Nick Bollea Asks To Go Home, John Graziano Can’t Go Home: A Case In Perspective
Of course he wants to go home. Jail is, like, boring and stuff.
Nick Hogan Bollea Whatever had his lawyers file a motion asking to serve part of his sentence at home until he turns eighteen next month:
Kevin Hayslett, Bollea’s attorney, said his 17-year-old client is being kept in solitary confinement in the jail’s medical ward because he is not old enough to join the general population.
Hayslett filed the motion for reconsideration and plans to ask the judge to consider placing Bollea under house arrest until he turns 18 on July 27.
Bollea pleaded no contest to a charge of reckless driving with serious bodily injury last month. He was sentenced to eight months in jail.
Is the poor widdle baby lonely in his cell that is smaller than his bathroom? Pardon me while I don’t cry. His lawyer is actually asking that Nick be put on house arrest…have you seen the Hogan house? And Nick thinks it will be better in the general population?
Let’s stop and take a look at what the Hogan family has said about John, Nick, the reality show, the accident, and this whole sordid mess in general, shall we? Maybe we can see what the Hogans want us to believe…and then, after we sort through all the crap, we can jolt ourselves back to reality with something that brought me to tears and puts all of this into perspective. I know it’s long, but keep reading, please.
Hulkster, on how Nick should spend his time in jail (you know, when he’s supposed to be thinking about what put him there):
That’s, that’s just like a temporary vibe, y’know, that’s like you’re evading all those low vibes of worry and doubt and fear but you’re, before you became present, you know how you’re always worried and doubtful and fearful and all that? [...]
Where that’s your normal state? Well, all of a sudden, that temporary high vibe that you get-[t]hat’s just a glimpse of your next stage, where you’re gonna be all the time. Y’know what I mean? God is tellin’ ya that high vibe you felt when you woke up this morning and said you’re still livein’ [not a typo: rhymes with “jivin’â€]? That’s who you really are and that’s where you’re gonna go.
Nick and Hulk on why John is in the hospital (hint, it has nothing to do with Nick’s reckless driving):
TERRY (Hulk Hogan): Well, I don’t know what type of person John was or what he did to get himself in a situation…I know he was pretty aggressive and he used to yell at people and he used to do stuff, and…but some, some, for some reason, man, God laid some heavy sh*t on that kid, man. I don’t know what he was into, I…
NICK:Â John was a negative person.
TERRY:Â He was what?
NICK:Â He was a negative person.
Nick and Hulk on how they are going to turn this whole situation around and make some dough off it:
NICK: Will you work on that real-ality [?] deal… [he pronounces it “real allityâ€]
TERRY:Â Yeah.
NICK: …for me and get that thing lined up, so the minute I walk out of wherever I walk out of, it’s there, boom?
TERRY: Can you do it while you’re on probation?
NICK:Â Yeah, of course.
TERRY: Yeah. Okay…you wanna do it with Pink Snickers [?] or you wanna do it with someone else?
NICK: I wanna do it where I’ll make the most money. [...] It’ll be real-ality, how I’m getting back on my feet, and, uh, how I’m recovering after this, celebrity outta jail.
Nick, to the court on how he thinks about John every day:
During the hearing, Bollea apologized to Graziano’s family and told them he missed John, whom he regarded as his best friend and older brother.
“No matter what has been said, every day I think about John,†said Bollea. “There will never be a day I forget about this.â€
Nick, to his mommy, talking about how there’s “nothing to think about” in jail:
Nick Bollea: “Had I known this, I would have rather gone to trial or I would rather, you know, appeal the case or something. I can’t deal with this for eight months. It’s (Bollea’s cell) like the size of my bathroom.â€
Linda Bollea: “Oh!â€
Nick: “No windows or nothing. Just one little top bed thing.â€
Linda: “Oh my God!†[…]
Nick: “All you do is sit there and think, and there’s nothing to think about.â€
Hulk, on playing the media and his not-so-real reality show and how he tried to warn everyone, but would they listen? Nooooooo:
“Basically they were trying to put their best foot forward and fake a public image of unity and support for their son,†our insider said. “He [Hulk] is a very astute businessman and very good at playing the media — he even admitted in court that their reality show was scripted and not so real after all.†[...]
