Sunday, March 18, 2007

Much, much too late for that!

There's only one thing more maddening than someone who rashly acts out without thinking, and that's a someone who rashly acts out without thinking and then wonders if what they did was right or wrong.
The following excerpts come from an AP story about a twisted and unfortunate love triangle.
Affair With Teacher Leads to Slaying
By DUNCAN MANSFIELD
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 17) - In a tragic twist to a familiar story, a teenager who had sex with his married 30-year-old teacher was fatally shot outside the woman's home, and authorities have charged the woman's husband.
"You see all this stuff with teachers involved with their students. It just comes up time after time on the national news," said Norman McLean, father of suspect Eric McLean. "Well, this is the first time where one has actually died over it." McClean's wife, Erin, had completed half of a one-year teaching internship at West High School, where she met the 18-year-old Sean Powell last fall.
Norman McLean said his son, once a percussionist in the University of Tennessee marching band, put his own academic career on hold to support his family while his wife of 11 years pursued a graduate teaching degree from the University of Tennessee. He has worked as a pizza deliveryman while taking classes at the university.
On the evening of March 10, (Eric) McLean called police to say an intruder was at the couple's home. About 7 minutes later, Erin... called back to say her husband had just shot Powell outside in the boy's car.
The attorney for Eric McLean, 31, acknowledges that McLean killed Powell. "So this trial is going to be about what really did happen and why _ not who," attorney Bruce Poston said. Poston said McLean is in a "state of shock. Like watching a deer caught in the headlights. Literally wondering, 'Have I made a decision that will ruin the rest of my life as well as others?'"

Gee, I don't know, Eric. I'm not sure Powell's family have had their lives shattered by your quick-tempered solution to the situation or not. Hmm. What do your cell-mates tell you???


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