From http://www.skateboard.com.au/forum/read.cfm?forum=10&thread=54960

10:24 03/Jun
Went to see Ali yesterday and he just wanted us to post a few things for anyone that may be interested in how he's doing.

He's been moved from remand to the prison he will spend the rest of his sentence. And he's doing well, there was a burger joint in the vistors room that made hamburgers just like my mum's so we had a couple burgers and chilled for a while.

He looks good in his prison issue green tracksuit, smiling alot, with some very funny stories about the weird dude with tourettes that he shares his cell with.

Once he gets through the introductory program he'll be mixed into the general population and given a job. He has a few choices, assembling power tools, some computer job and gardening. The gardening jobs are very prized so he may have to wait a while to get one of those.

There are quite a few very gnarly looking dudes in there, with crazy jail tattoos, cornrows, ****ed up rats tails and all sorts of ****.

That's kind of it really, but he wanted me to stress in this that he's doing fine and being in jail is nowhere near as hard as having to live with what happened to Shane.

And if this proves anything it's that bad **** can happen to anyone, so please just dont' drink and ride or drive. For sure, party and have a great time but never get into an automobile afterwards.

If anyone wants to post well wishes or whatever here we can pass them on to him. He'd love to hear from you whatever it is you've got to say.

Thanks for your time.

Peace



Good to hear he's doing well.
For anyone who doesn't know, Ali was convicted for 3-4 years? Not sure, but he got on a bike after drinking with the late Shane Cross. Neither were sober, nor had helmets, and as a result Shane was left dead and Ali in critical condition after they crashed into a brick wall. Not sure of the story after, but from what I heard the Cross family didn't press charges however Ali was given his sentence for DUI and manslaughter.

really dude im glad he is doing great and thathe isnt taking the prison thing to hard. but why in the hell was he convicted of manslaughter he didnt hurt the dude. did he?

What jail is he in.?

really dude im glad he is doing great and thathe isnt taking the prison thing to hard. but why in the hell was he convicted of manslaughter he didnt hurt the dude. did he?

He was driving the motorbike and was held responsible for Shane's Death. It may not have been manslaughter, maybe Reckless driving causing fatal bodily harm or something like that, but basically he was charged for the death of Shane.

its good that hes happy, and enjoying himself, i cant imagine what id do if i was in his position

I never knew he was in jail, or even heard of this whole situation actually :S .

Hes in an Australian jail right? Or did he go back to america for his punishment? Hope he gets through everything okay.

Hes in an Australian jail right? Or did he go back to america for his punishment? Hope he gets through everything okay.

Its says hes in green prison clothes and thats what they wear here so my guess is he is still in Australia.

i cant imagine what id do if i was in his position

No joke, who knows how to cope with something like this, putting on a brave face and getting on with serving his sentence and his life is all he can really do and its great that he's actually doing it!
I wish him the best of luck and hope he keeps up with the positive/fun-loving attitude!

I never realised Australia sets out green prison clothes, weird. Prison would suck wherever you are though

He is in a jail in Melbourne. Probably chilling with Carl Williams.

blimey I hadnt even heard of this happening, although I'd heard about Shane Cross but not how the whole accident went, thats awful..

I admire Boulala for taking it like this, smiling and laughing and all, its really the best he can do.. and its quite hard really, it must suck.

I was watching Re-Play yesterday and reminiscing about the fun that Ali would have brought to each session that he was ever part of (not that I was lucky enough to experience it first hand). My genuine hope is that when Ali comes through this, he still shares that amazing smile and passion of life with the rest of us...and that his spirit has not been too diminished.

My strength goes out to him....

Thanks for the update Pearso...

Just Glad that Boulala isn't bitter about having to serve his stint in prison. He's setting a great example, taking responsibility and keeping a positive outlook.

No worries about the creepy prisoners; If anyone can take a beating, it's Ali. He'll definately come out a better person after all this.

do ya think he will still skate after this? i hope he does, and i hope he learns from this.

I'm glad he went to jail for that. Maybe he'll quit acting like an idiot when he gets out.


Glad to hear he's doing well also.

how exactly did shane die?? like i know they crashed into a wall but what caused his death like did he bleed out or, what.?

Ali shouldnt have to go to prison it wasnt his fault because they were both drunk, i hope he still skates when he gets out though.....

so happy to hear hes doing good. hopefully he'll continue to skate when he gets out. i wonder if his sponsors will still be behind him.... doubt it...

great to hear he's doing well and keeping his head up, hopefully he will one day be able to forgive himself

how exactly did shane die?? like i know they crashed into a wall but what caused his death like did he bleed out or, what.?

Ali shouldnt have to go to prison it wasnt his fault because they were both drunk, i hope he still skates when he gets out though.....


Being intoxicated is no excuse from the law though, if you choose to drink, doesn't matter who with, where or why, you are accepting responsibility for your actions afterwards. If this wasn't the case people could go jump in a car when ever they wanted and blame it on alcohol for the reason that they crashed.

how exactly did shane die?? like i know they crashed into a wall but what caused his death like did he bleed out or, what.?

Ali shouldnt have to go to prison it wasnt his fault because they were both drunk, i hope he still skates when he gets out though.....
It wasn't his fault? He was drunk, and decided to drive even though he was drunk, and brought a friend along with him. Since he was driving, it WAS his fault.

If we replace Ali with an average joe no one knows, everyone would blame him, tell him it's his fault for killing another average joe.

Just because he is a pro skater and we all love him, doesn't mean he shouldn't be punished.

