Shadowmancer
I am The Last Baron
The fact of the matter is this. Often in life, we put those in the entertainment industry up on a pedistal and worship then and think that they are perfect and infalible. What we forget is that they are people just like me and you and that they are vulnerable to the same problems as anyone else.
Just because someone does crazy stunts and high spots and gives their all when they entertain does not mean that they do not need help as well and are not fighting their own inner demons. Often, then the weight of fame on their shoulder, the pain is even more intensified and unbarable. Something that may seem like a down day to you and me may be much more serious to someone in such a position. And while I can never truly understand or even pretend to understand why Chris Benoit did what he did. Nor would I even want that weighty resposibility. But what I do know is that he was a performer. And when he performed, he gave his body, soul, and all to each and every fan throughout the arena and even at home. For this, I will remember him fondly and that fondness will never waiver, no matter what the circumstances turn out to be.
But first and formost, I will remember him for one thing and one thing only. You can call him a monster. You can call him a legend. You can call him a freak. You can even call him a God. But what I will remmber him for is the fact that he was a human being. Nothing more. Nothing less. And as all human beings, he is not without his flaws. But he is still a human being. Period.
Thank you for posting the best response someone has come up with in this terrible Tragedy. Erasing Benoit is not going to make anything easier it is just going to result in a similar sort of thing further down the track. While you may vilify him now, remember what he did before the weekend, the facts of the case are still too weird for the whole truth tohave been investigated, it looks one way but it could be the other. I hope they do a full investigation and not the half-arsed one they appear to be doing now because of its look as a cut and Dry case, I don't think it is. There has been no mention of a suicide note, from what I understand most people that commit suicide leave a note saying why, this is still open as far as I am concerned as all possibilities have not been ruled out due to there being no evidence for it to occur any other way except Gunshot which has been ruled out. This entire Tragedy has shocked me, even if Benoit did or Didn't do it it still shocks me. all I am saying is that the case can't be as cut and Dry as all of you are making it out to be. Motive is one thing that is there in terms of there being many possible motives, but reason for the motives are less clear. The size of the property and the time between death and finding is large enough for events like this to have had an outside influence involved, Benoits mental state, he was apparently worried that someone was after him, does that not seem either paranoid or maybe someone was really after him or his family for one reason or another. The Variables lead to the case still being wide open in my reasoning.