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There isn't a day that I get by without using software influenced by Ian and his role in all this is hard to overstate.
Fuck the police: http://archive.is/vBS6N https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7aa_1451521842 In memory of Ian, who gave his life for our freedoms
Fuck the police: http://archive.is/vBS6N https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7aa_1451521842 In memory of Ian, who gave his life for our freedoms
Fuck the police: http://archive.is/vBS6N https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7aa_1451521842 In memory of Ian, who gave his life for our freedoms
It wasn't that simple or clear cut.
To put it in context, Ian said he was abused by the police for knocking on his neighbor's door, and then threatened to commit suicide. He later retracted the statement, but then actually followed through and hung himself until he was dead. I suppose it's possible that his interactions with the police triggered his ultimate response, but (in my opinion) the correct reaction is "fuck untreated mental health issues".
Seriously, there should be no stigma. If I have an infected cut, I go to the doctor and get some antibiotics. If I have a severe case of the flu, I go to the hospital and get some IV fluids. If I have mental health issues, I really hope I would be able to get to a medical professional for real treatment. I've said it here before and I'll say it again, mental health is nothing to mess around with. It's serious, and there are people who specialize in helping you. Find help. It exists. No one will judge you for it, it's a medical issue just like any other illness. It's hard, I know. I've had people in my life affected by it. I've had people in my live succumb to it. But help exists. Please, find it. As hard as it is, find your help. Find your relief. Your demons don't own you. The world needs you, in spite of what your illness is telling you.
Please, find help. We need you. We love you.
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It wasn't that simple or clear cut.
To make sure everyone is aware, the original post (before it was flagged) said "fuck the police" and then linked Ian's twitter history and some LiveLeak video I didn't watch. To put it in context, Ian said he was abused by the police for knocking on his neighbor's door, and then threatened to commit suicide. He later retracted the statement, but then actually followed through and hung himself until he was dead. I sup…
What the heck actually happened to Ian? He's going to be my own personal "Elvis/Tupac is alive" brand of conspiracy theorising (not really, but I expect we'll never really know what actually happened). At any rate, happy exclusive Debian user here for the past 15 years. Thank you, Ian, gone too soon. Your name lives on in half the name of my most belovèd OS.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
To make sure everyone is aware, the original post (before it was flagged) said "fuck the police" and then linked Ian's twitter history and some LiveLeak video I didn't watch. To put it in context, Ian said he was abused by the police for knocking on his neighbor's door, and then threatened to commit suicide. He later retracted the statement, but then actually followed through and hung himself until he was dead. I sup…
I.e. fuck people who demean people with mental illness. Or, educate them if they're willing.
I'll always be grateful to him for that, in addition to all the Free Software I use every day that he had a hand in shepherding.
Thank you Ian, the world is a better place for having you in it, and was diminished by your passing.
There is this movie called 'Falling Down', when I heard about what happened to Ian I immediately associated it with the patterns in that movie. Very sad and it is a real pity that we lose these wonderful people to momentary lapses of judgment or a cascade of misery starting with some innocent little thing. There isn't a day that I get by without using software influenced by Ian and his role in all this is hard to ove…
We always need to look out for our friends. Many mental diseases, by definition, cannot be self diagnosed.