“We saw the Ashlee Simpson show and Jessica Simpson’s and Lindsay Lohan on the big screen and we just didn’t haven’t a vehicle to compete,â€Â [Hulk] said. “But I considered it, because this time it was about the Hogan family rather than Hulk Hogan; they all wanted to do it and I tried to warn them about what they were in for. Now look what happened.â€
Linda, on street racing:
Her answer: “Oh, I love it. I love it. The rush, the speed on the road, stereo blasting, heart-pounding, racing in between all the cars, dodging the cops. It’s awesome.â€
Nick, on John, shortly after the accident:
“john is expected to make a full recovery its just a slow process for him to wake up because he was in a medically induced coma by a drug called pentabarb which takes weeks to wear off which is why the wake up process is is so slow. his entire body is perfect , he just hit his head.â€
Hulk, on how unfair it is that people were trying to hold his son responsible for his actions:
“It’s just so unfair,†added Hogan. “Just the way the media jumped on my son and just the way they portrayed him. From my gut, it’s something that has torn two families apart, and we’re just so close to John’s family. “
Hulk, on Nick, John, and what happened:
“I’m trying to tell my son to stay strong, because at the end of the day, when all the facts are in, it was an accident,†he said. [...]
“[Nick’s] going to be okay. John’s going to be okay, and if things keep going the way they’re going…Nick and I are going to walk John right out of that hospital,†he said.
I could go on and on, but I think you get the idea…at least, I hope you do.
Many people have taken me to task, saying that I am being too rough on Nick. After all, John Graziano was an adult, and he should have known to put on his seat belt. I totally agree with that. I’m not trying to paint John as some sort of angel, strong-armed into the car against his will. He and Nick and their buddies were known to be fast and reckless drivers. But we don’t know under what circumstances John didn’t have his belt on, or IF he didn’t have it on. Perhaps he had it on at the start of the drive and took it off for some reason. Maybe he dropped something and took it off to pick it up, and it was at that moment the accident happened. Maybe he just didn’t put it on because he didn’t want to. Maybe he did have it on and Nick is lying. The thing is…it is the DRIVER’S RESPONSIBILITY to make sure all passengers are properly secured before starting to drive. Nick should have insisted on John’s wearing his belt, if he wasn’t already wearing it…but maybe Nick was too drunk to notice anything.
EDITED TO ADD:Â According to the police report, John was not wearing his seat belt, as evidenced by an EMT.
People have also said John shouldn’t have gotten into the car with an underage driver who had been drinking (alcohol was found in his system after the crash). Again, true. Perhaps John didn’t know Nick had been drinking, or maybe he knew but thought Nick could handle it. Not the best judgement on John’s part, but hardly a reason to excuse Nick’s behavior. The bottom line is that we don’t know for sure, because Nick hasn’t said and John can’t.
So while John made bad decisions that fateful day, ultimately it was Nick who caused the accident. It was Nick who drove recklessly. It was Nick who drank underage and then got behind the wheel. It was Nick who didn’t make sure his passenger was belted up. It was Nick who MADE THE DECISION to do all these things. Absolutely nothing John Graziano did or did not do excuses Nick’s behavior before, during, and after the crash. Had Nick been traveling the speed limit, chances are both people would have walked away…chances are there wouldn’t have been an accident at all. What was John supposed to do…grab the wheel at 100+ MPH? Jump out of a speeding car? Hit the imaginary brake?
A judge put Nick in jail for a while, and he is supposed to be thinking about all the things that brought him to this point in his life. However, it has been made abundantly clear that all Nick can think about is himself, and the sperm donor (otherwise known as his father) and incubator (otherwise known as his mother) are enabling his behavior. Nick has never been taught things like personal responsibility and atonement and obeying the law…but, he is of an age and has lived enough, even at almost eighteen, to know that such things do exist and that others must abide by them. Knowing this, he purposefully chose not to play by the rules.
But so we are clear…I believe time spent in jail is not supposed to be about revenge, but about punishment and then repentance, and about deciding to not repeat what got you there and trying to atone for one’s mistakes. However, so far all Nick can do is blame everyone else INCLUDING John, slam John and think about how he’s going to make money off this when he gets out. There needs to be a lot more growing up…unfortunately, with parents like these, I’m not sure that will happen. And that definitely won’t happen if a judge puts him under house arrest…that’s like punishing Hugh Hefner by sending him to an adult bookstore. Nick has to understand what he did before he can take any steps towards growing up, but I hope some day it happens.
All that, to get to this. Nick said in an earlier interview that John’s body was perfect, he “just hit his head”. Here is the medical definition of “hit his head”:
In her report, [court-appointed nurse] Jones detailed the injuries Graziano sustained during the wreck. He broke his skull at the base, had part of his skull cut out, experienced brain swelling and had cuts to the scalp. Bone was pushed in and broken in many pieces. He had abnormal collections of blood under the front side of the skull.
And Hulk Hogan said this in an interview:
“The most important thing to me was from all the eyewitnesses and everyone that was there and saw it was that they were not racing,†the former pro-wrestling superstar told The Insider.
The most important thing. The most important thing.
