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Bengals WR Chris Henry involved in serious car accident
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12-16-2009, 05:15 PM | #2 |
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I don't think we can use this thread title anymore since the Tiger thread.
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It would be a shame if this ended his career. By all accounts he'd finally turned his life around.
edit: or maybe hadn't turned his life around. From the Charlotte Observer. Quote:
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12-16-2009, 05:23 PM | #4 |
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Rumors are abound that he's already dead.....rumors of course but sometimes it's just a matter of time once those rumors start. Sucks...absolutely sucks. If he doesn't break his stinking wrist, this doesn't even happen.
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12-16-2009, 05:35 PM | #5 |
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12-16-2009, 05:36 PM | #6 |
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I hate to say it, but this has Darwin Awards written all over it.
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12-16-2009, 05:42 PM | #7 |
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The finance must have been going pretty fast. I wonder if she was in a panicked retreat, or if she swerved to get him off of there on purpose.
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About as surprising as Lance Bass being homosexual
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12-16-2009, 05:43 PM | #9 |
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Give it time. The jokes should be starting anytime now.
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12-16-2009, 05:44 PM | #10 |
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Several sources saying it has been confirmed a doctor at the hospital that he has died. Some reporter in Dallas has the scoop and Huffington Post has picked it up as well.
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12-16-2009, 05:47 PM | #11 |
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Can't be good that homicide detectives are on the scene, right?
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12-16-2009, 05:50 PM | #12 | |
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Damn that sucks if true, very sad. I know emotions take priority over common sense in these situations, but just let your girl drive away and cool down...Why jump in the back of a truck, that is obviously being driven erratically. Again, hope he has not died, but very tragic if so. |
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12-16-2009, 05:53 PM | #13 |
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Very sad news.
I've always felt a little sorry for Henry, as I think he is almost certainly a kid that would not have gone to college or left his hometown if not for his football talent. He was always pretty shy and reluctant (I suspect he has some social anxiety disorder) to talk to the media while at WVU, but seemed to get confident (and then overconfident) by the end of his junior and final season in school. I know he did a lot of terrible things, but I feel like he was put in a very uncomfortable position due to his athletic ability. Hopefully, he pulls through. |
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I wonder if the Bengals will wear a stripe on their helmet or jerseys to memorialize him.
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12-16-2009, 05:59 PM | #15 |
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He wasn't a role model by any means but the stuff he got in trouble for were the same demons a lot of people get in trouble for. I hope the reports are wrong but if he is dead I hope people don't start piling on. He was very troubled and looked like he might have been back on the right track.
Is getting in the back of a speeding truck a really stupid thing to do? Sure, and we could bash him if he escaped unharmed. But if he is dead I think we should not pile on. Last edited by panerd : 12-16-2009 at 06:01 PM. |
12-16-2009, 06:10 PM | #16 |
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Well...now it appears he might not be dead. CBS Sports has retracted a banner that was on their website and the Bengals insider for the Enquirer is saying he's still alive but that we'll know more in an hour or two...
That said, I think he's probably dead, word got out before family was notified, and they're trying to clean up the pieces so they can announce his death once they notify the family. Hope I'm wrong. |
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Or maybe they have to confirm brain death.. that can take time. Whether or not he is dead, it sounds like a very sad situation. |
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12-16-2009, 06:27 PM | #18 |
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Sad news.
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12-16-2009, 06:55 PM | #19 |
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Man..........hope he pulls through, by all accounts he was in the process of turning his life around.
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12-16-2009, 06:57 PM | #20 |
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Looks like the twitter reporter was made up.
FoxSports.com's Alex Marvez tweeted the following :From what i hear, some jerk made a fake twitter in a reporter's name and posted chris henry died. NOT TRUE. still alive as of 10 mins ago. (this was posted 20 minutes ago). He does describe Henry's situation as "dire" and that he is on life support. Source: Bengals WR on life support; situation 'dire' - NFL News - FOX Sports on MSN
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12-16-2009, 07:05 PM | #21 | |
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I know speculation in these things is always dangerous, but assuming he was in the back of the truck for a half mile, it sure seems like the women was doing anything she could to get him out of that truck. if that's the case, it can only mean two things: 1) She was terrified for her life. 2) She's batshiat crazy. This may seem sad, but i sure hope to God it's #2. |
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I would say that if the "domestic dispute" started, the woman took off in the truck, Henry jumped into the truck bed, and the "domestic dispute" was continuing down the road... I'd say odds are good it ain't #2.
