Nobody’s debating Plaxico Burress is guilty of being an idiot. When he shot himself in the thigh Friday night, he likely ruined his career, lost out on over $27 million, and all indications are that he will do jail time.

But what about the hell is with NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg? Though he’s done a fine job running Manhattan for the last few years, why’d he trash Burress yesterday?

“Our children are getting killed with guns in the street. Our police are getting killed,” the furious mayor said in demanding Burress get no special treatment for his alleged crime and coverup. “I think it would be an outrage if we didn’t prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.”

We get it - Burress is a wealthy, coddled athlete and you want to make an example out of him. Fine. Wouldn’t be the first or last time that’s happened. But Mike, just curious - why no fire and brimstone for all your Wall Street buddies? (If you haven’t read this, we highly recommend it.) Why aren’t you prosecuting those crooks to the fullest extent of the law?

(Favorite Bloomberg line of all-time, from a New Yorker profile a few years ago: “I’d like nothing more in life to have Sharon Stone sit on my face.” There’s much more, some of which can be found here.)

As for Burress, now the dilemma falls upon the Giants. What to do with the guy who is out on bail and recovering from a gun-shot wound? Can’t imagine there would be an outrage if he suits up in the playoffs - he’s much closer to cokehead Matt Jones than Rae Carruth or Mike Vick. Even though Plax plead not guilty and deserves his due process, the outlook is beyond bleak:

In what prosecutors called “a strong case,” Burress faces a mandatory sentence of 3 ½ years in state prison, with a maximum of 15 years, on each count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Wouldn’t surprise us if he were cut today … or if he healed enough that he was on the field in two weeks against Dallas.

Felony Gun Charges For Plaxico Burress (Smoking Gun)