Anonymous wrote:I’m sad for all the families. But OMG the virtue-signaling among people trying to outdo one another with their public statements. There were many other tragedies this weekend.

How is it ‘virtue signaling’ to be upset about the tragic death of a person who had a massive impact on society? Kobe was massively influential on the business of basketball and inspired hundreds of millions of kids. If you were a child who played basketball during the Kobe era, you wanted to be him. He was an idol.

The death of Kobe is an allegory for the “death of childhood” for many people who are now adults.

Stop trying to rip away the joy that Kobe brought to millions of people. Every time your ilk complains about “virtue signaling” all you’re doing is advertising your Aspie psychopathy.

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Anonymous wrote:This is so horrible! I know traveling by car is just as dangerous but I think as a mom I wldve insisted our children not travel on a helicopter. Noway!

Actually, traveling by helicopter/private aircraft is far more dangerous than traveling in a car.


https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/06/are-helicopters-safer-than-cars.html

With helicopter being safer than small aircraft, and both safer and quicker than cars. It’s a tragedy, but a rare, calculated risk.

Anonymous wrote:This is so horrible! I know traveling by car is just as dangerous but I think as a mom I wldve insisted our children not travel on a helicopter. Noway!

Actually, traveling by helicopter/private aircraft is far more dangerous than traveling in a car.


https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/06/are-helicopters-safer-than-cars.html

Anonymous wrote:This is so horrible! I know traveling by car is just as dangerous but I think as a mom I wldve insisted our children not travel on a helicopter. Noway!

They were on their way to a basketball game for the girls. The helicopter flight time from Irvine to Thousand Oaks is 25 minutes.

Driving that distance is an 1 hr 45 mins in normal traffic.

Anonymous wrote:I’m sad for all the families. But OMG the virtue-signaling among people trying to outdo one another with their public statements. There were many other tragedies this weekend.

Then you can go focus on those while this post focuses on Kobe Bryant. Not that hard.

This is so horrible! I know traveling by car is just as dangerous but I think as a mom I wldve insisted our children not travel on a helicopter. Noway!

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Anonymous wrote:It’s all over Twitter.

I’m curious why you just posted this without adding any comment or anything. Did you want to be the first to post this, so you didn’t want to take the time to say something about what you were posting?

This news was shocking, and it’s always sad when someone does in an accident like this. He was young. What a shame.

I’m glad the OP posted.

You are a wacko.

I’m glad someone posted the news. But there are lots of people on DCUM who crow about being first to post. This seems like a situation where it’s worth adding something and not just posting the link or the one-sentence fact. But thanks for your kind final remark. Good to know in times of tragedy that you keep being you.

I’m sad for all the families. But OMG the virtue-signaling among people trying to outdo one another with their public statements. There were many other tragedies this weekend.

Anonymous wrote:Ugh it’s the friend and both her parents? So sad.

Very sad. The Altobelli's leave behind a college aged son and a high school aged daughter. He was a college basketball coach.

Ugh it’s the friend and both her parents? So sad.

Anonymous wrote:Why do comments about his past keep getting deleted?

Read the explanation in Website Feedback.

Anonymous wrote:Why do comments about his past keep getting deleted?

Bc they are irrelevant to his death duh. Also, unless you were actually there you have no idea what happened.

Why do comments about his past keep getting deleted?

This is a terrible tragedy and I am frustrated when helicopters- notoriously unsafe- are chosen for transportation for such short distances.

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Anonymous wrote:Sheriff says 9 bodies on helicopter.

Kobe Bryant
Gianna Bryant (his 13-year-old daughter)
John Altobelli (Gianna's coach)
Keri Altobelli (John's wife)
Alyssa Altobelli (Coach's daughter and Gianna's teammate)
The Pilot

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