By: Steven Miles

Steven Miles
Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:46:32 +0000

People commit suicide in dumpsters (among other places). See Ottumna 2014, MTSU 2009, Federal Heights 2011.
I completely agree with extending deep condolences to the family on their loss. But if this man is not to have died in vain, we must now allow this time for condolences to allow us to move on until the next one. He was injured. He played. The athletic programs (and its non-independent medical staff) which ignored the data, set the rules, implemented the policies, and minimized the trauma are in part responsible. Memorializing this death means being honest about his medical history and its role in contributing to this death.