Seahorse
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Post by Seahorse on Sept 14, 2007 23:32:46 GMT -5
I dunno if this has been posted but... The following was issued by The Associated Press: "Wrestler Chris Benoit's Diary Reveals Thoughts Before He Killed Family, Himself ATLANTA — The diary of wrestler Chris Benoit may provide details about his mental state before he killed his wife and son and then himself, an Atlanta television station reported. WSB-TV says the attorney of Benoit's father believes the wrestler's writings show signs of dementia and depression. The attorney provided the television station with copies of the journal. The handwritten entries are addressed to a close friend of Benoit's, wrestler Eddie Guerrero, who died in 2005 of an enlarged heart. Lawyer Carry Ichter says Benoit was "upset, very upset" about Guerrero's death. Benoit writes how much he loved Guerrero and what good friends they were. Ichter notes that at one point Benoit wrote, "I will be with you soon." It appears that Benoit were having thoughts about his own mortality, Ichter said. The station says the entries also note Benoit's love and admiration for his wife and son, Daniel. Ichter knew Benoit for years and is now representing his father in the legal process to decide who is heir to Benoit's estate — his children from a previous marriage or his wife's family. The couple left no will." ________________________________________________ Source: www.wrestleview.com/news2006/1189806842.shtml |
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Post by Death Bear on Sept 14, 2007 23:42:51 GMT -5
Sadly, this won't be enough to silence the people who continually disrespect Benoit. It seems nothing will convince them that the Chris Benoit that killed Nancy and Daniel was not a sane Chris Benoit. I've seen enough to not think of the man as a heartless, coldblooded killer. I wish everyone else could do the same.
Rest in peace, Chris, and thank you for the memories.
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Sept 14, 2007 23:45:57 GMT -5
I've got the same response that I had for the brain scan results: it's a reason, but it's not an excuse.
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Post by mck on Sept 14, 2007 23:48:43 GMT -5
I say we lock this before a fight starts...
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Post by Overnight Sensation on Sept 14, 2007 23:53:33 GMT -5
Chris Benoit was not a stable man....but a murderer is a murderer....stable minded or not
he did what he did....and he isnt not with Eddie....
that is all
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Post by rkolegendkilla on Sept 14, 2007 23:55:38 GMT -5
Sadly, this won't be enough to silence the people who continually disrespect Benoit. It seems nothing will convince them that the Chris Benoit that killed Nancy and Daniel was not a sane Chris Benoit. It also doesn't seem to be getting through people's heads here that MOST killers are insane. So killers who are clearly out of their mind should be excused? |
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Sept 15, 2007 0:02:17 GMT -5
I say we lock this before a fight starts... Pre-emptive locks usually get me bitched at. I prefer to wait until the fight starts. |
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Post by eandcking on Sept 15, 2007 0:20:33 GMT -5
Sadly, this won't be enough to silence the people who continually disrespect Benoit. It seems nothing will convince them that the Chris Benoit that killed Nancy and Daniel was not a sane Chris Benoit. I've seen enough to not think of the man as a heartless, coldblooded killer. I wish everyone else could do the same. Rest in peace, Chris, and thank you for the memories. The part I bolded is the absolute truth. No one in his sane mind would even consider doing that, much less carry it out. Benoit's actions have changed the way I look at him, I can't help that. It makes me want to never see any of the man's matches again, and he was once one of my heroes. I don't believe the man was always a cold-blooded monster, but his final acts really do depict him as one. I don't believe he was always that way, but his apparent mental illness turned him into it . . . . |
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Post by jomoishollywood on Sept 15, 2007 0:29:05 GMT -5
Its just too bad.
Thats all, really.
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Post by nyk9327 on Sept 15, 2007 0:54:37 GMT -5
I'm glad to see that very, very slowly some of the media and the wrestling community are realizing this is more of a tradegy than it was a crime of a selfish, roided up animal.
Both tradegy and crime are reality, but tradegy is what this was.
I'm sure after the death of Nancy happened Chris Benoit certainly wished he could go back to earlier that day, or even 20 minutes before and get help.
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Post by T R W on Sept 15, 2007 1:24:11 GMT -5
Can you actually disrespect someone who kills their family?
Seriously, like Shocker said, it's a reason, or a motive, not an excuse. Just about everyone who commits murder has some sort of mental illness. I guess we should open the prison gates.
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Post by carly1988 on Sept 15, 2007 1:58:48 GMT -5
Chris Benoit was not a stable man....but a murderer is a murderer....stable minded or not he did what he did....and he isnt not with Eddie.... that is all Why does everything think Eddie was a saint?? Just because you live your entire life in sin and in the last year or 2 of your life you "find Jesus" doesnt mean your goin to heaven. Im sure Jeffery Daumer(sp) and Tim McVeigh(sp) found jesus before they were executed |
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Sept 15, 2007 2:26:42 GMT -5
I agree that it's a reason but it's not an excuse.
