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Let me make two points VERY clear before I move on:
1. If the moderators of this section do not seem this topic fits Bollywood (even though I'm trying to relate it here), then my apologies and please do move it to the appropriate section.
2. With the latest controversies from members about NRIs and stuff, I just want to make it clear that I do NOT hate my country. I stand proud to be an Indian more than American (being born and raised in America). My heart is always for India. But just like any country, this is just a flaw I see in India.
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So, I don't know whether the Debate Mansion is the appropriate section to write this in.
What more can you even ask for? You're blessed with it all.
I also don't know how many of you follow the news (for those that live in America) and how many of you watch American Football. I am a huge New England Patriots fan and therefore this news kind of makes me sad.
But you (and by 'you' I don't mean YOU, I mean the guy Aaron Hernandaz)...
- You are a pro athlete.
- You are one of the best on your team.
- You play for one of the greatest NFL teams, if not the greatest.
- You play under one of the best coaches and one of the best quarterbacks.
- You have a beautiful small young kid.
- You, yourself are a really good looking guy.
What more can you even ask for? You're blessed with it all.
Basically you have everything going for you. You have wealth...Basically you have everything that everyone wishes for. Then why in God's name do you go and commit a murder so gruesome that at the age of 25 you get life imprisonment with no chance of parole.
So this case has been ongoing for 2 years now and just yesterday a verdict was reached. Hernandez pleaded 'not guilty' for the murder, but the verdict indicated something else. In addition, he's being charged on additional charges too related to other events. Pretty much, in short his life is over. Why why why? Why would you do this? He had an entire career in front of him. He wasn't just an ordinary player, he was one of the BEST. Why do people kill?
Look at the Indian justice system, that takes many many many many many many years to close a case and then the US justice system that took 2 years.
Why do celebrities go to such an extent? In Bollywood we have actors like Sanjay (who has been proven guilty) and now Salman (who's case is still ongoing). Basically these stars have everything: a family, wealth, a good profession - all the comforts of life. Then why do they go the wrong road? Not only that but justice is served so late that its almost not worth it. Whereas in the US, even though 2 years may seem long, the time frame is much shorter.
I don't know how many of you have followed the Hernandez case, but the victim's mother was such a sweetheart. She said in her statement that she forgives the people behind her son's death and hopes and wishes that through time everyone forgives the killers too. What a pure heart that woman has. After 2 years finally justice has been served. And Hernandez had the guts to word to her 'be strong.' Did he sincerely mean that? Because he killed the man!
It just baffles me that people want to stoop so low. I mean wouldn't you rather die and commit suicide than spend your life in prison without a chance of parole? The guy is only 25 for crying out loud.
Unlike Sanjay, who seems to be getting all the comforts in jail, that is not the case here (well most of the time anyways). If you commit a crime, you should rightfully be punished. Then who cares if you're a well known celeb or not. But India tends to drag cases to the maximum. How long has the Salman case been going on for now? Or even the Saif/Hum Saath Saath Hai case? Come on man, HSSH released way back in the 1990s. We're in 2015.
What are your thoughts? Any thoughts? My ultimate question is why, when you have everything going positive for you, do you head the wrong path? Imagine a one or two year old kid growing up to learn that his/her father was a murderer? 🤢 💔
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