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12-16-2009, 07:23 PM | #23 |
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What if he comes out of the coma and has no recollection of the incident? Does the fiancee remind him what they were fighting about? Does she get out of dodge?
Awkward......and sad.
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Tough to feel sorry for someone who does something so stupid. As well as having a history of showing little disregard for other people in society. Feel sorry for his friends and family though. |
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He better hurry up. I heard the Robinsons' lost nine today.
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12-16-2009, 07:34 PM | #26 |
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What if he is reincarnated into the body of a billionaire and then proceeds to buy the Cincinnati Bengals, hire a trainer to get himself into game shape only to be killed again. Then be reincarnated again into the body of Chad Johnson and lead them to a Super Bowl victory.
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12-16-2009, 07:52 PM | #27 |
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Don't be silly. Bengals don't believe in reincarnation.
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I really don't want to turn this off topic, but it isn't the easiest thing in the world for a woman to get out of an abusive relationship. |
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12-16-2009, 08:28 PM | #30 |
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You sure? They are primarily from India. edit: really do hope he pulls through though
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Going to be VERY interesting to see how much of a roasting Twitter gets over the fake reporter whipping folks into a frenzy.
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12-16-2009, 09:05 PM | #33 |
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Apparently his agent has released a statement saying Henry's fighting for his life. God bless him and especially his children.
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12-16-2009, 09:37 PM | #34 |
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All the joking aside, Henry had come a long way in cleaning his life up and walking the straight n narrow so he could keep his career going.
Can't imagine what could have escalated enough to make him jump into the back of a moving truck, but hey, I've done crazier things.....well..ok not quite, but close. Hope he pulls through. |
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Guess he is on life support. (www.cincinnati.com) Last edited by Galaxy : 12-16-2009 at 10:20 PM. |
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From what I'm hearing it was some asshole from the SomethingAwful forums. I don't see why Twitter would get any flack for it... anyone can post/say/represent themselves as anyone on the internet anywhere. Unless I am missing something about Twitter validating people in some fashion? |
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Twitter can and does validate athletes and journalists to be the true owners of accounts. Not saying it was done in this case (it wasn't), but look for icons that say "verified" next to the name http://twitter.com/help/verified Right now, If I was an agent or represented a celebrity in any way, I'd demand that if they were on Twitter, to be verified.
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At this time only "high profile" people can be verified. Which is bull shit. But anyway, anyone lying about stuff like this deserves to get kicked in the face. |
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Something Awful didn't do it, someone there just mentioned the fact that Twitter says he is dead, or maybe not... FYI. |
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12-17-2009, 08:38 AM | #42 |
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How "cleaned up" could he really be if he's jumping on the moving truck of a girl who is clearly trying to get away from him?
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12-17-2009, 08:52 AM | #43 |
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News organizations pick up random twitter feed and post it as confirmed information without any further fact checking into both the accident and the legitimacy of said feed.
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12-17-2009, 08:59 AM | #45 |
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Sad story thye have just announced henry has passed away. RIP.
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Eh, pending more details I have to reserve judgment on that a little bit. I think it's pretty much a given that Man+Woman = potential for doing stupid shit. In my experience you don't have to be chemically altered or even have a significant long term emotional disorder to do something stupid in the heat of the moment when there's boy/girl stuff involved. I guess what I'm saying is that being "cleaned up" doesn't make him immune from momentary bad judgment in a situation like that, nor does that bad judgment necessarily mean he was messed up in any of his traditional ways. Damn sure doesn't mean he wasn't, just that I don't think we can call it automatically.
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What a sad ending to a troubled life.
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No matter who you are a fan of, it is truly sad when a player loses his life. God Bless his family.
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