The Legacy of Steve McNair... A Good Man Just Not Perfect
Professional athletes and other celebrities should be viewed as talented human beings and not gods worthy of worship, they will inevitably make mistakes.
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Regardless of whether McNair cheated or not, it would be good if he is remembered for all the good things he did and that was many. He so unselfishly gave to many, many causes. His family has his death to deal with and heal from and all of the negative comments does not help. Like the preacher at the funeral said, let those without sin cast the first stone. It is actually none of I.P. Publc's business if he had an affair or not. Let them heal.
This is a hard price to pay for cheating.
Men.. try to be faithful to your wives.
Girls.. leave other women's men alone.
Read this article from Fox Sports..
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9777174/Don%27t-be-so-quick-to-make-McNair-a-hero
He may be a hero, but like all of us we are not without sin.
i do find it strange that she would shot him that many times and then herself. it seem to me that she would have left the apartment in a panick and maybe killed herself somewhere else, or maybe even calling someone she was close for help. maybe it was thought out to where she know she was going to kill him and kill herself but why no note to explain her actions. there will be a lot of question left answered.
I think this had to have been a crime of passion, not a pre-planned scheme.
My guess is he either directly told her he wasn't divorcing his wife or she misinterpreted whatever he said to reach that conclusion.
Local news reported she went to an ex boyfriends and pounded on the door but by the time he got to the door she was gone, some have speculated she went there after she shot McNair and then went back and shot herself.
in some countries it would be an honor killing done by a relative of the girls ... for to sleep with a married man is "sin" ..punishable by death ..
Not for her religion. B'hai do not practice that.
Way to go, insightdeluxe. What a sorry, pathetic, posting. Speaks volume about you, doesn't it?
Tina Turner asked what's love got to do with it? And I judge not b/c that's foolish. This is more of a gun violence issue than a one about marriage vows or love in my mind. Who gave this bird a gun??? Let's get off the pedastal and be real.
Furthermore, and forgive me, relationships are complicated things. Love is a complicted thing. People's needs differ and change. Time can corrode as well as shine.
McNair was a model father and citizen. This was a huge loss for football fans and people who care about their communities.
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