re: Trey Holly has been taken into custody (attempted second-degree murder)

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You are assuming that the football player is not the bad influence. Not a safe assumption.

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A lot of kids can be influenced to do lots of things under peer pressure and just trying to fit in with certain groups they think are cool. Unfortunately when the group you associate with see you're trying to do something with yourself, they try to tag along with some being secretly jealous of your success and want to see you fall.

The problem is for many athletes is letting go of the groups that can bring trouble to you. A while back (can't remember the player) but his signing day event went viral when his mother walked away when he chose Florida over Bama. It wasn't that she was unhappy with his decision and didn't want to support him, it was because of his involvement with people in the state and wanting him to have a fresh start some place else away from those who only wanted to hurt him. That's why many turn to sports anyway to get away from the environment. But many can't stay away.

TLDR; Pretty much said all that to say that good people can make dumb, stupid and often life altering decisions to please the wrong people and sometimes you don't realize how good you had it until it goes away.