When I started driving, my father took me aside and told me something I have never forgotten and which brings tears to my eyes even now, twenty-some years later. He told me, “You can replace cars, but there’s only one you, and I can never replace you.” I’m sure that is how the Graziano family feels, but to Hulk…the most important thing is that people understand that his son was “not racing”.
So, with that…I found a photo of John Graziano. Not as the young and strong Marine he was, but as a shell of himself, as he exists today. Nick knows what he looks like, because he has seen him. Hulk and Linda have as well. And they can still say horrible things.
This is what the permissiveness of the Hogan family and the irresponsibility of Nick did. This is the condition John Graziano lay in as Nick played Nerf tag in the halls. This is what Nick can’t manage to remember to think about. This is the permanent cell John lays in, while Nick tries to whine and wheedle his way out of the temporary one. This puts all of the crap, the junk, the craziness that the Hogans are trying to pawn off on us into perspective.
I am your anonymous, Hogans. I do not forget.
I AM WARNING YOU NOW, THIS PHOTO IS VERY GRAPHIC AND EXTREMELY UPSETTING. DO NOT CLICK THROUGH IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED OR IF THIS WILL DISTURB YOU. I CANNOT STRESS THAT ENOUGH. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED; DO NOT COMMENT ON THE GRAPHIC NATURE OF THE PHOTO AS IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN.
This is what Nick and Hulk said God did to John, because John deserved it.
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(photo found at danmirade.com; you can read his article here)
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Oh my God. This is horrific. And Nick complains about the size of his cell? Do you think he would trade his prison for the permanent prison John is in?
This family simply makes me sick.
Comment by Rachel — June 3, 2008 @ 11:54 am
I am too shocked to really saying anything of substance other than my deepest, most genuine and sincerest sympathies go out to John and his family. This brought me to tears. I am imagining any of my four children in this state, or anyone I love for that matter and I just can’t imagine the horror.
Nick should rot in hell, but not before his grotesquely selfish, assholish parents do first.
k, you are truly amazing and brave for putting this all together, I know it was hard and only you could have done it with such conviction and passion.
I guess I did have something to say after all.
Comment by D — June 3, 2008 @ 1:00 pm
I’m not brave. John’s family are the brave ones. John the United States Marine is the brave one. I just put an article together that hopefully will make a few people think before they do something stupid behind the wheel.
I had to write this out. I had heart palpitations last night thinking about that photo. I stayed up all night writing it. If it helps one person, it was worth it.
My heart goes out to John’s family. And I really do hope that one day, Nick will see what a mess his life has become, and do something about it.
Comment by k — June 3, 2008 @ 1:10 pm
It’s always brave to look deeply at something so painful, ugly and heartbreaking. Most people, like the Bolleas for example, choose to ignore or gloss over life’s difficult lessons, so in my eyes, putting yourself in their shoes, even for a moment, is a brave act.
Comment by D — June 3, 2008 @ 1:35 pm
Release of calls violates Nick Bollea’s rights, attorneys argue
Attorneys for Nick Bollea are accusing the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office of violating their client’s right to privacy by allowing a television news camera crew to record one of his visits with his parents and by releasing recorded phone calls with his family.
A lawsuit filed in Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court Monday asks a judge to rule that the recorded telephone conversations of jail inmates — and especially those who are minors — are not public records.
http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/2008/06/release-of-call.html
“Just because you have a conversation recorded, it doesn’t necessarily make it a public record,†one of Bollea’s attorneys, Kevin Hayslett of Clearwater, told the Times.
Comment by MomAnon — June 3, 2008 @ 1:58 pm
The “victim” here would not have been a victim had he not chosen, as an adult into his twenties, to hang around with a reckless 17 year old - who he knew to have a poor driving record. I never hung around with 17 yr olds when I was in my 20’s - did you? There’s a reason for this - the kid was too young to purchase alcohol - but wait - there are some allegations that he was intoxicated - hmmm - wonder who had the ID to get the booze? And gee - aren’t you sick and tired of paying taxes to support the hospitalization of morons who don’t have enough brains to buckle their seatbelts - and yes, he was unbuckled while the 17 yr old apparently had the sense to buckle his. Victim? Yes - I feel sorry for anyone stupid enough as an adult to sit in the death seat of a car and engage in reckless conduct with a 17 year old. I blame the 17 year old for engaging in reckless conduct - but given his age and level of maturity compared to the adult in the car, I hold the adult responsible, regardless of whether he was hurt or not. Someone who served in the war ought to have a little more common sense. All this adult had to do was call the police or the kid’s parents if the situation was out of control. He also had the opportunity not to get in the car in the first place and to ask to leave if the boy was showing reckless conduct. In my book, this guy contributed to the delinquency of a minor, and if there was alcohol involved he was more than just reckless - he was criminally responsible - and if the tables had been turned and the boy had been more injured and the adult had walked away from the crash, he would probably be serving a jail sentence for this offense.
