tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post1030043961331177514..comments2024-03-28T20:14:01.928-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Mr. Hernandez was in a single cell in a general population housing unit."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80915039368033656012017-04-19T22:54:00.385-05:002017-04-19T22:54:00.385-05:00Laslo slays. Almost literally.Laslo slays. Almost literally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28813075242857073822017-04-19T18:23:12.734-05:002017-04-19T18:23:12.734-05:00Good riddance. No one wanted his organs anyway. Be...Good riddance. No one wanted his organs anyway. Best to burn the carcass.<br />Etiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463542962653770911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63563452491407453092017-04-19T16:12:59.940-05:002017-04-19T16:12:59.940-05:00I do not say this to garner sympathy.
You're ...<i>I do not say this to <b>garner</b> sympathy.</i><br /><br />You're a braver man than I am, Gunga Din.eddie willershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624004872700778288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85919201548876333482017-04-19T14:44:45.944-05:002017-04-19T14:44:45.944-05:00Gronk seemed unconcerned todayGronk seemed unconcerned todayBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334898079341026590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-693075859514371792017-04-19T14:36:12.024-05:002017-04-19T14:36:12.024-05:00Excellent visualization, Laslo.Excellent visualization, Laslo.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4513920280571328102017-04-19T14:35:45.700-05:002017-04-19T14:35:45.700-05:00Nice to see the return of the old Clumber. Nice to see the return of the old Clumber. Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14849904130708234432017-04-19T12:57:04.581-05:002017-04-19T12:57:04.581-05:00There is an interesting story in the Globe today. ...There is an interesting story in the Globe today. This is the first suicide this prison has ever had and a prison expert knew the prison well and said it is next to impossible to hang yourself because of the design of the room.<br /><br />Could it be murder?Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06593014816206957874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11680971482588604282017-04-19T12:46:37.640-05:002017-04-19T12:46:37.640-05:00Some are saying that it wasn't suicide but tha...Some are saying that it wasn't suicide but that he was killed by his fellow inmates or by the authorities. Poetic justice?dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758740197698814061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21374671434841418622017-04-19T11:43:04.221-05:002017-04-19T11:43:04.221-05:00cubanbob said...
"As for Hernandez, presumab...cubanbob said...<br /><br />"As for Hernandez, presumably he finally realized that he was never going to get out of prison young and rich and probably never get out of prison at all."<br /><br />I believe he was sentenced to life without parole on the earlier conviction.Rick.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11594913061087740612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27914126316597350882017-04-19T11:34:47.676-05:002017-04-19T11:34:47.676-05:00Something didn't sound right about the above G...Something didn't sound right about the above Godfather quote, so I checked the movie clip on <a href="https://youtu.be/6jpwqWPKAUc" rel="nofollow">YouTube.</a> <br /><br />I was right, the quote starting at 4:37; "...then I'm going to blame some of the people in this room..." - not "some of the people here..."David Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03409670369293131186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20352631769939814752017-04-19T11:07:04.248-05:002017-04-19T11:07:04.248-05:00Laslo, very good but a bit disturbing.
As for He...Laslo, very good but a bit disturbing. <br /><br />As for Hernandez, presumably he finally realized that he was never going to get out of prison young and rich and probably never get out of prison at all. cubanbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746305669005611456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70860242859346751412017-04-19T11:00:11.681-05:002017-04-19T11:00:11.681-05:00"And so if some unlucky accident should befal..."And so if some unlucky accident should befall my youngest son, if some police officer should accidentally shoot him, <i>or if he should hang himself in his cell</i>, or if my son is struck by a bolt of lightening, then I will blame some of the people here."<br /><br />Life imitating art?David Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03409670369293131186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55700716549075809512017-04-19T10:15:06.715-05:002017-04-19T10:15:06.715-05:00I wouldn't characterize my feelings as pity an...I wouldn't characterize my feelings as pity and terror, but this is a guy who royally fucked up his life. Our most basic and intimate possession is our body. He was born rich in that regard and had sufficient discipline and resolve to exploit that wealth. In other areas, not so much. I have enough character to resist the urge to kill or rape, but I rarely have enough character to do a rigorous workout. In some ways, he had more character than us......I'm looking for a moral or life lesson here, but I don't find one. He did get to fall from a high estate, though. The trajectory of a lot of the prison population is people who fall from the gutter to the sewer. He got sucked into the sewer from a park bench.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84010638478007609102017-04-19T10:14:55.284-05:002017-04-19T10:14:55.284-05:00rehajm said...
Yesterday he was looking like ...<i>rehajm said...<br /><br /> Yesterday he was looking like freakin' OJ so decides to hang himself. Right.<br /> 4/19/17, 7:32 AM </i><br /><br />Yep, Has to be more to the story. Maybe accidental during celebratory asphyxiation/masturbation, like Robin Williams>FullMoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541560904252155570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29935537119701315322017-04-19T09:51:04.202-05:002017-04-19T09:51:04.202-05:00"There are a few big winners but a hell of a ..."There are a few big winners but a hell of a lot of losers, just like models."<br /><br />No, there are quite a few athletes that have made good lives. There are also thugs who usually show up at some point, often before they finish a college career.<br /><br />Some college sports programs do a better job of screening and supporting the athletes. I attended and have followed the USC football program for over 50 years and, aside from OJ, there have been few embarrassments.<br /><br />Lots of good post career second careers. A few post traumatic brain issues as players get bigger and bigger. Junior Seau was a recent very sad case.<br /><br />Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5811555381634241742017-04-19T09:37:39.194-05:002017-04-19T09:37:39.194-05:00exiledonmainstreet said...
