Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself with the pulley of a weight machine, authorities said Tuesday.
Nancy Benoit filed for a divorce in 2003, saying the couple's three-year marriage was irrevocably broken and alleging "cruel treatment."
She later dropped the complaint, as well as a request for a restraining order in which she charged that the 5-foot-10, 220-pound Benoit had threatened her and had broken furniture in their home.
In the divorce filing, she said Benoit made more than $500,000 a year as a professional wrestler and asked for permanent custody of Daniel and child support. In his response, Benoit sought joint custody.
These are a few what I thought to be the more obvious examples of attempts to justify Benoit's actions.
Honestly, this seems like G-man level of reading incomprehension if you can actually read a post where I talk about Benoit's past of being accused of 'cruel treatment' and violence against the person he killed as me trying to 'justify' or 'excuse' his actions. There is a difference between an 'explanation' and 'justification'.
You've said that you don't like or follow wrestling. Then why are you wanting to take on the ones who do with a stance that comes off like you 'get it' more than them? It's not as simple as 'He killed his family and then himself'. The fact is that Benoit isn't the first wrestler to have a terrible violent episode or commit suicide, but he was the last one that anyone would think would do it. People here know the things beyond the 'character on TV' and are confused by this just as those Benoit knew personally are. I think most of us are also wanting to look at an issue involved in one of our interests that seems to be all too common lately, wrestlers dying young and going nuts. We're seeing this as something that needs to be investigated and addressed. Is it simply the case of Benoit being evil and killing his family? Or could there be other contributing factors like brain damage due to head trauma or a substance abuse problem, whether it be alcohol, painkillers, steroids, or other drugs? Is this a one time thing, or is it just the biggest in a noticeable trend of deteriorating sanity and control in a very demanding, and brutal industry?
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
