Sean Taylor Shot

[Rastak]

pft.com

Not sounding good....boy what a sad story.

POSTED 3:22 p.m. EST, November 26, 2007

TAYLOR "CLINGING TO LIFE" by Michael David Smith

Jason La Canfora of the Washington Post reports that Sean Taylor's lawyer describes the Redskins safety as "clinging to life" after losing massive amounts of blood when he was shot early this morning.

Per the report, attorney Richard Sharpstein, speaking from Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, said Taylor is "nonresponsive and unconscious" and the doctors are "worried about a possible brain injury or death."

Sharpstein described Taylor's family and doctors as worrying that Taylor may have lost oxygen to the brain as a result of blood loss from being shot in the femoral artery in the thigh.

"They're waiting to see if he comes to," Sharpstein said. "Right now he's clinging to life and we're all praying he makes it."

[packers11]

sad story... talking about people being jealous (what low lives)... I hope he makes it and comes back 110% stronger...

[cheesner]

Police and family are being very quiet on specific details. Current reports are that he had to be revived twice during surgery and now he is in a coma. It's not known whether or not the coma is medically induced.

It's a really sad day. Hang in there Sean.

First reports said it was a groin wound. I was thinking it was a Lorenna Bobbit type issue. The fact that the police are tight lipped makes me think they know who it was and will be making an arrest soon.

Too bad. Kid was really starting to make a name for himself on the football field.

It was an armed robbery....how does Bobbit fit in?

From the police:

"It could have been a possible burglary, it could have been a possible robbery," Perez said. "It has not been confirmed as yet."

First reports only said that he was shot and that his girlfriend called 911. No word of robbery was mentioned.

Home invasion has not been officially reported. It is being speculated because the neighbor says that the house was attempted to be broken into recently.


Does not sound good. When the femoral artery starts pumping out blood, it doesn't take long to dangerously loose blood. It can be a matter of minutes before death. Any major loss of blood will start resulting in brain damage.

What a shame.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Not that surprising considering his history.

What history? He had one incident of brandishing a gun. That doesn't qualify as a history anymore then saying if helped an old lady across the street that shows a history of compassion.

Being fined by the NFL for being late, late hits, etc. don't qualify as a history that warrants getting shot.

Spitting on players numerous times...and brandishing a weapon to intimidate another person is a big deal. Does that make him a thug? Maybe...does that make him stupid? Yes.

Did I say he deserved to be shot for his previous actions?

No, you said it wasn't surprising. Why is it not surprising to be shot if you spit on someone.

I guess if I spit on someone i should expect to get shot by a random stranger.

You might have a point if you could show some CAUSE AND EFFECT. Like the person he spit on shot him or had his friends shoot him.

[Freak Out]

Not that surprising considering his history.

What history? He had one incident of brandishing a gun. That doesn't qualify as a history anymore then saying if helped an old lady across the street that shows a history of compassion.

Being fined by the NFL for being late, late hits, etc. don't qualify as a history that warrants getting shot.

Spitting on players numerous times...and brandishing a weapon to intimidate another person is a big deal. Does that make him a thug? Maybe...does that make him stupid? Yes.

Did I say he deserved to be shot for his previous actions?

He was confronting a man who may have stolen his vehicle, not some hapless stranger in the street. A bad choice, yes, but still a lone incident - not exactly the type of repeated behavior that suggests a criminal lifestyle.

The league spitting incidents are totally irrelevant. If you heard some of the nasty taunts and comments players make toward each other nowadays you might spit in their face too. If the NFL has an issue with his conduct they will deal with it, but it doesn't qualify as a criminal act according to any municipal code that I know of because it happened under the league's jurisdiction.

Yet, your comments suggest that its kinda OK that he gets shot at 2 am at home and is now fighting for his life - because in some way he must have deserved it.

When I read Sean Taylor had been shot was I surprised? No. Do I know Sean Taylor personally? No. Everything I know about Taylor comes strait form the mainstream media which is going to disseminate information relating to him about his activities on the football field or some negative personal conduct. Is that an accurate portrayal of who the guy is? Probably not but thats what I know of the guy.

[Deputy Nutz]

Yet, your comments suggest that its kinda OK that he gets shot at 2 am at home and is now fighting for his life - because in some way he must have deserved it.

This is a bullshit post that needs to be called out. I think you need to reconsider what you say here. Nutz, and I know him, personally, would never condone shooting a person.

What an incredibly stupid post.

Sorry Tarlam, Fritz's post wasn't in any way a reference to what I posted. I believe it was to Freak Out's comments about the situation.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Yet, your comments suggest that its kinda OK that he gets shot at 2 am at home and is now fighting for his life - because in some way he must have deserved it.

This is a bullshit post that needs to be called out. I think you need to reconsider what you say here. Nutz, and I know him, personally, would never condone shooting a person.

