Aaron Hernandez arrested, taken away in handcuffs

dales804 · Jun 26, 2013

tonyto3690 said:
Would be kind of funny if it was for obstruction and he was judged innocent.

Then the Patriots just released him for no reason.

Except the association to a murder. It's the right move to release him regardless of the outcome in court.

upstater1 · Jun 26, 2013

Koma said:
As far as the season goes, let's wait until they actually play some games to see how big of an affect this will have. Hernandez has definitely ruined his career and life, though.

Not only should Hernandez have known better, but his "friends" should have known better too. Hernandez was their passport to things they would never have access to: Hanging around in a million dollar house, going to clubs/parties on his dime, meeting other athletes or celebrities. His friends should have realized that none of that happens without Hernandez and keeping him out of trouble was a priority. At the first hint of trouble, someone should have been in his ear saying "Think about what you could be throwing away" even if that was for completely selfish reasons.

On top of that, none of these "bad influences" or "gang members" apparently had any idea how to cover up a crime: Leave the victim's body within a mile of the house, leave a rental car registered to Hernandez at the scene, destroy electronic devices whose data can be retrieved offsite. I'd hate to think of what plans they rejected before settling on that one.

Bad enough to hang around with criminals. Hanging around with dumb criminals when you're not a genius yourself is, well, we're seeing it unfold now.

You know the two guys were family members, right? I don't think these were the gang friends in question. One guy, the older African-American fellow, is Hernandez's fiancee's uncle. The other fellow was described as a cousin (he was a slight fellow prepped out in a polo shirt with shorts, not that that means anything really).

No doubt Hernandez had unsavory friends, but whatever happened in this case seems to have happened within a mile of his home, with only family around. Who knows about anyone's culpability here? This seems to have been a family affair.

jb1095 · Jun 26, 2013

dales804 said:
Except the association to a murder. It's the right move to release him regardless of the outcome in court.

I bet they give him back his 50k donation to the foundation within the week.

PP2 · Jun 26, 2013

pao said:
There could be a number of reasons for this. One is AH requested it to cover the handcuffs. Who knows. It seems a bit trivial to wonder about considering the seriousness of the situation.

Handcuffs were pretty visible. They probably put a shirt on him for decorum.

pao · Jun 26, 2013

Uncle Rico said:
Couple of things watching this play out:

- Between this and the Marathon bombings we've seen law enforcement folks carry out their jobs in a methodical and (as far I've seen) professional manner. That approach — and how long it can take — has certainly fueled a lot of the the frustration toward the media and others here. But it's important that things be handled that way. Many thanks to the several posters here with legal expertise and experience who have tried to cut through a lot of the fog that has covered this board.

- However this plays out, I think odds of Hernandez ever playing for the Pats again. Or even in the NFL. Assuming the Pats cut ties — does Goodell have authority or reason to punish the Patriots further? Doesn't seem like he would, but, you never know.

No way, imo, do the Pats deserve any punishment from the NFL. They've handled this with class, imo. And that's tough for this Charger fan to admit.

IllegalContact · Jun 26, 2013

Some are conspicuously silent today........c'mon out, your prayers did not work

PATRIOTSFANINPA · Jun 26, 2013

tonyto3690 said:
Would be kind of funny if it was for obstruction and he was judged innocent.

Then the Patriots just released him for no reason.

Even if they kept him and he was released the distractions would be impossible to avoid,it would be detrimental to the team and he would be more of a minus than a plus.

Lets face it,the minute Aaron was investigated he was already a former Patriot,they were never going to keep him unless he was innocent of EVERYTHING and only a moron would believe that he did nothing regarding the crime.

We don't need dumb players on this team,the Patriots have always been known as a team that prides itself on players that have both talent AND smarts......while Hernandez definately had talent,he might be the dumbest athlete in the history of professional sports and I really mean that.

dales804 · Jun 26, 2013

IllegalContact said:
Some are conspicuously silent today........c'mon out, your prayers did not work

Are you talking to Tebow?

BSR · Jun 26, 2013

IllegalContact said:
Some are conspicuously silent today........c'mon out, your prayers did not work

You seem conspicuously giddy...

jimache · Jun 26, 2013

...does the release mean they have all the "guarantees" on the cap ?!!? Or it gets pro-rated somehow ... this ***** gets worse by the day ... FML:bricks:

SB39 · Jun 26, 2013

tonyto3690 said:
Would be kind of funny if it was for obstruction and he was judged innocent.

Then the Patriots just released him for no reason.

First of all, no one is "judged innocent."

Second of all, I think the Patriots did their homework and I think at this point there is virtually no chance whatsoever that he will be found not-guilty.

pwes · Jun 26, 2013

Welp guess that's that. Will be interesting to see what the charges are. Team feels like it is falling apart at the seams. Hernandez was a big dummy to waste everything he had on this. If he doesn't go to jail he'll play for some other desperate team. If he does go to prison he'll never play in the league again. Shame to see talent wasted.

PatsFan2 · Jun 26, 2013

IllegalContact said:
Some are conspicuously silent today........c'mon out, your prayers did not work

Well the "God of good luck" is not a real God.

Bella*chick · Jun 26, 2013

SB39 said:
First of all, no one is "judged innocent."

Thank you! Geez, can we at least get simple terminology correct? No one is ever found innocent. Only NOT GUILTY. And that simply means the prosecution failed to meet the burden of proving guilt beyond all reasonable doubt. But in no way means the defendant is innocent!

ctpatsfan77 · Jun 26, 2013

PATRIOTSFANINPA said:
Lets face it,the minute Aaron was investigated he was already a former Patriot,they were never going to keep him unless he was innocent of EVERYTHING and only a moron would believe that he did nothing regarding the crime.

As I've noted several times before, the Patriots don't rush to judgment.

The Pats could have released Edelman after he was arrested on sexual assault charges—it would have only cost them about $10,000 in 2012 cap room—but they didn't (and rightly so).

patman12 · Jun 26, 2013

tonyto3690 said:
Would be kind of funny if it was for obstruction and he was judged innocent.

Then the Patriots just released him for no reason.

Even if he were found innocent of any crimes in this case, his shady associations and pattern of poor choices likely falls outside of what the Patriots would deem acceptable.

PP2 · Jun 26, 2013

pwes said:
Team feels like it is falling apart at the seams.

Falling apart how?

ctpatsfan77 · Jun 26, 2013

Bella*chick said:
Thank you! Geez, can we at least get simple terminology correct? No one is ever found innocent. Only NOT GUILTY. And that simply means the prosecution failed to meet the burden of proving guilt beyond all reasonable doubt. But in no way means the defendant is innocent!

That's why a lot of folks were stunned in the Duke lacrosse case when the AG actually used the word "innocent" to describe the players charged.

Bella*chick · Jun 26, 2013

PP2 said:
Falling apart how?

Yeah, I would say their swift, decisive action feels like the move of a strong organization asserting who they are and have always been. Doesn't have the feel of falling apart at the seams. Does it suck? Um, YES. But I imagine we'll live to fight another day.

Bella*chick · Jun 26, 2013

ctpatsfan77 said:
That's why a lot of folks were stunned in the Duke lacrosse case when the AG actually used the word "innocent" to describe the players charged.

I didn't closely follow that case, but yeah, that is a damn strong statement there. I was just saying that legally in this country, you don't find people innocent. Only not guilty.

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