Comment by alawyer — June 3, 2008 @ 2:00 pm
JOHN CHOSE NOT TO WEAR HIS SEAT BELT
Comment by Kevin — June 3, 2008 @ 2:06 pm
alawyer-
Beer was purchased by Hulk that afternoon from a local store. The clerk said he had his son and several other young me with him at the time of purchase.
Comment by MomAnon — June 3, 2008 @ 2:13 pm
I’m not sure how I came to read this article, but I did. I’m honestly amazed, and not just by Nick but also by some who have posted here. John may have indeed chosen not to wear a seatbelt, may have been aware of Nick’s poor driving record, may have even known that Nick had been drinking. Yes, he was the older of the two and should have known better. That said, given this lapse of judgement, isn’t John’s life worth much more than this? Who reading this article cannot put their hand up and admit that they have once made a poor choice? — I’ve made many. Luckily, I have been given the opportunity to learn from my moments of poor judgement - It would appear that John may never gain that opportunity, or worse still, if he does wake, will never know of what life was ‘before’.
What is done is done and cannot be changed, but the comments by Nick, who thought of John as a “brother” demonstrate his profound lack of empathy for what his actions, in conjunction with his “brother’s” have led to. One look at the damage inflicted on this poor man’s skull suggests that he will never have a normal physical, mental or probably emotional life again.
To those who have written placing the blame on John, think for one moment: he is, and will probably forever, suffer from his choice. Shouldn’t the person who was actually driving, and who can show no remorse for his actions, nor empathy for his “brother” be in some way penalised for this behaviour? Clearly Nick is unable to emotionally carry the burden of his involvement in this accident and the tragic outcome in his conscience… For those who argue that John was to blame, do you really want to drive the same streets that someone like Nick might be driving on too?
For anyone considering posting another comment about John being to blame : Look again at the photo pre- accident and then post- accident. For making that one poor choice not to wear a seatbelt, etc, etc, he, and his family are paying a very high price indeed.
Comment by Jenn — June 3, 2008 @ 2:41 pm
UPDATE:
The motion to release Nick Bollea was denied.
Comment by MomAnon — June 3, 2008 @ 2:49 pm
That’s something, at least. More insight regarding Hulk’s and Nick’s lack of care factor for John can be found in reviewing the conversations between the two… I particularly like how Nick requested his Daddy to set him up in a reality show “that makes the most money” that shows the “new” Nick post jail. Nick, do you really think *anyone* will want to contribute - via watching you on television - to your financial wealth or wellbeing, or your pathological need for being the centre of attention, after this??
It’s kinda nice that the conversations were recorded, and released. They clearly show that Nick - nor his family - have any great empathy for John, and that Nick’s pretension at remorse in the future (to create the “new Nick” and thus the basis for a reality show) are little more than cosmetic efforts at retaining a money-making venture. If a network supports Nick and creates that reality show, you bet to hell I’m going to boycott (and I encourage others to do so too).
I forgot to mention: Thank you to the author of this story for bringing to light the devasation of poor judgement and its lasting consequences and stupid people who drive with utter disregard for the safety of others… regardless of who they are, they need to be held accountable for their actions. This is a tragic tale is not one I’ll forget any time soon.
Comment by Jenn — June 3, 2008 @ 3:01 pm
Listen up, alawyer. Hulk Hogan himself bought the alcohol at an Albertson’s that day, then took Nick and his friends boating. Later that day, alcohol was found in Nick’s system after the accident. I didn’t make that up, it was reported in the newspaper.
And any of you continuing to defend Nick and place all the blame on John need to grow up. Nick was driving recklessly, Nick caused the accident, end of story. Had Nick been behaving in a responsible manner, either both of them would have walked away or there would have been no accident. Even the judge in the case agreed and said specifically that NICK was to blame.
You are missing the point. It isn’t “was John at fault,” but Nick’s behavior before, during, and after that is the point. Whatever John did or did not do does NOT excuse Nick’s behavior.
I sincerely hope that none of you apologists ever have to deal with something like this in your family. I have.
Comment by k — June 3, 2008 @ 3:12 pm
I would like to point out that from all that I have read about this since day one, only Hulk and his family have stated John was not wearing his seatbelt. No one else, the rescue service, police, firemen who were involved in extracting him from that car have stated that he was not wearing his seatbelt. If someone can find a direct quote on any of those people saying so, please prove me wrong. Otherwise I think it is yet another ploy by the Hogan/Bollea brood to begin painting John in a horrible light right from the accident. John made a bad decision to get in that car, agreed. Should that condemn him to “life” in a vegetative state? I think not. We all make split second decisions not knowing what the outcome will be. If someone had told John before what could have been I doubt he would have chosen so poorly. Nic, on the other hand chose poorly time and again because he had people who enabled him to become this thoughtless, apathetic being who only thinks of himself.
