Shooting at Chiefs Facility

bigschmadt00 · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 6:29 pm Post subject:

^You can say all of that without the vulgarity. We get you're upset, as is everyone else. I have no issue with what you said, just how you said it.
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I know I've had quite a few back and forths with some Chiefs fans, but I come bearing peace.

Wanted to say that I'm sorry y'all have to go through this situation and deal with the who gamut of emotions. It's not easy as a fan, or as a person to rationalize feelings that this drums up. I'm not a Chiefs fan, but this transcends sports.

Congratulations on the win today. Not a doubt in my mind that you guys were going to win today, honestly. Never underestimate the power of raw emotion.

I know Romeo draws a lot of people's ire in Chief land, but they way he has handled the situation, including his presser, is just pure class, and I can see why players respect the hell out of the guy, especially as a person. What Brady Quinn said hit me pretty hard, and again, whether or not you like him as a player, his words reflected how great of a person he is. W/L record aside, you all should be proud to have that caliber of individual standing in front of the world and representing your team at it's darkest hour.
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iPwn · Joined: 10 Oct 2009 Posts: 35456 Location: Stand United

I'm not really sure that being proud is the right emotion, but even as a Jaguars fan, I felt a sense of pride with how the Chiefs organization handled the whole situation. The moment of silence for the victims of domestic violence, even as simple of an act as it was, came across incredibly powerful. The way coaches and players reacted...the way they carried themselves and acted really just showcases the incredible character that many of them have.

The team seemed to rally together and play inspired football. And not that the tragic event itself was inspiring, but the notion that nothing in life is promised, that everything can change and be taken from you in the blink of an eye along with heavy hearts seemingly drove the team to play hard. As Ray Lewis asked of the Stanford basketball team, "If tomorrow wasn't promised, what would you give for today?"

You guys are 2-10, and I know how much that stings (so are my Jaguars), but with the way that the community and team rallied together and united because of this awful tragedy, you guys have a lot to be proud of that far transcends the game of football.
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bigschmadt00 · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:41 am Post subject:

Lets try to keep this thread just about the shooting in general (although at this point, is there anything new to say?), and if you want to discuss how this affects the team in a football sense, please go HERE.
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Rumless · Joined: 01 Sep 2012 Posts: 1011 Location: Chiefs Kingdom

Perhaps the one thing I'm happiest about regarding this whole thing is that a fund is being set up for Zoey. I think it's great the Chiefs players are going to do that, and if the front office were to toss some money in, that'd be stellar.
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KC_Guy · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 5903 Location: Brussels, Belgium

If you consider the Chiefs a family, how about this:

Jamal Charles' wife was a cousin to Kasandra Perkins (Belcher's girlfriend):

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/03/3946635/jamaal-charles-and-kassandra-perkins.html

bigschmadt00 · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:30 am Post subject:

A good deal more information in this article from the Star - http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/04/3946159/belcher-shot-himself-as-kc-police.html#storylink=omni_popular

I again ask that we not speculate any further. There are still a lot of gaps to be filled, and we shouldn't feel obliged to try and do that.
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Arrowhead86 · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3767 Location: Kansas City

Police cam videos of the night before and the day of.

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2012/12/8/3742890/jovan-belcher-police-videos-released

Two thoughts here:

I understand why they were so accommodating with Jovan the night before, I mean he was being cooperative and all. However considering how long it took to even get him communicating - I wish they would have excercises a little bit stricter policy. Certainly that's hindsight and I DO NOT blame the police for how they handled this stop.

2nd thought.. the drive on the day of video was so rough. Knowing what had already transpired and knowing what was moments away from happening is just.. chilling. However I do have a slight issue with this video. The cop mentioned the sirens at the end and to cut them off (like he had already), I wonder had Jovan actually been confronted and handled by the police before having the chance to end his life would things have been different? Maybe not. Maybe they'd have gone worse. I don't know but I do know that the story was told, Jovan heard the sirens.. saw the police.. took a few steps and ended his life. Again not really blaming the police for this mistake but I do believe it was a mistake to have those sirens audible as they neared the facility.

Tough to watch all this. My heart still breaks for all involved and Chiefs nation.
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