Sean Taylor's Killer Apologizes in Letter to Washington Times

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Are you saying Jesus cant hit a curveball?

Jobu probably could.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

You can't be all willy nilly with the death penalty.

(And before you jump and call me a bleeding heart liberal (I am), I don't feel one way or another about the death penalty. It'd be no skin off my back if they kept it or made it illegal)

But if you're going to throw someone in the chair. Intent means a lot. Didn't these guys get spooked and shot ST? That's no reason to fry someone.

Now if they came in with the intention of shooting him, that's totally different.

It's f'ed up and I have no problem with them rotting in prison for the majority of their life but... Come on.

I agree with you I don't think they ever thought about actually killing anyone. The problem is they brought the gun and that shows intention to use which they did.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Jobu probably could.

Nope, you're going to have to do it yourself.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

... and, if the crime is a felony (as in the Taylor burglary),it's considered felony murder which is treated as first degree murder and the legal equivalent of pre-meditated murder.

I agree. I just wanted to differentiate between a defensive use of a gun and one used as part of a crime.

On a personal (and very selfish) note, I will always feel cheated that we lost Sean so early in his career. This may cloud my judgment regarding the murderers.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

I agree. I just wanted to differentiate between a defensive use of a gun and one used as part of a crime.

On a personal (and very selfish) note, I will always feel cheated that we lost Sean so early in his career. This may cloud my judgment regarding the murderers.

I think that's how most people feel and its not selfish.

[VegasSkinsFan]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

I agree. I just wanted to differentiate between a defensive use of a gun and one used as part of a crime.

On a personal (and very selfish) note, I will always feel cheated that we lost Sean so early in his career. This may cloud my judgment regarding the murderers.

I agree with you there. Sad thing is my friends kid was asking me about the best players I saw in person. I told him three players I wouldn't leave my seat if they were on the filed were Bo Jackson, Barry Sanders, and Taylor. He didn't know who Taylor was.

[los panda]

he would be turning 30 this offseason, entering his 10th season

[jamf]

Originally Posted by mooby

I agree with KLHJ2 and Lotus on this one. I do not know whether he is honestly contrite or not, but it's not for me to judge. If the people that knew ST are willing to forgive him so am I. All I lost is what ST brought to the field, they lost a son, father, friend, brother, etc. For me, this is a step in the right direction. It's good to see him accept responsibility for his actions even though he wasn't in the home and didn't pull the trigger. Now if the other 4 will do the same...

S/N: KLHJ2, I liked calling you Angry a lot more. I'm going to stick with that, unless you don't want me to.

Well said.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I don't think that he was trying to make everything "ok" with his apology. His words show that. It seems that he is expressing true remorse and repentance, which is something we can all appreciate. His attitude is much nobler than being unrepentant.

While I deeply abhor what he did and I think that no apology can make it "ok," we should respect the fact that he is publicly remorseful.

Exactly.

Lets look at it another way, and it happens all the time, he and his "boys" hook up to hand out. Someone (Taylor's cousin) comes up with the idea to break into Taylor's home and try to take his money from a safe, thinking he was not in town. He doesn't want to be a punk so he agrees to go. Upon entering the house crap goes down hill and Taylor ends up getting shot and dying. Because he was with them he is just as guilty in the eyes of the court and was charged with the same crime as the actual person who pulled the trigger.

Now, he takes on the responsibility and admits his part and has been punished and is sitting in prison doing his time. Now he apologizes to the family and fans publically. No he's not going to get and most likely is not expecting eveyone to forgive and forget, but he is making it known that he knows what he did was wrong and he should not have taken part in it.

Then you still have the other 3 guys who are still waiting trial cause they refuse to admit their part.

I'll except his apology, even though it does not bring Taylor back, or make things write, he should have gotten double what he got or life or even the electric chair, but he didn't. Hopefully he testifies against the other 3 and those other 3 rot in hell.