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- CaptainNoPants, on 11/27/2007, -3/+142Apparently someone broke into his house last week and left a knife on his bed. This sounds more like a personal attack than a random burglary.
- bigthree, on 12/03/2007, -5/+122just sad - 24 years old with a baby girl...whole life in front of him...hopefully they catch the person that did it.
- jermo, on 11/27/2007, -6/+104Too bad. He had a history of problems, but supposedly was getting his life back together.
And he was a great player. - JJVH, on 11/27/2007, -4/+65Goodbye Sean. I don't know if I should stop wearing your jersey or wear it always, but you were one of my favorite players. Hail to you, Redskin.
- Notyavgkat, on 11/27/2007, -8/+59I hope they catch the low life that did this *****!!!!
- airiox, on 11/27/2007, -3/+52Wow, it was just last night that they were talking optimistically. This is horrible. Hopefully they get the criminals who shot him.
- ssravp, on 11/27/2007, -5/+49It's not about the team at this point.
- alpine75, on 11/27/2007, -3/+42R.I.P.
- sockpuppets, on 11/27/2007, -4/+37Did that make sense in your head?
- HeDiggMe, on 11/27/2007, -10/+42one loss the Skins could do without. RIP
- DarkNemesis618, on 11/27/2007, -4/+35I'm a die hard Eagles fan, but even I have to root for the Redskins now. No player deserves this, and no team should have to deal with this kind of loss. RIP
- capainter, on 11/27/2007, -1/+31I don't believe he was allowed to have guns in his house after he pistol whipped one of the dudes that jacked his ATVs a few years back.
- Democritus2, on 11/27/2007, -3/+33Dude was a warrior on the field, and apparently he used that fire off the field in the last two years of his life to become "a good man" . People knew of him by his infamous deeds- Spitting in the face of an opponent, think he stepped on a dude once, constant lashings about peoples mothers on the field :)
That was immaturity, and he had dropped it and focused on becoming the best safety in the NFL. Truly sucks from a football and people stand point - commiecat, on 11/27/2007, -1/+31Absolutely tragic. He was one of my favorite players at UM. Last year Bryan Pata was murdered, earlier this year Kevin Everett was paralyzed and now another murder. I believe what all his teammates and coaches were saying about him finally growing up and getting his life straightened out after the birth of his daughter.
Rest in peace. - samelevel, on 11/27/2007, -2/+26I completely understand, but you have to look at it a little differently. Sean Taylor was arguably one of the best free safeties in the NFL and one of the most entertaining to watch. Fans pay hundreds of dollars just for a jersey bearing his name. Professional athletes have a daily impact on the lives of their fans. Period.
Of course his family is grieving more than I am, but *****, I can still be sad, right? - sockpuppets, on 11/27/2007, -7/+31My prediction is -268 diggs for you.
- OverkillTASF, on 11/27/2007, -2/+26He forfeited his right to own a firearm through some of his previous violent actions. Felony convictions will do that.
- greendalek, on 11/27/2007, -5/+28Wow. There are simply no words. Blessings upon his family, his girlfriend, his daughter, and all his teammates.
- 3tcp, on 11/27/2007, -1/+21That really sucks. It seems like he was targeted. If they knew who lived there and just wanted to rob him they would have done it he had a game or something. If he lives in Miami and plays for Washington he couldn't have spent more than a few nights a week at home during the season.
Anyway, I hope they find the lowlife who did it. - sockpuppets, on 11/27/2007, -7/+27He responded to the burglary with a machete? I'd of had a gun at least. Or at least dogs that barked bees.
- dafragsta, on 11/27/2007, -23/+42I just gotta throw this out there.
I've always had a problem when people make vicarious connections after someone dies. "That sucks! My favorite team, my favorite player" yadda yadda. It always seemed to me that people wanted to make the moment about themselves. Like they were missing out on some grief, pity or something else. I do truly feel bad for the real friends and family who aren't crying aligator tears, but I've always had a certain contempt for people who didn't really know a person and all of a sudden, it's like someone killed their best friend. Maybe that's just me, but I think it also takes something away from the people who really lost something. It's like their genuine grief is overshadowed by a bunch of sensationalist grievers. When someone close to me dies, I don't want a bunch of ***** people coming up to me pretending to know that person and exchanging fake sincerity for unloading the guilt they feel for being alive, or whatever it really is that motivates people to do this *****.
Grieving, IMHO is a very personal and private thing. The ones who are really grieving probably don't want to talk about it that much. - hokeywebb22, on 11/27/2007, -0/+18I'm as big as any Skins fan out there but that is not what anyone should be thinking about.
- jonthefisherman, on 11/27/2007, -7/+24Dick
- inactive, on 03/13/2008, -2/+19THIS SUCKS! He was only 24 and now his young daughter is fatherless. So sad. RIP Sean Taylor.
- gcnaddict, on 11/27/2007, -0/+14That was uncalled for. Would you be happy if someone wished for your death?
- Bokista, on 11/27/2007, -6/+1821
- zioxide, on 11/27/2007, -1/+13wow.. this year has been awful for the nfl.. darrent williams, damien nash, marquise hill, and now sean taylor. :(
- dafragsta, on 11/27/2007, -2/+13I didn't say fans felt no real pain, but that doesn't change the "me too" tendencies people have in public forums when someone dies. For instance, I think a lot of people did feel a genuine shock and grief when Steve Erwin died, and it showed because his death nearly killed the internet as people retraced memories on youtube and read about it. That is real grieving, that is people remembering more and talking about it less. My point is that people who approach grief with the same "me too" attitude as the people who support the troops by putting yellow ribbons on their cars, are only slightly less apathetic and selfish. My point is that grief is personal and it comes off disingenuous, especially when people aren't even sharing any real feelings or memories. A bunch of "RIPs" and "Damn! That's just sad!" are representative of people going through the motions.
