tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post4410858579926038179..comments2024-03-28T07:46:36.254-04:00Comments on field negro: Doing the unthinkable.field negrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-41301304101397359862009-02-06T10:06:00.000-05:002009-02-06T10:06:00.000-05:00This man must have had mental health problems long...This man must have had mental health problems long before this moment to have the capacity to do such a thing. Not like comparing is fair, but I've lost my job before, when I was in my twenties making lots of loot and at the prime of my life. It did pull the rug out from under me. I was depressed. I remember taking a really long drive just to go somewhere. Maybe it's a difference between how men and women typically process things. Who knows the circumstances leading to the layoff. That might've been the straw for him, but I still can't relate to the homicidal suicidal pyschopath kicking into gear as a result. This is one of those stories that still has me scratching my head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-79651294222860736512009-02-02T18:22:00.000-05:002009-02-02T18:22:00.000-05:00I have been in semi-retirement for 10 years and on...I have been in semi-retirement for 10 years and on a credit-card DIET, I now enjoy a certain FREEDOM from useless indebtedness. My family and friends laugh that I live like an "Amish", and I say--IS THAT SO BAD??? We could learn a thing or 2 about their way of life, INDEPENDENT on anyone or anything for their modest lifestyle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-86383136614041146322009-02-01T00:05:00.000-05:002009-02-01T00:05:00.000-05:00This story really broke my heart. Big time!TafariThis story really broke my heart. Big time!<BR/>TafariTafarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265764779873436485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-87544197977488209322009-01-31T10:25:00.000-05:002009-01-31T10:25:00.000-05:00I agree with those who say he was weak and that th...I agree with those who say he was weak and that this was not about the economy. Things are not that bad! I live in Saudi Arabia and you should see how hard the 3rd world nationals who come here, work. They make very little, are away from their families, and they live in horrible conditions siliar if not worse than slavery. Working from Sun up to sun down is their reality. These same people you will never see without a smile on their faces.<BR/><BR/>May his financial crisis was the proverbial 'straw that broke the camels bac' but if it was not this it would have been something else. <BR/><BR/>Pathetic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-55697444777795493742009-01-30T20:07:00.000-05:002009-01-30T20:07:00.000-05:00Grinder:LOL!Grinder:<BR/><BR/>LOL!GrannyStandingforTruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393482390585845081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-67895852883627169412009-01-30T18:54:00.000-05:002009-01-30T18:54:00.000-05:00I am surprised to learn that the guy was black. He...I am surprised to learn that the guy was black. Here I thought that My People pretty much had the serial killing occupation to ourselves. Is this maybe the revenge for Eminem?TrueBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247629724349664650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-10838983371474561982009-01-29T22:21:00.000-05:002009-01-29T22:21:00.000-05:00I also chalk this up to men thinking of their wive...I also chalk this up to men thinking of their wives and children as objects...property to be dealt with as the <I>owner</I> sees fit.Catnappinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15112190511038404999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-75521080248876509232009-01-29T18:20:00.000-05:002009-01-29T18:20:00.000-05:00I have blogged about the metabolic stress that I t...I have blogged about the metabolic stress that I think can lead to postpartum psychosis and infanticide. As I see it, becoming infanticidal can be seen as a "feature", a feature that you might need when times turn really bad and either your child dies and maybe you reproduce another time when things get better, or you die and your child dies shortly thereafter leading no descendents. Remember, none of our ancestors died before leaving descendents. Those who left no descendents are no one’s ancestor. <BR/><BR/>They are brutally hard decisions that our physiology forces us to make because only ancestors that made the correct choices survived those brutally hard times in our past.<BR/><BR/>http://daedalus2u.blogspot.com/2007/08/low-nitric-oxide-acute-psychosis.html<BR/><BR/>(warning, some of this is very disturbing)daedalus2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416564922288784455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-20857732339123966992009-01-29T18:01:00.000-05:002009-01-29T18:01:00.000-05:00"An abusive, tyrannical man? Probably. But what if..."An abusive, tyrannical man? Probably. But what if his note was earnest? What a uniquely American rationale--rife with consumerism and class aspiration--for committing suicide. I can no longer afford the mcmansion, suvs, and private school tuition so my only option is to murder my family so they won't be made to suffer the depravation of- gasp!- renting, used compact cars, and attending public school with other black children?"<BR/><BR/><BR/>My thoughts exactly. If there is anyone who should not be sold onto the American Dream, its Blacks. For historical reasons and the nature of this society. I know this is America and that is the way it goes. But this culture of indiviualism and the pursuit of personal happiness aka wealth goes against the grains of history. There is a serious need for more community. This is just the beginning. Next expect black serial killers to increase.Gratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531241540542666019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-61507143391646548342009-01-29T14:08:00.000-05:002009-01-29T14:08:00.000-05:00That was what I was thinking, Steve...That was what I was thinking, Steve...BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629563963708823050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-62880028921686229312009-01-29T12:12:00.000-05:002009-01-29T12:12:00.000-05:00"5 bedroom home 1800mth mortg"Where the hell do yo..."5 bedroom home 1800mth mortg"<BR/><BR/>Where the hell do you live?