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Man, the economy is killing people :(
Man kills wife, five kids, himself after being fired
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/27...dead/index.html
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| LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A man apparently despondent about losing his job killed his wife and five children before turning the gun on himself, officials said Tuesday. The bodies were found inside this home in the Los Angeles suburb of Wilmington. The bodies were found inside this home in the Los Angeles suburb of Wilmington. The bodies of five children and two adults -- the children's mother and father -- were found Tuesday in a home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Wilmington. Among the dead, authorities said, were an 8-year-old girl and two sets of twins -- 5-year-old girls and 2-year-old boys. Ervin Lupoe apparently called 911 and contacted a television station by fax before committing suicide, authorities said. "No words can describe this tragedy," said Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. "There's no way to comprehend this unspeakable act." Police were alerted by KABC-TV, who said the station had received a faxed letter and a call from an individual who was threatening suicide. Responding officers found all seven bodies inside the home, said Capt. William Hayes. Watch emergency crews arrive at the home Video Nearly simultaneously with the KABC call, a man called 911 and reported coming home and finding his family dead, Hayes said. But, Deputy Police Chief Kenneth Garner said, the man told KABC he had killed them. A suicide note found at the scene "indicated a business dispute" between Lupoe and Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center, Hayes said. In the faxed note to KABC, the man said he was despondent over an employment situation, police said. Kaiser Permanente said Lupoe and his wife, Ana, were both former employees of the medical center. Both had been terminated, Hayes said, with Lupoe's termination coming last week. It appears there were grounds for the termination and it did not come as a result of layoffs, he said. "There is no reason to believe this is anything other than a murder-suicide," Lt. John Romero said. "There is no current threat to the community, no active search for a suspect." The father and the three girls were found in one upstairs room of the home, the mother and twin boys in another, police said. Deputy Police Chief Kenneth Garner described the scene as one of the most grisly police have encountered. Authorities did not release the names of the woman and children. "Unfortunately, this has become an all-too-common story in the last few months," Villaraigosa told reporters. He urged those who have lost jobs to take advantage of available assistance and resources, including mental health agencies. "Job centers, foreclosure counselors, and mental health professionals are ready to provide whatever services are necessary to get people back on their feet and to keep families afloat," the mayor said in a written statement. City Councilwoman Janice Hahn said, "No matter how desperate you are, no matter how frustrated you are, to think this was the only answer -- to take your whole family with you in death -- is just too much to understand." Kaiser Permanente said it is cooperating with the police investigation. "We are deeply saddened to hear of the deaths of the Lupoe family," the company said. "Our sympathies are with all their extended family and friends at this time. We are also providing resources and support to our employees who are affected by this tragedy." advertisement A dozen police officers and detectives remained at the scene Tuesday afternoon and several surrounding blocks were sealed off by police. Authorities said at an afternoon briefing that a community meeting would be held later in the day at a nearby church. |
Why would anyone kill their entire family over the economy? These murder suicides stories are ridiculous.
Unstable people, Unstable economy..
Very very sad news R.I.P
Wow thats a sad story
pretty fucked up times that we are in.
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| Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal pretty fucked up times that we are in. |
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| It appears there were grounds for the termination and it did not come as a result of layoffs, |
Re: Man, the economy is killing people :(
It doesn't seem like it has anything to do with the economy though:
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| Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal It appears there were grounds for the termination and it did not come as a result of layoffs |
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| Originally posted by R!CH not the economy, just stupidity at work here. |
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| Originally posted by djjoshuaallen dont any of you worry, if super president Obama can deliver on even half of his campaign promises we will be in great shape in no time. |
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| Originally posted by R!CH you're right! fuck that guy for not solving a world crisis in 7 days!! mccain could have done it in 6! |
That's a sad story for Libtards as they just lost 2 current and 5 future supportive voters. Dictator Obama is on track on becoming the worst president in history. Didn't he learn from Bush about over-spending???
The economy isn't killing people, people are killing themselves. People with guns.
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| Originally posted by T.A.S.D. That's a sad story for Libtards as they just lost 2 current and 5 future supportive voters. Dictator Obama is on track on becoming the worst president in history. Didn't he learn from Bush about over-spending??? |
That's a horrible story. ...what do we make of this?
Sane people don't kill their family because of financial problems. I'm willing to entertain that they might kill themselves if their values are twisted, but you don't kill your family.
Should we take this story and just shake our heads? Or is there some kind of action we can take to prevent similar tragedies?
I think people commit heinous acts like this because the feel D I S C O N N E C T E D. We gotta try to reach out to everyone around us and help them feel at home in the world. Smile at people and interact. Takes a little courage, and a little practice, but I think it's something to strive for. If you feel disconnected from the world, I think you're much more likely to do something like this.
Obama should make a suggestion to the nation: once a month, at least, try to get out to your local trance club, or house music venue and jump around with strangers for a while. That's good medicine right there.
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| Originally posted by |Thrax| what. the. fuck. you're fucking sad, jackass. |
Believe me, this republic*n't won't shut his mouth. His is sad and delusional.
Like Obama or Bush made him lose his job, this guy and his whole family are dead.
It's unlikely he left a note relating to a political theorem, which is obviously what TASD is Implying.
Sounds clearly mentally unstable.
ITT: Obama haters.
Hes been in control for how long now and everyone is taking a shit on him?
What's sad is, i have personal friends that wont admit it but hate Obama because he's black. Even though they them self's are a minority, they hate on him.
Its sad, but its something i see.
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| Originally posted by R!CH not the economy, just stupidity at work here. |
Obama has nothing to do with the economy, Bush has nothing to do with the economy. Some might say that Clinton did had something to do with the economy. Either way, Obama isn't Jesus who's going to miraculously fix it.
The economy isn't the government's, more like the bank's, thereby the people's own doing. It's called credit. When you let just anyone use it, things get bad. People will be people and you might see effects such as this one.
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| Originally posted by R!CH you're right! fuck that guy for not solving a world crisis in 7 days!! mccain could have done it in 6! |
obviously we need [sarcasm] tags
look, let's try and stay on the topic of slamming president obama for not delivering on every one of his campaign promises within 6 days of being in the white house. i mean this is just unacceptable. this level of incompetence is unprecedented in all of american history! right josh? tasd? back me up here...
Fuck Blagojevich, when are we gonna impeach Obama? Unacceptable.
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