A Players Statement

Many people find sports entertainment as the catalyst of their lives.  With the NFL resuming it's lockout into almost 60 plus days, many people feel that the lost of a football season could cause more harm than good.  Ray Lewis a All-Pro linebacker from the Baltimore Ravens feels that the lost of an NFL season could cause more crime in the streets than normal.  He feels that people take time to watch these games and it keeps them occupied from doing unproductive things such as running the streets.  After the the interview was posted on the net many people found Rays quote to be flawed since he himself was once in a predicament where he was in court for a crime he didn't commit.  Many went on record to call him a thug and a gang banger so as if his opinion couldn't be valid.  The negative impact Ray took from making a simple statement on how he felt was rather odd to me.  I noticed from reading the responding comments that everyone commenting seemed to be taking his statement personal.  Why is it that so many people have negative things to say when a person simply speaks their opinion?  It seemed obvious after reading Rays statement that he believed what he was saying was true and if anyone is familiar with Ray Lewis they understand what I'm talking about.  Ray was very passionate when speaking about crime escalating due to lack of football on Sundays if the lockout occurs, but who could blame him.  Alot of people find it very positive to sit around and watch a full day of football as opposed to being wondering around trying to figure out what would be fun that day.  In conclusion it's always important that we never speak negative on people because of the opinions they have.  In this case a players opinion was taken a little out of context.  Sure the player has had legal troubles in the past and fought for his life to not go to prison, but that doesn't mean his opinion isn't valid.  However when thinking about his statement you have to find some validity to it especially since he himself has seen what bad intentions could lead to on any given day.  Lets keep positive always and never lose sight of that even if you are bored with nothing better to do.