ARM said: And, like mod...<i>exiledonmainstreet said...<br />ARM said: And, like models, they end up broke and drug addled more often than not." <br /><br />Undoubtedly true of many. Others can channel the drive needed to succeed in pro sports into constructive channels:<br /><br />http://www.upworthy.com/from-winemakers-to-neurosurgeons-these-15-former-nfl-players-got-a-second-chance-and-a-new-career<br /><br />There's a guy on the Ravens who is working on his PhD in Mathematics at MIT in the offseason and another Raven who is an opera singer. That's unusual, but I knew a fair number of athletes when I was in college and found the "dumb jock" stereotype is somewhat inaccurate. They seem to fall into 2 types: the boneheads and bullies who flunk Basket Weaving 101 and don't care because they are positive they will make a ton of money playing ball and others who were competitive in everything they did. They got good grades because they wanted to be the best at everything.</i><br /><br />Excellent point. Many of these young men came up hard. Some learned how to better themselves while others like Hernandez went for the thug life. Here's another counter-example to the "dumb jock" stereotype: <br /><br />http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/04/alabama_mit_standout_taking_bi.htmlLarry Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005320430740976182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64960418197027754392017-04-19T09:30:14.772-05:002017-04-19T09:30:14.772-05:00The motivated, smart laid off workers learned new ...<i>The motivated, smart laid off workers learned new skills and went to work for ESPN.</i><br /><br />And the rest are condemned to compete with illegal aliens, who drive down wages for unskilled labor. Peanut Butters can tell you all about how these deplorable are getting what they deserve. He has whole riffs on it.tim in vermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547980465313241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28495382644674104922017-04-19T09:26:22.975-05:002017-04-19T09:26:22.975-05:00EDH said...
A single cell with no brain.
If I had...<i>EDH said...<br />A single cell with no brain.</i><br /><br />If I had a brain would I know which game "Hernandez" played and no longer kinda-laugh-at the name "Aaron"?Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62613357290914459512017-04-19T08:58:14.221-05:002017-04-19T08:58:14.221-05:00tim in vermont, I grew up in Bristol and played s...tim in vermont, I grew up in Bristol and played sports w/ Aaron Hernandez uncle, Vito. Aaron is the son of Vito's younger brother, Dennis. Vito and Dennis grew up in a good Puerto Rican/Italian family. Dennis married a pretty hard scrabble woman. Vito and Dennis were great athletes and that got passed down to Aaron. It went straight south for Aaron at age 16 when his father died during routine surgery. <br /><br />I do not say this to garner sympathy. Aaron was a thug. But, he didn't grow up in an inner city w/ gang violence. He grew up in a blue collar, ethnic, town of 50K population that is the home of ESPN. There was a large GM plant in Bristol that closed down at the time ESPN was ascending. The motivated, smart laid off workers learned new skills and went to work for ESPN. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66133892981173885802017-04-19T08:56:58.734-05:002017-04-19T08:56:58.734-05:00Nicely portrayed, Laslo. Nicely portrayed, Laslo. mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22026239929161747902017-04-19T08:50:01.425-05:002017-04-19T08:50:01.425-05:00I Callahan said...
Well, Curtis could have ended u...<i>I Callahan said...<br />Well, Curtis could have ended up like his father - poor and abusive. But he didn't. Are you saying that's a bad thing?</i><br /><br />No, but he probably had the self discipline to thrive with or without football. I am questioning whether the net effect of football on these peoples lives is beneficial. There are a few big winners but a hell of a lot of losers, just like models.<br />Beloved Commenter AReasonableManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261862363663232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24612285275764761642017-04-19T08:48:32.370-05:002017-04-19T08:48:32.370-05:004th and 90.4th and 90.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258681007386089907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27038763751509428422017-04-19T08:39:07.732-05:002017-04-19T08:39:07.732-05:00Curtis Martin has ended up with a great life, and ...Curtis Martin has ended up with a great life, and his mother is living a great life too. His father died of cancer, they helped him through it in an act of great forgiveness. Martin, as a young man, said he was going to make a deal with God, instead of the Devil, like so many in his neighborhood had. Say what you will about whether that was delusional or not, it has led to a good life for the man.tim in vermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547980465313241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84807339185783034062017-04-19T08:35:26.793-05:002017-04-19T08:35:26.793-05:00They got good grades because they wanted to be the...<i>They got good grades because they wanted to be the best at everything.</i><br /><br />Jerry Rice.<br /><br />You start out thinking guys like him were just picked by God to be great, but he grew up in the rural Deep South, when he wanted to ride a horse, he would run one down and catch it. Usually he would go for the fastest horse, and it might take him 45 minutes. His father was a brick layer, and he worked with his father catching the bricks thrown up, and handing them to his father to lay. Catching bricks for hour after hour. Plus he was ultra competitive, he said that "Dancing With the Stars" meant as much to him to win as the Super Bowl.<br /><br />A lot of these guys just had fantastic drive. tim in vermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547980465313241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91336555526848972882017-04-19T08:33:15.706-05:002017-04-19T08:33:15.706-05:00I would question whether football does these guys ...<i>I would question whether football does these guys any favors in the long run. They are just fresh meat for the sausage factory, similar to models. And, like models, they end up broke and drug addled more often than not. What looks like an escape only amplifies their problems.</i><br /><br />Well, Curtis could have ended up like his father - poor and abusive. But he didn't. Are you saying that's a bad thing?I Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685117264945267646noreply@blogger.com