A few days ago, Jovan Belcher, a Kansas City Chiefs football player,  committed a murder-suicide. He killed his wife and himself, leaving his 3 year old child as an orphan. After Jovan killed his wife, he went to the Chiefs practice facility and shothimself in front of the head coach and th GM. In less than 2 hours after the incident, the Chiefs and the NFL decided that they would go on with the game. That's right, they decided to play the game literally right after the incident. In my personal opinion, this is utterly ridiculous. How do you decide to play a football game hours after your starting linebacker killed himself and his wife? This wasn't some car accident or something that wasn't doneon purpose. This was a willingful act of violence, one that rocked the Kansas City community and locker room.

My point is that football should not be bigger than life. Yes, it is the most popular sport in America. However, the NFL deciding to play the game so soon must pose a question to their motives. I heard some people rationalize this decision by saying that playing a game after the death of a player or family member is good for the grieving ones because it is something that can pull everyone together and help mourn. Fasle. While this may be true in some situations, this one is completely different. The Chiefs player was not the only one to die. He killed his wife and devastated a community. This game should have been canceled. Deciding to play it proves that society values football over life. In a tragedy such as this one, the game should have been cancelledto allow everyone to appropriately grieve.