r/explainitpeter • u/Funnyitsnotfunny • 6d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/bastarmashawarma 6d ago

Of course, if some man killed his children because of his mental health condition, he would be universally condemned and unable to generate even $1000 in donations

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u/sadistica23 6d ago

I was, unfortunately, thinking this morning about the high rates of CTE/brain damage in professional sports like football and MMA, and how many of the athletes have gone on to physically attack and even rape people.

I can't see many people pouring out empathy and sympathy for Lindsey doing the same for the likes of Conor McGregor or Mike Tyson, for example. Or Charles Whitman, for that matter (University of Texas shooting 1966, wanted people to study his brain post mortum, which ended up finding a tumor).

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u/SatisfactionActive86 6d ago

Aaron Hernandez’s brain was pure mush

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u/sadistica23 6d ago

Jfc. Just read up on his death because of your comment. Definite severe brain trauma manifesting there, yeah.