Chef Jim Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 Why would you have sympathy for any human being? Because someone who leaves himself with a gunshot wound to his head, on the floor dying, for his girlfriend to find is not much of a human being in my book. His girlfriend, family and friends. Them I have sympathy for.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 How is it that these "funny" people are always the ones hooked on heroin and/or suicidal? Methinks their humor covers up something that could be fixed with medication. Problem is, they probably wouldn't be funny on it.
Sketch Soland Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 Because someone who leaves himself with a gunshot wound to his head, on the floor dying, for his girlfriend to find is not much of a human being in my book. It's rather convienient to be able to downgrade someone's humanity, isn't it? His girlfriend, family and friends. Them I have sympathy for. Without Doubt. But to call someone who commits suicide "not much of a human being" is a superficial blanket judgment from behind a computer screen that is rather crude, harsh and a large oversimplification imo. You are encapsulating his life into its last event and judging his whole life based upon it.
I 90 Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 Gunshot ... to the face ? Homicide, misadventure maybe. Keep an eye on this one.
Chef Jim Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 It's rather convienient to be able to downgrade someone's humanity, isn't it?Without Doubt. But to call someone who commits suicide "not much of a human being" is a superficial blanket judgment from behind a computer screen that is rather crude, harsh and a large oversimplification imo. You are encapsulating his life into its last event and judging his whole life based upon it. He was a fricken' comedian not sister Theresa for God's sake. And why do you care so much about what I think about him, it's my opinion. And if he was unsuccessful with his attempt and lying in a hospital bed in front of me I would say the same to his face. I'm not "hiding" behind a computer screen. And I'm encapsulating his life into one event because it is the only even surrounding his life that I know about.
Sketch Soland Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 He was a fricken' comedian not sister Theresa for God's sake. And why do you care so much about what I think about him, it's my opinion. And if he was unsuccessful with his attempt and lying in a hospital bed in front of me I would say the same to his face. I'm not "hiding" behind a computer screen. And I'm encapsulating his life into one event because it is the only even surrounding his life that I know about. Maybe next time don't publish your opinion about something on a public internet forum if you don't want to hear responses to that opinion.
The Dean Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 When I was the head of research for the UPN Network, Richard (and sometimes his agent) would call me every week to discuss the low ratings of his show "Platypus Man". Every week I had to "talk him off the ledge". That's what I used to say jokingly. IT doesn't seem like a joke anymore. He always seemed so despondent, took it so hard that the show was not a success. I'd try to explain to him that the network was new and that ANY sitcom we aired was bound to get low ratings. I told him it wasn't ALL HIS FAULT. He took things very personally. I agree that taking one's own life is a solution that helps only the person who dies. It lives the living friends and relatives to clean up the mess. But, I also think one needs to be so far in a hole, mentally/emotionally, to actually go through with the suicide, to fault them for not considering the impact of their death, is unfair and not very human. Calling a suicide victim a "coward" is cowardly, IMO. THEY were in no position to make rational judgements and consider the feelings of others (the proof is in the suicide). YOU, on the other hand, presumably are. Anyway you look at it, it is very sad a a HUGE loss of talent and humor for a world in desperate need of it. Here's a nice tribute/obit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elayne-boosl...ch_b_43155.html
The Dean Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 When I was the head of research for the UPN Network, Richard (and sometimes his agent) would call me every week to discuss the low ratings of his show "Platypus Man". Every week I had to "talk him off the ledge". That's what I used to say jokingly. IT doesn't seem like a joke anymore. He always seemed so despondent, took it so hard that the show was not a success. I'd try to explain to him that the network was new and that ANY sitcom we aired was bound to get low ratings. I told him it wasn't ALL HIS FAULT. He took things very personally. I agree that taking one's own life is a solution that helps only the person who dies. It leaves the living friends and relatives to clean up the mess. But, I also think one needs to be so far in a hole, mentally/emotionally, to actually go through with the suicide, to fault them for not considering the impact of their death, is unfair and not very human. Calling a suicide victim a "coward" is cowardly, IMO. THEY were in no position to make rational judgements and consider the feelings of others (the proof is in the suicide). YOU, on the other hand, presumably are. Anyway you look at it, it is very sad a a HUGE loss of talent and humor for a world in desperate need of it. Here's a nice tribute/obit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elayne-boosl...ch_b_43155.html
USMCBillsFan Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 Maybe next time don't publish your opinion about something on a public internet forum if you don't want to hear responses to that opinion. And maybe if you publish YOUR OPINION, then people on a public internet forum should keep their responses to themselves. To call my post what you did was childish. I've known people who killed themselves. I have had friends kill themselves so I'm entitled to my opinion.
I 90 Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 Here's a nice tribute/obit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elayne-boosl...ch_b_43155.html Nice is an understatement. The comments are also well worth reading. Thanks.
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