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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 11:38 AM
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Hunter S. Thompson---details on death
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just for general info, a few links....


this is an interview with hunters wife, anita
http://www.aspendailynews.com/articles.cfm?id=2

this one is an interview with hunters son, juan
http://www.aspendailynews.com/articles.cfm?id=3

this is also a general information article, mostly with input from anita
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1 ...


these are all worth reading, they're pretty settling if you were at all unnerved by hunters' death. i think this can close the book on conspiracy (probably not for all of you).... :hippie:
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 11:42 AM
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1. I respect a man who has lived boldly and who chooses his own fate... Like
Warren Zevon. He chose his fate upon discovery of his fatal lung cancer... and I respect his choice in what path he made to his next life.

HST made a good choice that didn't shock anyone... he died as he lived, by his own hand.
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 11:44 AM
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2. well said...i like that "he died as he lived, by his own hand." n/t
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Gabi Hayes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 11:45 AM
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3. did you hear the song they wrote together?
or read what the most excellent Ralph Steadman had to say?

when are some of the uberslime going to start kicking

huh?
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 11:45 AM
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4. "The more explosions, the better.."
I LOVE that!
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Gabi Hayes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 11:48 AM
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5. oh yeah, hahaha. I heard this the other night on the radio
a guy who was a roomservice waiter at the Orrington Hotel in Evanston, IL a few years back took care of HST

He brought him breakfast, which consisted of, among other things, pitchers of bloody marys

the room was in quite the state of dishabille, with bottles of Wild Turkey all over. he told Thompson he enjoyed his writing. They talked for awhile, and he ended up getting an autograph, which said,

"Moderation in all things....Hunter S. Thompson"
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puddycat Donating Member (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 11:53 AM
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6. he should have gone somewhere away from home & done it
to subject his son, his son's wife, and his grandson to the sight of his blown off face was monsterous. I have no problem with ending one's life, though. People should be free to leave this hell-hole whenever they like. The world is being run by people so evil that to want to leave is only normal.
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 12:03 PM
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8. did you read the article eh?
in the article i posted with general information it was stated (by his wife anita) that he shot himself in such a way (in the mouth) with such a gun (45 callibur (sp?) handgun) that there wasn't any mess. (obviously there must have been some) but it was executed so it woulnd't be troubling for the family...so i don't think he left a gruesome sight at all.
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puddycat Donating Member (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:10 PM
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10. his wife didn't find him, so her credibility on this topic is ZERO
there was NO way there isn't a "mess" when you shoot yourself through the mouth with a gun. At the very least there would be copious amounts of blood, brain matter etc. pouring out of the mouth. Since his wifey-poo wasn't the one who found him, her credibility on this is zero ZERO.
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:32 PM
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19. from anotehr member (gracias!)

A .45 (I'm assuming either .45 Colt revolver or .45 ACP automatic) is a fairly low-velocity cartridge...about 800 feet per second. A soft-lead hollowpoint bullet fired through the palate would expand and not penetrate the skull, and there'd probably be rather little blood from the wound, considering that the heart would stop instantly, and, in a sitting position, gravity would tend to draw the blood in the body downward.


As someone who knows firearms, I'd say he was actually considerate in his choice of weapon. If he'd done it with one of his favourite guns, like a .44 Magnum or a .454 Casull, it WOULD have left quite a mess.
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GR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 12:21 PM
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9. Apparently Face Was Fine....
but it was still tough I'm sure...I just don't think there's a really good way to do it with a gun.
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:34 PM
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21. He couldn't get away.
Part of his problem was lack of mobility--besides the pain.

He couldn't just walk out into the hills.

And you need to read the whole article.
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jojogunn Donating Member (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 11:57 AM
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7. he will be missed
RIP
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:19 PM
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:22 PM
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12. why do you think he's a coward?
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:23 PM
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Mandate My Ass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:25 PM
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14. I'm Miss Cleo
and I see a :nuke: coming any minute now. :hi:
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:26 PM
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16. better take cover! wanna cocktail and watch?
Edited on Fri Feb-25-05 01:26 PM by chickenscratching
:toast:
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Mandate My Ass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:28 PM
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17. Sure
:toast:
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:25 PM
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15. so...
does that mean that in every circumstance it is cowardly to commit suicide?
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American Tragedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:37 PM
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23. There are certainly circumstances when it's totally unwarrented
I think I can accept that Hunter lived a relatively long and full life, and ended it in the face of continual suffering and hopelessly declining health.

What I cannot accept is my cousin shooting himself in the mouth on his sixteenth birthday. It was a tragic, senseless waste of life and talent, and the world and most of all my family are worse for that loss.
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:42 PM
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25. im sorry to hear that...
i guess, in a way (maybe even most ways) suicide isn't the answer? i really don't know any answers......maybe it's easeir to accept in hunters case because he was older, he had had a full life, he wasn't really depressed (though suffering from physical issues)...i dont know...its just important to keep in mind that there can't be a set answer and response to everything, like "people that commit suicide are taking the easy way out" does that make sense? im kind of blabbering here....
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:30 PM
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18. No it's not
It can be a rationale act.

So, where did you get your psychology degree and where do you practice?
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:33 PM
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20. Prove it--please.
Where did you study? How many degrees?

Where do you practice?
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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:37 PM
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22. I'm the Queen of Romania
Since when do psychologists make value judgments like that, particularly about people suffering from depression, which is often the case in suicides?
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 01:38 PM
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24. im with sparkly here...
do you just tell people that are depressed "youre a COWARD AND ARE TAKING THE EASY WAY OUT!" ??? have some respect
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