BMX legend found dead.

[rhino400]

Dave Mirra was found dead of an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. Tragic.
BMX icon, NC native Dave Mirra dead at 41 | WNCN

 

[RustyHornet]

I struggle to feel saddened by this. Left a wife and 2 kids behind...... Money and fame can't buy everything....

 

[TB1999]

Sad.. Never like to hear this stuff.

 

[rhino400]

I struggle to feel saddened by this. Left a wife and 2 kids behind...... Money and fame can't buy everything....

I feel very similarly. I cannot imagine ever doing anything to intentionally separate myself for my wife and two daughters. In my opinion suicide is a very selfish act usually committed in desperation. Hard to fathom what would make someone think that was the only way out of whatever situation they found themselves in.

 

[magic man]

Damn. I used to love watching him ride as a kid.

 

[Ruffnek]

I never have sympathy when it's suicide. Maybe for the family, but never for the coward that just gives up.

No matter what the situation is, there is always a solution.

 

[hoosierdoc]

"Another life taken too soon"

uhm... It was given up

 

[Bigtanker]

Some people just can't handle their demons. I had a family member who struggled with substance abuse and all of the things that come along with it like theft etc. No spouse or kids but they ended their life. After 20+ years of trying to get clean, they felt there was no reason in trying anymore. It was like a cancer that there was no cure for.

Yes, most people are cowards but some are not. I don't know what Dave was dealing with but don't be too quick to judge.

 

[yepthatsme]

Some people just can't handle their demons. I had a family member who struggled with substance abuse and all of the things that come along with it like theft etc. No spouse or kids but they ended their life. After 20+ years of trying to get clean, they felt there was no reason in trying anymore. It was like a cancer that there was no cure for.

Yes, most people are cowards but some are not. I don't know what Dave was dealing with but don't be to quick to judge.

I agree. I have seen people so consumed by depression that they could never find their way out and decided to end the constant suffering. It's a sad way to go. No one really understands the demons unless they have been there themselves.


Unfortunately, it's another gun violence statistic for the anti's.

 

[Zgreen1]

They always talk about head trauma in football players leading to problems. I just wonder if they will see that trend in older extreme sports people? I skateboarded for a while as a teenager and took a few good hits to the head. I wasn't even that "extreme" or did it daily for a living.

 

[Denny347]

It's easy for us to sit here and judge, very easy. I've had a friend/co-worker kill himself 4 years ago, my brother 2 years ago, and currently I am fighting to keep a good friend/co-worker from doing the same after a couple of attempts. I've seen the destruction left behind, it's awful. In their right mind they would have NEVER taken themselves away from their families. However, they are NOT in their right minds. That's the problem. We are using rational thought to judge an irrational mind.

 

[TB1999]

Why do people always call people who kill themselves cowards? I'd imagine it takes pretty big balls to put a gun to your own head and pull the trigger. What about people who are terminally ill and decide they would rather die than keep suffering 24 hours a day..are they cowards too?

 

[tatic05]

I met him a few years ago at a car rally event. He was really nice to talk to and anyone who came up to him for a picture or an autograph he did so with a smile on his face. Sad day for his family indeed.

 

[Birds Away]

It's easy for us to sit here and judge, very easy. I've had a friend/co-worker kill himself 4 years ago, my brother 2 years ago, and currently I am fighting to keep a good friend/co-worker from doing the same after a couple of attempts. I've seen the destruction left behind, it's awful. In their right mind they would have NEVER taken themselves away from their families. However, they are NOT in their right minds. That's the problem. We are using rational thought to judge an irrational mind.