Bizarre Fatal Accident-Suicide?

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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darwin smith wrote in message
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Aardvark wrote:


EL CAJON – An 88-year-old man ended a half-hour rental ride in a
biplane yesterday by jumping to his death and landing in an apartment
patio in view of horrified witnesses, authorities said.

Ordinarily I'd be more sympathetic to the man's plight and to his
family, but in this
case (and based only on what's been posted here so far) I'd say the man
was
completely selfish and inconsiderate. In exchange for ending any pain,
suffering,
and uncertainty he might be facing in his life, he caused a great deal
of emotional
pain and suffering in the lives of countless others.

If he was really dying of this cancer it seems pretty selfish for
"countless" others to want him to live in his misery for their
benefit. In the U.S. we have a seriously distorted cultural adversness
to suicide. Too much catholicism. I applaud the guy. He took control
of his destiny and did what he wanted to do.

-Robert


I don't care what illness the guy had. The was he chose to end his life put
many people, both those that he knew and even more he didn't know, in very
real danger.

GigG

Gig Giacona wrote:

I don't care what illness the guy had. The was he chose to end his life put
many people, both those that he knew and even more he didn't know, in very
real danger.

Yes, and the shock of having half a torso land on your patio is not something I would
wish on anyone (or, at least, the list of people on whom I would wish it is very
short).

George Patterson
Treason is ne'er successful, Sir; what then be the reason? Why, if treason
be successful, Sir, then none dare call it treason.

"Gig Giacona" wrote in message ...
I don't care what illness the guy had. The was he chose to end his life put
many people, both those that he knew and even more he didn't know, in very
real danger.

Huh? What danger? Was he going to fall on the roof of a stadium and fall the roof?

Robert M. Gary ) wrote:

If he was really dying of this cancer it seems pretty selfish for
"countless" others to want him to live in his misery for their
benefit. In the U.S. we have a seriously distorted cultural adversness
to suicide. Too much catholicism. I applaud the guy. He took control
of his destiny and did what he wanted to do.

Fine. Then kill yourself in the comfort of your own home.

This old man's blaze of glory could have resulted in the deaths of others,
including the pilot who became distracted attempting to save the man's life
as well as other, truly innocent victims on the ground. And to those who
caught a glimpse of the severed torso or the man's intestines splashed on
the ground?

Where I live there is a large shopping mall that has a wide opening seven
stories high in the center. In each of the four corners of this large
opening is a glass elevator.

One week before Easter a few years ago, a distraught, middle-aged woman
climbed out over the railing and dove to her death several floors below.

She landed literally a yard or two from a line of children waiting to see
the Easter bunny. Her blood and body parts splashed several of the
children.

Would you applaud that blaze of glory? How about if your four-year old
daughter was one of the children who needed the woman's brains washed out
of her pretty, golden hair?

IMO, the old man was quite wrong in the method of his death, not in his
decision to do commit suicide.

--
Peter












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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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darwin smith wrote in message
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Aardvark wrote:


EL CAJON – An 88-year-old man ended a half-hour rental ride in a
biplane yesterday by jumping to his death and landing in an apartment
patio in view of horrified witnesses, authorities said.

Ordinarily I'd be more sympathetic to the man's plight and to his
family, but in this
case (and based only on what's been posted here so far) I'd say the man
was
completely selfish and inconsiderate. In exchange for ending any pain,
suffering,
and uncertainty he might be facing in his life, he caused a great deal
of emotional
pain and suffering in the lives of countless others.

If he was really dying of this cancer it seems pretty selfish for
"countless" others to want him to live in his misery for their
benefit. In the U.S. we have a seriously distorted cultural adversness
to suicide. Too much catholicism. I applaud the guy. He took control
of his destiny and did what he wanted to do.

Should have blown his brains out with a gun rather than traumatise a pilot.

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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If he was really dying of this cancer it seems pretty selfish for
"countless" others to want him to live in his misery for their
benefit. In the U.S. we have a seriously distorted cultural adversness
to suicide. Too much catholicism. I applaud the guy. He took control
of his destiny and did what he wanted to do.


Yeah, that 3 year old who was traumatized by having two halves of a dead
body fall into his yard should get a life. I mean, why should anybody
complain about having guts and blood all over their patio? The man was
heroic for what he did.

Seriously What in the world are you thinking?

"C J Campbell" wrote in message ...
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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If he was really dying of this cancer it seems pretty selfish for
"countless" others to want him to live in his misery for their
benefit. In the U.S. we have a seriously distorted cultural adversness
to suicide. Too much catholicism. I applaud the guy. He took control
of his destiny and did what he wanted to do.


Yeah, that 3 year old who was traumatized by having two halves of a dead
body fall into his yard should get a life. I mean, why should anybody
complain about having guts and blood all over their patio? The man was
heroic for what he did.

I didn't read anything about a 3 year old. Please post the link that
describes this. No one once said the guy was heroic. Please quote
something that said the guy was a "hero". Superman is a hero, I said
I applaud this guy. Let's avoid the hyperbole. The guy saved himself
from months or years of being blind, in terrible pain all the time,
puking up his guts everyday, knowing he was just waiting to die. Maybe
he could have picked a better spot, but he sure could have picked a
worse one too.

Eeeeewwwww!

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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 262V Make/Model: A74N Description: BOEING STEARMAN
PT17
Date: 03/29/2004 Time: 0043

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: None

LOCATION
City: SAN DIEGO State: CA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT ON APPROACH TO GILLESPIE FIELD RUNWAY 27L, THE PASSENGER JUMPED OUT
OF
THE ACFT FATALLY INJURING HIMSELF, NO ACFT DAMAGE, NO GROUND INJURIES,
OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, SAN DIEGO, CA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: UNK



OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Approach Operation: General Aviation

Departed: SAN DIEGO, CA Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: SAN DIEGO, CA Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing:
U
Last Radio Cont: UNK
Last Clearance: UNK

FAA FSDO: SAN DIEGO, CA (WP09) Entry date: 03/30/2004