Did Gabe Watson murder his wife?

[RVTIDER]

Oh no.

I think it is coming back to me now, did he do it then write a book about it? You know kinda like a how to book "Gettin Strange for Dummies."

 

[rizolltizide]

I think it is coming back to me now, did he do it then write a book about it? You know kinda like a how to book "Gettin Strange for Dummies."

I think so.

Kinda like how convicts find Jesus in jail. And stuff.

 

[RVTIDER]

I think so.

Kinda like how convicts find Jesus in jail. And stuff.

Why in Gods name did they arrest Jesus?

 

[twofbyc]

Why in Gods name did they arrest Jesus?

Because he was a blasphemer....

 

[TideEngineer08]

Don't you remember his confession early on about his past "stepping out?"

Oh, now that​ explains so much

 

[CrimsonNan]

Speaking only for myself here, I have the propensity to make knee jerk opinions based on whatever it is I hear in the media, which increasingly makes mountains of mole hills for sensationalism purposes and ratings.

There are many reasons to increase one's life insurance, purchase of a new home, anticipation of children, etc. Why is it when we hear "increase of insurance" we think "motive?" Perhaps we've been conditioned to make that leap, whether or not it's applicable.

Fact is, there is no evidence that supports a murder/manslaughter charge. The trier of fact had no evidence, only a bunch of hypothetical and circumstantial theories. Given the lack of evidence, I think the right decision was made.

Wasn't her father the beneficiary of the insurance policy? I thought I read that.

 

[twofbyc]

Wasn't her father the beneficiary of the insurance policy? I thought I read that.

Yes, because she never changed it like GW asked her to; if he increased his policy and she was named the beneficiary, his request makes sense. If it was a one-way request, well, it smells....

 

[derek4tide]

When will this be an episode of Law and Order or CSI?? Or has it already?

 

[twofbyc]

link

If this is GW in the foreground of this pic (his wife is laying on the bottom), and another diver swam past him to help her, this is part of the reason for the charges.

 

[twofbyc]

OK, I watched his first interview last night about this, and a couple of things came up:

First (and I find this one literally amazing) he said he did not know that this honeymoon trip was going to be his wife's first open water dive....I still find this incredibly hard to believe. When asked if he knew this was his wife's first open water dive, he said "No."
Second, and this is even more incredible, he didn't understand the warning from the operators - that this was a "red" dive for advanced divers only, due to strong current; he said he did not understand what they meant, and didn't ask.
The operators were at fault for letting his wife dive - they didn't check her creds. GW stated, "They were just as negligent as me." For me, that's the end of everything right there. This guy ain't the brightest bulb in the pack - his elevator does not go all the way up. Listening to him, I was wondering whether he graduated from college or not, and if so...how?
IMO, from everything that was covered in the interview with him and others, he was negligent; I don't know if negligent homicide (or manslaughter) was even an option in his trial in Alabama, but that's what he pled guilty to in Koalaland, and again, IMO, that's what he was guilty of.