UPDATE: Four Arrested in Taylor's Death

[memphisskin]

I feel worse now than I did at any point this week, this development doesn't bring me closer as it just brings me despair. I read just about every article written, from Whitlock to Wilbon and even the DC Sports Bog report on what Cowturd said, and while this proves just about all of them wrong it brings me nothing because Sean Taylor is still gone. And what's the lesson in this? Somebody please help me, because I'm just about losing my mind over this.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by memphisskin

I feel worse now than I did at any point this week, this development doesn't bring me closer as it just brings me despair. I read just about every article written, from Whitlock to Wilbon and even the DC Sports Bog report on what Cowturd said, and while this proves just about all of them wrong it brings me nothing because Sean Taylor is still gone. And what's the lesson in this? Somebody please help me, because I'm just about losing my mind over this.

I thought Whitlock's column was spot on regarding black on black violence. There needs to be more public outrage over the senseless shootings that occur in our cities every day.

As for Wilbon, he owes nothing less than a retraction of his column earlier this week. He made it sound as if Taylor's past lifestyle choices set himself up for his demise. Now we know that his past had NOTHING to do with this. This wasn't some sort of retribution. It was a cold, senseless murder in a robbery gone bad, and for that, Mr. Wilbon's retraction should treat Sean as the completely innocent victim that he was.

[SmootSmack]

Eric Rivera: MySpace.com - $MR.FLORIDA$ - 17 - Male - LIL PAKISTAN BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!, Florida - www.myspace.com/ericriverajr4

Jason Mitchell: MySpace.com - $ FEAR GOD NOT THEM $ - 20 - Male - lehigh acres, Florida - www.myspace.com/105813923

(-Notice the picture and caption from the comment on Aug. 30, 2007)

Charles Wardlow: MySpace.com - CDub - FORT MYERS, Flevoland - Rap - www.myspace.com/cdubnext2blow

Wardlow's sister (I guess): MySpace.com - ¤TeeTee¤ [PLEASE FREE MY BR0 CHARLES WARDL0W] - 18 - Female - [2-3-9] FORT MYERS [2-3-9], Florida - www.myspace.com/tishaud_jamaal_gary_4eva

[70Chip]

All those who have said or suggested that Sean's murder was the result of "his past catching up with him" need to offer a public apology and acknowledge how completely wrong they were.

I also wish that folks would not fall in to the trap of speaking about the killers as though they were victims too. Why is it necessary to pretend that Taylor's death and the fate that awaits these awful men are somehow part of the same pathology? Taylor died a hero defending his girlriend, his baby, and his home. He died righteuosly and with honor. These others are filthy predators who need at the very least to be locked away from the rest of humanity so that their contempt for simple decency can no longer terrorize society. If people are wondering how you begin to turn the tide on violent crime, I say begin there. Let us make our contempt for this human effluence loud and clear. Let us hold Sean Taylor's final moments up as a model for how real men behave, and let us never, ever confuse the two.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

I wish folks would not fall in to the trap of thinking that the death of Sean Taylor and the fate that awaits these horrible men are somehow a part of the same pathology. Sean died righteously and with honor, defending his baby, his girlfriend, and his home. These others are filthy predators who at the very least deserve to permanently seperated from orderly society so that there animalistic proclivities can no longer terrorize the community. If there are those who are wondering how the corner gets turned on violent crime, I say it begins there. Let us make plain that Sean's behavior in the final hour is to be admired and emulated. Let us make plain that these others have brought everlasting shame upon themselves and deserve the unanimous contempt of decent people everywhere, and let us never, ever get the two confused.

Well said. Perhaps Sean's lasting tribute will be a growing intolerance for perpetrators of gun violence. There needs to be more public outrage against criminals who have taken the streets of our cities. I just hope that Sean's death will not be in vain, and that it sparks some real collective soul searching that results in less gun violence.

That the killers have been found will make the league-wide tributes even more poignant given Taylor's heroic defense of his girlfriend and daughter.

[Tha Posse]

Miami-Dade Police: 4 men arrested in slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

another article on yahoo

[Hijinx]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Eric Rivera: MySpace.com - $MR.FLORIDA$ - 17 - Male - LIL PAKISTAN BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!, Florida - www.myspace.com/ericriverajr4

Jason Mitchell: MySpace.com - $ FEAR GOD NOT THEM $ - 20 - Male - lehigh acres, Florida - www.myspace.com/105813923

(-Notice the picture and caption from the comment on Aug. 30, 2007)

Charles Wardlow: MySpace.com - CDub - FORT MYERS, Flevoland - Rap - www.myspace.com/cdubnext2blow

Wardlow's sister (I guess): MySpace.com - ¤TeeTee¤ [PLEASE FREE MY BR0 CHARLES WARDL0W] - 18 - Female - [2-3-9] FORT MYERS [2-3-9], Florida - www.myspace.com/tishaud_jamaal_gary_4eva

If you use these links you can see thier pics from their profiles:

http://lads.myspace.com/slides/photo...wf?u=105813923
http://lads.myspace.com/slides/photo...swf?u=54829123
http://lads.myspace.com/slides/photo...wf?u=251964564

They are real eye openers. You can see these fools have all the wrong values in life. Frankly after see these I see no reason for them ever to get out of prison.

