OT: Chris Henry is dead
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hawkfan2679
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MSN is reporting the same thing.
highonhawks
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How sad ,26 is way too young.
HawkeyeNTexas
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oh man. Sad news.
hawkeye12345
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I just don't get all the "heart felt" blessings that are being poured in this "great man's" direction? The kid was a thug.
2005 - arrested for marijuana possession - also charged with no license and insurance
2006 (only 1 month after above arrest) - arrested for aggravated assault with a firearm, concealed weapon.
2006 - charged with sexually assaulting an 18 yr old who he bought alcohol for.
2006- drunk driving arrest
2007 - assaulted a valet
2007 - arrested for violating his probation
2008 - arrested for punching a guy and throwing a beer bottle at him
2009 - dead
There are so many great people that die every day that go unnoticed but when an athlete dies or cheats on his wife it becomes national news. Just sickening.
2005 - arrested for marijuana possession - also charged with no license and insurance
2006 (only 1 month after above arrest) - arrested for aggravated assault with a firearm, concealed weapon.
2006 - charged with sexually assaulting an 18 yr old who he bought alcohol for.
2006- drunk driving arrest
2007 - assaulted a valet
2007 - arrested for violating his probation
2008 - arrested for punching a guy and throwing a beer bottle at him
2009 - dead
There are so many great people that die every day that go unnoticed but when an athlete dies or cheats on his wife it becomes national news. Just sickening.
egami
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The fact that so many people die every day that were measurably more socially normal isn't really a reason to crack on him now that he's dead.
It's a sad story, I don't see anyone calling him a "great man"...I just see generally genuine expression of sadness and expression of sympathy to loved ones and I think most people realize the nature of his troubled life that makes his legacy rather ominous.
But, when people die society (specifically loved ones and friends) is generally going to focus on the positives rather than take time to try and taint their legend. We saw the same thing with McNair's death and the truth unfolded.
It's just how it works...it's the same with people who aren't famous. I've been to funerals like that where the person wasn't famous that had similar tragic endings and legacies...the comments, and sentiment are all the same at the time of death, they just don't have the same notoriety is all.
It's a sad story, I don't see anyone calling him a "great man"...I just see generally genuine expression of sadness and expression of sympathy to loved ones and I think most people realize the nature of his troubled life that makes his legacy rather ominous.
But, when people die society (specifically loved ones and friends) is generally going to focus on the positives rather than take time to try and taint their legend. We saw the same thing with McNair's death and the truth unfolded.
It's just how it works...it's the same with people who aren't famous. I've been to funerals like that where the person wasn't famous that had similar tragic endings and legacies...the comments, and sentiment are all the same at the time of death, they just don't have the same notoriety is all.
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VintageHawkeye
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Chris Henry = Darwin Award Winner, 2009
hawkeyebob62
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Reminds me of the story of two old, miserly sons-of-you-know-what. They are members of a church (though they rarely attend) and constantly call the pastor to complain about how money is spent, why should the church help the poor who should be helping themselves, how come the pastor got a raise, why are the kids not dressing in their Sunday best any more, etc., etc.
One brother dies. The surviving brother tells the pastor, "Here is a blank check. You can fill in any amount up to $1 million for the church fund. But...you HAVE to give my brother a glowing eulogy!"
So, during the funeral, the pastor says the following:
"Our deceased brother was a piece of crap, miserly, boorish, self-centered, egotistical son-of-a-*****. He refused to help the poor and downtrodden, refused to help church families who fell on hard times, refused to comfort church members who lost loved ones. He didn't give one thin dime to help underprivileged teens go to college. He demanded three personal parking spaces even though he rarely came to church, save for Christmas and Easter. He never gave money or canned goods for food drives. He never gave to clothing drives. He owned three cars, but couldn't help with rides to church for our elderly or unfortunate. In short, brothers and sisters, this guy was major a-hole." The pastor, with a flourish, draws a pen from his pocket and announces, "But there is a check here, made out to the church, for $1 million!"
At this point, the surviving brother is fuming, then stands up and screams, "Did you forget what I told you?!"
The pastor responded, "Of course not...sit down and shut up!
"Brothers and sisters, though the deceased was a complete waste of time, money, space and air...compared to his surviving brother, he was a saint!"
With that the pastor, check in hand, concluded, "Amen!" and returned to his seat behind the pulpit...
One brother dies. The surviving brother tells the pastor, "Here is a blank check. You can fill in any amount up to $1 million for the church fund. But...you HAVE to give my brother a glowing eulogy!"
So, during the funeral, the pastor says the following:
"Our deceased brother was a piece of crap, miserly, boorish, self-centered, egotistical son-of-a-*****. He refused to help the poor and downtrodden, refused to help church families who fell on hard times, refused to comfort church members who lost loved ones. He didn't give one thin dime to help underprivileged teens go to college. He demanded three personal parking spaces even though he rarely came to church, save for Christmas and Easter. He never gave money or canned goods for food drives. He never gave to clothing drives. He owned three cars, but couldn't help with rides to church for our elderly or unfortunate. In short, brothers and sisters, this guy was major a-hole." The pastor, with a flourish, draws a pen from his pocket and announces, "But there is a check here, made out to the church, for $1 million!"
At this point, the surviving brother is fuming, then stands up and screams, "Did you forget what I told you?!"
The pastor responded, "Of course not...sit down and shut up!
"Brothers and sisters, though the deceased was a complete waste of time, money, space and air...compared to his surviving brother, he was a saint!"
With that the pastor, check in hand, concluded, "Amen!" and returned to his seat behind the pulpit...
hawkeye12345
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I wasn't cracking on the thug who amounted to nothing more than a police blotter Henry.
GhostofBTT
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Within hours after a guy's death, you don't have to praise him, which no one has here, but it is in really poor taste to dump on the guy. I mean, unless he is like a Saddam level of jerkoff then have at it, but while the body is still warm, it would probably be best to just follow your mother's advice and not say anything if you have nothing nice to say.
I totally agree with this. The only thing I will say is that if you have him in your starting line up this week, it's probably best to bench him unless you really have nothing else. He'll probably still outscore dang Roy Williams.
hawk0311
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He was out for the year witha broken arm I believe, so I hope you already dropped him.
I'm really holding back making a joke on dropping.
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hawkeye12345
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Its too bad that Jason Berryman isn't available for them to sign. He would fit in well on that team.
GodGodGodBathia
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R.I.P.