Comment by squishers — June 3, 2008 @ 4:13 pm
Nick, Hulk and all the other A-HOLES that are somehow trying to pass the blame on this poor young man, I have one thing to say to you all…….KARMA BABY!! I will be waiting to see what will be in store when this whole thing comes back around. It ain’t gonna be pretty.
Comment by D-Bomb — June 3, 2008 @ 4:31 pm
Blame the victim again. How sad. This white trash “family” and their apologists who continue to post here (and I don’t think for a minute that they are not friends of the Bollea’s)just do not get it. Perhaps if it was their child lying in a permanent vegetative state with half their skull gone they’d be a bit more sympathetic.
At any rate, glad they denied this uncaring brat’s motion. He should have to do serious jail time as he’s obviously learned NOTHING.
Comment by Rachel — June 3, 2008 @ 4:51 pm
Amen k! I live in the area so it’s a story I hear day in and day out in the papers and on the news. I also have children around Brooke and Nick’s age. I’ve made it a point of discussion with them that one stupid move can cause suffering for everyone for the rest of their lives. Nick is no different and anyone who treats him like a special case because of his family and money is feeding into the Bollea’s celebrity ego.
Comment by MomAnon — June 3, 2008 @ 4:56 pm
I chose to include both sides of the seat belt issue in the story because we don’t know 100% for sure if John was or was not wearing one. His mother and girlfiend have said he always did. Nick said he wasn’t wearing it at the time of the crash. There’s been so much press about John NOT wearing it, that I’d think someone would have come forward and said something by now…so he could have been wearing it, and that is the only thing that stood between John and his funeral.
But then again, a seat belt is not a fail-safe in the event of an accident as horrific as this one. I personally knocked out a window of a car in an accident WHILE wearing a seat belt.
Comment by k — June 3, 2008 @ 5:23 pm
Hogan DIDN’T BUY THE BEER FOR NICK. HE BOUGHT IT FOR HIMSELF AND NICK’S THREE LEGAL AGED FRIENDS
Comment by Kevin — June 3, 2008 @ 6:21 pm
Hogan DIDN’T BUY THE BEER FOR NICK. HE BOUGHT IT FOR HIMSELF AND NICK’S THREE LEGAL AGED FRIENDS. HE DID NOT ILLEGAL
Comment by Kevin — June 3, 2008 @ 6:22 pm
Some people really shouldn’t have kids. If they didn’t have money they would be common trash.
Comment by jhaniver — June 3, 2008 @ 6:23 pm
Kevin-
Nick’s license was suspended as a result of a charge of being under 21 and having a blood alcohol level of 0.05 percent or higher on the day of the crash. Or was he drinking at Shepards? Regardless, he WAS drinking.
Comment by MomAnon — June 3, 2008 @ 7:13 pm
Hogan DIDN’T BUY THE BEER FOR NICK. HE BOUGHT IT FOR HIMSELF AND NICK’S THREE LEGAL AGED FRIENDS
Yeah, riiiiiight. And he told Nick sternly, “now don’t you drink any of this son”.
Please, Nick was driving recklessly while impaired and his friends life is essentially over. End of story, no matter what pathetic spin you try to put on it.
Really, I’ve never seen a situation like this where a young man is so horribly injured and the apologists think, let alone say out loud on a public forum, that it’s his fault instead of the drivers. Unbelievable.
Comment by Rachel — June 3, 2008 @ 7:23 pm
JUST PATHETIC. JOHN DIDN’T WEAR HIS SEATBELT, AND PEOPLE AREN’T MENTIONING IT.
Comment by Kevin — June 3, 2008 @ 7:26 pm
squishers, YOU DIDN’T READ THE REPORT. THE POLICE DID SAY HE WASN’T WEARING HIS SEATBELT
Comment by Kevin — June 3, 2008 @ 7:28 pm
Hey, Kevin…YOU DIDN’T READ THE ARTICLE.
Try reading, and using reading comprehension skills. It contributes so much to an intelligent conversation. It just makes you look stupid(er) when you say nobody mentioned something that is prominently talked about both in the article and the comments.
Nobody said Terry bought the alcohol SPECIFICALLY for his son. But it’s pretty funny how Nick was with Terry when he bought the alcohol, spent all day on a boat with the alcohol (drinking from a plastic cup…to disguise something, perhaps?), and was found later with alcohol in his system. Ain’t sayin’, just sayin’.
