Sad to have such a sudden loss of life for 8 young people, can't imagine how their families must feel.
This sudden redcafe policy of wanting to silent any negative sentiments in here is very weird, I have to admit. No one on here has known Bryant personally so it's quite random to worship his popular status on one hand ("hero", icon of the generation, transcending sport character etc), yet ban any justified notion of his sexual assault case. If you want to talk about a person's legacy (and that's all people can do on here since no one knew him personally), you can't just whitewash the negative parts or send people into another thread.
When Michael Jackson (let alone someone like Hugo Chavez) died, the thread on here was full of posts highlighting more than just his musical career.
And the pathetic members attacking
@Eboue as "edgelord" or "attention-seeking" are the real hypocrites in here. Talk a high game about "now is not the place" and "let people grieve" yet go after a single poster. Anyone who has followed basketball discussions on here knows that Eboue has been vocal and consistent about his thoughts on Bryant throughout his posting history on here. Bunch of nobodies who probably knew about Bryant as much as "some bball player in LA" now attacking people who dare to question the morality of sport icons in our society really are the icing on the cake.