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Re: Deion Sanders on Sean Taylor
My opinion is that Dukes and Deion have some valid points, but I don't think either of them conveyed them very well in this segment and their points do not necessarily apply to Sean's murder.
I can't stand Deion, but his comments about stopping black on black crime come from the heart. However, they may be a little pre-mature, we don't know who did this yet. His other issue of the authorities not investigating black athletes' murders IMO is completely wrong. I am pretty confident that the local police in DW's situation and the local police investigating Sean's murder want nothing more than to catch the vermin that took these young fathers away from their children. He didn't directly say it but if he is looking for the NFL to investigate, I'm pretty sure if the local authorities needed anything from the NFL it would be provided, but the NFL has no jurisdiction to investigate any criminal matters.
Dukes' comparsion of the Vick, Darrent Williams situation and the tragedy of Sean's murder is a big reach and doesn't make any sense. I understand his argument of guys breaking the ties to negative influences from an athlete's past, but his connections between Vick, DW and Sean is completely wrong. By all accounts Sean had broken ties from the negative influences and was completely focused on his family and teammates. Is it possible the murderer was somehow from his past with an old "score" to settle, yes. But this could also be a home invasion gone wrong. Either way the dots Dukes is trying connect, just don't
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