You might be referring to this:
Very sorry if I offended you. As you can see, the substance of the post was absolutely not that "we" can "figure out" a whole group's behavior. Quite the opposite; it was that some similarly situated people--namely, people who spend formative years in a poor, crime-ridden environment--behave differently once they find a way out of that environment. (Still not certain whether Hernandez is such a person, but it didn't matter in the context of the discussion; I was assuming he was for purposes of that discussion.)
The two characters I mentioned are drug lords who grew up in the Baltimore projects. After they win control of their particular territory and sit relatively unopposed in control of that territory, one, Stringer, starts taking community college business classes and making contacts with real estate developers with the intent to invest his cash in legitimate business (and maybe continue to wholesale illicit drugs) without engaging in the dangerous business of street level drug sales. His partner-in-crime, Avon, has no interest in any of that. He simply wants to continue to rule the housing project drug market, as that's the business he knows and is comfortable with. I think his direct quote during an argument with Stringer is, "I ain't no suit-wearing [brother] like you. I'm just a gangster. And I want my street corners."
I believe this situation illustrates the difficulty some pro athletes from rough backgrounds face. They have tons of cash, but they don't understand legitimate business and don't know what to do with their money. Some make the effort to learn, like Stringer. Others don't, and just use their cash to do the same old stuff they did when they were kids. Hernandez may or may not be one of the latter type. (Not that there aren't other types in between.)
Also, The Wire was created by a Baltimore police reporter and a Baltimore homicide detective, based on their professional experiences; it has a much greater claim to authenticity than any other TV show. It gets taught in college classes. I do think it's fair to use the show to illustrate how real people might behave.
The part about "white people" was a joke. I don't know if you remember this blog, which was sort of a craze a few years ago, but there's a post that makes fun of how white people who know nothing about crime love The Wire, and I always got a kick out of it:
#85 The Wire | Stuff White People Like
Again, sorry if I offended, and I hope that clears things up.
