daverhodeisland

Will you be voting for Trump in the next presidential election?

No, let's focus on the TBI, anger, aggression, and poor decision making in a lot of the other men who suffer from it. The Hernandez case is sensationalist and detracts from the bigger picture by making it about him and the crimes he committed. The VAST majority of men with these issues don't murder people but they suffer just as much. Focus on that, not on a person who by all accounts was not a good guy, regardless of what football did to him.

Thanks for the comment. I agree to a point - that being that there are thousands of young men who play football and get concussions and ultimately make it to the NFL, that haven't murdered people.

Great, all of that. Really. But there are hundreds of celebrities who've committed suicide that you could address these same questions with, instead of someone who murdered at least one person and in all likelihood a couple.

Anthony Bourdain comes immediately to mind. Wasn't a murdering gangster.

Chris Cornell. Rock star, wasn't a murdering gangster.

Chester Bennington. Drug abuse, check. Depression, check. Wasn't a murdering gangster.

Kate Spade. Had "it all". Wasn't a murdering gangster.

Hundreds of kids who kill themselves due to bullying.

You could have addressed all these issues with anyone or more. Focusing on Hernandez, again, is exploiting his local celebrity status, demeaning to his victims, and trying to shift blame on his actions in part to his team/NFL.

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Benefit how? Because it seems to me you're exploiting a tragedy to sell paper. Murder victims, shootings, and suicide - what will a "deeper dive" do to benefit anyone (beyond the bank account of the Globe)?