<BR/><BR/>I WISH my mortgage was $1800 and propoerty tax $300 a month!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-2361116521602004852009-01-29T10:24:00.000-05:002009-01-29T10:24:00.000-05:00I too brought into the American Dream!!! Well, I a...I too brought into the American Dream!!! Well, I am tired of it. I no longer want this 5 bedroom home 1800mth mortg, 300 mth property tax, 600 peco bill, 130mth cable, 650mth car notes, 130mth time share, 500 mth food bill, cell phone,landline phone, etc,etc. -------------------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>Dayam!!!! You need to downsize - fast!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-72814452771273053402009-01-29T10:00:00.000-05:002009-01-29T10:00:00.000-05:00The guy looks a lot like John Allen Muhammad, the ...The guy looks a lot like John Allen Muhammad, the DC sniper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-6055469922865100592009-01-29T03:57:00.000-05:002009-01-29T03:57:00.000-05:00An abusive, tyrannical man? Probably. But what if ...An abusive, tyrannical man? Probably. But what if his note was earnest? What a uniquely American rationale--rife with consumerism and class aspiration--for committing suicide. I can no longer afford the mcmansion, suvs, and private school tuition so my only option is to murder my family so they won't be made to suffer the depravation of- gasp!- renting, used compact cars, and attending public school with other black children?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-11594069526223038502009-01-29T00:55:00.000-05:002009-01-29T00:55:00.000-05:00Several articles stated that that the man and his ...Several articles stated that that the man and his wife lied on their application in order to obtain Day care for their kids, therefore their rationalization to lie seemed a practical matter, even if it was ethically improper/wrong. Also the articles merely stated that him and his wife worked in the medical field. I am fairly certain that they were probably not doctors and were probably on the lower echelon i.e. maybe CNA’s, orderlies or material handlers to name a few which don’t make a money—in fact a pittance.<BR/><BR/>Also, obviously the man was distraught and thus getting fired may have been a culmination of many things that have led him to this awful distress. Of course if you want to infuse race, how about those white women in Texas and North Carolina that killed themselves and or their children and were able to claim mental incapacity as well as the sympathy from the courts, one from her own husband and society in regards to post partum Depression. How about German billionaire Adolf Merckle, who committed suicide and the fact that many more White women in their 50’s are increasingly committing suicide http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27293978/. when that honor is often relegated to young white males. The very worse part is that it’s going to get worse economically and you will see more people committing suicide and that will fall along all racial groups simply because there is no social or communal network if you are not already part of insular community to catch those who will be razed by the fiscal and economical shenanigans of private and federal bodies.<BR/><BR/>In addition, as other posters have mentioned, Mental Health care is an area in the Black community which is not talked about and many Black people are suffering from Depression, Schizophrenia, Bi-Polar, PTSD and other serious mental health conditions that go untreated because they are undiagnosed. Working with gay an indigent populations I see it all the time. In Healthcare, most healthcare providers will likely site a physical cause or not even treat a Black patient who may need mental health care as opposed to White patients, therefore in addition to the Black community being grossly uninformed they must also face stereotypes and racism from healthcare providers which makes it unlikely for Blacks to actively seek out mental health care. This is I believe one of the main reasons why the jails are filled with black men and women.<BR/><BR/>Finally the manner of his death is horrific and killing his children is beyond unconscionable, but I wonder why when White people do it it’s different, but when Black people do it is evil. There is something more here than a selfish and irreverisble act of self indulgence.Dark Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051316480970381291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-57187201463458642152009-01-28T23:09:00.000-05:002009-01-28T23:09:00.000-05:00daedalus2u said..."If you haven’t been broken it j...daedalus2u said...<I>"If you haven’t been broken it just means you have never had enough pressure put on you.</I>"<BR/><BR/>True. Or haven't lived long enough to be severely tested.<BR/><BR/>This is why I've withheld judgment and condemnation regarding this man--I've lived long enough to know that life can bring a surprise or two to the strongest of us. <BR/><BR/>People can do some desperate things when their world begins to crumble in front of them.<BR/><BR/>Yes, even you mental stalwarts that believe that you're beyond doing something this outrageous as destroying yourself and your family--or even the contemplation of it.<BR/><BR/>Some men, right or wrong, see their families as an extension of themselves, and sometimes, as they go, so goes the family.