Broncos CB Darrent Williams killed in drive-by

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Originally Posted by jsarno

I hate to say this, cause I don't know, but when someone dies, everyone comes out to say they were so nice. Even people on death row. The truth will come out eventually. I'm not saying he was a jerk or a gansta, but you can't listen to what people say...they are not going to say "wow, good, I'm glad he's dead, he was a jackass." No one says that...they all say good things initially and then the truth comes out later.
I am hoping he actually was a good guy and this was a random act.

The problem often lies in the fact that many pro athletes come from not-so-nice surroundings and upbringings, and manage to "escape" by means of sports. But the season has to end sometime, and a lot of these guys understandably don't want to just "get new friends" because they are pro athletes now. Unfortunately, it's a universal truth that it isn't easy to know who your real friends are, unless you're really down and out, and these guys are the polar opposite, so they can attract the worst in others.

It's really easy to say, "what was he thinking, you'd think that making that kind of money he would know how to avoid trouble", but ask yourself if you'd isolate yourself from your friends (and family, a lot of times) for a few million bucks? You might think you could, but then probably you'd be into drugs or whatever else to drown your sorrows...

Anyway, long rambling point here is I doubt that 99.9% of pro athletes are actually really acting like gangstas or thugs. They just often don't have the positive support network to stay away from all the people who are gangstas and thugs.