John Kelly's article should be taken down
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ProfaneReality
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I agree with Kelly's assessment of the Henry situation
I agree with Kelly's assessment of the Henry situation
Re: John Kelly's article should be taken down
I'm sure his friend in Vegas lived a perfect life without mistakes as well as Henry did
:+clueless
I'm sure his friend in Vegas lived a perfect life without mistakes as well as Henry did
:+clueless
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Jacoby Blows
Re: John Kelly's article should be taken down
People act like Henry killed someone. Henry committed a bunch of petty crimes that he didn't even receive jail time for. Do you understand how many crimes I could have been charged with as a kid? I know plenty of people with DUI's. A buddy of mine had a chick file a false police report on him for sexual assault. Everyone has made mistakes, everyone has some skeletons, and it appeared if you watched Hard Knocks that Henry was turning it around.
Henry should die because he was a guy, who appeared to be turning it around, and had committed small crimes in the past?
People act like Henry killed someone. Henry committed a bunch of petty crimes that he didn't even receive jail time for. Do you understand how many crimes I could have been charged with as a kid? I know plenty of people with DUI's. A buddy of mine had a chick file a false police report on him for sexual assault. Everyone has made mistakes, everyone has some skeletons, and it appeared if you watched Hard Knocks that Henry was turning it around.
Henry should die because he was a guy, who appeared to be turning it around, and had committed small crimes in the past?
munson15
I want winners...
Re: John Kelly's article should be taken down
It's a blog, by definition that implies that opinions will be expressed. Agree or disagree, the man is entitled to his opinion, and he made some good points. The use of the word tragedy is highly subjective these days, and John did show sympathy for the deceased's children.
It's a blog, by definition that implies that opinions will be expressed. Agree or disagree, the man is entitled to his opinion, and he made some good points. The use of the word tragedy is highly subjective these days, and John did show sympathy for the deceased's children.
Re: John Kelly's article should be taken down
JK is 100,000% DEAD N RIGHT
Henry is a THUG. hate to say he got what he deserved but i, too, can't shed any tears of sympathy for him and this is no shock. only really shock is he lived this long and something like this didn't happen sooner. Henry is simply Pac Man with a better PR Agent.
JK is 100,000% DEAD N RIGHT
Henry is a THUG. hate to say he got what he deserved but i, too, can't shed any tears of sympathy for him and this is no shock. only really shock is he lived this long and something like this didn't happen sooner. Henry is simply Pac Man with a better PR Agent.
jacksorbetter
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Re: John Kelly's article should be taken down
His articles are awful every week. I can't believe he is getting paid to write that crap. My 1st grader can write that stuff. The all black NBA team is better than the all white NBA team. That took a bunch of thought. I stopped reading it.
His articles are awful every week. I can't believe he is getting paid to write that crap. My 1st grader can write that stuff. The all black NBA team is better than the all white NBA team. That took a bunch of thought. I stopped reading it.
OSU COWBOYS
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It's obvious that reading comprehension was not taught in all schools.
It's obvious that reading comprehension was not taught in all schools.
OSU COWBOYS
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I am just trying to find where JK said Henry deserved what he got. I still cant find it. :+clueless
I am just trying to find where JK said Henry deserved what he got. I still cant find it. :+clueless
Re: John Kelly's article should be taken down
Travis - we both know it is impossible to have an intelligent conversation with about 99% of all people here and the replies here just confirm that
Travis - we both know it is impossible to have an intelligent conversation with about 99% of all people here and the replies here just confirm that
Nep Dynasty
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This coming from someone who has admitted to beating his own sister. Anybody else see the irony in this? Should people go around saying you deserve to die? Surely nothing Henry did was as bad as beating his own sister.
This coming from someone who has admitted to beating his own sister. Anybody else see the irony in this? Should people go around saying you deserve to die? Surely nothing Henry did was as bad as beating his own sister.
ShavenCoinpurse
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Just his opinion. Not really necessary or appropriate I feel. It isn't worse then anything Shrink ever "wrote" himself.
Just his opinion. Not really necessary or appropriate I feel. It isn't worse then anything Shrink ever "wrote" himself.
Nep Dynasty
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Funny that ad admitted sister beater has no room to forgive Henry who was by all accounts trying to turn his life around and doing so successful and has actually said he has no sympathy and believes he got what was coming. Hypocrisy at its finest.
Funny that ad admitted sister beater has no room to forgive Henry who was by all accounts trying to turn his life around and doing so successful and has actually said he has no sympathy and believes he got what was coming. Hypocrisy at its finest.
munson15
I want winners...
Re: John Kelly's article should be taken down
I was just trying to bring a bit of levity to the thread since a few people seem really steamed. I hear you, though.
