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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: [QB] If the title of this post is a shock to you, you must not�ve turned on CNN or read a paper or listened to the news since 3pm EST today. Upon learning that he was dead � and that pills found near the body indicate a possible accidental overdose � I quipped, �I sure hope they finished filming The Dark Knight.� Frankly, I�m having a hard time grieving for the guy. Here�s why: It�s hard to feel sorry for rich young famous men who bring about their own self-destruction. If Ledger had been killed by a stalker, or run over by a speeding taxi or a drunk driver, or killed in a movie stunt gone wrong, then the circumstances would be different: Heath Ledger would not have brought his death upon himself, and his loved ones. But that�s exactly what he did, regardless of whether or not he abused drugs or alcohol or sleeping pills to combat feelings of isolation or sleeplessness or whatever else one feels that motivates a person to chemical dependancy and abuse. Certainly Ledger�s death is a tragedy. It�s a tragedy for his family, and especially for his daughter, who will never know her father. But it�s a tragedy that Ledger apparently brought upon himself, if the sleeping pills found near him are any indication. Brad Renfro, who died Tuesday of last week of caused related to suspected drug abuse, brought a similar tragedy upon himself. Abuse of chemicals involves a possibility of death. It�s hard to imagine that Ledger wasn�t aware of this possibility. Perhaps he didn�t care, or he felt whatever he needed the sleeping pills for was worth the risk. Maybe he felt that his fame or his wealth or his youth made him immortal. If I�m going to spend my time mourning a person, I choose to mourn Zachariah Hallback, gunned down on the mean streets of Baltimore. What was his crime? What was his mistake? Why didn�t he allow inner-city life to propel him into a life of drug abuse? Poor. Not famous. His life couldn�t be more different than those of Ledger or Renfro, and yet, a week from today, Ledger�s death will still be the focus of articles around the world. Hollback�s will be the focus of no future articles, and even on the off-chance that one is written, it will most likely be published only local to Baltimore. So Heath Ledger is dead. Sure hope they finished filming The Dark Knight. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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