Aaron Hernandez was an awful human being; there’s really no disputing that.
Anyone who deliberately takes another person’s life is truly beyond the pale of description. Repugnant, deplorable, immoral, monstrous, disgusting….choose your words but at the end of the day these are still just words and they can never truly articulate the atrocity that is intentionally taking another human being’s life from them.
Aaron Hernandez was drafted at age 20, a multimillionaire by age 22, sentenced to life in prison for murder at age 25 and now dead at 27, from an apparent suicide.
That said, I don’t believe he is a person for which we should feel sympathy. While I have no sympathy for Hernandez, I do feel bad for his family. Suicide is always a selfish act.
It inflicts permanent damage on many people beyond just the individual taking his or her own life.
This tweet summarizes my feelings pretty well:
RIP Aaron Hernandez. Dude really fcked up but I dont wish that pain on anybody's family..
— GOOD JOB TRÉ??? (@Tre_Potts) April 19, 2017
That said, the Aaron Hernandez grave dancing today is really poor form. It’s a lot worse than just being “too soon,” or repeating the same old punchline. It’s in really poor taste. We know what a monster Aaron Hernandez was, that case is long closed. What happened today is still a tragedy though. There are families involved and decent human beings out there for whom you should fee sad.
Don’t act like a bad human being as you consume and react to the news today.
Don’t be like these people and make this stale, less than sensitive joke. Instead be better than this:
https://twitter.com/jacoba822/status/854722882269847552
https://twitter.com/NoChiIlSports/status/854717417204969473
INJURY REPORT: Aaron Hernandez (Deceased) listed as doubtful for Patriots season opener. pic.twitter.com/O46zRJLQzL
— Chris Miller (@millerman4747) April 19, 2017
NFL injury update:
Aaron Hernandez (neck) out indefinitely— Brendan Future (@BrendanFuture) April 19, 2017
Aaron Hernandez (neck) reportedly out for the entire 17-18 season.
— Evan Frische (@EvanFrische) April 19, 2017
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