I've only lost a handful of friends and family members in my life so far, but the last thing I wanted to do was talk about it with people who just want to "talk about it" rather than truly empathize with the loss. - thejokell, on 11/27/2007, -1/+12I'm wearing mine today in tribute. What a great player and a horrible tragedy.
- strazz, on 11/27/2007, -2/+12What the ***** is wrong with you, Michael Vick killed DOGS.... not people....
- matador3, on 11/27/2007, -0/+10You pray for his fish?
- inactive, on 11/27/2007, -2/+12That's it, *****. You've spammed that ***** comment 3 times so far. Banned, blocked and reported. Eat it.
- cybortrip, on 11/27/2007, -1/+10He was more than a great player...he was the Redskins best defensive player and one of the best safeties in the NFL. He will be sorely missed by Redskins fans. My heart goes out to his family and most of all his daughter.
- hokeywebb22, on 11/27/2007, -1/+10It was so great to finally see a player who had problems finally turn and straighten out and then something like this has to happen. After hearing the early reports I had a good feeling that he would be okay and now the rest of the day will be a little sadder.
R.I.P - imbetterthanu, on 11/27/2007, -6/+14Truly sucks. One of my favorite players on my favorite football team. He'll be missed on and off the field.
Hail to the Redskins! - r00tus3r, on 11/27/2007, -2/+10I was thinking the same thing. This really comes as a surprise. He even squeezed the doctor's hand. Man, criminals suck. What a ***** thing to do to someone.
- tboutcher, on 11/27/2007, -0/+7ESPN reported that the phone lines were cut to his house. That sounds like premeditated murder the burglary to me.
- dafragsta, on 11/27/2007, -6/+13No *****. Do you need a better case for the second amendment than this? There should be no law that says you can't have a gun in your home, regardless of past offenses. I understand laws that say you can't carry a gun on your person outside of your home if you are a violent offender, but it's a pretty primal desire to feel secure in your home. Criminals and people who want to do harm to someone will always find guns.
- Fission, on 11/27/2007, -9/+15Don't get me wrong, Sean Taylor was one of my favorite players in all of football but he put himself and his family in this situation. Instead of moving out of one the highest-crime neighborhoods in all of Miami (if not the worst), he decided to keep his family there and put them in harm's way. He wanted to stay there because it's where he grew up but when you finally get the money to get out of a place like that, you do it to protect your family. They say he wore big jewelery all the time and was flashing it around the town. When you do that in front of poor people and criminals, you are asking for trouble. On top of that, they gave him a warning sign by leaving a knife on his bed -- you think he would have gotten the picture. It's a tragic thing that happened but he should have thought about the safety of his family. There was no excuse to keep his family there and he now has a girlfriend and an 18-month old daughter who will be fatherless for the rest of her life. I hope for the best of luck to his family.
- card51short, on 11/27/2007, -1/+7if only sean taylor knew the geometric equation of a parallegram divided by the square root of the total sum of square feet in Thomas Jefferson's log cabin he would still be alive right now...
- spickly, on 11/27/2007, -0/+6And don't forget Darrent Williams of the Broncos, killed in a drive-by earlier this year
- jetblackz4, on 11/27/2007, -1/+7Tragedy and the NFL seem to be a common theme. This is a loss for everyone Sean was not perfect but he in no way should have been shot in cold blood. To me this is an obvious premeditated murder. There was nothing taken and he was shot at multiple times in bed. I have a strong suspicion the police are not telling us all the details and with an open investigation rightfully so. I hope they catch this pice of ***** and lock him up and throw away the key.
RIP my friend - zspeed78, on 11/27/2007, -0/+6If you wanted to rob someone, why would you run and breakdown the bedroom door in that style. And lets see, if I wanted to HURT and destroy the life (but not kill) of a guy that RUNS and pushes with his legs for a living, shooting in the leg makes sense. They may not have thought he would die from it..
- reed311, on 11/27/2007, -1/+7It sounds like maybe someone was trying to scare him. I mean, they already left a knife on his bed and then he was shot in the leg of all places. If you are trying to kill someone you usually don't shoot them in the leg, unless of course you missed.
- joejoesick, on 11/27/2007, -2/+8He was living in a million dollar house. How is this a "bad neighborhood?"
- Ebulating, on 11/27/2007, -9/+14Blacks are there own worst enemy thanks to hip-hop culture that equates any kind of mainstream success to selling out or acting white.
- mrogi, on 11/27/2007, -2/+7This was more than just a random burglary. Sean Taylor was the specific target. The fact that a previous burglar left a knife as a message suggests that the Taylor homicide was personal.
- badbilly, on 11/27/2007, -11/+16Sad.
This actually is a rising trend due to get worse.
Black athletes and other stars are being preyed on due to the "snitches get stitches" syndrome.
There are thugs and thieves out there who have finally figured out that these crimes can be perpetrated without any fear of being caught or held accountable.
Easy Pickings. - paulie, on 11/27/2007, -0/+5***** you.
- jrowny, on 11/27/2007, -1/+6I'm from the DC Area. We refer to that as "gentrification"... i.e. the lower-class are in the process of being kicked out and moved to less valuable areas. Don't know how it works in Miami though.
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