tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post6416650563194542702..comments2024-03-04T02:10:24.117+08:00Comments on Fickle Cattle: To the 13 Year Old Boy Who Shot His 17 Year Old Lover at the Mall (Notes on a Murder-Suicide)Fickle Cattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281753566416281237noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-52871432943313480772011-10-13T13:28:25.496+08:002011-10-13T13:28:25.496+08:00just plain tragic. Great post.just plain tragic. Great post.tndcallphilippineshttp://www.tndcallphilippines.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-37871493897361343942011-10-09T06:42:47.495+08:002011-10-09T06:42:47.495+08:00Teens at this stage of their lives are very sensit...Teens at this stage of their lives are very sensitive, especially if they are not properly guided by their parents, mentors and environment. Partly, we're all to blame for fancying violent entertainment in TV and in the movies. I was young too, I was also violent, I was also angry. But I was lucky that my parents were always there for me. My barkada was also like an extension of my family, in which they provided support in times of trouble and despair with school and everything else happening.<br /><br />In the end they will just be remembered as victims of the world's negligence.Josh Sarzhttp://www.sagoyism.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-22303578618067810952011-10-07T11:25:17.558+08:002011-10-07T11:25:17.558+08:00I found this post very disturbing and intriguing a...I found this post very disturbing and intriguing at the same time. It's very well written and poignant, but it still gives me the chills!Kristenhttp://bothersometoad.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-1241453685746371172011-10-06T10:30:02.833+08:002011-10-06T10:30:02.833+08:00My hair strands were standing the whole time. I al...My hair strands were standing the whole time. I also would like to thank Adele, who happened to be singing Turning Tables at the backdrop while I was reading this amazing post. Amazing. Amazing experience.reihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616926103581323217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-14520149437406101212011-10-05T17:57:53.501+08:002011-10-05T17:57:53.501+08:00Incredibly sad, but very well written.Incredibly sad, but very well written.People Who Know Me Would Say:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04621641188403948733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-27859423613623381152011-10-05T16:49:23.524+08:002011-10-05T16:49:23.524+08:00Reading this post made me think about how weak we ...Reading this post made me think about how weak we are with regards to our own emotions and feelings. For as much as we try to be in control of ourselves, we all have a breaking point,hopefully for most of us it's just an endless *crying/screaming/punching the wall in our own privacy* moment; unfortunately sometimes, like in this case, our breaking point takes us to act in ways we thought we were never capable of... I'm not defending the boy who took the gun,or any other murderer, I'm just reflecting about human behaviour in general, and how I reckon we "pretend" to be in control of ourselves and our actions, but we never know when we might just lose control and act in ways we thought ourselves incapable of. I think most of us have done something (talking on a small scale, not murder!!:P)we thought we could/would never do.Ely Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115221503941257753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-69464710749071780542011-10-05T11:29:41.489+08:002011-10-05T11:29:41.489+08:00frighteningly well written.frighteningly well written.Astarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996516623805158010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-53335822935968910562011-10-05T09:27:12.152+08:002011-10-05T09:27:12.152+08:00when i studied durkheim in college, he said suicid...when i studied durkheim in college, he said suicide has its role in the society. pretty morbid, yes.<br />it was terrifying - the news, it reminded me that i am loved by a lot of people and that i need to show that love to others as well perhaps to prevent such things from happening.pacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253366092676136232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-78297208944326987712011-10-05T08:30:02.751+08:002011-10-05T08:30:02.751+08:00The last statement really created a huge "oom...The last statement really created a huge "oomph" that ended the post wonderfully!Yeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06942792564563308118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-54760775925683985532011-10-05T08:07:00.155+08:002011-10-05T08:07:00.155+08:00may they rest in peacemay they rest in peaceEwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789333502189449446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-11986545880924927732011-10-05T06:16:28.817+08:002011-10-05T06:16:28.817+08:00It's rather of whys that keep on bugging my he...It's rather of whys that keep on bugging my head. Love or mere obsession, why'd you end up that way? Why'd you pull the trigger when you can pull and push him literally? Why? And why? And the idea came across that even though answers came my whys. Nothing will ever change.