Rob Reiner murdered

[beej]

Tmz reporting Reiner and wife found stabbed to death in their home

[Zoffen]

Damn... this is so sad. Just watched spinal tap 2....

I was gonna make a joke about possibly it being a disgruntled Spinal tap fan that didn't like the sequel but that would be in bad taste.

[gcode]

On X they are saying it was one of their son's who had a history of drug abuse and mental disease.
The official police statement said they are not looking for a suspect.

[Jeff]

That's a shame.

[gcode]

I remember him mostly for his roll as Meathead from All in the Family.
I had no idea that A Few Good Men and When Harry met Sally were his.
I've never watched Spinal Tap.

I've avoided him recently.
His frequent incoherent, spittle spewing TDS rants were pretty offensive.

[beej]

There wasn't much I agreed with him on politically, but I have admired his films over the years. And really liked his character on all in the family.

so sad. When something like that happens, I often think about, the parents who wait for a baby to be born with anticipation, then get to hold that baby for the first time and all of the excitement that goes with that, watching him take his first steps, or say her first words and some how things go so wrong in their life that they end up killing their parents in adulthood. It is just about the saddest thing I can think of.

[Jeff]

South Park has destroyed him many times.

[gcode]

they end up killing their parents in adulthood. It is just about the saddest thing I can think of.

We don't know sure sure that is what happened.
I read that on X, and all things X must be taken with a grain of salt.
What is known is that the LAPD has nothing to say, and this morning their spokesman said
all information would be coming from the coroner.
I take that to mean they are not looking for a killer.

[neurosis]

It's nice to see that Trump was able to put politics aside for a moment while the family greaves  

[mowens]

When something like that happens, I often think about, the parents who wait for a baby to be born with anticipation, then get to hold that baby for the first time and all of the excitement that goes with that, watching him take his first steps, or say her first words and some how things go so wrong in their life that they end up killing their parents in adulthood. It is just about the saddest thing I can think of.

What bothers me more is to see a child who, for the most part, comes into the world helpless and completely dependent on the world to take care of them, who look to their parents for love and instead find coldness and abuse. I hear of small children suffering horribly and it breaks my heart. I don't favor the death penalty, but in those cases, I might make an exception.

[Jeff]

That's quite tame. Reiner spewed a lot of hate at Trump over the years.
Reiner would've celebrated Trump's death like many people did over Charlie Kirk.

[neurosis]

That's quite tame.

I've always dreamed of the day where we would have a sitting president shit all over someone's death murder and the reaction to his comments would be "that's quite tame". 

I suppose that everyone is raising their kids and grandkids to act exactly like that?

[Jeff]

I didn't say that I condone what he said. Just that it's tame compared to the shit that Reiner spewed at him many times over.

[beej]

I've always dreamed of the day where we would have a sitting president shit all over someone's death murder and the reaction to his comments would be "that's quite tame". 

I suppose that everyone is raising their kids and grandkids to act exactly like that?

the death of decorum started as a grass roots campaign and has reached the presidency organically. If the voters despise decorum it is only natural that the president will as well.

[beej]

I didn't say that I condone what he said. Just that it's tame compared to the shit that Reiner spewed at him many times over.

right back to my, "at least I'm not that guy" theory. it's a race to the bottom.