Comments on: Father appalled by virtual audience to son’s death

By: texasgunnut

texasgunnut — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:10:50 +0000

With the popularity of “reality” T.V. shows over the last few years,(and don’t get me started on THAT topic), it does not surprise me that the guy had a huge audience on the ‘net. I imagine he knew he would, hence his decision to do so online.

As far as tossing blame around and suing people, that’s completely asinine. I can’t see any species survive for long in the presence of such stupidity.

Regulate the net. Heh. Next thing you know, they will try and outlaw drugs or regulate firearms or someth…..nevermind.
The only thing dumber than that would be if the government started tossing fake money at a nationwide financial crisi…..shit.
We’re screwed.

By: T-Prop

T-Prop — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:14:52 +0000

Pathetic.
ONE person is responsible for this death.

And THAT is the suicide.

Enough bleeding on others.
Being grown up means you take responsibility for your actions.

By: Bloviating Zeppelin

Bloviating Zeppelin — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:40:40 +0000

First and up front: I’m sorry for the family’s pain. Any suicide is tough to take on any level.

That said, the son killing himself in his father’s bed is a CLEAR and OBVIOUS statement that needs to be dealt with AT HOME and on THEIR level. The internet had NOTHING to do with this, in truth, and was just a tool that this person chose to utilize in making his own very personal statement to his father. Disturbed, sick, throw any pejorative around you want; the bottom line is that those closest are in that envelope and NOT some internet site. This is, as has already been pointed out, someone attempting to set up the Big Swipe in terms of cash via lawsuit.

By: TexasFred

TexasFred — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:21:15 +0000

Patrick, grieving is one thing, I am convinced that these asshats are setting up to sue the crap out of anyone and everyone that they can think of…

Empowerment slugs come in many forms, even well educated ones, they always feel 2nd best and have to play the Drama Queen to make themselves feel better, look at the social reject PhD that is obsessed with everything I say, he is crying for attention, and everyone is a racist in his opinion…

I am willing to bet BIG $$$ on this family being the same kind of slugs, they are attempting to mask their inferiority and family problems with a false bravado and claims of this being everyones fault but theirs…

This bunch is blaming everyone except themselves, and that indicates a not too distant demand for BIG BUCKS…

By: Patrick Sperry

Patrick Sperry — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:16:06 +0000

This playing of the blame game seems like the family itself is crying for attention. Well, they are getting it. However I am willing to bet that it’s not quite what they want.
This is a pretty vivid example of grief and the stages that people go through when grieving.

By: rtaylor83305

rtaylor83305 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:50:23 +0000

It is a sad situation when you lose a child – BUT…
Bob is right. Given the crap on line, most people probably thought it was a joke. Sadly, it wasn’t. It was a disurbed person who had no business in a chat room/forum seeking psychiatric help.
The ‘net can be a filthy, dark, dangerous place but the webmaster is no more responsible for the death of the son than the purveyors of porn sites/chat rooms are for divorces that come from their use, no more than MySpace is responsible for the death of the teen who was taunted on MySpace.. you get the point.
The dad, rather than realize that his son was obviously disturbed and he ignored the signs, is chosing to blame everyone else for the result.

By: BobF

BobF — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:38:22 +0000

Website operators and forum moderators would have to be on 24/7 to oversee everything that goes on…it’s impossible to do that. Besides, most people wouldn’t know who to contact or how to go about contacting the site owners except by email.

Most people who saw it probably thought it was a joke or a possible stunt for attention and that can be the reason they egged him on. But then, you always have people yell “Jump” when a person threatens to jump off a building.

One thing caught my attention. He committed suicide on his father’s bed but his father had a computer with web cam in his bedroom.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:03:38 +0000

I feel for the father in his loss, but it is not the fault of the internet that his son committed suicide. The young man had to have had real reasons to do such an act.

I am appalled at the people who watched the “show” and egged him on, or didn’t try to call the police. They are a bunch of sick individuals who’s butts I’d love to kick.

By: Malinda777

Malinda777 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:49:33 +0000

As with you Fred…I cannot imagine this man’s sorrow…I’m a mother. However…it speaks volumes that the kid CHOSE to do his deed in his father’s bed. That was a direct message to his father for some horrible reason.

That being said…this was a SICK individual with SICK circumstances around him. Obviously family values and the instilled teachings of right, wrong, happiness, and normalcy weren’t available to him for years.

The blame DOES NOT fall on the website. You can’t fix STUPID and sometimes even with medicine, you CAN’T FIX BI-POLAR. Sorry Dad, let this one go. Bury your son and hush. Welcome to the world of bad shit happens to good people sometimes… don’t try to blame technology.

By: TexasFred

TexasFred — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:22:45 +0000

Kate, unbelievable indeed… There is some serious Freudian stuff at work here too, the symbolism of laying down in his fathers bed, the blame that the father is trying to assign to everyone but himself…

This is a messed up thing, and where in the hell was the mother??

You know, it is a well documented fact that law enforcement personnel have a seriously high rate of suicide too, blaming the ‘net is about as logical as the family of a cop blaming the gun manufacturer…