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^That does make sense.
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Yes I did read that...which is why I said I'm not surprised that he killed himself.
My point was that he had it coming one way or anotther...
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T Lo Sweater
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One of the dudes he killed had Aaron's name in his contacts
Instead of Aaron, it was "dis N"
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Crazy story. In 10 years this is going to be a lifetime movie.
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Cant serve a life sentence if you take your own life.
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son basically killed himself over a crime he ain't he have to do. 
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son basically killed himself over a crime he ain't he have to do.
That's the crazy part
He was killing people while making millions, and wasn't built for jail. It's not like he just accidentally killed one person. He killed and shot multiple people
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So I guess he really wasn't about that life
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Forgot which podcast # exactly it was but Joe Rogan was talking about how we deem some in society as mentally ill and others just plain evil and how he felt that anyone capable of just taking another persons life like that has some sort of mental illness.
Something happened along the way that altered the state of their brains and felt like even those who kill deserve our empathy.
That's me paraphrasing, I don't remember the exact podcast offhand (I believe he was talking about the Cleveland killer Steve Stephens) but looking at twitter today and seeing how polarizing Aaron Hernandez' death has been for people, I can't help but feel like Joe might be on to something...
I mean from the perspective of neuroscience, guys like Sam Harris even will tell you that free-will is merely an illusion. Guys who cut open the human brain for a living and examine the brains of everyone from children to the brains of killers, can tell you there's something very different chemically and structurally between someone who has a healthy functioning brain and someone who has incurred abuse or stress.
From that standpoint, I can empathize for someone like Aaron Hernandez. He lost his father at a relatively young age, and his mother herself has stated that his father's death profoundly impacted Hernandez' behavior.
Granted murderers come from all walks of life, from people who grew up in dire circumstances where gratuitous violence was an everyday reality to those who grew up in warm loving households. I do think neurologically speaking, something has to be wrong with a persons brain to go out and kill in cold blood.
I think we shouldn't lambast people for having empathy. For what could've been, for his children, his family. I think it's normal as humans that we can put ourselves into other people's shoes and think about the possibilities.
Rogan also spoke about how it could be any of us. That any of us could snap in the right circumstances and IMO, he's right.
Something happened along the way that altered the state of their brains and felt like even those who kill deserve our empathy.
That's me paraphrasing, I don't remember the exact podcast offhand (I believe he was talking about the Cleveland killer Steve Stephens) but looking at twitter today and seeing how polarizing Aaron Hernandez' death has been for people, I can't help but feel like Joe might be on to something...
I mean from the perspective of neuroscience, guys like Sam Harris even will tell you that free-will is merely an illusion. Guys who cut open the human brain for a living and examine the brains of everyone from children to the brains of killers, can tell you there's something very different chemically and structurally between someone who has a healthy functioning brain and someone who has incurred abuse or stress.
From that standpoint, I can empathize for someone like Aaron Hernandez. He lost his father at a relatively young age, and his mother herself has stated that his father's death profoundly impacted Hernandez' behavior.
Granted murderers come from all walks of life, from people who grew up in dire circumstances where gratuitous violence was an everyday reality to those who grew up in warm loving households. I do think neurologically speaking, something has to be wrong with a persons brain to go out and kill in cold blood.
I think we shouldn't lambast people for having empathy. For what could've been, for his children, his family. I think it's normal as humans that we can put ourselves into other people's shoes and think about the possibilities.
Rogan also spoke about how it could be any of us. That any of us could snap in the right circumstances and IMO, he's right.
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No lie I came in here thinking this was about Chico Debarge
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Family and former agent said no way he committed suicide
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Yea they probably killed him
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People keep saying this but if Lloyd was still alive to testify the case would have went different.son basically killed himself over a crime he ain't he have to do.
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Sounds like
To me.
To me.
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Az killed Aaron?
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I think this all has to do with the fact he just saw his daughter for he first time only a few days prior. The thought of never getting to hold your baby girl could bring even the toughest g's to do some crazy stuff.
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if Trump bites the dust tomorrow, that's another death I'll gladly smile about
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