Truly sad. People can be heartless jerks.

Yesterday the news broke that former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was found dead hanging in his jail cell.  He was just acquitted for a double homicide but remained in prison on a life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd.  This, on the same day his former team was visiting the white house (lower case on purpose) for winning the super bowl (also lower case on purpose).  

It's sad.  This guy killed one, maybe 3 people.  The one he was convicted of, Lloyd, was a witness to the other two murders whose testimony may have convicted him.  Or so I've heard.   What a heartless jerk.  What a cruel mind to have it in you murder someone.  Or what a mind so messed up by losing a father and taking countless hits on the football field.  Either way, the dude wasn't right.  And he killed himself too.  I'm not heartbroken about that.  It's just sad.  

What I am heartbroken about, it the reaction by people about it.  Making jokes about who choked harder the past year, The Warriors, Falcons, Hillary Clinton....and yes, you guessed it, Hernandez.  

So many people flippantly write off someone's life.  Even if they were a thug.  They way they respond to it shows their character about how willing they are to throw someones life away.  For me, I'd sure love to see them turn their life back around (yes, while still in prison) and maybe contribute to society positively.  

Things like, he deserves to die.  Maybe.  But is that your decision to make?  We all deserve to die.  We are all shitty humans in one way or another.  None of us value all life.  All of us contribute, or don't contribute to the deaths of thousands per day.  

We, as a human race, are collectively responsible for all of us.  And when we don't take that seriously, we have a world that looks like the one today.  War, violence, political unrest, starvation, lack of clean water and having a little shit like trump for the president.   

And it's still a pretty damn good world to live in.   I'm just worried it's at a point we've become so apathetic it's all going to cave in on us.  I hope I'm wrong.  

OH.  And the stupid starbucks unicorn drink that everyone is flipping a lid about?  The one that has a shit ton of sugar in it?  The caramel frap has more.  So does a can of coke.  And all these other things you eat thinking they are better for you, like salads.....think again.  And know that about 35g is really all you should have in a day.  I say should, but there is NO such thing as an essential sugar.   And check out these 12 "healthy foods" too.   

Chili’s Caribbean Chicken Salad with Grilled Chicken = almost 7 doughnuts (67 grams of sugar)

Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino = 6 doughnuts (64 grams of sugar)

Jamba Juice Banana Berry Smoothie, small = 6 doughnuts (60 grams of sugar)

California Pizza Kitchen Thai Chicken Salad = 4.5 doughnuts (45 grams of sugar)

Kraft French Style Fat Free Dressing = 4 doughnuts (42 grams of sugar)

Dunkin’ Donuts Reduced-Fat Blueberry Muffin = 4 doughnuts (40 grams of sugar

Snapple Peach Tea = 4 doughnuts (39 grams of sugar)

Burger King Chicken, Apple, and Cranberry Garden Fresh Salad with Chicken = 4 doughnuts (38 grams of sugar)

Craisins Dried Cranberries (1.75 ounces) = 3 doughnuts (34 grams of sugar)

Vitamin Water, 20 ounces = 3 doughnuts (33 grams of sugar)

Naked Pomegranate Blueberry Juice = 3 doughnuts (32 grams of sugar)

McDonald’s Fruit and Maple Oatmeal = 3 doughnuts (32 grams of sugar)

IHOP Whole Wheat Pancakes with Banana, four pancakes without syrup = 3 doughnuts (32 grams of sugar)

Pom Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice, 8 ounces = 3 doughnuts (31 grams of sugar)

Starbucks Greek Yogurt and Honey Parfait = 3 doughnuts (30 grams of sugar)

Starbucks Blueberry Muffin = 3 doughnuts (29 grams of sugar)

Stonyfield Fat Free Blackberry Blend Yogurt = 3 doughnuts (28 grams of sugar)

Can of Coca-Cola = 2.5 doughnuts (26.4 grams of sugar)

Yoplait Blackberry Harvest Yogurt = 2.5 doughnuts (26 grams of sugar)

Tropicana Orange Juice, 8 ounces = 2 doughnuts (22 grams of sugar)

Nutella Spread, 2 tablespoons = 2 doughnuts (21 grams of sugar)

Campbell’s Classic Tomato Soup on the Go = 2 doughnuts (20 grams of sugar)

Dole Mixed Fruit Cup = 1.5 doughnuts (17 grams of sugar)

Subway 6" Sweet Onion Teriyaki Chicken Sandwich = 1.5 doughnuts (17 grams of sugar)

Motts Applesauce (one cup) = 1.5 doughnuts (16 grams of sugar)

Nature Valley Chewy Trail Mix Fruit and Nut Granola Bar = 1 doughnut (13 grams of sugar)

Kellogg’s Froot Loops = 1 doughnut (12 grams of sugar)

Prego Fresh Mushroom Italian Spaghetti Sauce = 1 doughnut (11 grams of sugar)

Luna Bar = 1 doughnut (11 grams of sugar)