Functionally ReTodded

Probably.  But I don’t care.

Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died this morning of a fatal gunshot wound received during a “home invasion.”  I guess I didn’t have to put home invasion in quotes, but if I had referred to it as a burglary or robbery, quotes were definitely required.

Why? 

Because Sean Taylor was a total shitass as a human being and probably got what he deserved.

Here’s a guy who went to the University of Miami, which is widely renowned for producing some of the best thugs to ever play college and professional football.  In addition to numerous run-ins with the law despite having a a town sheriff as a father, in his brief career, Taylor has: 

-          Was alleged to have spit in the face of another player, which was never substantiated.

-          DID spit directly in the face of another human being on national television, which was substantiated. 

-          Walked out of mandatory rookie orientation which teaches new players, among other things, how not to be a fuckhead in their everyday lives.

-          Was busted for DUI

-          Was the only player to refuse to attend mini-camp for the team and refused to answer or even acknowledge numerous phone calls from his head coach.

-          He was involved in an incident where bullets were fired into a vehicle.

-          Was involved in another related incident involving brandishing a weapon and threatening people who Taylor alleged had stolen two ATV’s from him.

And this was all before his 25^th birthday.

It was also alleged that someone broke into Taylor’s house two weeks ago and left a knife on his bed.

Now fast forward to this weekend.  Taylor, whose team played a game at Tampa, went home to his $900,000 house outside of Miami Sunday night.  The story then goes on to say that, after hearing noises, Taylor retrieved the machete he kept in his room for protection, when the bedroom door burst open, two shots were fired and Taylor was struck in the femoral artery.

Later it was found that the home’s phone lines were cut prior to the “robbery or burglary.”

I ask you, do random assailants cut phone lines prior to entering a home, firing only upon the homeowner, in a home with walls and gates and alarm systems?  Does that sound random to you, especially considering this man’s history?  Doesn’t it sound distinctly possible that the assailants may have been more than tangentially familiar with Taylor, given his record and his past?

The only person I feel marginally sorry for is his one year old daughter, who didn’t ask to be the offspring of a degenerate thug with a history of trouble that included weapons and violence.