On the one hand you have Mr. Osama bin Laden. You probably know the scoop on him. If you’ve ever read his fatwa then you really the details on his cause. If you haven’t read it before, you probably should (link). I should read it again now that he is in fact a martyr for so many.
On the other hand, I’d like for you to consider one Mr. Dave Duerson. Most likely you don’ t know who he was. Duerson was a star player of the Chicago Bears for several years, including their 1985 Super Bowl win. On February 17, 2011 Duerson shot himself to death.
The interesting part is, he did it as a selfless act to try to save lives.
Duerson purposely shot himself in the chest instead of his head because he wanted his brain examined. He firmly believed that his brain had sustained traumatic injury from all the blows he had taken during his football years. It turns out that he was correct in that belief (link). One can only hope that this man’s ultimate sacrifice was not in vein.
June 7, 2011
