I just heard on the radio (WGN in Chicago, sorry I don’t have an online source to link) that the father of the young boy in Michigan who shot and killed his classmate is putting out feelers for inking a book or movie deal regarding the story.
What the fuck?!!
The first reports I heard about this guy was that he was in prison when the shooting happened (I’m assuming he’s still there), and that he was taking blame for not being there for his son. I kinda respected the guy for that. I didn’t pay enough attention to the story when it first broke to hear why he was in prison, but for him to admit that he failed his son was a respectable gesture.
Based on that, I thought this guy deserved a chance. That is, if prison is actually helping him mend his ways, I think he deserves another chance at living a normal life when he gets out.
But then this shit. His son grows up in an adulterated home life and takes the life of another child, and now he wants to make money off of it.
Fuck him!
Okay, maybe there is more to the story, like he’ll give the money to the family of the little girl. Or possibly the story is unfounded; as I said, I have no other sources to offer. But Christ! The world we live in sickens me sometimes.
Mmm, sure…listen…
Do you think I could interest you in a pair of zircon-encrusted tweezers?