No disrespect to Kobe Bryant but 9 people lost their lives but hardly a word about them in the media

Famous authors Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis died on the same day yet their deaths were not merely overshadowed but eclipsed by a political assassination on the same day, 22 November 1963.

How many of those who died have connections to the Clintons?

What's your beef with Kobe? wrote:

This is largely about you thinking Kobe was a horrible person. Keep in mind that everyone who died with him thought he was OK.

What kind of logic is that. Hitler has friends. So did Stalin and Charles Manson. Not saying Kobe is a horrible person but that your logic is horrible.

my thoughts on Kobe wrote:

Didn’t care for him as a bb player, but I respected him for being an involved and loving father, from everything I’ve seen over the years.

That to me is more important than a silly indoor game.

The loving father? I think you might be confusing him with someone else. Kobe is the rape guy.

How about the 36 people who died in an earthquake in Turkey this weekend? Why don't you mention them in your post? 35 people is a lot of people? Don't you think they deserve some mention in your rant as well?

The loving father? I think you might be confusing him with someone else. Kobe is the rape guy.[/quote]

didn't know you were there that night. interesting. should've went to the police and told them you saw what happened. And before you come back with " hE SeTtLeD oUt oF cOuRT," well over 90 percent of cases in this country end in some sort of plea/settlement.

For approximately 10 hours only Kobe and then his daughter's names were known. This was to allow the authorities to notify the families of the deceased.

Whether Kobe's net work was $600MM or $6,000, his death, the death of his daughter, and those on board is a tragedy. The event is more newsworthy because Kobe is well known.

The newsworthiness is not a reflection of his worth as a human being but of how well known he was.

highhorse wrote:

How about the 36 people who died in an earthquake in Turkey this weekend? Why don't you mention them in your post? 35 people is a lot of people? Don't you think they deserve some mention in your rant as well?

Thanks, l forgot about them too. That should be all over the news too.

It is.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/

I still dont know who else was killed when Roberto Clemente's plane crashed around 40 years ago.

coach wrote:

I still dont know who else was killed when Roberto Clemente's plane crashed around 40 years ago.

50 years ago

rrrrr wrote:

The loving father? I think you might be confusing him with someone else. Kobe is the rape guy.

didn't know you were there that night. interesting. should've went to the police and told them you saw what happened. And before you come back with " hE SeTtLeD oUt oF cOuRT," well over 90 percent of cases in this country end in some sort of plea/settlement.[/quote]

If Kobe Bryant were not a multimillionaire at age 23 at the time of arrest, he would not have been given the option of making the crime victim a multimillionaire in lieu of criminal prosecution. The reason why over 90% of criminal cases are settled with plea bargain (and yes the civil case was part of the criminal plea bargain) is because prosecutors are mostly honest. Over ninety percent of individuals criminally charged are guilty.

Plus one wrote:

rrrrr wrote:

The loving father? I think you might be confusing him with someone else. Kobe is the rape guy.

didn't know you were there that night. interesting. should've went to the police and told them you saw what happened. And before you come back with " hE SeTtLeD oUt oF cOuRT," well over 90 percent of cases in this country end in some sort of plea/settlement.

If Kobe Bryant were not a multimillionaire at age 23 at the time of arrest, he would not have been given the option of making the crime victim a multimillionaire in lieu of criminal prosecution. The reason why over 90% of criminal cases are settled with plea bargain (and yes the civil case was part of the criminal plea bargain) is because prosecutors are mostly honest. Over ninety percent of individuals criminally charged are guilty.[/quote]

Michelle Tafoya tweeted about the others:

Let us not forget the other 6500 people that died during that same hour all across the world. May they rest in peace.

no disrespect, but wrote:

First and foremost, no disrespect to Kobe Bryant. But from what l understand 9 people lost their lives? Killed in the crash where; two young girls, a wife, and a well know baseball coach, and a few others we don't know anything about. Let's remember all of them.

No disrespect to the other 9 people but no one cares about them beyond their own friends and family

The answer is that people have no connection to the others so they won't feel anything more than "it's a shame". I actually think the media already went a little too far pushing the other family just to not be called out for not mentioning them. The other factor is that the other four names haven't even been released yet (nor should they really have to be other than for general fact reporting) which makes discussing them beyond "the pilot and three others" almost impossible.

Hardloper wrote:

no disrespect, but wrote:

First and foremost, no disrespect to Kobe Bryant. But from what l understand 9 people lost their lives? Killed in the crash where; two young girls, a wife, and a well know baseball coach, and a few others we don't know anything about. Let's remember all of them.

No disrespect to the other 9 people but no one cares about them beyond their own friends and family

No disrespect to you, but why do any of you "care" about the fate of KBB? You had a one-way relationship with him, you admired him for playing a game, period. He didn't make a profound difference for others like the genuine humanitarians through the ages. I feel bad for his loved ones in their time of grief, as I would for the loved ones of anyone I know who dies, it's never easy no matter who it is and what they've done and whatever their net worth. Yet that's the full extent of it. If you feel significant loss for someone who never knew you in a real capacity and never did anything directly for you then this is an opportunity for introspection.

i didn't know the man wrote:

What's your beef with Kobe? wrote:

This is largely about you thinking Kobe was a horrible person. Keep in mind that everyone who died with him thought he was OK.

What kind of logic is that. Hitler has friends. So did Stalin and Charles Manson. Not saying Kobe is a horrible person but that your logic is horrible.

Better logic than yours. Hitler, Stalin and Manson had friends based on their heinous side.

rrrrr wrote:

The loving father? I think you might be confusing him with someone else. Kobe is the rape guy.

didn't know you were there that night. interesting. should've went to the police and told them you saw what happened. And before you come back with " hE SeTtLeD oUt oF cOuRT," well over 90 percent of cases in this country end in some sort of plea/settlement.[/quote]

So you are saying this is what good men and loving fathers do? Really?