March 21, 2011
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How Far Does The Apple Fall?
There was an article in the Chicago Tribune over the weekend about Drew Peterson’s son. I’m sure you all remember Drew Peterson, former cop and two time wife murderer. I’ve dedicated quite a few posts to him, mainly because he lives just minutes from me. He has not been in the news all that often lately, mainly because he is behind bars awaiting trial. I certainly haven’t thought about it, although like everybody else in the area, we do make the occasional joke about the fucker.
So I was kinda taken aback today when I saw an article on the front of The Trib about not him, but his 18 year old son. In all of this mess, although I thought of his kids, I never thought in great detail about how their lives might be. Now I should clarify that the son they had the article on was his son from his third wife, the wife he currently awaits trial for murdering. I’d say allegedly but let’s face it people, he is as guilty as the day is long.
But his son, well that is an interesting story. On one hand, his mother is dead. On the other, his dad is in jail waiting to stand trial in the death of his mother.
In spite of it all, he is going to graduate valedictorian of his class in June and looks to go to school for neurology to some pretty good schools, none of which I can remember right now. I think Harvard and Northwestern to name a few. He stands by his dad’s innocence, which has got to be tough for him. I can’t imagine him going through school or anywhere really, with people whispering and pointing that he is Drew Peterson’s son. Because girls love danger, he does currently have a girlfriend, which has got to be weird for her family. I mean, would you want your daughter to date Drew Peterson’s son?
As I read the article it made me wonder about his son. Clearly his son is very smart; quite possibly brilliant. And while this is certainly not fair, it is the question that is the big elephant in the room: could the son turn out to be like the dad? His dad was smart enough and evil enough to get away with murder. Twice. Does this make his son any likely to follow in his dad’s footsteps? On the other hand, just me bringing it up and suggesting it makes me a total fucking dick and is very unfair to him. Yet, the question begs to be asked.
All that being said, I certainly hope that his son (and the rest of his kids for that matter) are able to overcome all they have had to deal with and become happy and productive members of society.
What made the article even more surreal was that the principal of his school used to be a teacher at my high school. They interviewed him for the article and that of course, made it hit that much closer to home.