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SystemofaDan
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Post by SystemofaDan on Sept 15, 2007 2:38:50 GMT -5
Chris Benoit was not a stable man....but a murderer is a murderer....stable minded or not he did what he did....and he isnt not with Eddie.... that is all Why does everything think Eddie was a saint?? Just because you live your entire life in sin and in the last year or 2 of your life you "find Jesus" doesnt mean your goin to heaven. Im sure Jeffery Daumer(sp) and Tim McVeigh(sp) found jesus before they were executed I was hoping someone thought the same Seriosuly i loved Eddie aswell but i dont think he would be in heaven..........He took Drugs and as the person above said lifed most his life in Sin just because a person decides ot become good for the last few years of there life dosent change much |
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Post by yungking23 on Sept 15, 2007 4:46:16 GMT -5
Why does everything think Eddie was a saint?? Just because you live your entire life in sin and in the last year or 2 of your life you "find Jesus" doesnt mean your goin to heaven. Im sure Jeffery Daumer(sp) and Tim McVeigh(sp) found jesus before they were executed I was hoping someone thought the same Seriosuly i loved Eddie aswell but i dont think he would be in heaven..........He took Drugs and as the person above said lifed most his life in Sin just because a person decides ot become good for the last few years of there life dosent change much I can sort of see where you guys are coming from, but I've been taking religion classes in school for a LONG time now and every class I go to, we are taught that God will forgive anybody who has TRULY changed their ways and is sorry for their sins. Eddie was able to find God in the last few years of his life and he seemed very sincere and became a new man so I am pretty sure that he is up their in heaven. Religion is a complicated topic and I don't want to offend other religions' beliefs or start any arguments, but I'm just saying that even the worst of people can be forgiven if they have changed, even if its only in the last few moments of their life. As far as the Benoit thing goes, the murder-suicide most definitley changed the way I looked at him, because it was so hard to believe that one of my heroes commited this terrible tradegy. He had to have some sort of mental problem and/or form of depression in his life to do this and as much as the media likes to think, there was no way that he could've been in his right mind at the time. I felt a little more comfortable when I read that the concussions may have played a role in the case because then it would've been like his mind wasn't right because of dedication to the business and for us fans, but no matter how you look at it, what he did was terrible and it is a tragedy either way. |
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Post by cureforthesickness on Sept 15, 2007 4:57:37 GMT -5
Chris Benoit was not a stable man....but a murderer is a murderer....stable minded or not he did what he did....and he isnt not with Eddie.... that is all Why does everything think Eddie was a saint?? Just because you live your entire life in sin and in the last year or 2 of your life you "find Jesus" doesnt mean your goin to heaven. Im sure Jeffery Daumer(sp) and Tim McVeigh(sp) found jesus before they were executed actually, my brother was one of the guards that was present when Timothy McVeigh was executed. he said the "dude was flippier than Bugs Bunny". saying stupid crap like Hail Hitler and all that jazz. murder is murder. when you choke a child to death, it's murder. regardless if you show remorse for your actions, either before during or after the act |
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Post by rkolegendkilla on Sept 15, 2007 5:35:41 GMT -5
Chris Benoit was not a stable man....but a murderer is a murderer....stable minded or not he did what he did....and he isnt not with Eddie.... that is all Why does everything think Eddie was a saint?? Just because you live your entire life in sin and in the last year or 2 of your life you "find Jesus" doesnt mean your goin to heaven. Im sure Jeffery Daumer(sp) and Tim McVeigh(sp) found jesus before they were executed I respect Eddie Guerrero the man no end because he had demons and he overcame them. He was clean for 4 years before his death, that's why it was such a tragedy that Eddie left us too soon. |
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Sept 15, 2007 6:45:11 GMT -5
See NOW it's time for the locking.
EDIT: OK...one last chance. I understand that Benoit is a very polarizing individual, but please keep it copasetic in here.
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Post by pg14 on Sept 15, 2007 10:00:30 GMT -5
shows that he was very disturbed and stressed......he couldnt fight it.
R.I.P Chris...Thank You
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Post by kamardo on Sept 15, 2007 10:40:16 GMT -5
Theres a difference. If Eddie found Jesus, and prayed to forgive his sin, he would be in heaven.
There is a difference between that and saying you found Jesus to get good publicity back *COUGH COUGH MICHAEL VICK COUGH COUGH PARIS HILTON COUGH*
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