Oh Darwin...

[Flashpoint]

Two teens were smoking as they jumped atop an oil tank in Routt National Forest just before it exploded, the Rio Blanco County undersheriff said Tuesday.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5604816,00.html

I call this proof of natural selection. The only question is - because it happened in the US, and the kids were smoking under age, will the parents sue whoever sold them the smokes?

My money is on "yes".

[arsenal]

Originally Posted by Flashpoint

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5604816,00.html

I call this proof of natural selection. The only question is - because it happened in the US, and the kids were smoking under age, will the parents sue whoever sold them the smokes?

My money is on "yes".

Don't forget the manufacturer of the oil tank

[The Unabomber]

That boy really went through fishing poles," Kathleen Foos, Hedemark's mother, told the paper.

[Bobblehead]

Brandon Ager said his friend, Fuller, "was a real good guy that just liked to hunt, fish and hike with his dogs."

I always find it curious that no matter what the person was like in real life, if they die in an accident they seem to be portrayed as a good person, regardless of what they were really like.

I'm not saying we need to speak poorly of the deceased, but I'm not sure they should be portrayed as something they weren't, either.

[urban1]

Yeah like when some 25 year old gets murdered and has 5 kids with 5 different women. Theyll portray him as a loving father and a great citizen forgetting to mention hes been in and out of jail his whole life.

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

I always find it curious that no matter what the person was like in real life, if they die in an accident they seem to be portrayed as a good person, regardless of what they were really like.

I'm not saying we need to speak poorly of the deceased, but I'm not sure they should be portrayed as something they weren't, either.

[Burninator]

When they said oil tank, I mistook it for oil barrel, but I guess what they were jumping was around 160 oil barrels.

They found the bodies of Fuller and Hedemark, who were thrown more than 400 feet.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

I always find it curious that no matter what the person was like in real life, if they die in an accident they seem to be portrayed as a good person, regardless of what they were really like.

I'm not saying we need to speak poorly of the deceased, but I'm not sure they should be portrayed as something they weren't, either.

It usually depends on age and situation. Typically anyone in high school and most of the times, university, are portrayed as "a good guy, who would never harm anyone, and was always smiling." Is it only upstanding members of society that die at a younger age? I kinda doubt it. I am sure a lot of them are good kids, but they all can't be.

Reminds of this guy that died around the time when I was in high school. I don't mean to offend anyone who might have known this guy, but this is just what I observed. He was in high school too. And I guess him and a bunch of other people were hanging out in a parking lot at around 2am on a Tuesday night or some other school night. A big fight broke out and his head got run over by a car fleeing, and he died. When he died it was the usual talk from the news, "he is a great guy, loved by everyone at his school, always stayed out of trouble etc." Well what was he doing out at 2am during the week involved in fights? My girlfriend at the time actually went to school with him. She was pretty shocked by what the news was saying too. Now of course I don't know what the guy is actually like, but she definitely disagreed with the news. Saying he was basically a bully and most of the school didn't like him, and he was far, far from a nice guy. Take it for what it's worth.

Of course it's a tragedy if someone so young dies. It's possible for anyone to turn things around. But I don't see why the news has to lie to us, especially when it's not really random. Do they really need to pull on our heart strings? When older people die, that are not exactly upstanding members of society, they don't lie about them. Typically, they don't say anything about what their friends or family has to say about them. Most of the time they'll mention any criminal record they have.

[Blaster86]

Natural selection! Quick someone nominate this!