posted by Zagnut on Nov 27
The news of Sean Taylor’s death today as a result of the gunshot wound suffered Monday hit me like a ton of bricks. While I’m not a Washington Redskins fan, anytime a 24 yr old man, father, husband, son dies, at the hands of violence especially, it is a tragic and horrific thing regardless of their chosen profession.
While his teammates must deal with the death of a friend and cope emotionally with this, his family must find a way to continue into what is surely a rough Holiday season without the son, father, husband, brother they knew and loved. My heartfelt thoughts and prayers to his family. The Redskins team will have football as an outlet, something to think about, that ultimately will remind them of their friend and teamate.
A growing and concerning trend in violence towards athlete’s including several armed invasions of their homes seems less than coincidence and more a pattern. While the specifics of the break in at Sean Taylor’s home are being pieced together hopefully the authorities will find leads to the identities of the people responsible. I’d hope that other athletes and people in the spotlight take a serious look at their personal security. While we admire their talent and lament the rising salaries of these superstars (only in the price we pay to get into the events, and a degree of jealousy) I don’t believe we, the general public, can truly appreciate the additional challenges, and threats to their well being that these people face.
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