On New Years day in 2007 a tradgedy happened to the Denver Broncos. Conerback Darrnet Williams was gunned down in his SUV outside a night club with then teammate Javon Walker sitting in the car with him. Walker who survived the burtal attack lived to tell the story of that brutal night. Williams died while he was in Walker's arms. Walker keeps the blood stained clothing from that night with him to remind him of what happened.
It appears that he hasn't learned.
Walker was found the morning of June 17 in the street in Las Vegas with a broken orbital bone and robbed, after he allegedly purchased mass amounts of Dom Perion Champagne and began to soak the crowd at he night club he visited that night.
How does a person not make a better decision after going through traumatic events such as the death of a friend and teammate? You watched something bad happen to a friend, and now you go and have a "Look at Me" moment in a club in Las Vegas?
The incident leading to Williams death has been speculated to have begun in the same way as the most recent events began. If that is true, wouldn't that make you even a little more hesitent about how you conduct yourself the next time you are out in a club?
Affter the Williams shooting, Walker didn't show up to the funeral because he said that he had to go re-count his thoughts over what happened. What better place to do that than America's playground. If you were scared because of what happened to Williams, why would you go straight into the fire? Wouldn't you go as far away from a situation?
Walker doesn't know who is in the club that night, and if there is someone who has a history of bad intentions and is looking for a fight, while Walker had his alleged moment, someone easily could've picked him out as an easy mark. He is a victim of his own actions.
I don't like to see these types of things happen to anyone, but if you don't learn from your own experiences, then I find it hard to feel sorry for someone.
Since he didn't learn from his past experiences, this is just another case of an athlete finding out the hard way that--and this is a really bad term to use--he isn't bulletproof.
I don't think this was his fault this time. I don't think that Darrent's death was his fault, either. It's a sad story, but I think he was just a victim of a robbery, plain and simple. He may have said something to somebody while partying that may have pissed that person off, but for some reason, I think that Oakland is a new beginning for him; A second chance to get it right. I don't think he'll blow it. Maybe I'm optimistic, but I don't like seeing any athlete get into trouble.
Good article. I feel bad for proffessional athletes. While they do have a lot of money and fame they are still in their 20s. They don't always use good judgment.
Most wealthy people accumulate wealth over many years of hard work. By the time they have made their first $1 million they aren't into going out and showing off their wealth. Javon Walker is not even 30 and has made $1 million 10 times over. He wants to go out to clubs and should be able to without being shot at and beat up.
That said what he should be able to do and what he can do are 2 different things. Athletes have to realize they are targets and they need to take the appropriate percautions.
There is no reason that a man of Walker's wealth can not have security so that things like this don't happen. Booze, plus girls, plus guys after girls, plus guys after girls on booze and drugs does not equal a good time.
Stop going to the club and making it rain, showering people with expensive drink, and all this other nonsense that always seems to end like this incident did. He should have learned after Williams was shot and if he doesn't learn after this latest episode he has no one to blame but himself.
Last edited by StreetCred on June 17th at 3:18 PM.
