Notable death

@wolfe63 said
Regis Philbin, 88.
Well-known television personality.

Yes I just heard about Regis.

He was one of a kind may he R.I.P.

Regis Biography is worth reading for those who knew him or didn't for that matter.

-VR

wilford brimley
i loved this old guy
85 years old

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/obituaries/wilford-brimley-dead.html

@rookie54 said
wilford brimley
i loved this old guy
85 years old

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/obituaries/wilford-brimley-dead.html

I look at this way, we are all going someday and if someone lives into their 80's they've had a nice long life.

-VR

@very-rusty said
I look at this way, we are all going someday and if someone lives into their 80's they've had a nice long life.

-VR

I agree, they have had a long life, hopefully good too. We can't expect much more.

@torunn said
I agree, they have had a long life, hopefully good too. We can't expect much more.

As Spock would say: live long and prosper. 😉

-VR

John Hume, Irish legend.

@trev33 said
John Hume, Irish legend.

John Hume KCSG (18 January 1937 – 3 August 2020) was an Irish politician who served as the second Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 1979 to 2001. ... In 2010 he was named "Ireland's Greatest" in a public poll by Irish national broadcaster RTÉ to find the greatest person in Ireland's history.

Daiys Coleman, 23 died by suicide

The case of her rape was widely published, since the perpetrator was from a rich Background and escaped with a more formal sentence, and that only after a wide outcry…

@ponderable said
Daiys Coleman, 23 died by suicide

The case of her rape was widely published, since the perpetrator was from a rich Background and escaped with a more formal sentence, and that only after a wide outcry…

Surviving sexual violence is often a lifelong fight. The physical and psychological trauma, along with society's victim-blaming and abuse after the fact extends the struggle for years beyond the acute crisis period. These survivors are among the highest risk groups for suicide, even decades later. I suffered PTSD for 20 years after. I was saddened by Daisy's death because she had been a fierce advocate for survivors for years now. As someone said on Twitter, it really is surprising that any of us survive.

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@suzianne said
Surviving sexual violence is often a lifelong fight. The physical and psychological trauma, along with society's victim-blaming and abuse after the fact extends the struggle for years beyond the acute crisis period. These survivors are among the highest risk groups for suicide, even decades later. I suffered PTSD for 20 years after. I was saddened by Daisy's death becaus ...[text shortened]... urvivors for years now. As someone said on Twitter, it really is surprising that any of us survive.

Suzianne, you have my deep sympathy for what you have been through. These tragedies have been discussed in many threads with different titles, still ending up in these traumas. I get so angry I could kill any of these men doing such things for pleasure or money.

@torunn said
Suzianne, you have my deep sympathy for what you have been through. These tragedies have been discussed in many threads with different titles, still ending up in these traumas. I get so angry I could kill any of these men doing such things for pleasure or money.

Victim blaming is repugnant.

@great-big-stees said
Victim blaming is repugnant.

Heartless or ignorant people. One question should be enough: "If it was your daughter, how would you feel, and what would you do?"

Kamal the Ugandan Giant - rest in peace.

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