<br /><br />Sad indeed.Char Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525682619263276185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-69845228380040906232011-10-05T05:57:46.446+08:002011-10-05T05:57:46.446+08:00An act of violence that reverberates down empty fa...An act of violence that reverberates down empty family halls....<br />so sad.Sushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098871743806383324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-57229543846872803802011-10-05T05:07:29.584+08:002011-10-05T05:07:29.584+08:00A most sad incident for all families and friends :...A most sad incident for all families and friends :-).Windsmoke.http://windsmoke.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-55148422971613986262011-10-05T03:19:29.716+08:002011-10-05T03:19:29.716+08:00Very sad.Very sad.Berserculeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980762819283689198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-75697634688223334662011-10-04T23:35:55.628+08:002011-10-04T23:35:55.628+08:00Great blog post! Thanks for sharing the article li...Great blog post! Thanks for sharing the article link. It's indeed a very sad story. However, one can never know what's inside the mind of a suicidal person. That happens everywhere, most especially here, during winter season. No matter what gender, it happens. Not just love drama, but most especially financial crisis. <br /><br /><a href="http://brownbugz.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">A Ladybug's Life</a><br /><br />SonniaSonnia J. Kemmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401386282996356514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-55157346760905785482011-10-04T23:34:36.515+08:002011-10-04T23:34:36.515+08:00the three "How they blamed themselves." ...the three "How they blamed themselves." I am a mother. My daughter died alone, and because of her own addictions. How I blame myself. How I blame myself.<br /><br />And the trouble with surviving is that I die at some point every year, no matter HOW my mind knows better. You captured this chillingly, compellingly, compassionately.JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-15520830438177617712011-10-04T22:29:47.556+08:002011-10-04T22:29:47.556+08:00"How their lives are never the same again. Ho..."How their lives are never the same again. How they died, in their own way. How there are more victims to this story than those dead."<br /><br />profound words!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-81554908012947961682011-10-04T22:13:33.604+08:002011-10-04T22:13:33.604+08:00Unlike Citybuoy, I found this post a little too mu...Unlike Citybuoy, I found this post a little too much heart. I'm sorry, but I never found anything romantic at all with the cold-blooded murder and suicide, with how the gun was easily accessible, and how lax the mall inspection was, which allowed him to bring in the gun unnoticed.<br /><br />(Hahaha, I think I have the makings of a cold-blooded lawyer. JOKE!)joelmcviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271791181683397711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-3587995491255229032011-10-04T18:17:43.125+08:002011-10-04T18:17:43.125+08:00This post is a little surprising, Fickle. You know...This post is a little surprising, Fickle. You know I'll always love your work. This just has so much heart, something that your brainy posts don't betray too much of. :)citybuoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750180276675423002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-46550008290399437262011-10-04T18:12:26.056+08:002011-10-04T18:12:26.056+08:00Quite sad and alarming at the same time. Last week...Quite sad and alarming at the same time. Last week, there were nine suicides in one day. Hope we won't surpass Japan and Korea in numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-15445284145111011102011-10-04T17:31:38.616+08:002011-10-04T17:31:38.616+08:00It's pretty messed up that this would happen, ...It's pretty messed up that this would happen, and quite sad how often it does. The gun may have been cold and uncaring but sometimes it seems the world is too.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118816573712396453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-5191140112668294842011-10-04T16:53:14.660+08:002011-10-04T16:53:14.660+08:00a rather poignant, well-written post.. your words ...a rather poignant, well-written post.. your words reverberate in my ears and echoes through to my head.. <br /><br /><i>"How their lives are never the same again. How they died, in their own way. How there are more victims to this story than those dead."</i><br /><br />it's as if the last line is written in ALL CAPS and a bold, red font..Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074923112086969367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191137758823613303.post-19655424262811350102011-10-04T16:50:16.926+08:002011-10-04T16:50:16.926+08:00Would be interesting to understand what goes throu...Would be interesting to understand what goes through these peoples heads. Eerie! One way to look at it. <br /><br />I might guess the opposite, in the sense that he wouldn't have thought those things, that someone capable of going through with it might be incapable of feeling those kinds of emotions and thinking those thoughts. That someone this selfish is so consumed by their own drama, they are oblivious to the world and the people around them.TEZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677226331359571222noreply@blogger.com