I was never aware of this young man until today. I am 64 and not interested in sport. However from today's reports I can see that he was a great guy to know. We are told he committed suicide, but all his friends were baffled by this, having seen no sign of mental disturbance in the previous day of his life. I wonder how police decide that there are no suspicious circumstances when a suicide or apparent suicide occurs. I think in this situation where there is no hint of depression, the police should take another look at the circumstances. There again, I don't suppose they read my blog. Condolences to all his friends and family.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
The demise of Gary Speed is a big blow to many football fans. Speed will be missed dearly for sure. Read more about Gary Speed Death here.
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