Aaron Hernandez Commits Suicide In Jail Cell

I don't know if it was a double life as much as it was being really good at football helped people overlook the fact that he's been a dangerous thug since before he got to Florida.
 
Xerxes said:
I don't know if it was a double life as much as it was being really good at football helped people overlook the fact that he's been a dangerous thug since before he got to Florida.
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They were talking about it on the Dan Patrick show this morning. I guess even in the Pats locker room he just had a very "dark" personality. Never laughed or joked around and really made people uncomfortable. He sounds like he was just a very sad individual with some demons. Dan was stating how when a rookie they were getting hazed, that Wes Welker was doing some hazing to Hernandez and Hernandez didn't like it and pretty much threatened the players. Dan was going to have Welker on the show to talk about it but said Welker didn't want to talk about Hernandez AT ALL. Wouldn't go there. He said Welker wouldn't talk about him because he was afraid of Hernandez.
 
If I'm not mistaken his father died when he was a teenager & his mom got involved with an guy who'd spent time in prison. That could really explain the dark personality you were talking about.

I feel terrible for the guy losing his dad at that age but it doesn't excuse him from the crime he was convicted of or his other actions. He has a daughter that will grow up without a father. Like you said, unfortunate situation all around
 
Xerxes said:
If I'm not mistaken his father died when he was a teenager & his mom got involved with an guy who'd spent time in prison. That could really explain the dark personality you were talking about.

I feel terrible for the guy losing his dad at that age but it doesn't excuse him from the crime he was convicted of or his other actions. He has a daughter that will grow up without a father. Like you said, unfortunate situation all around
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I look at it as people in those situations can grow up to either be Michael Oher or Aaron Hernandez. It's a choice, not a preprogrammed disposition. Not saying you're excusing him at all, just saying that some people blame his upbringing.

He chose to be a hood rat and it came around to bite him. Unfortunately he took others with him. No different than Lawrence Phillips. Hernandez made a conscious decision to do more bad than good to society, and the world is better off without him in it.
 
Xerxes said:
If I'm not mistaken his father died when he was a teenager & his mom got involved with an guy who'd spent time in prison. That could really explain the dark personality you were talking about.

I feel terrible for the guy losing his dad at that age but it doesn't excuse him from the crime he was convicted of or his other actions. He has a daughter that will grow up without a father. Like you said, unfortunate situation all around
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Yes, I lost my mother when I was 14 and I can attest one really does change a person and can get into things or do things that are not the healthiest. It F's with your mind. No drugs but I probably drank more than I needed to and started at a younger age than I should have. My sister battled anorexia a few short years after her death. I mean it messes with you.

My dad was dating a woman that was just evil and pitted my sister and me against my dad. Not a good situation. I can't say that I wouldn't have drank in HS if my mother didn't pass away, but I may not have done it as young as I was or how much I did it. I looked for any reason not to be home sec to that situation.

Yes, I didn't have any anger issues with people or want to harm or kill them so I think he had some other inner demons going on.
 
Fryowa said:
I look at it as people in those situations can grow up to either be Michael Oher or Aaron Hernandez. It's a choice, not a preprogrammed disposition. Not saying you're excusing him at all, just saying that some people blame his upbringing.

He chose to be a hood rat and it came around to bite him. Unfortunately he took others with him. No different than Lawrence Phillips. Hernandez made a conscious decision to do more bad than good to society, and the world is better off without him in it.
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Agree.
 
aol is running a story stating that he may have been murdered by either inmates or prison guards. It also say's that the inside of his cell door was blocked by certain items. So, if someone did murder him, how could they block the inside of his cell and then get out of the cell? Makes no sense.
 
It seems at the moment that the big story is, due to an arcane Massachusetts law and because his conviction was under appeal, that his sentence will be vacated and he will technically die an innocent man. The kicker is that now none of the evidence from his criminal trial will be able to be used in civil court, and it would follow that the families may not be able to recover any damages.

There are probably several lawyers on this board, if you're reading this feel free to correct me.
 
Interesting that he was on the same team at Tebow at FLA. So you had a demonized young man and an angel on the same team.

AH was no saint, obviously, but it's still all a big tragedy.
 
SteveGarvey1 said:
Interesting that he was on the same team at Tebow at FLA. So you had a demonized young man and an angel on the same team.

AH was no saint, obviously, but it's still all a big tragedy.
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Meyer tried to get Tebow to be a good influence on him but it obviously didn't work out well. Meyer knew a long time ago that things weren't right with that guy
 
Well that saves taxpayers a ton of money going forward.. If anyone is looking for a bright side to things.
What's his brother up to these days? I can't remember his name but he was on Iowas staff for a couple years there as a GA I think about the time Aaron was being charged and convicted of the first murder.
 
SteveGarvey1 said:
Interesting that he was on the same team at Tebow at FLA. So you had a demonized young man and an angel on the same team.

AH was no saint, obviously, but it's still all a big tragedy.
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The tragedy was that AH murdered one or more individuals in cold blood. The guy was obviously evil, so I guess I don't see it as a tragedy that he ended his own life. He and his brother DJ both grew up in the same environment and experienced the same sense of loss when their dad died. The media are complete asshats trying to correlate losing your dad to committing murder, when AH's brother went thru the same issues and has been a productive member of society.
 
I used to be as hard core as anyone about not using life's circumstances as a crutch or excuse for wicked behavior or bad choices (the former always is the latter but the latter is not always the former).

Circumstances and environment can, of course, mold a person so I've become more tolerant to those who make bad choices if it doesn't adversely effect others.

Wicked or evil acts. Different story.
 
They are evaluating his brain for CTE. It would be interesting to look at if he had a troubled life well prior to digging his cleats in football or if his behavior started after being in contact football for some time. If he had trouble as a youngster than points to behavioral and choices.

I don't recall hearing him have the suffering physical symptoms like Tyler Sash and others.
 
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