Agreed.  While it’s easy to think awful thoughts about the people who mocked and derided Amofah in the previous articles (and in the articles before that), I hope they do not receive as they have given.  At some point, the cycle needs to break, and holding old sins to the fire just to drive a point defeats that…

First, unrelated: I’ve been roleplaying so much in FFXIV that the first word I typed was ‘aye’.

...I feel like expecting contrition from those folks requires that they possess either the empathy or introspection to realize that their attitudes and words were fucked up—and I imagine we’ll be left wanting.

I doubt very much you’ll hear a word of contrition from most of them.  The type of asshat who feels the need to say, “But he did this before, and he probably just wants attention” lacks both the introspection and empathy necessary to realize that their cruel jibes are part of a culture that exacerbates mental health…

My heart goes out to his friends, fans and family.

It’s never ever worth going this far. We need a better system to help those with mental health issues. One of my best friends took their life earlier this year and I’m still fucked up from it. Please never take your own life. You have no idea the impact it will have on the people around you. Get help, reach out. Talk…

This is really sad. If anyone out there reading this is in crisis, please, I know it seems impossible, but reach out to someone, anyone, before you do anything drastic.