[StAnDeliver]

"Contrary to stodgy opinions, young men have a right to go out. They want to hang with their peers. They want to talk to women. They want to show off a little of their success. Nothing wrong with any of that – as long as they're careful. Who they're with, what time they're out and what they have is only a small part of the issue. The larger problem here is the one no one is ready to openly discuss."

100% Wrong, Jemele. Where Williams was that night and where he instead should have been are directly the issue at hand.

If Williams had married the mother of his two children and been at home celebrating the New Year as head of his family in Denver -- instead of keeping them at arm's length in Fort Worth -- Williams would be alive today. Period.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Bravo! Well said

[econjack]

If Williams had married the mother of his two children and been at home celebrating the New Year as head of his family in Denver -- instead of keeping them at arm's length in Fort Worth -- Williams would be alive today.

I agree strongly with the marriage statement, but who spends New Year's eve at home with their kids?

[robertpaulsen]

"If Williams had married the mother of his two children and been at home celebrating the New Year as head of his family in Denver -- instead of keeping them at arm's length in Fort Worth -- Williams would be alive today."

Well said. I wonder if that would fit on his tombstone.

[Clara Lou]

You're blaming the victim because his choices didn't meet your personal standards [or mine either, for that matter]. He had a perfect right to be where he was and to expect personal safety while he was there.

[Popman]

If Williams had married the mother of his two children and been at home celebrating the New Year as head of his family in Denver -- instead of keeping them at arm's length in Fort Worth -- Williams would be alive today. Period.

Excellent point

Unfortunately this is far from a black problem only, it's a now a spiritual, cultural, moral and ethnic problem that is effecting all segments of society, some harder than others.

We are only now reaping that whirlwind.

[SmoothTalker]

"If Williams had married the mother of his two children and been at home celebrating the New Year as head of his family in Denver -- instead of keeping them at arm's length in Fort Worth -- Williams would be alive today. Period."

Blaming the victim gets tiresome fast.