Originally Posted by
Buff
Now we've come full circle to this argument, which frey presented and then deleted... I have many problems with it.
1.) It implies a helplessness that I wouldn't ascribe to any human. Certainly not one with the resources that Chester had. Brain chemistry is a very powerful thing, but it's manageable and someone with 6 kids has a responsibility to understand that.
2.) Inevitably someone always suggests that we can't possibly relate to their plight because we haven't been there. I always find that to be naive and insulting. Why would you just assume that? I think it's a safer assumption to think that many have had at least some connection to severe depression whether it was them or a family member.
3.) I think we can agree that it's a tragedy, it's sad, and we can have sympathy for the deceased and their family - all while wishing that this very preventable thing could have been prevented. Being sympathetic, and feeling it was a selfish act, do not seem mutually exclusive to me.