Cincinnati Reds' Ryan Freel - Dead at the age of 36

[Pine Tar]

Are you for real? Do you have any idea what guy was probably going through?

Yes i am serious. Suicide is XXXXing selfish.

As someone, who lost his cousin to suicide 20 years ago at age 27 on his 27th birthday also. He, I and my Brother were very close. He was an only child but was more like our brother then a cousin .

I'm with Eric on this one, your selfish for killing yourself. And to this day my aunt still does not attend many family functions since he was her only child, and was divorced at the time he ended his life and she still blames herself for failing at her marriage, and as a parent to my cousin.

 

[hawkfandan]

you are entitled to feel that way. you're wrong, but that's ok.

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[nosterbor]

Sad, his soul my never be at rest.

 

[nosterbor]

Are you for real? Do you have any idea what guy was probably going through?

And now what his little girl will be going through the rest of her life. Guess he did not care about that!

 

[hawkfandan]

And now what his little girl will be going through the rest of her life. Guess he did not care about that!

He must have been pretty sick to let it come down to that don't ya think? Sad he couldn't/didn't get the help he needed for him or is family. I'm sorry that he didn't. It's blows my mind when people are so quick to judge others. The internet is full of *********.

 

[hawkfandan]

the kind of topic often discussed on the general discussion board here.

+1

 

[Crewfan82]

Suicide is the most selfish act a person can commit. End of story. I don't care what he was going through or dealing with. His act ruined the rest of his wife and daughters lives along with many others. There a millions who suffer with mental illness and depression, but battle trough it. My hat goes off to those folks.

 

[lisu]

Sad to hear regardless how he died.

 

[dukedynasty2009]

R. I. P #6

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[hoopster3977]

I don't care what your belief is in this case. It's wrong.

Chris:

Have you ever dealt with this situation in your family? If not, please don't reply. If you have any questions, please PM me. You are definitely on the wrong side here.

RIP Ryan Freel.

 

[Lancemountain]

You are definitely on the wrong side here.

How are his opinions and feelings on the issue of suicide "definitely" wrong, fella?

 

[hoopster3977]

How are his opinions and feelings on the issue of suicide "definitely" wrong, fella?

If you had a family member commit suicide, maybe you would understand.

 

[Lancemountain]

Whether I have or not or the Captain has or not has no bearing on you telling him or anyone else how they are supposed to feel and react to suicide.

 

[hoopster3977]

I beg to differ.

 

[tramers]

we still have the right to disagree

 

[Krom]

While I do understand both sides of the argument, at the end of the day Ryan Freel is still a human, and is still dead. No one on this board (including myself) knows what he was going through in order to influence this tragic decision. To call him a "selfish motherXXXXer" after such an event, in my opinion is low. However that is simply my opinion.

No shat, great way of putting it.

 

[CAROLINA BOSOX]

How are his opinions and feelings on the issue of suicide "definitely" wrong, fella?

You must have missed the part where Chris told Eric he was "wrong".

This is a terrible event for the entire Freel family and my heart goes out to them.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Suicide is the most selfish act a person can commit. End of story. I don't care what he was going through or dealing with. His act ruined the rest of his wife and daughters lives along with many others. There a millions who suffer with mental illness and depression, but battle trough it. My hat goes off to those folks.

I agree. While I wouldn't go so far as to use TBP's insensitive language, I agree with his sentiment.

 

[jbhofmann]

While I tend to agree that suicide is selfish, we don't know Freel's situation.

Completely speculating but maybe Ryan was scared of himself and what he could do. If he truly thought he could end up hurting others including his family, he might have done the most unselfish thing to give them a chance.

The use of the term selfish is only useful when looking back on the tragedy in hindsight. What if Adam Lanza would have simply taken his 1 bullet before ever leaving his house?

 

[nosterbor]

He must have been pretty sick to let it come down to that don't ya think? Sad he couldn't/didn't get the help he needed for him or is family. I'm sorry that he didn't. It's blows my mind when people are so quick to judge others. The internet is full of *********.

Judge others? He killed himself! ********? Guess you are correct,he killed himself.