S. Taylor tragedy compared against other sports..

Monkeydad · 03-21-2008, 09:57 AM

It's not a contest.

Rajmahal33 · 03-21-2008, 10:27 AM

I also agree u can't rank em, cuz this is never productive. It can only lead to disagreements and dishonoring the deceased. Also, from a logical standpoint each one of these tragedies was unprecedented and unique in its own right. Personally the one that affected me the most was obv ST's so I have an obvious bias. Outside of that, being a MD grad, the Len Bias incident almost brought MD athletics to its knees. I mean for God's sake, it had a huge public figure like Larry Bird breaking down in tears. It also served the purpose of bringing the ever-present drug abuse among athletes to the public limelight, which in the longrun was/is a good thing. There is no question it (as well as all of these events) had a huge societal impact.

Giantone · 03-22-2008, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buster

It's not a contest.

Well said and on that note lock this thread.

SeanTaylor21 · 03-23-2008, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buster

It's not a contest.

Yea, I don't understand why you would compare and rank peoples deaths.

riggins44 · 03-23-2008, 11:39 AM

It's hard to compare tragic events, because each one is so different. At the same time, it is ludicrous to blame ST's surroundings. This tragedy had nothing to do with growing up on the streets of Miami.

ST was killed by a random act of violence. Taylor was doing what anyone would do...he was protecting his home and family. By all accounts Taylor
had turned his life around.

Nothing pisses me more than to hear someone say Taylor's death was a result of his environment. Those that say this are just plain ignorant.

Better end here, because this topic will cause me to get on a soapbox.

03-21-2008, 09:57 AM	#1
Monkeydad Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 46 Posts: 17,460	Re: S. Taylor tragedy compared against other sports.. It's not a contest.

03-21-2008, 10:27 AM	#2
Rajmahal33 Special Teams Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 478	Re: S. Taylor tragedy compared against other sports.. I also agree u can't rank em, cuz this is never productive. It can only lead to disagreements and dishonoring the deceased. Also, from a logical standpoint each one of these tragedies was unprecedented and unique in its own right. Personally the one that affected me the most was obv ST's so I have an obvious bias. Outside of that, being a MD grad, the Len Bias incident almost brought MD athletics to its knees. I mean for God's sake, it had a huge public figure like Larry Bird breaking down in tears. It also served the purpose of bringing the ever-present drug abuse among athletes to the public limelight, which in the longrun was/is a good thing. There is no question it (as well as all of these events) had a huge societal impact. __________________ McNasty FTW!

03-23-2008, 11:39 AM	#5
riggins44 Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 148	Re: S. Taylor tragedy compared against other sports.. It's hard to compare tragic events, because each one is so different. At the same time, it is ludicrous to blame ST's surroundings. This tragedy had nothing to do with growing up on the streets of Miami. ST was killed by a random act of violence. Taylor was doing what anyone would do...he was protecting his home and family. By all accounts Taylor had turned his life around. Nothing pisses me more than to hear someone say Taylor's death was a result of his environment. Those that say this are just plain ignorant. Better end here, because this topic will cause me to get on a soapbox.

S. Taylor tragedy compared against other sports..

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