Man Faxes Note to Cops, TV Station Before Murder-Suicide

[Beautiful_years 0]

There really are a lot of sick people out there, the sad part is there is no indication of the impending doom!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Here's another similar tragedy.

Ohio family found dead in suspected murder-suicide

Yes, it is sad. As I suggested before Alien got into a downward spiral of ever decreasing logic. People who do these kinds of things are mentally unstable - probably suffering from some form of severe depression or manic behaviour. The only useful thing that one can try to do to prevent this from happening more often is try make people aware that depression makes a person vulnerable to unpredictable reactions to difficult sitations and ensure they see a Dr frequently to monitor their illness.

Community and extended family support also. I wonder if the mentality of self-sufficiency tied to a sense 'being a man' also plays into it? Both men were gun owners and many gun owners share that notion - to not rely on anyone else for survival. That's got to play into someone's psyche when they are feeling like their back is against the wall and don't have the power within themselves to help their family. It's a sort of perversion of pride.

Mental illnesses are difficult to treat as they require the patient to acknowledge the problem and seek treatment for it.

Unless you pose some sort of obvious danger to people around you its very difficult to have people committed these days.

[Beautiful_years 0]

Here's another similar tragedy.

Ohio family found dead in suspected murder-suicide

Yes, it is sad. As I suggested before Alien got into a downward spiral of ever decreasing logic. People who do these kinds of things are mentally unstable - probably suffering from some form of severe depression or manic behaviour. The only useful thing that one can try to do to prevent this from happening more often is try make people aware that depression makes a person vulnerable to unpredictable reactions to difficult sitations and ensure they see a Dr frequently to monitor their illness.

Community and extended family support also. I wonder if the mentality of self-sufficiency tied to a sense 'being a man' also plays into it? Both men were gun owners and many gun owners share that notion - to not rely on anyone else for survival. That's got to play into someone's psyche when they are feeling like their back is against the wall and don't have the power within themselves to help their family. It's a sort of perversion of pride.

Mental illnesses are difficult to treat as they require the patient to acknowledge the problem and seek treatment for it.

Unless you pose some sort of obvious danger to people around you its very difficult to have people committed these days.

So with the drepressing Economy, we would see a lot more tragedies, really sad, two families gone all in one week? The week still hasnt ended yet!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Suicide rates go up in difficult times.

There was a case like this in California over Christmas. Man dressed as Santa Claus showed up at his estranged wifes house, set fire to the building and killed the people inside

Edited January 29, 2009 by Paul Daniels

[alienlovechild 75]

Cool, now we're getting down to business. So as I understand it new writers need a "patron" or sorts. That's why you always see some quote from some famous author on the back cover exhort readers to read the book "A MUST READ!", "COMPELLING!" and "I COULDN"T PUT FRIGGIN BOOK DOWN!"

In the second instance you just get a hired gun to write anything that seems new and can make a buck. These nasty crime stories are grist for your mill. They just happened and no one has written anything on it. Of course, it's got to have something different than the usual carnage. I'm more into movies now but I think your fellow New Yorker would make a grisy subject. Check this ####### out. . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Panzram

So I am to understand that I am to blame for what you don't like about for profit publishing?

Politically and personally I like profits and couldn't figure where you thought I said I don't like publishing.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Here's another similar tragedy.

Ohio family found dead in suspected murder-suicide

Yes, it is sad. As I suggested before Alien got into a downward spiral of ever decreasing logic. People who do these kinds of things are mentally unstable - probably suffering from some form of severe depression or manic behaviour. The only useful thing that one can try to do to prevent this from happening more often is try make people aware that depression makes a person vulnerable to unpredictable reactions to difficult sitations and ensure they see a Dr frequently to monitor their illness.

Community and extended family support also. I wonder if the mentality of self-sufficiency tied to a sense 'being a man' also plays into it? Both men were gun owners and many gun owners share that notion - to not rely on anyone else for survival. That's got to play into someone's psyche when they are feeling like their back is against the wall and don't have the power within themselves to help their family. It's a sort of perversion of pride.

Mental illnesses are difficult to treat as they require the patient to acknowledge the problem and seek treatment for it.

Unless you pose some sort of obvious danger to people around you its very difficult to have people committed these days.

So with the drepressing Economy, we would see a lot more tragedies, really sad, two families gone all in one week? The week still hasnt ended yet!

I really think that the ones most likely to do murder suicides are the ones who have a long held belief that they are solely responsible for the livelihood of their family. Obviously, not everyone who thinks that way is going to go to such extremes, but if they are a gun owner and are in deep depression...feeling hopeless, they are like time bombs waiting to go off, IMO.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I think you'd have to be pretty angry at the world or somehow view the family as possessions. I can't fathom it

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I think you'd have to be pretty angry at the world or somehow view the family as possessions. I can't fathom it

It's narcissistic...that's for sure.

[Breezelove 0]

This is Really sad thing to read And my heart goes out to all The family's involved that is left to Deal with this situation because He took a Wife and Kids away and we don't Know why and God says Do, not judge so my heart is really hurt to read this we never know what people are Going, through and what makes Them snap. the Economy is really bad Right now and it Makes people do all kinds of Crazy things and There is only one Person he has to Answer to and that is God. Edited February 1, 2009 by Breezelove