[conservative in nyc]

While I pray for O.D.B. and (especially) his family in their time of sorrow, it's no secret that he wasn't exactly a model citizen.

O.D.B. fathered 13 children out of wedlock and generally lived the gangster lifestyle. He was arrested numerous times for numerous crimes, including failure to pay child support. He's been in prison as recently as 2003. And he famously was shown on MTV going down to the welfare office in a limo to pick up food stamps during the height of his Wu-Tang popularity, when he should have been taking personal responsibility for his kids own welfare. He's no role model.

[oceanperch]

Just from reading this thread OBwhatever sounds like a self centred jerk who took the gift of life for granted and hurt those around him.

If he was mentally ill and did not seek help or if his family did not encoourage him too get help that is not good.

he made his choices and didn't appear to respect himself or the gift of life that God gave him.

Now it's between him and his maker.

To blame it on others around him is not right either because there are bottom feeders everywhere and it is personal choice to keep them out of ones life.