Who to Blame for Sean Taylor's Murder?

If Miami Dade Police are correct--and they appear pretty confident--Sean Taylor was an innocent victim of a break in and murder last Sunday Morning.

He was where he was supposed to be--at home with his fiance Jackie Garcia and their 18 month old baby girl--when four men allegedly invaded their space with the intent of helping themselves to the young millionaires valuables. "A burglary gone bad" is how police described their actions;

How then do you explain the gun that one of them used to kill Sean when he surprised them at his bedroom door?

The gun was the burglar's insurance...if caught or confronted...the weapon allows for a clean or messy getaway--Sean Taylor made their exit messy.

Some journalists had speculated before the arrests that Sean Taylor's past had caught up with him; that his violent beefs with neighborhood losers and brief brushes with the law might have lead to his shooting death last Sunday.

Turns out they were wrong! Sean Taylor's only misjudgement was trusting his half sister to keep her mouth shut about what her brother earned and what he kept in that house! Another tragic mistake...allowing his sister to stay in the house while he was away earning a living playing football on Sunday afternoons.

Reports say one of the suspects, Jason Mitchell, had even attended a birthday party at Sean's house, thrown by his sister while Sean was away.

Police say the suspects broke in--thinking the Redskins star safety, his girl friend and baby where traveling with the Skins even though Taylor was out with an injured knee.

Nearly a week after the shooting, one of my neighbors here in DC is still grieving over this slaying.

"He should have never gone back to Miami", he says.

I disagree. Sean Taylor, lived outside Miami in a fashionable neighborhood and had as much right to be there as you or me. It was his home! It's not far from where he grew up...where youth are still in need of people to look up to.... instead of the dope dealers and gang bangers.

What happened to Sean Taylor could happen to any one of us with a family that includes relatives or friends of relatives into drugs or criminal activity. I'll bet that includes more than half of the players in the NFL.

I predict a lot of pro football and basketball players are sparing no expense in upgrading their home security systems in wake of Sean Taylor's slaying. I suggest wealthy pro athletes also consider stepped up private security guards; Not the hip hop brothers with attitude.

Try a professional security team. Maybe former police officers with firearms training and permits to carry concealed weapons. Nobody wants to be NEXT!