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wheniwasincongress

(1,307 posts)
108. this is morbid to say but...
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 09:36 AM
Mar 2015

One may choose to commit suicide outdoors so that their house will remain clean of one's body and its functions that continue after death, because someone has to clean the house after its occupant has deceased.

. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #1
The open lynchings are coming back. MohRokTah Mar 2015 #2
The story doesn't say that pscot Mar 2015 #7
IT was a black man who had been missing MohRokTah Mar 2015 #8
It looks awful, I agree pscot Mar 2015 #10
TV News headlines and web reports are uninformative. I am also not in favor of headlines that omit a key timeline. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #48
The FBI as well as the state investigative bureau are on scene.THAT's suggestive, unfortunately. nt MADem Mar 2015 #26
I agree. It's a little early to start jumping to conclusions. davidsilver Mar 2015 #64
Yup. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #12
I hope it wasn't a lynching, don't you? uhnope Mar 2015 #22
I don't believe it was suicide. MohRokTah Mar 2015 #25
Post removed Post removed Mar 2015 #28
I believe it was a lynching. MohRokTah Mar 2015 #31
best just to assume racist murder ? inspiring. NM_Birder Mar 2015 #40
The first post is hidden so you try again - TBF Mar 2015 #90
This is a bit late, but, pangaia Mar 2015 #184
I can't see ANY REASON it should have been disputed. He was onecent Mar 2015 #224
I'm of the same mind. because racism has become so visible lately BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #82
What the hell do you think when you hear a black morningfog Mar 2015 #36
Given the statistics? jberryhill Mar 2015 #50
Given the exact method - TBF Mar 2015 #92
Two things jberryhill Mar 2015 #93
I lived through a time and area heaven05 Mar 2015 #100
From the bubble.... jberryhill Mar 2015 #148
right heaven05 Mar 2015 #162
I think the sherrif in that county is fully aware of that history jberryhill Mar 2015 #191
The entire Sherrif's department is black. B2G Mar 2015 #194
No it isn't Revanchist Mar 2015 #205
Oh, my bad. :-) B2G Mar 2015 #206
ohh, I think so also heaven05 Mar 2015 #214
Ahem, just because facts come out after the OP is written TBF Mar 2015 #114
What the f am I "defending"? jberryhill Mar 2015 #116
We don't need no stinkin' facts. There is a narrative developing that WestSeattle2 Mar 2015 #143
I'm surprised your post wasnt hidden. Making sense and all that. nt 7962 Mar 2015 #169
Yeah people do have a result they "want" treestar Mar 2015 #179
There isn't enough public information to say what the action is mythology Mar 2015 #152
Y'all are defending the system beautifully. TBF Mar 2015 #163
Pleased that we're intelligent, critical thinking adults? Yes, I am. WestSeattle2 Mar 2015 #164
... cwydro Mar 2015 #180
I/we are using our brains, not our lower pangaia Mar 2015 #187
iberry isn't defending anything. pangaia Mar 2015 #186
The article says his hands were not bound treestar Mar 2015 #177
not with Mississippi's track record. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #47
This is the track record jberryhill Mar 2015 #51
stating statistics from 2012 awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #56
Indeed jberryhill Mar 2015 #60
You bring up valid points... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #62
"A 'secret lynching' heaven05 Mar 2015 #102
your stats? heaven05 Mar 2015 #101
iberry is uning his brain. simple.. pangaia Mar 2015 #189
If you repeat it enough TBF Mar 2015 #226
Why "believe" anything until the facts are out? uhnope Mar 2015 #32
Because it is a natural human reaction. eom MohRokTah Mar 2015 #33
a natural one, true, but not the only one. Not the responsible or helpful reaction uhnope Mar 2015 #35
Nio I find it most helpful. MohRokTah Mar 2015 #37
Crying Wolf as a philosophy, then. It can be dangerous and counterproductive. uhnope Mar 2015 #42
I'm done with you. eom MohRokTah Mar 2015 #59
total deflection and distraction heaven05 Mar 2015 #106
I was going to respond to that poster too uhnope. cwydro Mar 2015 #190
Interesting how that 5th post treestar Mar 2015 #193
Lol. cwydro Mar 2015 #196
+1000 heaven05 Mar 2015 #105
But that doesn't mean it's so in every single case treestar Mar 2015 #195
black sheriff heaven05 Mar 2015 #215
Amazing. treestar Mar 2015 #216
isn't it? heaven05 Mar 2015 #217
how much time have you spent in Mississippi in the past five years? onenote Mar 2015 #228
5 minutes, five years, five generations heaven05 Mar 2015 #229
I agree with you. Did from the beginning. pangaia Mar 2015 #204
It is an uncontrolled, emotional pangaia Mar 2015 #203
Yes, I agree. davidsilver Mar 2015 #65
Amen. Wait for facts. Then react. Midnight Writer Mar 2015 #95
What about the length of time he was missing excludes suicide? jberryhill Mar 2015 #39
He had been at a casino jberryhill Mar 2015 #41
are you joking? nt uhnope Mar 2015 #43
Or, conversely, what could happen in a casino which would lead ... Spazito Mar 2015 #46
Correct jberryhill Mar 2015 #54
he worked at the casino. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #129