KingRevolver
Born Rambler
Re: John Kelly's article should be taken down
I'm a big fan of Mr. Kelly's blog but I didn't like what he said about Henry. He's allowed to his opinion but I'm also allowed to mine.
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THE NAKED TRUTH.....Last week's death of Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry was not a tragedy. The 26-year-old Louisiana native created his own set of problems. The much-troubled Henry had been involved in countless law-breaking activities including arrests for driving under the influence, marijuana possession, assault and criminal damage.
-- Very slanted. It's almost like he's justifying his death because he had a DUI and punched someone. Sure, Henry wasn't a good person but that doesn't mean his death wasn't a tragedy.
Unfortunately, the sympathetic media failed to report the Henry story accurately. Unwitting sports fans were told the NFL lost a player who was on the verge of redemption. Columnist William Rhoden of The New York Times quoted Devery Henderson of the New Orleans Saints as saying, "It seemed like he (Henry) was getting everything on track and trying to do good."
-- Yes, they media was sympathetic...because he's dead now! He no longer exists. So why would they report negative things about a dead person? Because he smoked some weed and had a DUI? Come on now.
You've done a great job (other than this piece) Mr. Kelly. I just disagree with you on this one.
:cheers
I'm a big fan of Mr. Kelly's blog but I didn't like what he said about Henry. He's allowed to his opinion but I'm also allowed to mine.
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THE NAKED TRUTH.....Last week's death of Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry was not a tragedy. The 26-year-old Louisiana native created his own set of problems. The much-troubled Henry had been involved in countless law-breaking activities including arrests for driving under the influence, marijuana possession, assault and criminal damage.
-- Very slanted. It's almost like he's justifying his death because he had a DUI and punched someone. Sure, Henry wasn't a good person but that doesn't mean his death wasn't a tragedy.
Unfortunately, the sympathetic media failed to report the Henry story accurately. Unwitting sports fans were told the NFL lost a player who was on the verge of redemption. Columnist William Rhoden of The New York Times quoted Devery Henderson of the New Orleans Saints as saying, "It seemed like he (Henry) was getting everything on track and trying to do good."
-- Yes, they media was sympathetic...because he's dead now! He no longer exists. So why would they report negative things about a dead person? Because he smoked some weed and had a DUI? Come on now.
You've done a great job (other than this piece) Mr. Kelly. I just disagree with you on this one.
:cheers
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there is only one way to interpret that reading, and if you agree with it your just an idiot.
You don't know these people, all you see is 1% of their lives on TV.
Just flat ignorance,
there is only one way to interpret that reading, and if you agree with it your just an idiot.
You don't know these people, all you see is 1% of their lives on TV.
Just flat ignorance,
bimmercando
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Re: John Kelly's article should be taken down
Nothing gets taken down - in the archives.
Check out Pantload's racist waste as an example.
Nothing gets taken down - in the archives.
Check out Pantload's racist waste as an example.
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There are two sides to every story..91023i2ndw;l
WESTWEGO, La. -- Chris Henry's fiancee wept as she spoke about the Cincinnati Bengals receiver at his funeral Tuesday, and she said while she may have helped steer him out of trouble, he changed her life.
Henry, 26, was killed after he fell out of a pickup truck bed being driven by his fiance Loleini Tonga during what police described as a domestic dispute. Police are investigating, but no charges have been filed.
"Can't nobody feel what I'm feeling right now. ... We loved each other very much. People say I helped change his life. No. He changed mine," said Tonga, wearing sunglasses and pausing between sentences. "We were supposed to get married in three months, but I'm going to wait until I see him again."
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Henry's teammates were among the hundreds who packed the New Orleans Hornets practice facility for the funeral. The Bengals wore round lapels with Henry's No. 15. Many others wore red ribbons with a small photo of Henry that read: "In loving memory" and "Chris 'Slim' Henry."
Goodell said everyone makes mistakes.
"His future as a husband and a father were important to him," Goodell said. "He was a young man that struggled, made some decisions that he regretted, but he put himself on the right path. And I'm proud of that. I'm proud of him."
Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer and head coach Marvin Lewis were expected to deliver eulogies. Lewis said before the service that Henry touched a lot of people in his very short life.
"It's a bright story and one that didn't get to get all the way to the end of it which is the most unfortunate part," the coach said. "We'll miss Chris' sparkling smile."
Henry grew up in the small, suburban community of Belle Chasse. Shane Shelley, 26, was Henry's high school QB when they made it to the state title game in 2001, their senior year.
"It's a sad day for Belle Chasse. We really lost a good friend, a brother, one of my best friends," said a watery-eyed Shelley. "It's hard. We lost one of us. We're going to miss him. We love him."
Henry died Thursday, a day after he fell out of the truck in North Carolina, where he had been recovering from a broken forearm that ended his season. Police said Henry and his fiancee got into an argument at the Tonga family home and she drove away on a curvy residential street near downtown Charlotte. Henry jumped into the truck's bed.
