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Bristol,CT mayor rips Aaron Hernandez

By Evan F. Moore

Jun 26, 2013; North Attleborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots former tight end Aaron Hernandez (left) stands with his attorney Michael Fee as he is arraigned in Attleboro District Court. Hernandez is charged with first degree murder in the death of Odin Lloyd. Mandatory Credit: The Sun Chronicle/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2013; North Attleborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots former tight end Aaron Hernandez (left) stands with his attorney Michael Fee as he is arraigned in Attleboro District Court. Hernandez is charged with first degree murder in the death of Odin Lloyd. Mandatory Credit: The Sun Chronicle/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports /
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Since Wednesday morning’s news of Aaron Hernandez’s court ruling went viral, everyone is piling on, including the mayor of Bristol, CT.

Aaron Hernandez is not only going to jail for the rest of his days, his hometown wants nothing to do with him.

Bristol, CT mayor Kenneth B. Cockayne, who wasted no time in disassociating himself from Hernandez, released a statement on one of his town’s most famous former residents to TMZ Sports upon hearing that former Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder:

“He was a role model for the kids and adults of Bristol — and now the hearts of those children are crushed.We’re sick of this case, and I’m glad it’s over. It puts a bad light on our whole town. He shed a lot of bad light on all of us. Aaron Hernandez does not define this community.”

Bristol County (CT) District Attorney Thomas Quinn told CNN that he wonders if Hernandez understands the error of his ways:

“I don’t know. I think when you’re taken away and they say, ‘life in prison without parole’ … there’s got to be some response. But I don’t know if he got it.”

Per usual, social media lit into Hernandez.

A meme from this Key and Peele skit is currently making the rounds:

Shea Serrano, staff writer at Grantland, may have said it best when the news of Hernandez’s fate went viral:

Normally, politicians trolling for votes are usually the first to make a statement when something in the news is related to their hometown. However, I can see how someone associated with the place Hernandez made his name might want to get out in front of this. That’s Public Relations 101.

The NFL has the their draft coming up. Other than the Super Bowl, it is the league’s primary showcase. The last thing they needed was to see one’s their former stars get sent to jail for life right before the draft. Per previous behavior of said league, they can spin Hernandez’s action into a precautionary tale that can be told at their annual rookie symposium.

Expect for media members to hangout in Bristol. After all, a yet-to-be-named ESPN 30 for 30 documentary might be in the works soon. What if I told you that the criminal justice system was the only one to tackle Aaron Hernandez?”

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