Taylor was killed by fellow Negroids!

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I'm sorry but I can't believe that any of you who criticize the Post for covering a tragic murder of a beloved young, local superstar would actually feel any kind of sympathy for anyone at all. But go ahead and keep pushing your own agenda.

I think that those who want to compare those killed in war and the murder of Sean Taylor have something mixed up...these are two completely different situations!
My son proudly served as a Marine in Afghanistan and also grieves at the loss of any life especially this life of Sean Taylor. But to compare the two is unwise!
Sean Taylor was killed because of some people being greedy and our troops are dying to protect our country from those who would want us destroyed and dead.
Sean Taylor's death strikes a cord because he was loved and appreciated as a person for his talent and true caring for others. My nephew played with Sean in high school and has remained friends with him since then. He has been torn up all week by this death because he knew him and who he really was and all the good that was ahead for his friend. I have listened to him reliving some of their experiences together in high school. He's express what Sean and his family meant to him and how he will miss him. About how generous Sean was to others and how he was finding his way finally...afterall he was only 24 years old! How many of us had our stuff together completely at 24?
Those who grieve do so because their lives were touch by Sean's talent, persistance, personality, caring...NOT just because he was a sports figure. Anyhow, I think it is a very normal and natural feeling for any human being to be upset by death...especially one who was cut short so unneedlessly...of another. Some of us have not become so numb to the value of human life to not stop and feel the pain of those left behind by whom ever we hear has died. My son lost a couple of buddies in the Marines and he has dealt with that and yet he knows that they died for a cause they believed in...Sean Taylor's death was not heroic. Sean Taylor was a human being that many truly cared about because of who he was to us...so just let us honor his life by some news coverage for a few days. OK?!

It's unnerving to see the hysteria with which sports fans deal with the reporting of Taylor's murder. We are witnessing the minds of true fanatics, in overdrive. Like all truly bigoted and tunnel-visioned minds, they are beyond rational discourse. But to try to penetrate their irrational minds, let me try this. Remember the death several years ago of the rock star, Kurt Corbain? (I think I got that right). For ordinary people, this was a non-event. But for his rabid fans, you would have though the universe had been turned upside down. It was some sort of overriding tragedy. The citizens of the world should put sack cloths on their heads and join the mourning. And why oh why would anyone dwell on his drug-besotted, dissolute past?

Now, all you sports fans everywhere, do you get the point? It's only through the prism of your narrow-minded viewpoint that the death of Taylor has some overwhelming meaning. Being one more over-paid football star does not elevate you into some pantheon, any more than being an over-paid rock star elevates you into some pantheon. Only some pathetic out-of-touch subculture gets all bent out of shape by the reporting on the death of some football player, just like only some pathetic out-of-touch subculture makes a big deal out of the death of some rock star. Here's a message from we ordinary Americans: get a life, for God's sake!

But I realize the above rational analysis will not penetrate the dense, closed minds of the committed sports fan. I've always said, if you want to see the nearest current equivalence of Germans gathering in those mass rallies to work themselves into hysteria shouting their devotion for the Nazis and Adolph Hitler, you only have to watch the crowd at your average sports event. The thin line that separates us from the dangerous, misguided, and human-destroying mass hysteria of Nazi Germany is shown right there in front of your eyes.

Say what you will about the volume of coverage, it was darned fine reporting.

Non-sensationalist, objective, complete. It resembles in some ways an ancient art form, long thought dead, that I believe was referred to Journalism.

Who, what, when, where, and why: I have been informed. I understand the event and I can put in to context. I see the tragedy on both sides. No one to burn in effigy here.

Amy Shipley and Peter Whoriskey: Great work!

But babybear12 said "The Taylor coverage was almost embarrassing... If those same people who mourn him would turn that energy to caring about poor intercity kids gunned down daily, then maybe they could do some good...The Post does us no good by the constant printing of stories on this."

So, baby bear, what do you do for a living? I'm a Redskins nut and Sean Taylor was my favorite player. But, unfortunately for your simplistic theories about who pays attention to sports, I also happen to spend 5 days a week working to improve the lives of all sorts of deserving people, including inner-city kids and members of the military. Get a clue.

Hail to the Redskins

Everytime I pull up a website or look in a newspaper I see war coverage so I am not understanding the argument made by Huckle and friends.

Huckle - Oh please! Who are you to say we don't feel the same for our military? You are comparing apples to oranges. This blog is about Sean Taylor..not the U.S. military. If you want to talk about the troops I suggest posting to another blog that pertains to that. There are other things happening in the world in addition to the war that warrants the same respect and attention. Thank you!

Umm...someone please tell me what does Sean Taylor's murder has to do with the war in Iraq?? We hear about casualties everyday pertaining to the war, not to mention the endless coverage for the last couple of years. If you are so concerned about the troops, how about you tell your President to pull out? I have friends who have not been home since the war started and they are not even sure why they are there in fear of their lives in the first place. Back to Sean Taylor - the media and some of you insensitive jerks ought to be apologizing and feeling ashamed of yourselves. When the incident originally happened, it was automatically assumed that his "ganster life" somehow caught up to him, when in fact this is a case of an innocent man at home with his family...AT HOME...not in a club...not in a bar...not running the streets!!! He died trying to protect his family and in his own damn home! Do some of you even know what the definition of a "gangster" is? If having a DUI means you are a gangster, then half of Hollywood (the Paris Hiltons, the Lindsay Lohans....) should be considered for this category. Shame on all of you for putting up the front that you are perfect. Now that the truth is out, everyone who had something crappy to say needs to eat their words. Give this man that much respect...he was well loved in the DC area...he had turned his life around...who didn't do silly things in their early 20's...I know I have. People in glass houses should not throw stones. Too much media coverage??? ARE YOU KIDDING?? Natalee Holloway was underage and drunk at a bar and disappeared, but her coverage has been all over CNN and the news...is anyone complaining about that and comparing her death to the war in Iraq?? Let's get real....

R.I.P. Sean...we love you and you will be greatly missed. Your family, friends, fans, and teammates miss you so much. We will not let anyone taint your image and put their own sick twist on things. They caught your killers and they will be brought to justice.

I am so embarassed at all this reporting about ,yes this tragedy but why don't we do the same for our poor military, they are the ones that really deserve the accolades. Its always sad when a young person dies but what are we saying to those young people fighting such an unnessary war Stop and think about it for achange

I have several friends in the service. My friend in the Marines went through two tours in Iraq and has gotten out of the military after 4 years of service. My friend in the Army, was a medic and was killed days before his birthday. They both love Sean Taylor and are greatly upset by this tragedy.