A witness has said he heard Henry say, "If you take off, I'm going to jump off the truck and kill myself." A 911 caller told a dispatcher she saw a shirtless man wearing a cast "beating on the back of this truck window."
Police said Tonga stopped to assist Henry when he fell about a half-mile from the home.
Tonga was flanked by family at the visitation and received hugs by those filing by Henry's open casket. Tonga and Henry had been raising three kids.
Henry's football career had been marred by off-the-field problems, beginning when played college ball at West Virginia. His troubles continued during a five-year NFL career. He was suspended five times for arrests ranging from weapons charges to drugs.
The Bengals said Henry had turned his life around this season and showed a renewed focus on his football career. A thigh injury slowed him early in the season, but he had 12 catches for 236 yards. His 19.7-yard average per catch led the team before he broke his left forearm during a win last month over Baltimore.
Henry dreamed of playing in the NFL, but after he was ejected from a game and suspended for another at West Virginia, the Bengals were the only team to bring him in for a pre-draft visit in 2005.
Selected in the third round, Henry played a vital role as a speedy, deep threat as Cincinnati reached the playoffs in his rookie season. But in the final month of the season he was arrested for marijuana possession.
"The Chris Henry I knew was a good quiet young man, wasn't a troublemaker," said Shelley, his high school friend. "That's what everybody needs to know. He was a good man, a good father."
There are two sides to every story..91023i2ndw;l
WESTWEGO, La. -- Chris Henry's fiancee wept as she spoke about the Cincinnati Bengals receiver at his funeral Tuesday, and she said while she may have helped steer him out of trouble, he changed her life.
Henry, 26, was killed after he fell out of a pickup truck bed being driven by his fiance Loleini Tonga during what police described as a domestic dispute. Police are investigating, but no charges have been filed.
"Can't nobody feel what I'm feeling right now. ... We loved each other very much. People say I helped change his life. No. He changed mine," said Tonga, wearing sunglasses and pausing between sentences. "We were supposed to get married in three months, but I'm going to wait until I see him again."
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Henry's teammates were among the hundreds who packed the New Orleans Hornets practice facility for the funeral. The Bengals wore round lapels with Henry's No. 15. Many others wore red ribbons with a small photo of Henry that read: "In loving memory" and "Chris 'Slim' Henry."
Goodell said everyone makes mistakes.
"His future as a husband and a father were important to him," Goodell said. "He was a young man that struggled, made some decisions that he regretted, but he put himself on the right path. And I'm proud of that. I'm proud of him."
Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer and head coach Marvin Lewis were expected to deliver eulogies. Lewis said before the service that Henry touched a lot of people in his very short life.
"It's a bright story and one that didn't get to get all the way to the end of it which is the most unfortunate part," the coach said. "We'll miss Chris' sparkling smile."
Henry grew up in the small, suburban community of Belle Chasse. Shane Shelley, 26, was Henry's high school QB when they made it to the state title game in 2001, their senior year.
"It's a sad day for Belle Chasse. We really lost a good friend, a brother, one of my best friends," said a watery-eyed Shelley. "It's hard. We lost one of us. We're going to miss him. We love him."
Henry died Thursday, a day after he fell out of the truck in North Carolina, where he had been recovering from a broken forearm that ended his season. Police said Henry and his fiancee got into an argument at the Tonga family home and she drove away on a curvy residential street near downtown Charlotte. Henry jumped into the truck's bed.
A witness has said he heard Henry say, "If you take off, I'm going to jump off the truck and kill myself." A 911 caller told a dispatcher she saw a shirtless man wearing a cast "beating on the back of this truck window."
Police said Tonga stopped to assist Henry when he fell about a half-mile from the home.
Tonga was flanked by family at the visitation and received hugs by those filing by Henry's open casket. Tonga and Henry had been raising three kids.
Henry's football career had been marred by off-the-field problems, beginning when played college ball at West Virginia. His troubles continued during a five-year NFL career. He was suspended five times for arrests ranging from weapons charges to drugs.
The Bengals said Henry had turned his life around this season and showed a renewed focus on his football career. A thigh injury slowed him early in the season, but he had 12 catches for 236 yards. His 19.7-yard average per catch led the team before he broke his left forearm during a win last month over Baltimore.
Henry dreamed of playing in the NFL, but after he was ejected from a game and suspended for another at West Virginia, the Bengals were the only team to bring him in for a pre-draft visit in 2005.
Selected in the third round, Henry played a vital role as a speedy, deep threat as Cincinnati reached the playoffs in his rookie season. But in the final month of the season he was arrested for marijuana possession.
"The Chris Henry I knew was a good quiet young man, wasn't a troublemaker," said Shelley, his high school friend. "That's what everybody needs to know. He was a good man, a good father."