Do dead strangers bother you?

[/)eathKiller]

NAH i'm never annoyed by death, infact I think its just another part of life, a transendance into an even greater being where all the knowledge is known and life is like a waiting room, waiting for an end to come so that life can be repeated once more but in a far better fasion...

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Photos from the Glory Pre-Level 200 days
A robot, A master System on my Back, and a Wok in my hand...
oh and a big yellow bracelet 0.o

[Aelia Jusa]

Originally posted by Lifetime: Sometimes. There was this headline in one of the local newspapers saying "21 Clap as Nancy Dies".. Are there any Aussies out there who have seen this article in one form or another? I felt pretty bad about the whole situation. Not that her death bothered me, but the whole thing just seemed so wrong. If any of you guys dont know what I'm talking about, the article is about this old lady who planned to commit suicide and invited people to watch her death so she wouldnt have to die alone. Apparently they were sipping tea and champagne while she took an overdose of drugs or something.

This story has been dominating the news in Queensland for the past few days (and a few weeks ago, when she decided to give palliative care another go). Nancy Crick was terminally ill with bowel cancer, she could not travel anywhere because she needed to be near a toilet constantly, she could not hold her grandchildren and was in constant pain. She tried palliative care numerous times but while it dulled the pain, it dulled whatever joy she felt as well.

She became a symbol for the voluntary euthanasia campaigners, because she didn't want to live anymore with her pain, and palliative care was not an option for her, but euthanasia is illegal. The reason she was committing suicide now is because she could still do it herself and not need to involve others. Her family and friends were with her, as I'm sure most of us hope our loved ones are near us when we die. If they did clap, it was because they were respecting a very brave woman who did not wish to live her 'life' anymore.

Now these friends and family are facing prosecution and possible life sentences because they did not try to prevent her from committing suicide, even though they did not assist in any way. Her house is a crime scene and her body can't be released for burial because it is under investigation.

You're right - it was wrong, that people would try to stop her from making her own decisions about her life and what it meant to her.

[SomeGuy]

I care for everyone who dies I mean EVERYONE

[johnny]

Originally posted by SomeGuy: I care for everyone who dies I mean EVERYONE

lol then you must be a very busey guy.

[Cloudbringer]

Yes, sometimes, I am. When I hear of a baby shaken to death....when I first heard and saw the 9-11 victim tally and video footage.... whenever I see news of the untimely or violent end of life, I feel bad and have, in fact, cried during the news on occasion.

Life is precious. Be it mine, or someone else's. No, I'm not rushing to their funerals. But I feel we all lose something when deaths like the above happen.

Cloudy

[ 05-24-2002, 11:55 PM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ]

[Lady Blue03]

Ill agree with most people here, that it depends on the death...recently, an 11 yer old girl was abducted by her neighbor and was missing for weeks, in a town right next to mine, Poway. She was found on the side of a road in the middle of a desert, burned to almost beyond the point of recognition. It was all over the local news for days. This kind of thing astounds me, especially so close to home. But i really dont have time to sympathize with everyone else; i have so many friends and family members to worry about. Uknown strangers have my sympathy, but not my grief

[Krishach]

Nope.

[Sir Taliesin]

Children's murders bother me. 9/11 bothered me as well, but most don't.

[shadowhound]

Not at all, i personnaly couldnt care less about people i dont know. (now that kinda sounds cold hearted dont it.)

[mistral4543]

In general, I am bothered by incidents/events that I happen to read from the news where there are victims of injustice/recklessness/pure evil. I have read about old folks who died because they were crushed by reversing vehicles, adults who were dragged along highways until they were further knocked down by other drivers, toddlers who tumbled to their deaths from highrise flats. It's just very sad [img]graemlins/verysad.gif[/img]

But I think I would reserve real grief for my loved ones (ie, those whom I know personally and care for). I'd think that would be natural.