Fox Reports: Sean Taylor, 24, Dead

by Bullard47 on Nov 27, 2007 6:29 AM EST

Fox News and Fox Sports report that they have been notified that Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died sometime this evening/early morning after being shot in the leg in his Miami home Saturday evening. We all lost a great young talent, and his family lost a special life. Let them be in your thoughts as you watch football this coming up week, and let us hope that we don't lost another player like this again.

Update [2007-11-27 7:24:50 by BigBlueShoe]: Thank you for updating us on this Bullard47. Yahoo now has the story. Football is just a game, folks. This was real life. Sean Taylor was real life, and now he's gone from us. As Bullard47 said, thoughts are with Taylor's family, friends, and teammates. This is a terrible, terrible tragedy, and words on a screen do not give it the significance it has. You can continue following the story over at Hogs Haven.

Sean Taylor: April 1, 1983 - November 27, 2007
Taken from us for too young

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horrible tragedy

my condolences to his family and the Redskin nation.

by Terry @ Stampede Blue on Nov 27, 2007 8:12 AM EST reply actions

R.I.P. Sean

Coming from someone who lives in Redskins Nation, I can tell you firsthand that Sean Taylor was held in the same regard as Bob Sanders is held in by Colts' fans. It just feels so unreal that someone who was so invincible on the field is gone.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 27, 2007 12:41 PM EST reply actions

Tragic

It seems that he was another player who lived in that twilight world of "keeping it real." I hope they find who did this.....I would bet you the cops already have a good idea.

Why do you frequent this page so often Terry? Aren't you a Cowgirls fan?

by peterbones on Nov 27, 2007 4:18 PM EST reply actions

no, I'm a Cowboys fan

and also a card carrying Romosexual.

I frequent this site mainly for health reason as they say laughter is the best medicine and I always get a good laugh reading BBS and some of the other Colts homers. ;)

by Terry @ Stampede Blue on Nov 27, 2007 5:39 PM EST up reply actions

sorry

but the jokes on you brother

Go Colts!

by KingRichard on Nov 27, 2007 9:23 PM EST up reply actions

whatever

you homers still make me laugh

by Terry @ Stampede Blue on Nov 28, 2007 3:11 PM EST up reply actions

You mean you're a troll ....

a big, fat troll.

by PaytonMenning on Nov 27, 2007 11:52 PM EST up reply actions

If you think I'm fat at 195

you must think I'm as short as Bob Sanders. ;)

by Terry @ Stampede Blue on Nov 28, 2007 3:12 PM EST up reply actions

Sucks

Another young life taken. Another family shattered. This time a pro athlete, so it gets attention. But it happens every day, all over the country. When will this country ever get serious about trying to keep guns out of the hands of criminals?

Some will say this is not the time for talking about gun control. Fuck them. When is a better time? When everybody's feeling good and the tragic loss of life doesn't seem so immediate? Yeah, that's worked well so far....

by ctnyc on Nov 28, 2007 12:31 AM EST reply actions

well

Come up with a realistic plan to "keep guns out of the hands of criminals." It's nearly impossible.

Go Colts!

by KingRichard on Nov 28, 2007 12:40 AM EST up reply actions

Not really

Other countries have had great success limiting gun deaths by limiting gun ownership, particularly ownership by those with either criminal records or a history of psychological problems. And the fewer guns there are around generally, the fewer there are that can fall into the wrong hands.

I'm not saying that criminals will never be able to get guns; some will no matter what laws are in place. But it's been proven time and time again that gun deaths go down when everybody and his brother doesn't own one.

Here in NYC, Rudy Giuliani was a strong advocate for tougher gun laws, and they have been a big part of the reason crime fell during Giuliani's mayoralty. And yet now, paradoxically, Giuliani is courting the NRA. That's where we are as a country. It's not working for us. And this kind of story pisses me off. That's what I'm saying.

by ctnyc on Nov 28, 2007 1:28 AM EST up reply actions

well

One aspect of this problem you aren't looking at is the business side. What do you think gun manufacturers are going to do if they are required to only produce a certain number of firearms per/day/month/year? Not something the government will likely get involved in.

Thing is, just like drugs, guns are going to be impossible to get control over to the extent you want, or deem necessary for people to feel safe. It's just not plausable.

Go Colts!

by KingRichard on Nov 28, 2007 1:50 AM EST up reply actions

Actually,

I don't think it's appropriate to either turn this into a bashing of Terry or of handgun issues.

But please educate yourself before spouting off ctnyc. I'm not familiar with Florida's laws, but in Indiana it's illegal for mentally incompetent people or criminals to carry firearms. I presume the perp carried a weapon to Taylor's house. I assume Florida has similar laws.

http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title35/ar47/ch2.html

If Taylor had had his own gun instead of a gardening tool to protect himself with, it turns out differently. Too bad the NFL took away his gun. Too bad he made some bad choices earlier in his career that no doubt led to this. But it's the way life is and no amount of wishing will keep guns out of the hands of assholes.

You can make a muffin into a Danish. All you can do it start baking Danishes. You have to plan for 20 years down the road, not try to force something on what's already here. Social changes get in homes and schools early. Make a difference in young people. NFL players are in a prime position to affect young people. It's the reason Tony Dungy is still coaching. Do something positive yourself to influence the coming generation and maybe you could keep one person from thinking a gun is a solution to his problems. Or stop bitching about it.

by will on Nov 28, 2007 8:55 AM EST reply actions

You're right

that this is not the most appropriate venue for the discussion. However, it is you who needs education. If you'll recall, the psycho who killed all those kids at Va Tech should never have been allowed to get his hands on a gun. Because of a loophole in Virginia's ultra-lax gun laws, he got one. Not such a great idea.

As I said earlier, of course we will never be absolutely 100% successful in keeping guns out of the hands of criminals. But we can do much much better than we have. We have reams and reams of evidence about how other countries have been successful in limiting guns, so we even have some blueprints to choose from that have proven to work in the real world.

And I do try to do something about it. Posting comments in forums like this is one small way that I might change somebody's mind.

As for the "stop bitching about it" comment: some may be willing to turn their heads to the country's problems if they can't be solved easily, but I've never been wired that way.

by ctnyc on Nov 28, 2007 12:54 PM EST up reply actions

Two more things

I could have been a little clearer in my Va Tech example. I should have specifically pointed out that the gunman had a documented history of mental problems, but was able to get a gun anyway.
I've reconsidered my earlier statement; I do think that a discussion like this is appropriate in this venue. How many athletes have we seen shot to death in the last few years now? It's a social problem to be sure, but it has had a big impact on sports (and particularly the NFL) recently. This site is to discuss the Colts and NFL-related issues, so why not? As always, if some don't want to get into it, they can simply choose one of the many other posts on the site and ignore this.

by ctnyc on Nov 28, 2007 1:07 PM EST up reply actions