Suspended Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas hopes the power of the pen will spare him from the strong pimp hand of a judge. Arenas wrote an Op-Ed piece in today’s Washington Post, apologizing for his recent gunslinging. He also hopes his words will show kids how dangerous guns are:

That message of nonviolence will be front and center as I try to rebuild my relationship with young people in the D.C. area. I know that won’t happen overnight, and that it will happen only if I show through my actions that I am truly sorry and have learned from my mistakes. If I do that, then hopefully youngsters will learn from the serious mistakes I made with guns and not make any of their own.

Gil says he’s trying to right his wrongs. So, are you buying it?

Read the rest of his piece here.