Broncos CB Darrent Williams killed in drive-by

[dgack]

ESPN.com - NFL - Broncos CB Williams killed in drive-by shooting

Always hate to hear this kind of thing. Ugh.

[djnemo65]

So shocking.....

[jbcjr14]

Man, this is just horrible. RIP Darrent.

[SmootSmack]

Awful. Just awful. God bless him and his family

[12thMan]

Was he a starter?

[dgack]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Was he a starter?

He was the starter opposite Champ. He played pretty well this year...

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Was he a starter?

Not only was he a starter, he was a good young corner. Champ and Williams made up one of the best CB tandems in all the league. This guy was only 24 years old.
I was watching the game with my wife (a huge broncos fan) and we were pointing out his play, and talking about him a lot. My wife told me he was shot this morning and I was in disbelief.

My initial reaction was it was because they lost the game and a ticket to the playoffs. But after reading that article and saying he hung out with the wrong crowd when he was younger, I am not sure.
I hope there isn't some crazy fan executing players because his team lost.

[SouperMeister]

This is a sad commentary on today's society where perceived slights against one's manhood are almost routinely settled with gunfire. I blame a lot of this on hip hop culture that glorifies thuggish behavior.

[jamf]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

This is a sad commentary on today's society where perceived slights against one's manhood are almost routinely settled with gunfire. I blame a lot of this on hip hop culture that glorifies thuggish behavior.

"thuggish" behavior has always been glorified.
Most old western movies are based on gunfights.
Violence has always been apart of Film/music and our culture in general.

On the local news(San Diego Channel 8), They are talking about a man who walked into a cafe and shot two people.
The man is a white male in his 40's. Completely random violence.
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Suspect identified in Hillcrest shooting

Do you also blame hip Hop culture for this random shooting?

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by jamf

"thuggish" behavior has always been glorified.
Most old western movies are based on gunfights.
Violence has always been apart of Film/music and our culture in general.

On the local news(San Diego Channel 8), They are talking about a man who walked into a cafe and shot two people.
The man is a white male in his 40's. Completely random violence.
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Suspect identified in Hillcrest shooting

Do you also blame hip Hop culture for this random shooting?

You're comparing apples and oranges. A random shooting against total strangers that the shooter has never met or seen before is the act of an insane person. When a group seeks retribution for one of their own being dissed at a club, that is vengeful, and all too often in today's society, young people feel justified in taking another life in the name of "defending their manhood". For that, I do blame hip hop culture. Bill Cosby has spoken out for several years about this cultural problem: AllHipHop.com : Daily Hip-Hop News

[12thMan]

Damn, what a shame. What is up with today's athletes, man?

Such a tradgedy on so many different levels.

[MTK]

Wow that's crazy

[dmek25]

god bless the family

[12thMan]

I was watching the game just last night. And this guy is gone the very next day.

Sad, sad, sad...it's really sad.

[Gmanc711]

So Damn Stupid, and senseless. I just hope it wasent an upset fan "taking it out" on the team or somting rediculous like that.


RIP, sad.