EDIT: Sean Taylor shot, has died

[HolmeZz]

Apparently fighting for his life after being shot during a home invasion.

http://www.nbc6.net/news/14692065/detail.html

Originally Posted by dirk digler

My thinking is that someone broke into his house a week ago, didn't steal anything and left a knife on his bed probably to send a message.

Then this person breaks in and shoots him and leaves and doesn't take anything that we know of.

Also Cochise posted that said "ESPN said they cut the phone lines."

I don't know about you but it sounds like a hit to me.

I agree that most normal hit-men are much better shooters and I suspect this was a low level thug and was probably crapping his pants the whole time.

I don't have any knowledge of the situation but when a perp breaks into a house and nothing is reported missing it generally means that what the perp actually took was illegal in the first place. I know the young man just died. This is just speculation on the breakin. I'm not trying to piss on his memory.

[pikesome]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

My thinking is that someone broke into his house a week ago, didn't steal anything and left a knife on his bed probably to send a message.

Then this person breaks in and shoots him and leaves and doesn't take anything that we know of.

Also Cochise posted that said "ESPN said they cut the phone lines."

I don't know about you but it sounds like a hit to me.

I agree that most normal hit-men are much better shooters and I suspect this was a low level thug and was probably crapping his pants the whole time.

This was the first thing that popped into my mind. Either a hit by someone who isn't studying Ludlum books or a dispute with someone close to Taylor. SI had an article of the problem athletes have shaking the bad from their ghetto roots and I wonder if that same concept has any bearing here. Maybe someone of less than law-abiding bent that was close who ST wrong or thought he wronged.

[JohninGpt]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

"ESPN said they cut the phone lines."

Why?!? Everyone who earns over $3.00 per hour has a cell phone.

Originally Posted by JohninGpt

Why?!? Everyone who earns over $3.00 per hour has a cell phone.

Because phone lines are generally how alarms notify the authorities.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Phobia

I don't have any knowledge of the situation but when a perp breaks into a house and nothing is reported missing it generally means that what the perp actually took was illegal in the first place. I know the young man just died. This is just speculation on the breakin. I'm not trying to piss on his memory.

No doubt that could be as well and he could have been mixed up with some shady characters or owed someone some money.

[JohninGpt]

Originally Posted by Phobia

Because phone lines are generally how alarms notify the authorities.

Ahhh. I'd know these things if I weren't such a cheap bastard.

[jettio]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

Bringing a knife to a gunfight won't improve your odds.

Oh....if Taylor had chopped up a home intruder....I'd have thought he was well within his rights to protect his family. Unlike Mcann, Jettio and co, I think he had that right.

Its really unfortunate that the home owner got the worst end in this situation. Anyone should be safe while sleeping in their own home.

My condolences to his family. In this situation, it is a tragedy that the child no longer has a productive father in his life.

I hope they catch the guilty and they ride the lightening.

You are such a dishonorable coward to misrepresent people's statements.

Not too late for you to learn to read, coward. Give that a try.

Probably too late for you to learn honor, you Chickensh*t.

[The Franchise]

I don't know what was going on in his personal life so I can't and won't comment on that. What I can say is that I actually liked watching the kid play football. You can tell that he was bringing it every play...and I'm going to miss seeing that. He was definitely a great player and was only going to get better. He was one of the main reasons why I didn't mind watching Redskins games. RIP Sean Taylor.....you'll be missed.

[Fairplay]

What else can you say except rest in peace and condolences to the family.

Sad for a young life to get taken away.

Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

I don't know what was going on in his personal life so I can't and won't comment on that. What I can say is that I actually liked watching the kid play football. You can tell that he was bringing it every play...and I'm going to miss seeing that. He was definitely a great player and was only going to get better. He was one of the main reasons why I didn't mind watching Redskins games. RIP Sean Taylor.....you'll be missed.

Well said. Few of us know any of these guys personally. I've met and interacted with tons of Chiefs personally and I don't really know any of them. It's a tragedy no matter what the circumstances. I definitely admired his game.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by jettio

You are such a dishonorable coward to misrepresent people's statements.

Not too late for you to learn to read, coward. Give that a try.

Probably too late for you to learn honor, you Chickensh*t.

Oh give me a ****ing break. If you're so full of honor, then why are you arguing about what was said on the same thread when it's only been a couple hours since Taylor passed? That's just as dishonorable.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Phobia

Well said. Few of us know any of these guys personally. I've met and interacted with tons of Chiefs personally and I don't really know any of them. It's a tragedy no matter what the circumstances. I definitely admired his game.

Thank you for bringing some common sense to this thread, and not automatically assuming that because the guy had a well publicized scrape with the law he's thereby guilty of any malady that could befall him and his family.

[jettio]

Originally Posted by SNR

Oh give me a ****ing break. If you're so full of honor, then why are you arguing about what was said on the same thread when it's only been a couple hours since Taylor passed? That's just as dishonorable.

There is a difference between honor and indiscretion.

It might not be the classy thing to answer the inappropriate post of a gutless lying chickensh*t like Iowanian in kind in this thread, but he picked this inapproporiate forum to tell his chickensh*t lies.

[Brock]

Yay, jettio.

[Chiefnj2]

Michael Wilbon of ESPN had a live chat yesterday and he opined that he wasn't surprised at all and that Taylor was still embracing the thug-like life.