Rumble In the Jungle Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [quote name='CTBengalsFan' post='600280' date='Nov 27 2007, 09:10 AM']i did actually[/quote] I was just reading over there. Their server crashed from all the traffic . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Tigers Johnson| Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [quote name='Bengals1181' post='600231' date='Nov 27 2007, 09:10 AM']for those more medically inclined than myself, how lethal is a gunshot wound to the leg? At worse, couldn't they just amputate him?[/quote] I have been on shootings that severed the femoral artery, and there is blood every where....I would suspect from what I have seen that the mortality rate of this type of wound is very high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmanMunster Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [quote name='oldschooler' post='600285' date='Nov 27 2007, 10:19 AM']I was just reading over there. Their server crashed from all the traffic . . .[/quote] its back. that site is crazy, they have: Members: [b]71,116[/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Young talents are getting killed left and right. First Darrent Williams, and now this. This can't be happening, man... I didn't like Sean Taylor. I even hated him at some points. But dude didn't deserve that. His career was just starting man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kochman Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I didn't care much for the guy but you never wish that upon anyone. Real sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|ArmyBengal| Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Tragic, RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvilleBengal Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Damn, I had a feeling that Sean wasn't gonna make it once we found out where he was wounded. It really sucks that Sean Taylor was actually trying to change his life around. Having a child can do wonderes when it comes to getting away from the life of a thug, because you start to realize that it isn't about you anymore, but about your kid. But unfourtanetaly, he was too ingrained and it caught up to him. Every single person, not just NFL players, should take a lesson from this tradgedy. RIP, no. 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwing Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [quote name='Fulcher_33' post='600217' date='Nov 27 2007, 08:55 AM']I agree. His house wasn't broken into, someone was going after his ass. Let this be a lesson to Chris Henry. Rest in peace, Shaun. MULLY[/quote] I tend to agree with this. Although we could be wrong and this may have been a random event --------------- however, he had history and his history both on and off the field is not good. RIP !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDingleDangle Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 horrible news, I was one who really enjoyed watching him play. I know he has had problems, but everyone on his teams says he really turned it around. You have to remember we don't know much about him the last couple years because he didn't talk to the media. anyway RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [b]very sad news ... I always liked the passion he brought to the game ... and considered him one of the games best. [/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [center][size=3][color="#8B0000"][b]Sean Taylor Highlights ...[/b][/color][/size] [/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#22 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Not to be a total downer, but even the folks on Extremeskinz know that he was targeted because of who he was. I want to exhibit [i]some[/i] class here (more than the Cowboys forum that encourages people to vote him into the Pro Bowl), but it is a shame that his death completely wipes away all of the evidence that pointed to him being an asshole. People will retire his number, have moments of silence for him at games, and god knows what else, just like they would for any other "fallen" athlete. The way this country constructs heroes or mourns public figures, at least, is sickening. I wonder if TJ is mourning, right now. and re: his complete turnaround: We've all seen this shit before with Odell and Chrizenry, right? I mean, if one of them died tomorrow (which is about as likely as, say, Bob Barker dying), we would all say that "Chris was turning his life around...," even though that's bullshit and we all know it to be bullshit. Kids don't necesarilly make you turn your life around. Shawn Kemp was still getting busted for Cocaine, last I heard (and he has a few kids). Sean Taylor may have been turning his life around, but Corey Dillon might be planting trees for the United Way, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBengalsFan Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [quote name='#22' post='600358' date='Nov 27 2007, 01:22 PM']Not to be a total downer, but even the folks on Extremeskinz know that he was targeted because of who he was. I want to exhibit [i]some[/i] class here (more than the Cowboys forum that encourages people to vote him into the Pro Bowl), but it is a shame that his death completely wipes away all of the evidence that pointed to him being an asshole. People will retire his number, have moments of silence for him at games, and god knows what else, just like they would for any other "fallen" athlete. The way this country constructs heroes or mourns public figures, at least, is sickening. I wonder if TJ is mourning, right now.[/quote] that's pretty twisted man You think TJ would not care he died because of that incident? Not giving TJ much credit as a human being are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [quote name='#22' post='600358' date='Nov 27 2007, 01:22 PM']Not to be a total downer, but even the folks on Extremeskinz know that he was targeted because of who he was. I want to exhibit [i]some[/i] class here (more than the Cowboys forum that encourages people to vote him into the Pro Bowl), but[b] it is a shame that his death completely wipes away all of the evidence that pointed to him being an asshole. People will retire his number, have moments of silence for him at games, and god knows what else, just like they would for any other "fallen" athlete. The way this country constructs heroes or mourns public figures, at least, is sickening. [/b] I wonder if TJ is mourning, right now. and re: his complete turnaround: We've all seen this shit before with Odell and Chrizenry, right? I mean, if one of them died tomorrow (which is about as likely as, say, Bob Barker dying), we would all say that "Chris was turning his life around...," even though that's bullshit and we all know it to be bullshit. Kids don't necesarilly make you turn your life around. Shawn Kemp was still getting busted for Cocaine, last I heard (and he has a few kids). Sean Taylor may have been turning his life around, but Corey Dillon might be planting trees for the United Way, too.[/quote] You're fooling yourself if you think that is something people do because someone is a public figure. It's how humans treat the death of anyone they feel they know. It's no different when it's a friend, relative, or any other normal person you know. You mourn and put on the rose colored glasses because you feel like someone you know has died, not because someone famous has died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#22 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I understand that most people are prone to that (the Tom and Huck effect), but it cheapens the significance of someone else's death who is actually a decent human being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBengalsFan Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 If you had a family member who was into "shady things" and it got them killed would that make you less sad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#22 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 A.) I don't, and B.) Yeah, it really would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [quote name='#22' post='600398' date='Nov 27 2007, 02:42 PM']A.) I don't, and B.) Yeah, it really would.[/quote] I think the honest answer would be: A ) I don't, so B ) I don't know There's no way to know how you'd react in that situation without being able to understand the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBengalsFan Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [quote name='mongo' post='600401' date='Nov 27 2007, 02:54 PM']I think the honest answer would be: A ) I don't, so B ) I don't know There's no way to know how you'd react in that situation without being able to understand the situation.[/quote] Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASTYNATI Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Sean Taylor was my favorite defensive player to come out of Miami and one of my favorites in the league. its a shame to see a talent like that gone. RIP Sean, friends, fans, family and the NFL will truly miss you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Tory Go! Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [quote name='CTBengalsFan' post='600395' date='Nov 27 2007, 02:34 PM']If you had a family member who was into "shady things" and it got them killed would that make you less sad?[/quote] I mentioned this earlier, or perhaps in one of the other threads, but if that happened, I would regret the influences (eg. addiction, money) that make people cause their own downfalls, and not having done more to help them. So, I see Taylor's demise as cause to reflect on the influence our vices have on us, but I don't have a whole lot of pity for Taylor, even though no one will say a bad word about him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [quote name='CTBengalsFan' post='600395' date='Nov 27 2007, 02:34 PM']If you had a family member who was into "shady things" and it got them killed would that make you less sad?[/quote] Yes it would make me less sad, because the expectation is there that it could happen sooner or later due to the "shady things" they were involved in. Maybe less sad is too strong...perhaps "less surprised" fits better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatcat Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 [quote name='#22' post='600393' date='Nov 27 2007, 03:28 PM']I understand that most people are prone to that (the Tom and Huck effect), but it cheapens the significance of someone else's death who is actually a decent human being.[/quote] Not sure how to respond to this, but it struck me in a bad way. I guess I should leave it at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBengalsFan Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Not to mention, as of right now, no one (publicly) knows why he was murdered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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