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05-21-2019, 04:06 PM #26
They all met the end they made for themselves.
Glad you were not part of that.
Good write off on the sunglasses.watch out for snakes
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05-21-2019, 04:19 PM #27
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05-21-2019, 04:23 PM #28
I worked with someone whose brother murdered his entire family (save for the guy I worked with). I also worked with Gary Ridgeway's SIL during the time he was a suspect and subsequently arrested. She was in total denial.
Amazing how many of us are touched by these sorts of tragedies.
Okay, back to Kitty Stoke and talking about country music.“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
Kindness is a bridge between all people
Dunkin’ Donuts Worker Dances With Customer Who Has Autism
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05-21-2019, 04:25 PM #29
Thanks man. Didn't mean to highjack. It just kind of hit me when I saw the title.
But I'm not getting how anyone can even remotely suggest he's the victim. What, was she mean to him? Belittled him? Threatened to leave him? There's nothing she could have done- nothing- to make her murderer the victim. That's absurd.
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05-21-2019, 04:30 PM #30“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
Kindness is a bridge between all people
Dunkin’ Donuts Worker Dances With Customer Who Has Autism
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05-21-2019, 04:42 PM #31
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05-21-2019, 04:49 PM #32
That's probably true; almost by definition it's true. But recognizing that he is a victim of mental illness is a far cry from suggesting that he shouldn't be condemned. You're a victim of mental illness when you commit suicide, not when you murder someone.
(I'm not suggesting you think otherwise, I know that you were just guessing at someone else's motivation)"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
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"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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05-21-2019, 04:50 PM #33
Ya, I get that. The article did state there was no history of mental illness. Can a violent asshole who lost it and then killed himself instead of face the consequences be a possibility? I don't know. Maybe.
Either way, I think it's OK to be angry. But eventually it just turns to sadness and head shaking.
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05-21-2019, 06:04 PM #34Funky But Chic
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05-21-2019, 06:06 PM #35Funky But Chic
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GiBo that's rough. Hang in there man.
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05-21-2019, 06:12 PM #36
Hopefully we stop making jokes and start taking mental illness seriously in this country.
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05-21-2019, 06:12 PM #37
I can't believe he stole your sunglasses
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05-21-2019, 06:21 PM #38Registered User
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05-21-2019, 06:28 PM #39
I’m sorry to hear this, Snapt. Your friends are odd but I find myself being reminded on almost a daily basis that you can never, ever overestimate the power of denial. It’s truly one of the most powerful reflexes human beings have.
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05-21-2019, 06:46 PM #40Registered User
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05-21-2019, 06:57 PM #41
None of us truly know anyone, even ourselves. Especially ourselves. A lot of people who are very friendly, are liked and even loved by many do despicable things, especially to those closest to them who know them the best. Thing of all the relationships we know about that seem great until they fall apart. Are these bad people hiding behind a mask, are they manipulative sociopaths, are they good people who made bad decisions or were under unusual duress? Does it matter? Is there such a thing as good people and bad people? In the end many of us, like your friends, will judge people based on how those people treated us, rather than by bad things they did to other people. Give those mutual friends some time; if they continue to give you a hard time you're better rid of them.
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05-21-2019, 07:20 PM #42
there are a lot of angry people and there is something about our culture that fosters rage in men and they do horrible acts. there would be less killings if there weren't guns everywhere. CT has seen a decrease in suicides since New Town.
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05-21-2019, 07:24 PM #43
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05-21-2019, 07:26 PM #44
i know - it needs to be said - i hope this thread doesn't devolve
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05-21-2019, 07:38 PM #45
A guy I went to college with commited murder/suicide
Things would be better if we had proper mental healthcare/ healthcare and we were not working ourselves to death for two weeks. vacation (not me, no fucking way). So much ugliness in America, access to guns is only part of the culture that brings about the insanity. A co worker told me today how his best friend hung himself after he wrote a note, and left it alongside his gun and cel phone. Guy was a vet and cop. PTSD and his wife was screwing everyone in town.
How does George Bush live with himself?
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05-21-2019, 08:18 PM #46Registered User
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This (the OP case)!doesn’t smell to me like “mental illness”. I’ve lived with someone who was mentally ill. It’s pretty obvious to anyone when someone is truly mentally ill, and has no control over their behavior, and doesn’t know right from wrong.
It’s a far cry from someone who goes into a jealous rage and kills someone. Here we have a good looking young female doctor just starting out in her career. She has a boyfriend with a job that probably pays much less. Maybe she discovers he has character issues, and starts to reconsider her options. Words are spoken, and he goes off the deep end.
Sorry, that’s not mental illness. Jealousy and money are two of the main motives for murder. And just to make it clear, it is all the dick head’s fault. Fuck him and anyone who calls him the victim.
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05-21-2019, 08:25 PM #47Registered User
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maybe life in america is too desperate ?
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05-21-2019, 09:00 PM #48Education must be the answer, we've tried ignorance and it doesn't work!
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05-21-2019, 09:05 PM #49
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05-21-2019, 09:58 PM #50
My older brother's best friend (and good friend of mine) murdered his step mom then turned the shotgun on himself when we were in college. I've struggled to wrap my mind around it but can't respect going out that way. It's affected my brother deeply and 16 years later, still does. We don't talk about it ever. My bro still thinks the world lost a great guy - his best friend. I struggle with that but want to support my brother. It happened Easter Sunday. My brother and I were on a snowy trail run on Walker Ranch above Boulder. When we got back to the car, he had 5 missed phone calls and when he called back, there was no answer. He blames himself but I see that as just another shitty unnecessary thing to do to someone else when Graham was the one dealing with mental illness.
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