Jason Whitlock column on Taylor

FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - Taylor's death a grim reminder for us all (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7499442?MSNHPHCP&GT1=10637)

There's a reason I call them the Black KKK. The pain, the fear and the destruction are all the same.

Someone who loved Sean Taylor is crying right now. The life they knew has been destroyed, an 18-month-old baby lost her father, and, if you're a black man living in America, you've been reminded once again that your life is in constant jeopardy of violent death...

damn that's a powerful article

Very similar to Deion's points on NFL Network

I don't know if someone already posted this today, but below is what the Washington Post said in today's paper on Sean's murder, and their editorial echoes in part what Whitlock said.

washingtonpost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/27/AR2007112702069.html)

Wow. Jason does a fantastic job articulating what Deion was trying to say on NFLN.

Sorry if anyone shares this guy's viewpoint, but it is ridiculous to use this to compare hip hop to the KKK. And to call KKK the parent organization to the Black KKK, which he uses as a name for hip hop, is offensive.

What the hell is going on? Is Sean Taylor's death, an excuse for self-righteous journalists to state their social opinions on varying subjects? These articles seem to be more about social commentary and less about Sean Taylor.

What the hell is going on? Is Sean Taylor's death, an excuse for self-righteous journalists to state their social opinions on varying subjects? These articles seem to be more about social commentary and less about Sean Taylor.

I hope Sean Taylor's death will spark as much social commentary as it can. Seems like many people don't really care about the great social problems of the times that we are living in until something happens close to home and in this case it hits close to home to a large group of people. It's really always been that way and change only happens when enough people say enough.

I hope Sean Taylor's death will spark as much social commentary as it can. Seems like many people don't really care about the great social problems of the times that we are living in until something happens close to home and in this case it hits close to home to a large group of people. It's really always been that way and change only happens when enough people say enough.

I actually agree, but some of the stuff coming out of these reporters' mouths are a bit reaching in trying to create a link to Taylor's death.

I get a sense when I hear some of this stuff that Taylor committed a crime or was guilty of something.

Sorry if anyone shares this guy's viewpoint, but it is ridiculous to use this to compare hip hop to the KKK. And to call KKK the parent organization to the Black KKK, which he uses as a name for hip hop, is offensive.

What the hell is going on? Is Sean Taylor's death, an excuse for self-righteous journalists to state their social opinions on varying subjects? These articles seem to be more about social commentary and less about Sean Taylor.

I can understand where the article's coming from. As a Black female, I know that some Black people, especially on the lower socioeconomic ladder love to blame other people for their problems or the problems of the ghetto and crime in general. But all the guy's trying to say is that if we want to change and stop all this violence and negativity, more specifically, Black on Black crime, we can't look to blame and point fingers or wait for it to go away. We have to take action and do something about it.

Makes enough sense to me.

I actually agree, but some of the stuff coming out of these reporters' mouths are a bit reaching in trying to create a link to Taylor's death.

I get a sense when I hear some of this stuff that Taylor committed a crime or was guilty of something.

I don't think they're making him seem guilty at all. I think they're making him look like a victim of a senseless act of violence. And that violence can occur to anyone, rich or poor.