Where did you see he worked there? B2G Mar 2015 #131
"riverboat employee" I assumed it was the same thing; maybe wrongly. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #135
That article says his hands were tied treestar Mar 2015 #199
It actually says - a nephew said - that the family had been told - by police - ND-Dem Mar 2015 #219
That's interesting jberryhill Mar 2015 #132
"riverboat employee". I assumed it was the "casino". maybe wrongly. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #136
That's weird because all of the local news reports B2G Mar 2015 #138
Well, Port Gibson is on the Mississippi; population a little over 1500 and pretty poor. Does it ND-Dem Mar 2015 #168
Premature generalization......the FBI will give details shortly. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #53
Because no human ever committed suicide by hanging. nt Dreamer Tatum Mar 2015 #55
You need to do some reading on American history - TBF Mar 2015 #89
A lynch mob improvising with a bedsheet? jberryhill Mar 2015 #94
What I do know is who loves sheets - TBF Mar 2015 #112
Defense? jberryhill Mar 2015 #115
:>))) good one, again. pangaia Mar 2015 #207
right... uponit7771 Mar 2015 #124
or not. Bonx Mar 2015 #157
HOLY FFFFFFFFFF! JaneyVee Mar 2015 #3
Post removed Post removed Mar 2015 #4
And since the GOP has clearly, unequivocally, declared war against the rest of America villager Mar 2015 #5
We are a nation of 300 million, a horrendous act on one person HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #13
I can see how my response would piss people off, and i am of course saying it primarily NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #16
of course I am referring to one person lynched HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #23
I don't think your post should have been hidden awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #52
Its an incite to riot demwing Mar 2015 #79
I agree but heaven05 Mar 2015 #109
But what about the facts in this particular case? pangaia Mar 2015 #208
I hope that it was indeed a suicide... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #221
Ginning up a race war the way you are, particularly cali Mar 2015 #134
Too logical. pangaia Mar 2015 #211
Your response doesn't piss me off. pangaia Mar 2015 #210
The victim had been missing for a month (edit- 2 weeks?)...body discovered today.....a lot more details are available in ither threads. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #49
The interesting part is that he had jobs since prison etc - TBF Mar 2015 #121
Unless he lost a huge wad at the casino B2G Mar 2015 #123
Has that been released to the public? JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #166
OMG No rbrnmw Mar 2015 #6
Sad Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #9
This is very scary. I hope they catch the bastards that did this. nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #11
I assume it is too soon to tell, salin Mar 2015 #14
54-year-old Otis James Byrd, missing for the past ten days countryjake Mar 2015 #15
My God... his name was Otis James Byrd? Cooley Hurd Mar 2015 #17
I thought of that also G_j Mar 2015 #29
yes Skittles Mar 2015 #72
Me either heaven05 Mar 2015 #110
Same thing grabbed me. alphafemale Mar 2015 #69
Also the first connection that came to my mind. MerryBlooms Mar 2015 #71
I thought of that incident before I knew the victim's name AwakeAtLast Mar 2015 #88
Strange fruit. valerief Mar 2015 #18
Beautiful version of that song. byronius Mar 2015 #27
Thank you. bravenak Mar 2015 #44
This song always brings the tears on. octoberlib Mar 2015 #63
ohhhh heaven05 Mar 2015 #111
Haunting...Heartbreaking. n/t libdem4life Mar 2015 #127
Discussion, thoughts, feelings, reactions are what a discussion board is for. I can express libdem4life Mar 2015 #128
Rest in peace, Mr. Bryd. democrank Mar 2015 #19
..... Spazito Mar 2015 #20
I can't... one_voice Mar 2015 #21
It may be a suicide KMOD Mar 2015 #24
It's to early to speculate as to the cause although you might be right. davidsilver Mar 2015 #67
I read that the authorities aren't ruling out suicide Catherine Vincent Mar 2015 #30
Hard to rationalize suicide, it's not a rational process NM_Birder Mar 2015 #38
It is; some info on that at the link below BeyondGeography Mar 2015 #57
Not necessarily. Vinca Mar 2015 #61
In Japan, my Japanese wife mentioned thst Lucky Luciano Mar 2015 #91
Except - it wasn't in Japan JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #103
Oh - I agree. These circumstances in Mississippi are VERY suspicious. Lucky Luciano Mar 2015 #133
Yeah, there's a creepy website cwydro Mar 2015 #142
this is morbid to say but... wheniwasincongress Mar 2015 #108
Not necessarily. nt cwydro Mar 2015 #119
Recently, here on DU, I read a story of a teacher who hung herself in class. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #165
... raven mad Mar 2015 #34
Now coming up as Breaking News on CNN countryjake Mar 2015 #45
He was reported missing March 2nd. Vibes to the family. applegrove Mar 2015 #58
Otis... Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #66
Poor man. DawgHouse Mar 2015 #68
OMG. That's horrible. Things are just getting worse. :( TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #70