And I mentioned the seat belt thing many times in the article. Read it. Besides, no matter what John did or did not do, that IN NO WAY EXCUSES NICK’S IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR. THIS CRASH WAS IN NO WAY JOHN’S FAULT.
Why don’t you ask John what he did?
Oh wait.
Say hi to Nick for me, mkay?
Comment by k — June 3, 2008 @ 7:31 pm
I’m thinking maybe Kevin is a product of Applied Scholastics and jumped over from one of Dawn’s threads?
Comment by MomAnon — June 3, 2008 @ 7:53 pm
According to page 83 of the official police report, Firefighter/EMT Patrick Davis Jr. said that at the time of the crash John did not have on his seat belt.
This does not mean, however, that John didn’t put it on at the start of the drive, just that it wasn’t on when the crash happened. It also DOES NOT excuse Nick’s actions that day, in any way, it just answers the question of whether or not the seat belt question was answered by an official source.
Comment by k — June 3, 2008 @ 8:00 pm
Nick is 100% to blame for all of this. I used to be a big fan of this family. They just lost a fan and many others to. How dare Terry, Linda, and Nick say that God did this to them.THEY ARE NUTTSS.It is all Nicks falt. People that say it is Johns falt are CRAZY to. I wonder what Brooke has to say about all of this, hopefully she is the smart one in this family.I am praying for John and his family.
Comment by jessie — June 3, 2008 @ 8:10 pm
You wanna know what Brooke has to say about all this?
And:
Comment by k — June 3, 2008 @ 8:29 pm
“My high road”? Is she serious? This is merely a campaign to get a light sentence for Nick, I’m sure this family and their “friends” are posting this hogwash all over the internet. I doubt it works. As far as I know there’s no asterik on the law books that says a person won’t be liable for death and injury while impaired if the VICTIM doesn’t have on a seatbelt. This clan gives new meaning to the word “chutzpah”.
Comment by Rachel — June 3, 2008 @ 8:43 pm
Crap Happens….Leave the Hogans alone. Its a really bad situation. Nick has grown up pampered and spoon fed. It doesn’t mean Nick feels really bad that he seriously hurt someone. Nick will do his time, his family will settle with John out of court, and this will all be forgotten in a few years.
Comment by Brian — June 3, 2008 @ 9:38 pm
I am truly APPALLED by the total lack of compassion shown by certain posters here. Their lack of empathy for John and his family is truly disgusting, abhorrent and shameful. Even if John was wearing a seatbelt, it WOULD NOT HAVE guaranteed him 100% safety from injury.
Years ago, my family suffered a tragedy because of an underage drinker. My brother, at age four, lost his life when a stupid teenage girl got behind the wheel and crashed into my mother’s car. She and my older sister survived, but it destroyed my family. This took place before I was born, but I have heard the story many times. I and my other sisters were robbed of a brother that we would never know and that girl’s punishment was no where near adequate enough.
I was a fan of Hulk Hogan in my younger years. Now I can no longer look at him without feeling profound disappointment and anger.
Nick’s cell wall should be PLASTERED with pictures of John, both before and after the accident. Perhaps pictures of other victims of drunk driving. Maybe that will make him think about why he’s there.
Comment by A Watcher — June 3, 2008 @ 9:38 pm
K, thank you for doing the research. I tried many times but was overwhelmed by the deluge of other articles speaking on the seatbelt issue. As always the article is fair and balanced.
Kevin, as K said, read the article, then comment. Until then you are simply one more person who wants to coddle these people and not hold them to the same standards “normal” people have to be held to.
Comment by squishers — June 3, 2008 @ 9:46 pm
Thank you k for this story. I have been reading the Hogan Family posts and they are truly a “disfuntional family”. John is the victim here, period. His mistake of being friends with Nick Hogan has forever changed his life. To cast Nick as a vicrim here is ludicrous. What is truly shocking here is that Nick is bawwing about his 8 months of jail kept apart from the real “prison” life and he is completly remorseless. Eight months compared to John’s life sentence is nothing and Nick gets to go back to his life of luxury when this is all over. And rather than be grateful neither he or his family can wake up and smell the roses and Thank God he was not killed. I hope John’s family gets a good enough settlement to at least take care of his medical needs. I will never watch anything that has any member of the Hogan family in ever again. And for those who blame John I hiope you never experience that type of pain in your family.
Comment by Mitsu Too — June 3, 2008 @ 10:00 pm
K you are bringing a very serious issue to the internet consciousness.
As for Kevin, STFU and that goes for anyone who dares defend Nick and his family. They have proven their quality with their comments AFTER the accident. Clearly they don’t care about what’s been done to John. What ever went on before is irrelevant. Nick drove recklessly and while impaired, he is fully responsible.
