Its a shame that Steve McNair was killed by his mistress, but none of us are perfect. He was a great man who made a mistake and unfortunately that mistake came back and haunted him. Now we'll never know 100% for sure if he and his wife were planning on divorcing, but its looking like they weren't seeing as no papers were filed, although one house was up for sale, houses go up for sale for many reasons, not just divorces. A 20 year old girl is the one to take McNair's life. Horrible, just horrible. This just shows once again how unstable the youth of America is. And I find it amazing that a 20 year old girl, probably with no money, just landed a millionaire boyfriend and within months wanted to kill him and herself. Insane.
A married man getting caught with his drugged up 20 year old mistress doesn't qualify for great man status in my book. Then you go on to blame the instability of America's youth...seriously? How 'bout the instability of the situation? This event speaks way more to the instability of relationships between married rich men and drugged out misstresses half their age than it does the youth in general. Oh yeah, and both were consenting adults in the situation.
You can still be a great man if you make a mistake. Nobody here is perfect. I bet there are people on this very message board who have done worse things than cheat on a spouse, although we'll never hear about it. Infact, I guarentee it. Doesn't mean they are bad people. EVERYONE makes mistakes. You can call a 20 year old an adult all you'd like, but 20 year old's are just as childish as the teenagers they were just 1 year prior. McNair made a mistake, he cheated, I'm sure you've done bad things in your life as well. Doesn't mean the girl wasn't insane.
He got himself into this situation and now his 4 kids have no father. That is a selfish man, certainly not a great man.
The guy made a mistake. However in no way does that condone someone taking his life over it. I'm shocked to hear some on here say that he asked for it because of the situation he put himself in. I'm sure we've all put ourselves in bad situations before. It doesn't mean that anyone has the right to end someone's life over poor judgement. Regardless of the circumstances surrounding his affair, death is not the punishment that he deserved nor should it be acceptable in anyway.
Who said he deserved to die. But you put yourself in the fire, you might get burned. Woman scorned anyone?
Burned would be an apt description here if he got embarrassed publicly or beaten by some thugs. However death takes this motto way too far. He died at the hands of a crazy young girl most likely. He should be remembered for all of the good he did, not that he was asking for it because he was playing around on his wife. That paints him in a light that's unfair to a legacy that was all positive except for his infidelity.
So forget the bad, and just remember the good. Whatever. So forget Jeffrey Dahlmer was a cannibal, and focus on his good grades in school.
So now you're comparing McNair banging some 20 year old on the side to one of the most saddistic human beings to ever walk this earth? A little perspective please. Obviously we have to hold him accountable for his marriage failings yet we don't just paint a broad brush over all wrongdoers (cheating should not fall in the same grave category as murder or rape) There would be a shitload more gunshot victims if society felt it was just and ok to punish cheaters the same as we punish the worst dregs of society (rapists, murderers, etc.) All I'm saying is people should just mourn the guy and realize he was human like the rest of us.
So because he cheated, allegedly, he got what he deserved and his selfishness is the reason his children no longer have a father? Is stupidity contagious? I don't think the man was a saint, but holy shit... Like JN06 said, PERSPECTIVE.
Yes the Dalhmer reference was over the top, more a joke than anything. I just get tired of the "he's a great man" stuff. He put himself there, sad to say.
Lets say I die in 50 years. When I'm dead I will have served 20+ years in the Military. I will have seen Combat numerous times over. I will have directly shaped and moulded the lives of hundreds of young minds. I will have endlessly sacraficed for my country. During this time, I will have cheated on my wife numerous times over and I will have made a career choice that better suits my future than one with my family's best interest in mind. But that's just the begining. When I'm dead will some call me a great man? Probably. Should they? I don't think so. I keep hearing McNair made a mistake, like he wore white socks with black slacks or something. The man was leading a double life, spending time with his mistress that could have been spent with his wife or 4 sons. Did he deserve to die based on his actions? No. Did he die because of those actions? Yes. I'm not saying I'm any better. I'm fucked up and I know it, and so did McNair until the moment she pulled the trigger.
No one is saying he deserved to die, just that he does not the deserve the reverence of being a "great man" considering his situation. Then that one guy tried to blame it on the instability of America's youth?!! Puh-leaze. Call a duck a duck...20 y.o. bitches on drugs dating millionaires are crazy, not all kids...at least not like that.
so, your criteria for being a great man is that there just has to be worse people than you? by that logic, you could make an argument that the BDK killer is a great man because Hitler did far worse. the rest of the logical world will judge each person individually and not in comparison. and he didn't make a mistake, he acted with purpose and intent, and well aware of what he was doing.
Anyone know why the guy who sold her the gun isn't in trouble? Did she show him a fake ID and therefore he isn't liable? She wasn't old enough to buy the gun...
Very well said. The guy's death was tragic, but this "great man" application is a little over the top. The term "mistake" is getting watered down way too much these days. JETBLUE --- me thinks you're a cop for a living.......yes?