Didn't see your thread ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #73
OMG DesertRat Mar 2015 #74
Any competent death investigation assumes homicide, until proven otherwise. ColesCountyDem Mar 2015 #75
Omg, what fuck country is this? Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2015 #76
I had to check the date 2 or 3 times before it sunk in. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #77
Update from WJTV blogslut Mar 2015 #78
Thanks for posting that. Number23 Mar 2015 #80
Too early to officially state, I would imagine. blogslut Mar 2015 #81
But not to early for some duers to decide onenote Mar 2015 #85
I know, right? cwydro Mar 2015 #172
Curiouser and Curiouser - lynne Mar 2015 #83
What. The. Fuck. Initech Mar 2015 #84
The fire this time-nt Anansi1171 Mar 2015 #86
I just heard a brief bit on the radio. Scruffy Rumbler Mar 2015 #87
Oh dear. If it's suicide that's horrible, but way worse in my mind if it's a lynching DesertDiamond Mar 2015 #96
.. Cha Mar 2015 #97
RIP Mr. Byrd JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #98
tger gopw ants to bring back lynching DonCoquixote Mar 2015 #99
If it was Joe Chi Minh Mar 2015 #104
A couple of things stand out to me B2G Mar 2015 #107
No one ever wears these jberryhill Mar 2015 #118
Yeah, which is why I thought it was weird B2G Mar 2015 #120
We had a suspicious hanging death of a young black teen here in NC recently mnhtnbb Mar 2015 #113
Neither did I believe it Mira Mar 2015 #117
I think this one will turn out to be suicide too. cwydro Mar 2015 #140
It does seem very suspicious to me--difficult to believe a suicide-- based on what I've read. mnhtnbb Mar 2015 #146
There is this... jberryhill Mar 2015 #149
I was referring to the NC 'hanging/suicide' I mentioned in post #113. mnhtnbb Mar 2015 #155
What year is this? SmittynMo Mar 2015 #122
25 years in prison was not enough for the racist bastards, so they hung him. Seeing it B Calm Mar 2015 #125
He was released from prison 9 years ago B2G Mar 2015 #126
Be Calm - let's wait out what happened Mira Mar 2015 #130
Has it occurred to you that the guilt from his actions might have finally overwhelmed him? onenote Mar 2015 #137
It is very frustrating B Calm - TBF Mar 2015 #139
That's quite a conspiracy theory there. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #159
Wouldn't the lynching be more likely 25 years ago? treestar Mar 2015 #202
Early autopsy suggests suicide wingzeroday Mar 2015 #141
Thanks for that post. Although some here B2G Mar 2015 #144
Well, that's a preliminary finding, so... jberryhill Mar 2015 #145
It seems that the story now is B2G Mar 2015 #147
Police reports are never wrong, and suicides are never faked. LanternWaste Mar 2015 #150
Case in point. nt B2G Mar 2015 #151
Faking an autopsy in a federal investigation would require quite a motivation jberryhill Mar 2015 #153
He was no angel. cwydro Mar 2015 #156
Well you've made your biases clear onenote Mar 2015 #161
Police reports are sometimes wrong, and suicides are sometimes faked. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #167
Because they are always wrong treestar Mar 2015 #209
Latest I've read is suicide. cwydro Mar 2015 #154
I just read that too. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #158
Yup. cwydro Mar 2015 #160
He was paroled in 2006 - TBF Mar 2015 #174
Oh my. cwydro Mar 2015 #176
I don't know why they paroled him - TBF Mar 2015 #198
Well, the sheriff there cwydro Mar 2015 #201
Do you actually believe that most convicted murderers spend life in prison? cali Mar 2015 #178
I know they do not. cwydro Mar 2015 #181
Here's a guy who did several years for murdering a woman, recently released. 7962 Mar 2015 #170
Your lies are amusing "maybe a few years ago" - TBF Mar 2015 #173
"Life as usual in the American South." cwydro Mar 2015 #175
"lies"? Oh, bullshit. I said it could've been family of the woman he murdered. 7962 Mar 2015 #182
the murdered woman's daughter is 56, a decorated veteran who moved away, far away onenote Mar 2015 #212
Yep. 7962 Mar 2015 #220
But isn't it over generalizing in another way treestar Mar 2015 #188
I think it's incredibly amusing and sad TBF Mar 2015 #192
I think what happened here is highly in question treestar Mar 2015 #197
That we can agree on. nt TBF Mar 2015 #200
It's Mississippi, where in history lots of black men have committed suicide at the end of a rope. B Calm Mar 2015 #171
Or in this case a bedsheet. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #213
How many reported lynchings used a bedsheet as ligature jberryhill Mar 2015 #223
None that I know of. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #225
I will wait for more facts to come out before drawing any conclusion Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #183
Two thoughts on your comment Mira Mar 2015 #185
thank you for this update on the young man hopemountain Mar 2015 #222
Update from MSNBC mississippi-sheriff-sheds-light-man-found-hanging Eugene Stoner Mar 2015 #218
Doesn't add much - TBF Mar 2015 #227
Any hanging should be reserved for George Bush, same as he treated Saddam Hussein. orbitalman Mar 2015 #230
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