Sean Taylor Shot in the Thigh (UPDATED 6:54 PM)

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Originally Posted by sandtrapjack

It would probably be best not to speculate too much about the incident itself as these speculations may lend credence to the unsubstatiated stories running amuck right now about this tragedy. I would recommend that at this point in time efforts be concentrated on prayer and well-wishes for ST and his family.

Lets leave the detective work to the professionals at the scene and wish them the best of luck in apprehending the worthless f*ck who did this. i am sure we will have more details from credible sources within 24 hours.

But to answer your question I do agree that the question of why Taylor would find a need to keep a machete close at hand in his bedroom needs to be answered. Especially considering the "swanky" neighborhood he lives in.

Not to start a political debate, but I'd say it's obvious he had it there for self defense. A knife is a terrible means of self defense, but given his past troubles with firearms I doubt he'd keep one of those real close, if he's even allowed to possess one at this point.

I live in a very well-to-do luxury apartment complex in an extremely low-crime, high-income part of town, and I have a H&K USP .45 upstairs within lunging distance from my bed, and a Sig Sauer P239 .40 hidden downstairs.

It's called being prepared to defend your family should the need arise, and I wouldn't expect Sean Taylor or anyone else to do anything less.