Aaron Hernandez Found to Have Severe C.T.E

Re:Aaron Hernandez Found to Have Severe C.T.E by x0x0 on Thursday September 21, 2017 @04:49PM (#15307222)

Because his daughter, by being deprived of her father's presence and income, was also hurt by the actions that were quite possibly induced by the CTE he suffered. And while no one can know CTE caused Hernandez to kill people, it is known that CTE causes cognitive impairment, impulsive behavior, and emotional instability; aggression is a suspected symptom [1]. I don't think the idea that CTE made Hernandez' bad behavior more likely and/or more severe is easy to dismiss out of hand.

[1] http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chronic-trauma...

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Re:Aaron Hernandez Found to Have Severe C.T.E by jessaustin on Thursday September 21, 2017 @05:00PM (#15307298)

Hernandez would never have gotten out of prison, and certainly not while still capable of playing ball professionally. How much could his income possible have been? The argument that he could have been a wealthy pro athlete without suffering CTE if only the NFL had done things differently, seems to contradict itself in several ways.

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Re:Aaron Hernandez Found to Have Severe C.T.E by kolbe on Thursday September 21, 2017 @04:58PM (#15307279)

I'm not sure how employable Aaron was without the NFL.

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Re:Aaron Hernandez Found to Have Severe C.T.E by x0x0 on Thursday September 21, 2017 @05:01PM (#15307308)

Other sports perhaps? He really was a phenomenal athlete. His seasons with the patriots really did suggest he'd be an all time great TE.

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Re:Aaron Hernandez Found to Have Severe C.T.E by Clubber on Thursday September 21, 2017 @05:20PM (#15307455)

He could lose a bunch of weight and lose to Floyd Mayweather. :)

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