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Farhan and Tanvir Towhid, who slaughtered family, left behind bizarre suicide note with ‘The Office’ rant
NY Post ^ | April 6, 2021 | Lee Brown

Posted on 04/06/2021 2:11:51 PM PDT by Stravinsky

The two Texas brothers accused of slaughtering four family members before killing themselves said they easily got weapons because gun control is “a joke” — and were sent off the rails partly from watching TV’s “The Office.”

In a rambling 12-page note initially linked to his Instagram page, Farhan Towhid, 19, said that he and his 21-year-old brother, Tanvir Towhid, were united in manic depression and all-day TV watching sessions.

“The first and most important show we watched was ‘The Office’,” Farhan wrote in the note that started, “Hey everyone, I killed myself and my family.”

The Steve Carrell comedy was one of “four very important issues I encountered throughout my life,” Farhan claimed in the online note police confirmed to CBS DFW is linked to the gruesome bloodbath.

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“People say the finale makes up for it, which is a complete lie. Sure it was cute, but it doesn’t justify the last few s—y seasons we had to deal with,” he wrote, saying he had “a lot more I want to say but hey, life is short.”

“We kept watching until February 21, 2021. That’s the day my older brother came into my room with a proposition: if we can’t fix everything in a year, we’ll kill ourselves and our family,” he wrote of the show.

They soon changed that to just a month, with Farhan saying, “We eventually realized we were just biding our time. Waiting a year was way too long. Why not wait a month?” he said.

“The plan was simple. We get two guns. I take one and shoot my sister and grandma, while my brother kills our parents with the other. Then we take ourselves out,” he wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime; dallas; farhantowhid; tanvirtowhid; texas; theoffice; thugs; towhid
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To: Stravinsky

So,instead of banning guns maybe we should ban TV.🤔


41 posted on 04/06/2021 3:09:24 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: Stravinsky

42 posted on 04/06/2021 3:10:38 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: SamAdams76

Yep, I kind of relate to Dwight too, also to Angela. Of course I’m a real person, not a intentionally moronic sit-com character. These boys must have been deeply troubled, we certainly can’t blame the office and I doubt we can even blame the schools.

I saw that they said they killed their family members because they wanted to kill themselves but knew their family’s grief would be overwhelming. All I can say to that is: don’t do me no favors.

May their innocent victims Rest In Peace.


43 posted on 04/06/2021 3:11:22 PM PDT by jocon307 (Dem party delenda est!)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Beyond insane.


44 posted on 04/06/2021 3:14:17 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: Stravinsky

Forget gun control. We obviously need remote control.


45 posted on 04/06/2021 3:17:04 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: A strike

Looked at the pics of the family.....Pakistani?


46 posted on 04/06/2021 3:17:57 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Stravinsky

A confluence of genetic insanity and television. It’s not the first time that has happened and won’t be the last.


47 posted on 04/06/2021 3:21:23 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Any comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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To: monkeyshine

Probably had an ancestor at the Alamo.


48 posted on 04/06/2021 3:29:42 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix circa 1984.)
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To: A strike


He said he'd been cutting himself for years. Yikes.
49 posted on 04/06/2021 3:41:37 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Texas Eagle

TV is unwatchable these days.

I can only watch reruns of shows from 20 years ago, for the most part.

And it’s rare that I ever have it on anymore.


50 posted on 04/06/2021 3:43:23 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Reddy

I’d rather work with a Michael than some of nut cases I’ve had to work for. He’s got nothing on the last one. That dude pulled knives on people... in a professional IT environment.


51 posted on 04/06/2021 3:44:05 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: Stravinsky

Young men at 19 and 21 weren’t meant to sit around all day staring at screens. Should have been baling hay or tearing off roofs. Would still be alive. 24/7 navel gazing.


52 posted on 04/06/2021 3:47:52 PM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: Mariner

Garden variety insanity.


Garden variety inbred Muslims.


53 posted on 04/06/2021 3:47:52 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: a fool in paradise

I once thought about whiping out my ant farm after watching Rocky Horror Picture Show 5 times in a row.


54 posted on 04/06/2021 3:55:21 PM PDT by Lockbar (Vlad the Impailer had all the answers.)
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To: StolarStorm

Wow. Knives?

Shouldn’t there be some kind of knife control that would have prevented this? /s

Seriously, hope you weren’t involved in this insanity.


55 posted on 04/06/2021 4:02:04 PM PDT by Reddy ( B.O. stinks)
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To: Stravinsky

I’d be manic depressive if I had to watch “The Office” too.


56 posted on 04/06/2021 4:05:58 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (One Nation, Under Fraud Completely Visible, With Spying and Lying Too All.)
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To: SaveFerris

way, Way, WAY too many fkn foreigners in the US !


57 posted on 04/06/2021 4:11:10 PM PDT by A strike (Just Say No to North Mexico )
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To: Reddy

I wasn’t there long, Thank God. The problem is the guy doing the crazy stuff was the CEO and HR did nothing.


58 posted on 04/06/2021 4:13:23 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: lodi90

“Garden variety inbred Muslims. “

You got that right !


59 posted on 04/06/2021 4:17:51 PM PDT by A strike (Just Say No to North Mexico )
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To: StolarStorm

BTDT with the CEO doing crazy things and HR nonexistent.


60 posted on 04/06/2021 4:41:34 PM PDT by Reddy ( B.O. stinks)
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