What an incredibly stupid post.

I think you are calling out the wrong person.

[Deputy Nutz]

This is a really sad situation, and unfortunate that a 24 year old who had life by the balls is now facing a terminal injury. Hopefully his situation can be a reminder to the rest of us that no matter who you are, how famous or rich you are bad things can happen in an instant, take life for all it is worth folks.

Kiss your kids, wife, and family when ever you see them or leave them and tell them that you love them, because it could be the last time you ever get the chance.

[The Leaper]

It doesn't add up to me. I would think he lives in a gated community and has a pretty nice security system. A thief trying to hit that up isn't going to be some idiot who yanks out a gun and starts shooting the first chance he gets.

I'm almost wondering if this was some kind of domestic dispute gone bad or something like that...or even just an accident, although I'm not sure who is cleaning their guns at 2am.

[Deputy Nutz]

It doesn't add up to me. I would think he lives in a gated community and has a pretty nice security system. A thief trying to hit that up isn't going to be some idiot who yanks out a gun and starts shooting the first chance he gets.

I'm almost wondering if this was some kind of domestic dispute gone bad or something like that...or even just an accident, although I'm not sure who is cleaning their guns at 2am.

I guess I would just ask all to have patience in this situation without jumping to conclusions. You may be right, it seems like a real messed up situation, but the details and facts haven't been totally released yet. This young man is on the verge of losing his life, and I guess I am just going to respect that before I make statements on what happened outside of what has been initially reported.

I love guns, but I hate gun violence.

[Rastak]

It doesn't add up to me. I would think he lives in a gated community and has a pretty nice security system. A thief trying to hit that up isn't going to be some idiot who yanks out a gun and starts shooting the first chance he gets.

I'm almost wondering if this was some kind of domestic dispute gone bad or something like that...or even just an accident, although I'm not sure who is cleaning their guns at 2am.

It adds up to me. burglers tried to break in last weekend I saw in one report. I doubt it was one guy but if it was and the dude was wacked out on drugs him pulling a gun and shooting him wouldn't be an unusual event for these lowlifes.

[Freak Out]

This is a really sad situation, and unfortunate that a 24 year old who had life by the balls is now facing a terminal injury. Hopefully his situation can be a reminder to the rest of us that no matter who you are, how famous or rich you are bad things can happen in an instant, take life for all it is worth folks.

Kiss your kids, wife, and family when ever you see them or leave them and tell them that you love them, because it could be the last time you ever get the chance.

No doubt about it. We all spend so much time and effort planning for the future and retirement that sometimes you forget to just enjoy everything that is around you and live for the moment.

[Freak Out]

It doesn't add up to me. I would think he lives in a gated community and has a pretty nice security system. A thief trying to hit that up isn't going to be some idiot who yanks out a gun and starts shooting the first chance he gets.

I'm almost wondering if this was some kind of domestic dispute gone bad or something like that...or even just an accident, although I'm not sure who is cleaning their guns at 2am.

Gated communities and security systems in no way guarantee anyones safety. It may deter one person from trying to rob you but it may attract another.

[Carolina_Packer]

This is a really sad situation, and unfortunate that a 24 year old who had life by the balls is now facing a terminal injury. Hopefully his situation can be a reminder to the rest of us that no matter who you are, how famous or rich you are bad things can happen in an instant, take life for all it is worth folks.

Kiss your kids, wife, and family when ever you see them or leave them and tell them that you love them, because it could be the last time you ever get the chance.

That's it right there.

[The Leaper]

It adds up to me. burglers tried to break in last weekend I saw in one report. I doubt it was one guy but if it was and the dude was wacked out on drugs him pulling a gun and shooting him wouldn't be an unusual event for these lowlifes.

Well, thieves that target high class neighborhoods and thieves that target lower income neighborhoods are entirely different animals. That's my point. Thieves looking to feed their drug habit usually aren't the ones robbing NFL players. They aren't accomplished thieves, and the security system in an NFL players house would probably scare them away before they stepped 10 feet on the property. They also don't live anywhere near these wealthy neighborhoods usually. The rich try to move as far away as they can from the rif-raff because they can.

If it was someone really targeting Taylor's house in the past week, you think they'd be smart enough to wait until Taylor LEFT the house. Why go storming into a crib when you know the owner is home? That makes zero sense. From the sound of it, Taylor's house was targeted earlier by someone who waited until he wasn't there to break in. That makes sense. This shooting incident doesn't.

They are making it sound like a desperate robbery attempt by a criminal ready to get into a shootout...but that is the exception when you are talking about a wealthy neighborhood. Sure, in lower income to middle class neighborhoods, that is more commonplace...and I would agree with you. However, crooks hitting up rich people usually have some notion as to what they are doing, and aren't going to use a gun to shoot someone the first chance they get.

In any case, I hope Taylor can pull through.