RIP Sean Taylor #21

[lightfungus]

Do you think this kind of thing has any positive affects on future athletes or is this just a sad story? Is there a possibility it has a negative affect in that it martyrizes(word?) a used-to-be athlete-thug and encourages that type of culture further?

[Talking Poker]

I definitely don't see how that (the latter) could be. I mean, if anything, you'd think it would be a wake up call to people with similar backgrounds... NOT something that encourages kids to go down that road.

And I agree, of course, that this is very sad. I also agree that it is ridicullously suspicious and almost certainly was not random. Hopefully the killer(s) will be caught.

[lightfungus]

Thug life can be quite attractive to the impressionable up and coming athletes from the same culture/backgrounds...

[kkirk1329]

hopefully morons like pacman jones and tank johnson can learn from this, along with all the kids who dream of being that tough kid in the neighborhood no matter what it takes.