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Author Buzz Bissinger on the recent shooting by former Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher.
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It soul all tell me about took your thoughts on manager -- on Belcher.
Situation.
Well -- I wrote about in the Philippines yesterday and I think the media covers currently has been.
Ridiculous I think is in this to attempt to kind of almost certain him into a victim defined all sorts of -- -- reasons it was.
You know due to Wisconsin that may really -- it was because electric gun control laws that was because repetitive head injuries.
And I think if the -- it was because of that of that action with we -- party that I was drinking alcohol they that they the performance at home -- securities at a place.
With a woman with the the mother of the child.
Had a and shot -- nine well I mean back to me is that -- -- monster.
And we can speculate all we want want but I think it's a lot of junk.
I think it's.
Is that they've they've they they're trying to make them into a victim as a you know it's not -- all.
When it was.
And not to -- culture -- -- Along.
-- pro football and pro athletics.
The number of people bought gosh talking about a last night for the -- It's more important gun culture -- That almost it is and any other part of our society for example.
-- -- -- -- -- -- that when Tony -- it was a a collection of Scotia forgets to him.
You know before a group you -- -- spring -- and one -- legal -- that eighty -- -- in -- room.
And asked how many had a -- and -- jurors -- -- -- Less than those conversation has now.
This may not be the right word had degenerated -- -- A discussion of gun control.
And there are a number of people who won't -- -- crosses among them.
But really are for repealing the Second Amendment it sounds like to -- it doesn't.
You.
I -- -- book it it.
That conversation an argument -- -- and I loved but I think by the drilling is is little.
You know guns illegal in this country it's been upheld this part of the Second Amendment so -- carrying them but legally.
You know people have a right to -- you have a right to blow someone away nine times obviously not you know Jim James Harrison of the Pittsburgh -- was interviewed yesterday that look I got twenty guns and that's my American right.
-- but you know what.
It's up to the person who pulled the trigger I don't you click -- -- kill people this man did.
And to me that the point I don't -- he had a gonna get it done it right there.
Have those guns what you don't have a right to do.
You know is that.
He was in counseling -- only for a troubled relationship -- she should have known well enough to get away from an obviously wasn't going well.
And you know it was his responsibility not -- party that night not to be with another woman not to get home security in the morning.
I mean.
You know if if -- percent of Perkins UB -- -- -- say -- the -- -- been you know we have a child together you know picture of the child and and then you know bing bang boom.
He get that it got in the -- -- thought about wants nine times.
I can't and then.
You know instead of -- adults.
-- that in there which should have done you know he'd get the coaches involved there they have to watch this -- Romeo canal to head Coach of the chief you know this is guilt guilt white right you know white right stuff but what do I see the signs I just think that kinda what the monster but leave -- at that.
And let's stop having these.
Nonsense conversations.
You know that to meet would have did not issue -- -- -- particular conversation -- gun control and automatic weapons what it -- -- the movie theater.
This -- -- -- -- -- this crap that repetitive head injuries you want but it doctoral life is gonna say that repetitive -- head injury to.
Football is the reason -- we'll take that a -- its.
Until somebody that that is ridiculous there's no proof awarding that.
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It would could be one of the average ask what you want to -- Why does seem Bagram actually -- after -- and you may be here as well by -- memorial electoral votes.
Now also roll off course a conversation.
Of them becomes one about domestic violence which which is not as was not just evident and not.
In professional sports -- was celebrity's it's woven into the fabric of our society -- there's more women.
Getting beat up in Westport Connecticut Greenwich Connecticut a Beverly Hills and anyplace else and Americans.
About definitely went for that.
Like yeah right I mean you're right you know not not every act of -- has beat the mean you know there's there's too much media there's too much Internet and not every act has to be dissected.
You know for societal implications that this visit and and try to blame the -- you know the -- market getting blamed for everything.
But I don't agree Frank -- all the New York Times yesterday and it was pathetic it was just absolutely it's that the end result and in the Daily Beast.
You know saying well this clearly is because repetitive head injuries and you know -- this shows that the holiday.
Think -- important he had company he doesn't always talking about is absolutely no idea.
And you know even if it shows that there's a -- from what type of brain disease.
And athletic doctors if that well that's quite getting you have to blame his brain pro football he can't blame the fact that he actually took -- trigger.
To -- got -- and and use the trigger.
Everything has societal implications this was a tragic act for the victim not purchase Bob Belcher for the Victor -- Perkins.
-- their daughter who's three month sold in the palatable orphans for his mother who witnessed it.
And you know that bit and let's not just constantly dissect this thing -- -- -- felt the convenient whipping boy.
But you know what.
All the violent -- -- -- the way it is and it would take the -- of the way it does seem to be suggesting in the interment in the I don't know what you know croquet.
It -- football.
So let's make the choice but you know to say.
You know -- -- -- that this fearful that they get vehicles made mistakes in the past.
In terms about perhaps knowing.
The effect of repetitive head -- it's a problem I know these guys know going in what it's about.
And we love the pilot -- the -- but you know we're also politically correct that we're we're afraid to admit that.
-- all of these all aspects of this are worthy of discussion hundred but turn on him and their victim of some sort of master a couple of questions related to sports.
All of you -- all about don't put -- doing.
Only -- -- like I can't wait for -- try to get fired.
It's an amusing Starr for us because we rubble in agony of everyone.
Right and would delight in the misfortune of the jets.
And he -- realism president and are you want it.
Yup I think that does make sense for the one -- I feel badly -- people who I think he and Jack and easy to make put.
When he went to the jet was that the -- this could not be the worst situation is the worse.
Situation for him and he is caught up.
Though it is in the bed and that says maybe the worst starting quarterback history football corporate try to principal or of this.
His his -- just need to suck it goes.
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Making a lot of progress.
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