Sean Taylor - RIP UPDATED

[Fenian_Bastard]

From the police report on the earlier burglary posted on the Miami Herald site:

"C-2 also advised that a kitchen knife was left on her bed. Damage was observed to the AC vent in V-1's bathroom."

C-2 on the report is listed as "Junor, Donna - mother of V-1". V-1 is Sean Taylor. The knife was on his mother's bed and in the context of the report it appears it may have been used to pry open the AC vent. There is no indication at all it was perceived as a threat contrary to what is being reported elsewhere.

That seems fairly definitive. Can you link the whole report, gunner?

 

[Flash]

http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2007/11/27/11/newtaylor.source.prod_affiliate.56.pdf

 

[Flash]

Andy Garcia says Taylor saved his niece's life ...

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/324186.html

BY OSCAR CORRAL
ocorral@MiamiHerald.com

Actor Andy Garcia hailed his niece's slain boyfriend, NFL star Sean Taylor, as a ''free safety until the end'' who showed bravery in the last moments of his life to protect his family.

Garcia is the uncle of Jackie Garcia, Taylor's girlfriend, who was in the house when Taylor was shot Monday morning, and who hid under the sheets with the couple's 18-month old baby when Taylor confronted his killer. Garcia and her family have kept quiet, declining to speak to the media.

Their silence was broken by Andy, who spoke highly of Taylor.

''His heroic action on that tragic night saved their life and is a testament to his humanity and courage,'' Garcia said in his statement, which was provided to The Miami Herald through his manager, Joanne Colonna. ``His spirit will live forever, in our hearts and through the legacy of his achievements and the family he leaves behind.''

Garcia and Taylor met at Gulliver Prep School, an exclusive school in Miami-Dade county where Taylor shone on the field as a young man, leading the school to a state championship. Garcia was a successful soccer player.

The couple attended the University of Miami together and had their first child last year, also named Jackie.

''Sean was known to many as an extraordinary athlete and unquestionable teammate,'' Garcia said. ``To those of us who had the good fortune to count him as a member of our extended family, we will always remember him as a caring and loving individual especially to his new family, his precious daughter Jackie and to the love of his life and mother to his child my niece Jacqueline.''

 

[Italian_Stallion]

Leaders of any community must do their part to pull people up the ladder.

I disagree.

Leaders must do their part to ensure that the ladder exists.

Whether people at the bottom attempt to climb it is up to them.

Now that I think about it, you're right. I'm here to offer help, but I'll be damned if I'm going to inconvenience myself in the process. That 10-year-old kid is just going to have to start punching his dad back. It's not my problem.

 

[BTExpress]

That 10-year-old kid is just going to have to start punching his dad back. It's not my problem.

Responding to child abuse is one thing.

Pulling people up the ladder of success is . . . not even remotely in the same ballpark.

Stick to apples vs. apples. Not apples vs. lugnuts.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Whitlock sure took Jemele Hill's advice:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7499442?MSNHPHCP&GT1=10637

 

[poindexter]

The Black KKK... Holy shirt!


I look forward to Fenian telling Whitlock what he doesn't understand about black men.

 

[beefncheddar]

Holy shirt is right. Whitlock unleashed the fastball there.

 

[Sleeper]

he's wasn't surprised when he heard Taylor was shot? Geez, what a tough guy. Taylor's friends and teammates sure seem to be surprised.

Why would anyone be surprised that someone who has a history of gun violence suffers a serious (and eventually fatal) gunshot wound? I certainly wasn't.

Just like I wasn't surprised when Chris Farley died of a drug overdose or that a professional wrestler (pick one) dies of a steroid-induced heart attack at 45. People with histories of reckless behavior tend to meet unfortunate ends.

His empty SUV was shot up. And the story that he threatened a person with a gun is bogus, if you listen to his lawyer. He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault and battery charges but never was convicted of pointing a gun at anyone.

So that's Taylor's supposed big history with gun violence. The guy wasn't exactly Omar Little. And sadly, he didn't even have one on the night he was killed.

By the way, Miami police are saying there is no evidence yet that Taylor was specifically targeted.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/28/AR2007112801073.html?hpid=topnews

 

[shockey]

i've been out all day. my take on sean taylor is this: if you need to sleep with a machete by your bed and have the bucks to do so, you need to change where you live.

case effin' closed.

relocation, relocation, relocation.

p.s. -- so many questions: this home didn't have an alarm in direct contact with the police? if you have no gun, why don't you just hide under the bed? shirt, a gun beats a knife, no matter how big, every time, no? don't give me that crap about a gun jamming. you don't go into an armed robbery with a gun that doesn't work.

i don't give a man what the cops are saying until they arrest someone. i don't buy for a second that this was "random."

 

[BTExpress]

And the story that he threatened a person with a gun is bogus, if you listen to his lawyer.

There are 7 billion people in the world.

I would trust what the other 6,999,999,999 had to say before I would "listen to his lawyer."

 

[outofplace]

And the story that he threatened a person with a gun is bogus, if you listen to his lawyer.

There are 7 billion people in the world.

I would trust what the other 6,999,999,999 had to say before I would "listen to his lawyer."

Exactly, BTE.