Comments on: Review of ESPN 30 for 30 Film Without Bias: Len Bias Saved Lives by Losing His http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/11/review-without-bias-espn-30-for-30-film-on-len-bias/ A sports blog by and for Midwest Sports Fans Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JerodMSF http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/11/review-without-bias-espn-30-for-30-film-on-len-bias/#comment-13577 JerodMSF Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:23:31 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=6247#comment-13577 William, that's a fair response. And you're right...I have no idea whether lives were saved or lost. I just know the impact that his death had one me, even though I was only four at the time, and even though I may have been buying into a legend that wasn't necessarily true (that he was a one time user). In the end, I do think that one of the only positives to come out of Bias' tragic death is that people like myself and many others had one more legitimate reason to say No. It doesn't make the death any less awful or senseless, but does at least give it some impactful meaning that continues to endure. William, that's a fair response. And you're right…I have no idea whether lives were saved or lost. I just know the impact that his death had one me, even though I was only four at the time, and even though I may have been buying into a legend that wasn't necessarily true (that he was a one time user).

In the end, I do think that one of the only positives to come out of Bias' tragic death is that people like myself and many others had one more legitimate reason to say No. It doesn't make the death any less awful or senseless, but does at least give it some impactful meaning that continues to endure.

]]> By: william http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/11/review-without-bias-espn-30-for-30-film-on-len-bias/#comment-13566 william Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:50:55 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=6247#comment-13566 You have no idea whether lives were saved or indeed lost due to Bias' actions. The U.S. has more people in prison for minor drug crimes than any other country in the world and large amounts of personal liberty were lost due to the "Bias" drug laws. Were those lives saved? People drop dead playing sports from time to time. Check your local sports section next August. Some poor kid will die without warning. That doesn't mean it is necessarily common. For every Bias, there are millions who use drugs and do not die. I am not promoting drug use, but the bogeyman scare tactics are silly and kids don't buy that stuff anyway. You have no idea whether lives were saved or indeed lost due to Bias' actions. The U.S. has more people in prison for minor drug crimes than any other country in the world and large amounts of personal liberty were lost due to the "Bias" drug laws. Were those lives saved?

People drop dead playing sports from time to time. Check your local sports section next August. Some poor kid will die without warning. That doesn't mean it is necessarily common. For every Bias, there are millions who use drugs and do not die. I am not promoting drug use, but the bogeyman scare tactics are silly and kids don't buy that stuff anyway.

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