<BR/><BR/>This is not an apology for suicide--which is rarely the right path to take--but a statement of empathy from one who has lived long enough to know that life is more complex than we know, and that there's more going on in our world than meets the eye.Black Diasporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890792781361839105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-88951326299086238252009-01-28T22:56:00.000-05:002009-01-28T22:56:00.000-05:00This man became mentally ill. He was not evil he w...This man became mentally ill. He was not evil he was sick and he needed help.<BR/>We need to create a culture where when you begin to have terrible thoughts you reach out and get help.<BR/>Not keep them bottled up inside until they explode out.<BR/>This sort of thing happens too much. Iraqi vets with PTSD who kill themselves are another example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-78104571292619996762009-01-28T21:01:00.000-05:002009-01-28T21:01:00.000-05:00I too brought into the American Dream!!! Well, I a...I too brought into the American Dream!!! Well, I am tired of it. I no longer want this 5 bedroom home 1800mth mortg, 300 mth property tax, 600 peco bill, 130mth cable, 650mth car notes, 130mth time share, 500 mth food bill, cell phone,landline phone, etc,etc. They can take it all. Trust, if I didnt know my limit who knows how I or my husband can break. What triggers a person to break. We dont know unless we walk in their shoes. Thank God, I am strong enough as a woman to shoulder the weight. <BR/>Dear God, please bless the children!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-4407589631265036862009-01-28T19:59:00.000-05:002009-01-28T19:59:00.000-05:00Field, just read the link on your sidebar about "Y...Field, just read the link on your sidebar about "You white people and your pets." All due respect, but this aint a white people thing... this is a fucking too much money and not enough sense thing. This is the kind of crazy that makes me think if someone spends 155 thousand dollars on a dog in my world, they have given up all right to have that kind of money. Seriously.. Palm Springs... dog cloning... this is dumb fuck rich people behavior... not white people.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839570356340157924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-87807540294446814852009-01-28T19:11:00.000-05:002009-01-28T19:11:00.000-05:00Desperate people do desperate things. When you cr...Desperate people do desperate things. When you crank up the pressure on people, some of them will break. Doesn’t matter what kind of pressure it is, enough pressure and anyone and everyone will break. If you haven’t been broken it just means you have never had enough pressure put on you.<BR/><BR/>A normative state of discontent is what some call it. The pressure to conform to certain expectations. That pressure is what keeps some people down.daedalus2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416564922288784455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-36756121838548113962009-01-28T17:30:00.000-05:002009-01-28T17:30:00.000-05:009:22, here we go: asking the President to respond ...9:22, here we go: asking the President to respond to everything. The man cannot -- I repeat -- cannot -- respond to and address everything. He is not Moses or Jesus Christ. He is one man who is -- and will be trying to do -- a job only a handful of us can even imagine. The man who took the lives of his family is nothing but an arse-H. President Obama cannot address every arse-H situation and/or predicament that comes along. Good grief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-58482473579195112692009-01-28T14:33:00.000-05:002009-01-28T14:33:00.000-05:00Field, I dealt with people who had mental illnesse...Field, <BR/><BR/>I dealt with people who had mental illnesses before selling out to my comfortable cubicle in Corporate America. <BR/><BR/>I have to agree with several posters above: I think there were many things going on in this man's life before he shut his lights out and those of his family members. His job was the proverbial straw breaking the camel's back. <BR/><BR/>I do think, however, that economic conditions will push an already depressed/over-medicated/spiritually burned-out populace (present in all racial brands and stripes) into self-destruction. I hope I am wrong though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-70682076598036672702009-01-28T13:44:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:44:00.000-05:00I lived in Southern California for six years. It's...I lived in Southern California for six years. It's a different culture out there-- most blacks I encountered were straight up house negroes.<BR/><BR/>Most of the black males had a certain weakness about them, which I couldn't put my finger on. They just weren't the same as the one's I met down South and along the East coast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-68222119963307935792009-01-28T12:59:00.000-05:002009-01-28T12:59:00.000-05:00I agree that his was not a simple case of getting ...I agree that his was not a simple case of getting laid off but I still think that at the root of his decision was money. Fact is getting fired rather than laid off in this climate probably would not make for a great job search.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-60593988271177082872009-01-28T12:55:00.000-05:002009-01-28T12:55:00.000-05:00Blacks kill each other every day but this murder-s...Blacks kill each other every day but this murder-suicide evokes some different set of emotions than does the daily slaughter? <BR/><BR/>By the way, why are we always comparing ourselves to white folks? Seriously, can you give up your love affair with massa and stop using white folks as the standard of behavior? <BR/><BR/>Finally, mental illness in the black community is under acknowledged and grossly under treated. Blacks do commit suicide. My step brother did. Black gay youth (males) are particularly vulnerable because black folks tend to be so homophobic.west coast storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833809632143106334noreply@blogger.com