Allsmokenopancake 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 Per local news here www.nbc4.comShot in the leg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allsmokenopancake 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 Apparently was hit in the femoral artery, lost a lot of blood and is in critical condition Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 I want to say I'm surprised that something bad has happened to him. I want to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camhockey16 5 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 i can't really say im suprised anymore either - did he think he was a gangster or something? i can't even pretend i understand but why does this keep happening? how are TO and ocho cinco able to avoid this stuff? (just kidding)at least it doesn't happen alot in the NHL yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 That's because TO and Johnson aren't thugs or impersonating the life of a thug. They're flashy and brash, but that's it as they're apparently more than decent people away from the field. Taylor though? Even though this sounds like a robbery, the man is a nutball. Another product of "The U." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick67 1 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 I concur with macks post. Until we actually have a NHL player impersonating a street thug, or getting in legal troubles a coulpe of times a year and get banned from the league *cough* Pacman Jones *cough* we should be spared.The NBA & NFL are far ahead in that perspective and we all know why, but it's too impolite say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3802 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 The NBA & NFL are far ahead in that perspective and we all know why, but it's too impolite say.We do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camhockey16 5 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 i think part of the problem is the mentality that if you are good at sports you can get away with anything... I know the football players in my school pretty much ran the halls and would have to do something really bad to get in trouble.They are taught they can do whatever they want as long as they perform on the field - and once they make it to the nfl/nba they actually get paid to do it too. Until they change that it's going to keep happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 The NBA & NFL are far ahead in that perspective and we all know why, but it's too impolite say.We do? Hockey players tend to come from more affluent families? Most middle-class kids don't get so deeply involved in the life-style. That said some of the details lead me to wonder about the motivation. They said a week or so ago, someone came in left a knife sticking in his bed. Then the intitial reports I saw said he was shot in "the groin". That sounds like it could be a pissed-off (psycho) woman who came after him. Either that, or it was payback for nailing someone's sister. Purely speculation on my part based on the strange nature of some of the "facts" in the case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3802 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 The NBA & NFL are far ahead in that perspective and we all know why, but it's too impolite say.We do? Hockey players tend to come from more affluent families? Most middle-class kids don't get so deeply involved in the life-style. Clean way of putting it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadioGaGa 162 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Apparently he was turning it around though...getting out of the thuggery and shit and concentrating on football and his new baby. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 He may have been, but if he had wronged someone in the "good ol' days" I'm sure they didn't forget or care. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Douglas 22 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 dead...just saw it on the news. 20 minutes ago they were talking about him recovering, and just now they said he was dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sven 1 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Sick story. RIP! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkStar50 679 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 "Live fast, die young, and leave a good looking corpse."Hunter S. ThompsonTwo out of three ain't bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3802 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Thing is, Taylor wasn't your run-of-the-mill born in Carol City Miami "thug." Was actually middle class - dad was police chief down in Florida City and went to Gulliver Prep. Schools like that in Miami don't recruit players from the ghetto.Never did anything at UM that was deemed unlawful - I believe his problems started when he was already a pro.Still, sad to see, he was a great player at UM and Washington. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBLfan 25 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 sad thing is that he had a kid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oggy_3 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 I know for a fact Football and basketball is not as big as hockey outside school but in the two public schools ive been to the Football players get away with everything, i know from personal experience and then every year a basketball player is the athlete of the year and they always get more attetion. Half the time they didnt even announce hockey games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Harris 31 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Never did anything at UM that was deemed unlawful - I believe his problems started when he was already a pro.My memory is he had character issues prior to the draft, but I can't remember what they were. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foppa21 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Even with being airlifted, he didn't have the greatest chance to make it with a severed femoral artery. He probably went into hypovolemic shock and then once the organs start shutting down, that's pretty much it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfpack_1986 154 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 heard on the radio that the phone line to his house was cut. wonder what kind of shit he was getting mixed up in, that someone wanted him dead that badly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3802 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Never did anything at UM that was deemed unlawful - I believe his problems started when he was already a pro.My memory is he had character issues prior to the draft, but I can't remember what they were.I think you may be confusing him with Antrel Rolle? His dad was a cop too and he had some gun issue after the season leading into the Draft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Never did anything at UM that was deemed unlawful - I believe his problems started when he was already a pro.My memory is he had character issues prior to the draft, but I can't remember what they were.I think you may be confusing him with Antrel Rolle? His dad was a cop too and he had some gun issue after the season leading into the Draft. Winslow had character questions and was picked right after Taylor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allsmokenopancake 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Some of the stories in the DC area today.The phone line was cut, it was connected to an alarm system. That would normally trigger the alarm, but it wasn't activated, so didn't.He was going to the bedroom door, when it was kicked in. Two shots, first missed, second hit the groin area.He had a machete for protection. The terms of his probation were he could not own a firearm (one of the charges was illegal possession of a firearm)It's now been classified as a homicide, not a burglary and manslaughter as originally thought. So, it looks like it was a hit/targetted attack.The skins are going to be painting his number on the grassy area outside Fedex field this week, as well as on the side of one of the surfaces there.Think thats about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prhockey2607 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 I heard that a week or two ago, he came home to find a knife sitting on his bed. Not positive if its true though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
