Posted on 01/26/2017 12:03:12 PM PST by oh8eleven
Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks fatally shot himself in front of his wife in Florida, according to law enforcement records.
The legendary drummer, 69, had been dogged by financial woes for years, The Mail reported, citing local court records.
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Geeze in front of his wife. Selfish move.
At first I thought it was a Terry Kath thing. Looks like it wasn’t.
My wife and I have a friend whos husband, after they had a bad argument, went upstairs to the bedroom and shot himself dead. The impact it makes on survivors can be catastrophic.
It is the most narcissistic thing a person can do. And in front of “loved ones” multiplies that factor.
Pray for that poor woman. This is going to scar he for the rest of her life.
Not nearly as selfish as taking her with him.
So true....When my (only child) father was 14 his father hung himself in the family home....generations have been affected...
Very true.
But, but, but...
Drugs are a victimless crime, or so I’ve heard from the Liberaltarians on FR.
“The impact it makes on survivors can be catastrophic.”
I think that’s the point.
I guess he didn’t read that recent FR article and do it like that 73 year old guy. Write the bank robber note in front of his wife and then head to the bank and get arrested. Although I guess that wouldn’t have helped with his financial woes.
And I guess the IRS doesn’t have to go after us with THEIR guns, they can just make it so we’ll want to use our own.
“The IRS last year filed a pair of liens against that condo, looking for Trucks to pay $540,000 in back taxes from 2013 and 2014.”
So is the $540,000 in taxes really just from two years of earnings?! If he sold the $2M house at a loss - there wouldn’t be taxes on that would there?
Sad all the way around.
People who do this should contemplate this:
“What if it’s worse where I’m going.”
The story implies that he did this because of money problems, but there really isn’t enough information to say that that is the real reason.
Exactly.
I’m very, very sorry to hear about your wife.
About thirty-five years ago one of my beloved uncles did the same thing.
He wasn’t himself. He had gone without sleep for a long time and was desperately seeking relief.
Our family will never forget the lessons learned from his tragic death.
Peace to you and yours.
Generally speaking, where and how someone commits suicide can explain a few things. Killing yourself in front of someone, or in their home is usually a form of message.
I’d say the impact of the fight was catastrophic to one of them. You seemed to overlook that. Don’t sweat the guy that is dead. Just worry about the other person. LOL Really?
I’d never condone a person doing this in front of anyone. I do however think that we all need to think about how our actions can contribute to this type of a situation.
That’s not to say it was all the wife’s fault either. It is a two way street. He’s dead. She isn’t.
No matter what you think you know, you never know the full story between two other people.
I can tell you that not all that infrequently folks don’t even know the full story even in their own household.
Things can be happening. People’s minds can be thinking things you never expected. You may be only days from finding out things you never would have imagined.
I’ve been there twice. You even start doubting things you knew to be true. It’s a twisted world we live in.
Those that don’t go through bad times, are very fortunate indeed.
I read an interesting essay on suicide several years ago.
Almost all suicides by healthy adults fall into three categories:
(1) Drug or alcohol addiction
(2) Clinical depression or schizophrenia
(3) Family history of suicide
Suicides by elderly adults are almost always related to the death of a spouse or a constant companion, or because of intractable health issues.
Suicides by the young are almost always impulsive and usually follow a highly emotional event.
But, in general, suicide is quite rare, about 1 in 10,000.
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