So....How Are the Baltimore Fans???

[BigHairedAristocrat]

I continue to be baffled by the love for a player who was involved in a double murder. There is no reason Lewis would have paid large settlements to the families if he wasnt involved in some way that he doesnt want to become public knowledge. Further, hes obnoxious enough to talk ad nauseaum about having God's support. I'm beyond tired of him.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

I continue to be baffled by the love for a player who was involved in a double murder. There is no reason Lewis would have paid large settlements to the families if he wasnt involved in some way that he doesnt want to become public knowledge. Further, hes obnoxious enough to talk ad nauseaum about having God's support. I'm beyond tired of him.

Well you love a sport that has paid at least two known murderers, a possible rapist, a serial dog abuser, and a guy involved in a fight the left another person paralyzed. Are you going to stop following the NFL?

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Well you love a sport that has paid at least two known murderers, a possible rapist, a serial dog abuser, and a guy involved in a fight the left another person paralyzed. Are you going to stop following the NFL?

No, and my post never indicated i, or anyone else, should stop watching the sport because of what some of its players have done. Thats like saying you shouldnt watch movies because one movie director raped a child 30 years ago.

My post was questioning how so many people could love the person who was, beyond any doubt, SOMEHOW involved in two murders.

Also, i will say that a person who covered up his involvement in a double murder is infinitely more deplorable than someone who went to prison (and is supposedly reformed) from abusing dogs, someone who may or may not have committed a sexual assault, or someone who accidently was part of a fight that left someone crippled.

Regarding sexual assault, its an incredibly serious crime, but, as a practical matter, is generally hard to prove. often times it comes down to a he said/she said situation. Athletes/Celebrities are more likely to be accused of rape after truly consensual sex the woman just wants to make a quick buck. Without forensic evidence of violent assault or evidence the woman was drugged against her will, you just cant know for sure whether or not a rape was committed.

Murder is the most serious crime imaginable, and its black and white. Some is killed or they arent. Ray Lewis did obstruct justice in a murder case that is still unsolved. He paid off the victims family. The white suit he was wearing that night went missing. We dont know what role he played in the murders, but its beyond obvious that he had some involvement, either in the murders, or a cover-up. Regarldess, he was involved, and the truth still has not come out. Although there may not be sufficient evidience to convict him in a court of law, there is enough circumstansial evidence to convict him in the court of public (atleast mine) opinion.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Murder is the most serious crime imaginable, and its black and white. Some is killed or they arent. Ray Lewis did obstruct justice in a murder case that is still unsolved. He paid off the victims family. The white suit he was wearing that night went missing. We dont know what role he played in the murders, but its beyond obvious that he had some involvement, either in the murders, or a cover-up. Regarldess, he was involved, and the truth still has not come out. Although there may not be sufficient evidience to convict him in a court of law, there is enough circumstansial evidence to convict him in the court of public (atleast mine) opinion.

I am not referring specifically to you, but I feel that Ray Lewis is convicted in the court of public opinion because of his whole NFL persona. I guess to answer your original question, there are people that still revere Michael Vick (although not as much as Lewis), and I could see myself asking the same question. Ironically enough, I think Vick's career suffered more than those players that actually killed another human being (Little, Stallworth).