The death of the NFL's Sean Taylor

[virgo]

I have been following this tragedy since last week when it first happened. Such a sad, sad story. Seems like he had turned his life around and was at home protecting his girlfriend and baby when the little bastards broke in and shot him in a botched burglary attempt.

Here is the lastest headline from today:

Three suspects on suicide watch (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3140889)


MIAMI -- Three men were held without bail Tuesday in the killing of Sean Taylor (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6764), placed on a suicide watch and described as extremely distraught a day after thousands mourned at the funeral of the Washington Redskins (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=was) star.

Charles Wardlow, 18, Jason Mitchell, 19, and Venjah Hunte, 20, appeared briefly by videoconference from Miami-Dade County jail, where they will remain after Judge John Thornton Jr.'s ruling.

The three stood silently during the hearing. They were seen on video wearing special garments designed to keep them from using the clothes to make a noose.


I don't get it. They are man enough to kill someone, but not man enough to deal with the punishment? It's going to be a long time before they see the light of day. They may as well get used to it.

[Kitty]

The AP story on Sean Taylor's funeral that ran in today's HA (http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071204/SPORTS/712040312/1006) includes a quote from O.J. Simpson, who took time out from his pursuit of the real killer(s) of Nicole and Ron to attend the service.Simpson expressed sympathy for the relatives of those arrested, as well as for Taylor.

"It's horrible, not only for him, but for those other four families," Simpson said. "There are four other lives that are gone."

[Echo Four Bravo]

I know that there have been thieves, murderers and other bad people around since there have been people, but it seems to be getting worse, exponentially. I guess every generation thinks that the one behind it is sending the world to hell, via the express route.
I believe that our general decline in collective morals, as a nation, has resulted in a large number of people who just don't care about the results of their actions. There are also a lot of young people who are so desensitized to violence that they don't realize that they are doing something that affects real people with real consequences. Then, they are in shock that they have to answer for their actions.

[Robeer33]

Another bad thing is that the kids new him. Two of them had worked in his yard before. Such a horrible thing. I hope they lock all of them up for a looooong time.