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Posted: Tue Aug 19th, 2008 04:23 am |
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http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/teacher_found_dead_in_his_gret.html
I didn't know the man personally, only from what my friend had told me of him over the years. Sounded like a really interesting and neat guy. There were a couple of times where I could have probably met him, but didn't see the need.
My friend's wife told me this afternoon about it as she wasn't sure if I'd known him or not. My friend told me that as of today they know who did it, a 21 year old homeless guy. Apparently W. was trying to help the guy out, maybe letting him stay at his house I think.
I initially wondered if it was a hate based crime, but my friend said that doesn't seem to be the case, just senseless violence.
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Posted: Tue Aug 19th, 2008 05:29 am |
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Sorry to hear that, Cajun.
As for thinking this is a hate-based crime. Could you elaborate?
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Cajun
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Posted: Tue Aug 19th, 2008 03:09 pm |
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According to my friend, his uncle was homosexual. As to whether he was flamboyant, much less merely public about it, I don't know; but from what I have gathered from my friend over the years, his uncle seemed to keep it a very low issue. It seems most likely from what my friend says that his uncle was just a descent man looking to help someone out and that happened to be the wrong individual to help.
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Posted: Tue Aug 19th, 2008 10:50 pm |
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That stinks. No good deed goes unpunished, I guess.
My condolences to your friend's family.
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Posted: Thu Aug 21st, 2008 07:54 am |
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Cut with the "hate-based crime" crap. Murder is murder. The man was murdered.
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Posted: Thu Aug 21st, 2008 01:56 pm |
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emmylou wrote: Cut with the "hate-based crime" crap. Murder is murder. The man was murdered.
Actually, I agree with you, murder is murder and I find the creation of "hate-based crime" laws ludicrous and a bit much. That said, since the victim was a homosexual and often murders do occur out of ignorant hatred, I don't think my specifically phrased question was out of line or dumb. Also, my friend, who could be considered to be far more conservative and fundamentalist than me (and his wife even moreso than him!) didn't find my phrasing upsetting or ridiculous. And, as it happens, my friend, while not "close" to his uncle, was fond of him and spent time with him, especially over the last ten years or so as we were getting our education degrees and my friend began teaching. He had a fellow teacher with whom to commiserate and rant.
What he's a bit more upset about is inheritance... and this issue has driven home to them and my wife and I the need to get our wills in order, especially as we have a child and are expecting another one. Ironically his uncle had been offering him a collection of old wheat pennies and buffalo nickles that belonged to his father (my friend's grandfather). They're not worth much, but it's a family "heirloom". My friend declined, telling him to keep them, that he'd rather get them as an inheritance. Goes to show the unexpectedness of life, that we are all not gauranteed tomorrow and never know when our time here is done. The uncle had everything in a friend's father's name. There's no reason to suspect that he and the family were at odds with each other. The family is hoping the guy will reasonable and at least let them have family belongings. They had to go to the guy to ask for money to cremate him and give him a funeral as the family is broke. The guy, being executor had to be told by the family that W. had died. They knew before he did. W. was certainly in his rights to do whatever he wanted with his belongings and money, but it seems like perhaps he didn't properly plan things... probably thinking he could do things at a later time.
On an aside, concerning wills. My great-uncle's will and thereby my great-grandmother's will is still in probate. He's been dead two years and she at least seven.
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