Glad that he's doing well, and even cracking up jokes :tongue:

yeah man, what a guy to actually seem to be having FUN in jail.. at least he's doing well and accepting the consequences of a bad decision. he's taking it well, and thats definitely a good thing. as others said, he's gonna come out a better person ;)

Wow i really feel bad for him was'nt he reponsible for Shane Crosses life?

Wow i really feel bad for him was'nt he reponsible for Shane Crosses life?


lol for the hundreth time, he was the one that was on the bike with ali. They crashed and Shane died

Ali shouldnt have to go to prison it wasnt his fault because they were both drunk, i hope he still skates when he gets out though.....
It was completley Ali's fault.

Who is the one that got drunk and drove the bike?

Ali.

Who is the one who decided neither of them had to wear helmets?

Ali.

Who is the one that drove it into a wall?

Ali.

If he wasn't a skateboarder, I bet half of the people that think he shouldn't be in jail would be saying he should be.

It was completley Ali's fault.

Who is the one that got drunk and drove the bike?

Ali.

Who is the one who decided neither of them had to wear helmets?

Ali.

Who is the one that drove it into a wall?

Ali.

If he wasn't a skateboarder, I bet half of the people that think he shouldn't be in jail would be saying he should be.


Yeah thats right. If he wasn't a skater everyone would be saying lock him up.

He has a job, why the hell are they going to force him to get a second job?

Australia's systems sounds like it sucks to me.

He has a job, why the hell are they going to force him to get a second job?

Australia's systems sounds like it sucks to me.

Because when your in jail you work. Just like you do in the USA.

I thought it said after he got out, he had to do one of the jobs. My bad.

And to the people saying it was his fault. It was both of their faults. They both knew each other was drunk. They both chose to not wear helmets. So don't go saying it was just him.

I thought it said after he got out, he had to do one of the jobs. My bad.

And to the people saying it was his fault. It was both of their faults. They both knew each other was drunk. They both chose to not wear helmets. So don't go saying it was just him.

Well actually, Shane was asking Ali all night to go for a ride on the bike. Ali kept saying no because they were both pissed and had no helmets, but eventually he gave in to Shane and said he'd take him for a ride round the block. Ali is still responsible, and doesn't take anything away from the fact that he was driving the bike, but it can't be said that it was 100% Ali's fault.

Its still Ali's fault.

Who agreed to drive the bike regardless that they were both drunk and didn't have helmets?

Ali.

Ali could've easily prevented the entire situation, he chose not to. It's his fault.

Its still Ali's fault.

Who agreed to drive the bike regardless that they were both drunk and didn't have helmets?

Ali.

Ali could've easily prevented the entire situation, he chose not to. It's his fault.

Yes it is, but it's not like Ali persuaded Shane to go for a ride with him, and had Shane not been there it would be fairly safe to assume that Ali would not be in prison. In saying that, Ali is still responsible.

Shane didn't have to ride, he wanted to ride. So its more 50% fault on both of them.

It stupid when only the driver gets in trouble. If the passenger was drunk too. But only the driver gets the heat.( Yes the passenger most of the time dies, but still the passenger didn't have to ride with them.)

It's good that Ali's turning himself around, but it's terrible what the circumstances are.

glad to hear he's doing okay... His attitude shows why skateboarders are one of the best tyes of people.

Does anybody know that if he skates again flip will still want him on the team?

Shane didn't have to ride, he wanted to ride. So its more 50% fault on both of them
Once again, Ali was the one who let him ride. Ali was the one that drove it into the wall. Ali was the one that decided to drive him and shane while drunk without any helmets.

I understand what you guys are trying to say. But Ali is the one who let Shane pursuade him into being a complete dumbass.
and had Shane not been there it would be fairly safe to assume that Ali would not be in prison.
No ****. Ali's in prison because he's the one at fault for Shane's death. If Ali hadn't let shane on the bike, it would've been pretty hard for Shane to die from being on the bike.

**** happens when you get drunk. anyone defending him, wise up, the guy knows himself hes in the wrong, hes serving his time so fair play to him. to anyone griefing him, give him a break, they were both schnattered. hopefully he gets through his jailtime alright and RIP shane cross, in fact i think ill watch his lets live part now that is so sick

That must suck.

Glad he's doing okay though.

glad to hear he's recovering.

will he still be skating?

Uhm yeah I wondered that too, I think I read that his leg was badly injured and he didnt know if he'd be able to skate, I hope he can :S

Its still Ali's fault.

Who agreed to drive the bike regardless that they were both drunk and didn't have helmets?

Ali.

Ali could've easily prevented the entire situation, he chose not to. It's his fault.
Actually it's God's fault.

Seriously, why bother even discussing whose "fault" it was? You weren't there. You don't know every detail of the situation, and nobody does. Ali was found guilty, but not "100% at fault" for the entire situation. To say that it was absolutely completely Ali's fault is ignorant.

i feeel for him man i use to love watchin his part in flip sorry wow i hope he comes back

It wasn't his fault? He was drunk, and decided to drive even though he was drunk, and brought a friend along with him. Since he was driving, it WAS his fault.

If we replace Ali with an average joe no one knows, everyone would blame him, tell him it's his fault for killing another average joe.

Just because he is a pro skater and we all love him, doesn't mean he shouldn't be punished.

Glad that he's doing well, and even cracking up jokes :tongue:

it was not his fault like swordman said they both made the same stupied move of doing that **** ali was driving yes but this "averge joe" a.k.a. Shane Cross. "Before the crash, Cross was overheard twice telling Boulala he wanted to go for a ride on the motorbike. Boulala wouldn't let Cross go because he didn't have a helmet" from http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23596008-5005941,00.html
but cross baged him and as we all no we would of done the same thing bcause most of us hate bagging so ya i think ali sould of not went to jail