Had anyone else been involved in this accident been hurt would you be blaming them for being on the road at the same time as Nick? Give me a break you morons.
Comment by D — June 3, 2008 @ 10:03 pm
Leave the little asshole there for the whole 8 months,
it’s time for the hogan family to grow up
Comment by Billy C — June 4, 2008 @ 12:01 am
I have seen a lot worse than a caved skull in a crash, but damn if that’s pretty freaking bad. To all you talking about who’s fault it is: Shut Up. A Marine was severely wounded and will never live a normal life ever again because of this. Whether it was John’s fault or Nick’s fault doesn’t matter right now, what matters is the way Hulk is more concerned with PR and that “The most important thing to me was from all the eyewitnesses and everyone that was there and saw it was that they were not racing[.]â€
^^^THAT^^^ is NOT a gesture of good faith, admission of delinquent behavior, hell, I’d even take “Whoops, sorry bro, mah bad yo” at this point over the way everyone’s trying to paint John as the bad guy. He made bad decisions, yes. LOOK AT HIS SKULL. I’d say he’s not going to forget, or if he does it’s not going to be the only thing he does, and what he will forget won’t be a short list.
Comment by Anon — June 4, 2008 @ 1:11 am
I just read what Brooke Hogan wrote.
She needs to be sent to boot camp. D:<
Comment by Anon — June 4, 2008 @ 1:17 am
Fact: There was a car accident
Fact: Nick was driving car
Fact: Nick was racing against an other car
Fact: Nick was 17 years old
Fact: Nick also was found to have alchol in his blood
Fact: Nick had previous issues with speeding/racing
Fact: John was not wearing his seat belt
Hmmmmm…. Looking at the facts, It clearly shows that Nick has should not have been driving in the 1st place. And as the driver of the car he should have made the passenger wear his seat belt in the first place. I know I do.
Another fact: The Hogan families actions shows no TRUE empathy for John and they are just as guiltly
as Nick….especially his father.
If any reality show does come out of this for the Hogan’s I hope that John’s family collects every penny of it for the care of John.
Comment by M — June 4, 2008 @ 4:38 am
If the situation were reversed and Nick was in that hospital bed instead of John, what do you think would be said? People would call John a monster for taking the promising young Nick from us and Hulk would be out for blood. But that’s not how it is and there are far too many people looking to forgive and forget Nick’s behavior, the behavior of the entire Hogan family simply because they’re celebrities. That shit ain’t right.
I’ve worked with patients like John and trust me when I say the circumstances which led them to the hospital cease to matter. It’s all you can do to make them comfortable and to ease the family’s pain and grieving that they’ll never have their child back.
Comment by Joanie — June 4, 2008 @ 6:02 am
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The definition of a victim is ” one who suffers”. John Graziano and his family are truly the victims in this situation. The amount of money this family will eventually receive will never amount to the loss of their beloved child. For the Hogan family to act as if their over- indulged son is inconvenienced being in solitary confinement and making such a big fuss over it is just sickening. If I were Nick, knowing the pain I’ve caused John’s family, I’d shut the f*ck up, and take a 8 month prison sentence. It surely beats living like his buddy John for the rest of his life. One would think that after being involved in such a fatal crash that the person who caused the accident would show some humility and compassion.
Comment by D-Bomb — June 4, 2008 @ 10:57 pm
^^^^^^
What D-Bomb said.
Comment by D — June 5, 2008 @ 11:12 pm
The whole family sickens me. Please everyone, boycott ANYTHING to do with the Hogans. Don’t watch Hulk’s American Gladiators, buy Brooke’s “music”, or watch the upcoming “real-ality” show of Nick’s. Let them all fall on hard times and see what happens then. WE have the power to bring them all down. Karma is a b***h.
Comment by lorileona — June 6, 2008 @ 7:16 am
oh, sigh! poor, poor nick. “i dont have anything to think about in jail” why dont you think about the person you turned into a vegetable who will never recover. i hope you get twenty years in a real prison for manslauter when they have to pull the plug cause he will never recover from what you did. how can you think about making money off of this? you and your family are all scum! why dont you think about what hell will be like, you will be there soon enough!
Comment by jason — June 6, 2008 @ 9:43 am
oh yeah, hulk says he wasnt racing. cause all the ‘eye witnesses’ that were there werent there to watch street racing, they were just hangin around, yeah right….brother!
