All the charitable PR events of the WWE are completely irrelevant and have nothing to do with the harsh, cold facts of a harsh cold murderer.
Chris Benoit was a premeditated killer of the lowest sort. In all likelihood he had been punching his wife like a clock. The signs are classic. He crammed dangerous illegal drugs into his handicapped son. He slaughtered his child and the mother of his child then escaped human justice by murdering himself. Those are the simple facts. There's no "distortion" there. There's no denying his terrible crimes. The one speculation I have on the subject is an educated one based on research, experience and a depressing number of similar cases.
I know you enjoyed his performances, Bob. He was certainly a good actor who played his role very well. He was smiling and charming outside the theater. Means nothing. In fact, that's practically a field mark of the breed. He had a "good guy" character tailor-made for him by McMahon. We call that "acting". Please don't use it to excuse the evil way he left the world. He may well have been troubled. He might have been affected by steroids which nobody forced into him at gunpoint. In the end he was guilty as sin, and his sins were mortal.
That's a different argument, and misses my point completely.
Most of the "facts" reported by the "media" in that case were wrong, fabricated and other was manipulated. Where were the media when Owen Hart plummeted to his death in Kansas City, in front of a live audience? Where was the media for all the humanitarian work that these performers did, do and will do, including events that Benoit himself was involved in?
Your -opinion- is that he was a cold hearted premeditated killer. Your
facts are however in error.
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Chris Benoit was found to have Xanax, hydrocodone, and an elevated level of testosterone, caused by a synthetic form of testosterone, in his system. The chief medical examiner attributed the testosterone level to Benoit possibly being treated for a deficiency caused by previous steroid abuse. There was no indication that anything in Chris' body contributed to his violent behavior that led to the murder-suicide, concluding that there was no "roid-rage" involved."
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Tests were conducted on Benoit's brain by Julian Bailes, the head of neurosurgery at West Virginia University, and results showed that "Benoit's brain was so severely damaged it resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient." It was also shown to have an advanced form of dementia and was similar to the brains of four retired NFL players who have suffered multiple concussions, sank into depression and harmed themselves or others. Bailes and his colleagues concluded that repeated concussions can lead to dementia, which can contribute to severe behavioral problems"
Benoit's Brain Showed Severe Damage From Multiple Concussions, Doctor and Dad Say. ABCNEWS. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
Stop listening to morons like Nancy Glass, and the spinsters at CNN.
They were quick to push quack ideas, but slow to non-existent to announce the findings of the case at the end.
It doesn't excuse anything. It helps explain it and put things into context.
Case in point is this thread.
Will Smith says something positive about one of the most loathed individuals in the last century, and gets condemned.....often by people who didn't even bother to read the actual article and see it in context. They read the headline only, took it as solid fact and ran with it.
They are morons.
Lets look at someone else who history looks at as a ruthless bastard.
Genghis Khan.
Negative perceptions of Genghis Khan
In Iraq and Iran, he is looked on as a destructive and genocidal warlord who caused enormous damage and destruction.[21] Similarly, in Afghanistan (along with other non-Turkic Muslim countries) he is viewed unfavorably. It is believed that the Hazara of Afghanistan are descendants of a large Mongol garrison stationed therein.[citations needed] The invasions of Baghdad and Samarkand caused mass murders, such as when portions of southern Khuzestan was completely destroyed. His descendant Hulagu Khan destroyed much of Iran's northern part. Among the Iranian peoples he is regarded as one of the most despised conquerors of Iran, along with Alexander and Tamerlane.[22][23] In much of Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Hungary, Genghis Khan and his regime are credited with considerable damage and destruction. Presently Genghis Khan, his descendants, his generals, and the Mongol people are remembered for their ferocious and destructive conquests by the region's history books.
Yet he is a national hero and -huge- positive in Mongolia, seen as a lesser hero in China and Turkey and several other smaller nations.
Genghis Khan is recognized in number of large and popular publications and by other authors, which include the following:
This is some one that my history teacher ranked as one of the top evil men in history. (Kubla Khan, Attila the Hun, also were on that list.)
People today that we look on as "Great Leaders" were also at one time despised. Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Julius Cesar and more.
Adolph Hitler sent millions to their deaths in death camps. He's not the only leader to send people to their deaths.
Stalin sent over 20 million of his own people to their deaths in labor camps.
Ask a [FONT=georgia,verdana,arial]
Cherokee what they think of President Andrew Jackson, who along with the "good men" of the US Congress sent them on a thousand mile death march. His name is still cursed by some today.
Ask the [/FONT]Cheyenne about George Custer, you'll get a negative opinion.
Ask the Sioux about "Wounded Knee" where the "good men" of the US Army massacred more than 146 men, women and children.
Ask some "good ol boys" in the South what they think of US General's Grant and Sherman. Even today they are hated individuals, and men like Nathan Forest (founder of the KKK) are seen as heros.
This is why "Rapist on the Loose" is a headline and "Cub Scouts raise $40,000 for homeless" is buried in the fine print of the local interest section, if it's reported at all.
Everyone knows that Britney's got drug issues and doesn't wear panties.
How many folks knew that Bill Gates has a charity foundation, spends significant time in places like India helping the poor, and has given away millions through his foundation to hospitals, libraries and more?
Will Smith made a comment about Hitler, which was taken out of context by a media looking more for sensationalist headlines than accurate reporting.
The people who need to be condemned here are the media, for their irresponsible and biased reporting.
