Newbury College reacts to Aaron Hernandez's death

On Wednesday, April 19, former NFL player and New England Patriots tight end, Aaron Hernandez was found dead, hanging from the window of his prison cell. Throughout the sports world and the New England area there have been mixed emotions surrounding Hernandez’s death.

Some feel sorry for him and some don’t really care about what happened, including students at Newbury College in Brookline.

A majority of students and teachers felt sorry about his death.

“It’s quite sad. My hometown lost a hero and it is hard to believe he committed suicide," said Chris Beaudoin, 22, a Newbury student.

Still some people didn’t care to talk about Hernandez’s death when asked about it.

“ Who cares? I don’t care,” said Anthony Pena, 19, sitting at the front desk of Newbury’s library.

A couple of the people said it was still too soon to know what really happened with Hernandez’s death.

“ He could have been planning this from day one. We will have to see what the investigation leads to. The guilt could have caught up with him,” said Zach Verdon, 23, a Newbury student.

And then there were one or two who said they couldn’t believe he would do that.

“ I don’t believe he killed himself. His death is tragic under the circumstances,”said Hermiode Adolphe, 21, standing at the front desk of Newbury’s library.

Then there were some people who said they thought that he committed suicide for his family. Under Massachusetts law, if a person dies before all legal appeals are done, the case goes back to the earliest part of it. That would mean that the murder of Odin Lloyd, and the gun conviction, could be overturned.

If this happens, Hernandez’s family could get some of the bonus money left from the Patriots or his pension benefits from the NFL.

He was doing what was best for his family. His family can get money that is owed to him said a group of students and faculty in the entrance of the Academic Center.

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