[mike340]

So who´s their dentist? And what´s with the geisha ´do for the first one?

I don´t care that much about the sentence. I just want them locked up in a nice facility with lots of ´Canes/Redskins fans and lax supervision. It would allow some inmates to do what they enjoy the most and save taxpayer dollars at the same time.

Originally Posted by Hijinx

If you use these links you can see thier pics from their profiles:

http://lads.myspace.com/slides/photo...wf?u=105813923
http://lads.myspace.com/slides/photo...swf?u=54829123
http://lads.myspace.com/slides/photo...wf?u=251964564

They are real eye openers. You can see these fools have all the wrong values in life. Frankly after see these I see no reason for them ever to get out of prison.

[SmootSmack]

Check out these videos

http://video.ap.org/v/Legacy.aspx?g=...g=copy&f=flmih

In the column under Local News, click on the first and third thumbnails about one of the suspect's family responding to the arrest (the second thumbnail is Sean Taylor's dad)

But this is what really got to me, listen at the 1:45 mark of the "Suspect's Family Speaks Out" video. You'll see the suspect's mom on her cell phone and she says "They say that Sasha paid them to come to the house and do that."

First of all, who's "they" and secondly is she saying Sean Taylor's sister (half-sister) paid these guys to rob Taylor's house?!

[Bill B]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Check out these videos

http://video.ap.org/v/Legacy.aspx?g=...g=copy&f=flmih

In the column under Local News, click on the first and third thumbnails about one of the suspect's family responding to the arrest (the second thumbnail is Sean Taylor's dad)

But this is what really got to me, listen at the 1:45 mark of the "Suspect's Family Speaks Out" video. You'll see the suspect's mom on her cell phone and she says "They say that Sasha paid them to come to the house and do that."

First of all, who's "they" and secondly is she saying Sean Taylor's sister (half-sister) paid these guys to rob Taylor's house?!

Thanks for the video Smootsmack. That Grandmother statement that says here grandson was not in Miami has to be thrown out the window - half the time she was speaking she kept saying I am old and when I close the door I don't know what happens with my children/grandchildren - but all the sudden when her Grandson is being charged in a murder case she suddenly remembers that her Grandson was home - please!

These individuals are pure criminals and lets not get foggy glasses now. They planned when Taylor was supposed to be gone to get their loot, and when Taylor was there they used no hesitation to pull the trigger. They were armed and dangerous from the beginning. Yes these guys are young but they are old enough to know exactly what they were doing. They should all be tried as adults and justice needs to be served.

[HOGTIMUS PRIME]

Time to fry! I just hope justice is carried out swift, and extreme!

[dgack]

Originally Posted by Bill B

These individuals are pure criminals and lets not get foggy glasses now. They planned when Taylor was supposed to be gone to get their loot, and when Taylor was there they used no hesitation to pull the trigger. They were armed and dangerous from the beginning. Yes these guys are young but they are old enough to know exactly what they were doing. They should all be tried as adults and justice needs to be served.

No arguments with any of this. I could be entirely wrong about those 4 kids, but my guess is that based on the fact that they turned themselves in, rather than, say, leading police on a wild chase while shooting at anybody who crossed them, these kids were less hardened criminals and more stupid knuckleheads who thought they could "get paid".

They must still deal with the consequences, though. Some mistakes simply can't be smoothed over.

[Bill B]

Originally Posted by dgack

No arguments with any of this. I could be entirely wrong about those 4 kids, but my guess is that based on the fact that they turned themselves in, rather than, say, leading police on a wild chase while shooting at anybody who crossed them, these kids were less hardened criminals and more stupid knuckleheads who thought they could "get paid".

They must still deal with the consequences, though. Some mistakes simply can't be smoothed over.

Dgack - are you sure these guys turned themselves in? From what I hear they fled to Ft. Myers which is something like 150 miles away and that only through questioning and civilian tips that the police were able to catch these guys and that it was only after they caught them that the confessions came out.

[Captain_Chaos_73]

Does Flordia have the death penalty?

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Captain_Chaos_73

Does Flordia have the death penalty?

Ran by a Bush, what do you think? I believe that they do, but because it wasn't 1st degree or a capital crime they couldn't push for it anyway.