On Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:41:30 -0700, jps wrote:

William Pettry had flown from Milwaukee to Jacksonville, Fla., for the
Bears game against the Jaguars with his best friend, looking for a
good time.

He never made it to the football game. His life ended at a bar early
Sunday when police said a Jacksonville man, Matthew Hinson, 27,
slashed Pettry’s throat “cold-bloodedly” after he talked to Hinson’s
wife.

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When I was a kid my grandmother always had an answer for this sort of
thing: "If you hadn't been there, it wouldn't have happened."

It's a tragic loss for Pettry's family and friends of course, but
let's put things in perspective. He was from out of town, drinking
in a local bar, looking for a good time, and probably flirting with
some other guy's wife.

There's no excuse for murder of course but if he hadn't been there it
wouldn't have happened.