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Originally Posted by sammyg2
His father died when he was 16, reportedly making him "rebel against authority".
Which in NO way should excuse his actions in any way shape or form.
Too many damn excuses in this world. The only things that matter are actions and consequences.
I consider his suicide as another problem solved.
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Agreed. Many of us lost parents at an early age. I lost my dad when I was 18. Did I spin out and turn into some gang-banging thug? No. I dropped out of school and went to work to help my mom support my little sister and little brother. It was a long time before I was able to finish up my education and start my "real" career. It was the right thing to do, but I only knew that because my dad had taught me that before he died.
Hernandez was already getting into big trouble long before his dad died. He was likely given a pass because of his athletic ability from a pretty early age. We know he was in college, and at least as far back as high school. So here we had a violent gang-banger who excelled in football, so everyone looked the other way. Pretty darn sad how it all came to a head and so many lives were affected. All so a talented thug could keep playing ball.