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>>those problems didn't manifest themselves until AFTER his >>career ended, and he contracted a disease that cost him his >>sight.... >> >>so either making a blanket statment, or supporting one that >>doesn't take that into account......and chooses the time of >>his death to point it out....especially when they don't know >>the guy personally is type foul... >> >>and I think you'd probably prefer people pointing out your >>positives over your negatives when you die.....and don't >even >>try and say that you haven't done things like, or worse than >>what Kirb was accused of...because just the fact that you >seem >>to have no problem kicking folks when they're down, or dead, >>shows that you probably got some major sh*t to be ashamed of >>yourself, and rather than addressing it with yourself....you >>find it easier to condemn others. >> >>not cool trev. >that lots of people are saluting him for being a great person >on and off the field when, without knowing him personally,
actually the people I see calling him a great person off the field knew him very well....Dave Winfield ...Tom Kelly....Ron Gardenhire...Jack Morris.....I saw all of them speak on how good a person he was off the field last night...
they knew him pretty well.
>there are both good and bad things that have been reported. i >was surprised as well how the lovefest for him poured out when >he had the stroke.
Why would you be suprised that when a person is dying, folks speak of the good more than the bad?? I mean...that's kind of how it works...When people die, or get sick, folks speak on the good they did.....and it usually works that way because most people realize that we all have human shortcomings, and it's what preponderates over one's life that get's known the most....
my most recent memory of him were the >numerous incidents with women that had him in legal battles.
your recent memories of him were accusations...never convicted of a crime....never settled out of court with anyone. The good the guy was known for before those accusations outweighs the accusations by a long shot....
and as a person who has been accused of things by females..that were simply not true...I don't automaticlly buy the accusations, because I know females can be dishonest about those types of things.....and I'm broke..far from a millionaire, and I can just imagine ya know.
>if OJ died tomorrow, would he be remembered as fondly?
being accused of double murder doesn't raise to the level as being assused of fondling a female at a bar....
some people would remember OJ fondly...many would not.
and >let's recall he beat his wife but was found NOT GUILTY of >double murder...
let's also recall that the incident OJ was involved in is probably one of the top 3 convered news stories in the history of modern planet earth.....Kirby's problems were not presented on the same stage...
and actually...let's use an even better example...
Jim Brown....
Jim Brown was known for putting hands on females for years....yet he's been an activist and a stand up guy for his entire public life...
I believe his good far outweighs his bad...because I can respect the fact that even though a person has shortcomings...they work to try and impact positive change in society.....
> >point is, people choose to like and forgive who they want to, >people play favorites and ignore or block out whatever they >want.
I just disagree...bringing up these type of issues at the time of someone's death is really classless to me....not the time to be measuring who is playing favorites or any of that....
it's just a totally inappropriate time.....and really petty if you ask me....
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