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Heath Ledger - the grieving thread
serious crayons:
I agree, Natali (with everything but the last sentence -- I think the press should have access). But I feel sorry for the masseuse. It sounds like she was trying to do what she thought was the right thing. It probably wasn't, but it was a high-pressure situation. I feel for her, with people all over the world practically blaming her for murdering the man.
Now Mary-Kate is a different story. Can't say I feel too sorry for her.
opinionista:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on January 25, 2008, 11:24:28 am ---I agree, Natali (with everything but the last sentence -- I think the press should have access).
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There's no need for the press to know right away if someone is taken to the hospital for whatever reason. It doesn't matter if you're famous. I think it is pretty humilliating to have a bunch of people taking picture of you being carried out of your home into an ambulance looking like shit or in a black bag. If you're dead you obviously wont know about it but your relatives would. It's painful enough to lose someone and then have to see that over and over and over again in the news. That's my point. Now, for other stories like fires, hurricanes etc, fine but not for this.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Mikaela on January 25, 2008, 11:07:28 am ---I had a look at the Dark Knight's homepage. This is the only thing there at present:
http://thedarkknight.warnerbros.com/HeathMemorial.html
I think it's very lovely. Simple, eloquent.
Dignified.
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Thank you Mika, for posting the link. Between reading and seeing so much cr*p, I'm thankful to see lovely, well thought and appropriate articles or memorials like this one. And what a lovely picture they put up.
It hurts to see such lovely done things, it hurts to read the cr*p. It just hurts.
souxi:
--- Quote from: opinionista on January 25, 2008, 11:31:59 am ---There's no need for the press to know right away if someone is taken to the hospital for whatever reason. It doesn't matter if you're famous. I think it is pretty humilliating to have a bunch of people taking picture of you being carried out of your home into an ambulance looking like shit or in a black bag. If you're dead you obviously wont know about it but your relatives would. It's painful enough to lose someone and then have to see that over and over and over again in the news. That's my point. Now, for other stories like fires, hurricanes etc, fine but not for this.
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I agree with you. I think it,s appalling that the press have access to these emergency calls. I also think it,s terrible having pics of Heath being taken from his apartment in a body bag, plastered all over the internet/papers for the world to see. To these newspapers, it,s just another story. To his family, friends and millions of people all loved him it,s just heartbreaking. I think the tabloid press are all parasites anyway. (I know Heath hated them too) As soon as the paramedics brought his body out, the cameras were flashing. And I still think it,s appalling that this woman didn,t call 911 first. He may or may not have been dead when she made those calls, but surely, if you find someone unconcious, your first instinct is to call an ambulance? As we,ve said, we,ll never know if it would have made any difference or not, BUT she still should have called them first and worried about the damn friend later. Poor Heath. :'(
Ellemeno:
Re Mary Kate Olsen dancing and smooching in a club last night -
I want to cut everyone slack in how they immediately handle shock and grief. I have never been a bar and club person, but I sure see that some are. I imagine she was just trying to feel better, and that it had nothing to do with disrespect for Heath. Part of my way of handling this for the first two days was to eat too much ice cream and surf Google News. I imagine there are others who have been drinking more, or watching more TV, or who popped an extra pill, or are spending even more time doing Sudoku. We just do what we can.
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