Comment by jason — June 6, 2008 @ 9:52 am
I AGREE, BOYCOTT THE LOW CLASS CELEBRITY WANNABE HOGAN FAMILY. DO NOT BUY OR WATCH ANY OF THEIR CRAP. THEY ARE BRINGING THEMSELVES BACK DOWN IN THE GUTTER WHERE THEY BELONG,KEEP TALKING HOGANS, AMERICA’S LISTENING. EVERYTIME YOU OPEN YOUR TRASHY MOUTHS YOU CREATE MORE HATE AND DISGUST, BUT YOU PEOPLE CAN’T SEE YOURSELVES AS AMERICA DOES. NOBODY LIKES YOU! YOU ARE A JOKE THAT STOPPED BEING FUNNY AFTER THE CRASH! THE ONLY REASON THE PAPARAZZI FOLLOWS YOU IS YOU WERE ENTERTAINING MAKING FOOLS OF YOURSELF. NOW YOU ARE JUST SICK!! OH AND HULKSTER, YOU ARE JUST NASTY, RUBBING SUN TAN LOTION ON YOUR DAUGHTERS ASS!!
Comment by Kae — June 7, 2008 @ 12:43 pm
Truely your only responsible for your own actions. Nick is not responsible for Johns choices nor is John responsible for Nicks. Is Nick a spoiled Kid that has never been showed the value of life yes. Did John pay for that yes. I am really confused of all the Judgeing that is going on while we all know or dont know what we would do in the same situations. Would we too being in Johns shoes make the same choices I Mean come on to live that life. John choose his fate and so did Nick lets leave it at that and not judge for what would you do in Hulks shoes. I dont think he did thats why he did and said what has been seen and heard. Does it make them out to be the bad guy sure but I think we all know from Hulks past in the public light he Has a good heart. As for the harsh judgement for nick to stay in jail for ever and die becouse of what he has done I think is based off of anger for the need that Nick must pay for this. Also with the idea of what if this happened to someone you know or your kids. We all can say what we would do and what should happen but in the end we dont know we werent there. This Happens all the time it just happened almost infront of my house were the same thing happened with the driver surviving while the passengers in this case did not. You never heard about it cause no one famous was involved. I have made and done some very dumb things in my life time. Mostly as a kid, and was lucky enough nothing serious happened. I think most of us can say the same thing. Lets focus on what is best now and thats a lesson be learned from this. Of course it desturbs me to see Johns Face like that. And I am sorry his family has to Go through this but we must Understand what has happened and learn.
Comment by MARINEVET — June 13, 2008 @ 2:36 am
I agree with Marinevet…you all weren’t there, and do not have the right to judge anyone-and yes these types of accidents do happen all the time-not just to famous people who seem to lack integrity and compassion…it’s unfortunate but in the end-it is the way it is…we can only be responsible for ourselves and use this as an example of what not to do.
Comment by Red — June 17, 2008 @ 9:49 am
I have been following all of this from the start. The reason being, is I was in John’s situation 3 years ago, this October 19th. I was in a helicoter crash with a friend of mine, that piloted the aircraft. We flew several times a month together and this trip, due to his extreme negligence, hit power lines and crashed. I was found dead by rescue workers, revived and slipped into a coma for a longgg while. I emerged with a Traumatic Brain Injury and had been found a 3 on the Coma Glascow Scale during my comatose state. There is always hope for John, but it’s a long shot, which my doctors had given me. Bottom line: Nick is just a spoiled, wreckless kid and we will NEVER know ALL the facts. Too many opinions flying around and finger pointing by the media and everyone in between. I do agree, that the Hogans handled this disgracefully, in their comments to the media. What’s done is done and poor flipping John, at the end of the day, is the one who is going through the ultimate torchure especially if he is semi-aware of his life. Imagine being aware, but unable to move or speak for life and unable to put yourself out of immense misery. If there is a hell, that poor guy is in it. A serial killer doesn’t even deserve a small portion of what is happening to John. My heart truly goes out to John and his family! No further comment on my thoughts/opinions about Nick and the Hogan family…
Comment by Joey — June 19, 2008 @ 5:33 pm
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Pingback by GlossLip » Nick Hogan Turned 18 On Sunday — July 29, 2008 @ 2:21 pm
This type of stuff happens everyday to regular people and none of you get this passionate about their situations. Just because they are famous doesn’t mean that you know everything about them. The media likes to twist the story and make it more exciting and terrible than it really is, just to get people’s attention. I agree that it is a bad situation, and that Nick did something stupid. I do think that John’s family is trying to use this incident to get money. Not that they don’t love him, they are focusing too much on revenge and lawsuits on the Bolleas while they should be doing something productive.
Comment by B — December 17, 2008 @ 3:16 pm
#52: Since you have no idea just exactly what any of us get upset about when we are not here, I suggest keeping your comments to yourself. I mean, can you say with certainty just what I protest or do not protest when I’m not writing on the site? Or what I discuss with my family? Or what I try to do to help others? No? Then okay.
Comment by k — December 17, 2008 @ 11:46 pm