Bam Margera went to the crash site and wept, and Wee Man tattooed his face on his tiny tibula. But now there’s a tribute to Ryan Dunn — the Jackass co-star who died in an alcohol-fueled car wreck on Sunday — that’s on a much larger scale. Rock band Kings of Leon dedicated their song “McFearless” to Dunn during their concert in London this week, asking audience members to toast “a friend of ours who passed away.”
Then, the tribute message you see in the photo appeared.
Are these tributes counter productive? What messages are they sending? Is this condoning a lifestyle that led to tragedy? OK, I’ve reached my question quota for this post.
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- aclassyguyfromaclassytown - Jun 24, 2011 at 6:43 PM
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It seems like it’s just a few friends mourning the loss of another friend. Sorry if you have a problem with that mr. high and mighty. In high school I had a bunch of friends that were drinking and smoking pot and driving around. They got into an accident and our one friend died, the rest survived. It was a tough time for all of us. Although we all knew that it was wrong for them to drink and drive, it was still sad to lose a friend. Do you have any family? If so, should one of them hop behind the wheel after having a few too many, even if they did it many times and it was documented, then one time they crash and die, should it be everyone else’s right to criticize you for mourning the loss of your loved one? If you somehow want to argue the answer to that is yes, don’t bother. You’d be wasting your breathe making yourself look bad. Thumbs up this if you agree. Thumbs down it if you’re ignorant.
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- drmonkeyarmy - Jun 24, 2011 at 9:44 PM
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Couldn’t of said it better myself classguy. Well done. Many times people on message boards come from a moral high ground, as if they have never done anything stupid or potentially dangerous. There is nothing wrong with mourning the lose of a friend or loved one. If people have a problem with that, then that is their issue. I’ve never gotten the sense that anybody is glorifying driving under the influence or somehow condoning those actions. It boggles the mind the lack of human compassion and decency from comments I often read on various subjects. Yes, two people died while engaged in an excessively reckless activity. However, they are somebodies son, best friend, etc. I have found that angry and indignant are no way to go through life….compassion and empathy work better for me.
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- kyleortonsarm - Jun 28, 2011 at 11:36 AM
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I’m glad Ryan Dunn is dead. The world is better off without that alcoholic maniac on the road.
