Hernandez

Hernandez's childhood was a large contributor to his outlandish life style. His father left at a young age and as a result he was left with no father figure in his life. This shows his inability to deal respectfully with disciplinary authority figures in his life such as police officers and some of his football coaches. His mother is partially to blame as well. Instead of getting a responsible father figure who could guide her children properly in life, she married a violent coke dealer. This greatly contributed to his violent gangster lifestyle. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and although he wasn't his biological father, he was still greatly affected by him. The patriots should have been more careful and read the warning signs of Hernandez's past. First off it was pretty well known that he was involved in gang activity. At one point in time he shot someone in the backseat of his car causing the person to lose an eye in the incident. He got low in the draft due to his inability to comply with coaches. Aka everyone knew he was trouble. During his time of excessive partying and increased gang activity the Patriots organization should have stepped in and applied some sort of disciplinary actions to straiten him out. Athletes appear so untouchable because we view them as having achieved such a high goal that many people strive for, when in reality they're normal people who can have troubled past's just like any of us.