment program and has served more prison time than most people convicted of similar crimes.”

While that may or may not be true, one thing is for sure: you have to be careful around someone like Reid. It’s not fair to give him a chance.

It’s also possible that the governor is trying to make you forget what happened by saying that. He doesn’t want you to think about Ariel anymore.

Just think about what Britt Reid did for a moment.