Xbox Developer Killed In Murder-Suicide
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I feel sorry for her. Sadly, this scenario is becoming far too common. You have to be famous for most people to feel anything, because it happens all the time.
It's sad that things like this happen but like Indigo said, people die all the time. It's nothing to get upset over.
So what you're saying is that her death isn't important enough to comment on? For pity's sake, grow up.Indigo_Dingo said:
http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/3/23/superiorkitteh128507876619062500.jpgIndigo_Dingo said:
We should mourn everyone, but we don't - just like you. This probably isn't the right place for the sermon, and there's lots of places [http://www.unicef.org//] you can channel that outrage into action if you're really concerned about lessening the daily death toll.
This is a gaming website - some of the people here might have actually known her, or been one of her co-workers. So for them, yeah, it might be a little bit more important.
Very well, in order to restore the karmic balance I won't mourn when you choke to death after stuffing your foot in your mouth. Again.Indigo_Dingo said:
You can't mourn deaths you don't hear about, and it's natural to lament losses more if they touch upon your life than if they do not. It may not be noble or admirable, but it is human.
My sympathies go out to her friends and family, if they're reading.
-- Steve
Best guess? He doesn't know how to handle death. So he tried to be funny in a time and place that was totally inappropriate.Jacobra said:
Rest in Peace, Melissa.
thats a shame such a waste of uch a young life. a real tragedy which happen far too often these days. RIP Melissa. you will be missed
Condolences to the deceased of course. But...I can't resist commenting on this aspect of death... Anyway, why are anger, sadness etc. the only reactions a person can have towards death? I guess, it -does- depend on the person, but, why having lived a presumably good life, is there only to be this...depressive atmosphere?ThePoodonkis said:
Granted, this wasn't an old woman who'd lived her life and had died in her bed. And of course all the more awful because of the circumstances. But, who exactly is helped by bemoaning of how unfair everything is, or how they hope the guy who did it is rotting in hell or some such sentiment to that effect. Given that both are dead, and unlikely to care what any of us think on the matter...
I just think that cracking jokes at something like murder of innocent people is not the best way to react.GothmogII said:
A slightly more subtle joke is "socially acceptable" - Aries' doesn't actually have any ill-will towards Melissa (at least, he shouldn't) but the joke makes it seem like he does since when he offers condolences, it also seemed like a joke - which makes it look like he thinks that death is funny - if you are gonna make a joke, don't make it seem like you are happy that the person died or anything like that.ThePoodonkis said:
(Honestly I feel that this news is a little "out of place" here anyway, as you can see a lot of people are a little shocked.)
Another day, another senseless death... When will the people of America ever realise that gun sales should be banned so that tragedies like this can be avoided?
RIP Melissa, may there be games and broadband for thee wherever you are headed.
RIP Melissa, may there be games and broadband for thee wherever you are headed.
*sigh*Strafe Mcgee said:
So instead of GTA, we're blaming guns?
Agreed this death is senseless, but her husband was a nut-job, and he could've just as easily used a kitchen knife.
When I die, no matter how tragic the circumstances, I'd rather those that knew me partied down and had a good time in my memory, than moped about in a depressive, solumn funk. Live and laugh, people; life is harsh enough as it is without bringing people down from beyond the grave.
This, however, comes closest to 'sickening behavior' in my book. Let's use this death to further agendas!