Larry Manzanares
This man was “Ridden” by the press so hard that it drove him to take his own life. Would any other citizen that had possibly stolen a laptop have their face smeared throughout the papers and television? How about a giant mugshot placed on the front page? I think not. This man was dragged through the mud because he was a former judge, and going after this man like a tank full of piranas on a gold fish sells papers. Due to this media pressure, Mr.
Manzanares has left behind a saddened family. How can you people sleep at night? You are a disgrace and his blood is on your hands!
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Man get over it.
This man broke the law and lied to try and cover things up. He made the choice to take his own life.....move on....
Posted by Rick on July 6, 2007 02:37 PMA man commits a minor crime and puts his career in jeopardy. He then abondons his family by commiting suicide. And all this is the newspapers' and prosecuters' fault? What a joke. Is anyone responsible for their own actions aymore in this who-can-we-blame America we now live in?
Posted by J on July 6, 2007 03:43 PMGee, I guess Kobe Bryant, OJ, Clinton, Libbey and others should have committed suicide also. I don't respect these people, but at least they had the guts to fight back. Manzanares took the easy way out and HE left his family behind. It is not anyone's fault but his own.
Posted by on July 6, 2007 04:07 PMWhy are we still talking about this??? The man is gone!!! Give his family a break and give it a rest!
Posted by A on July 6, 2007 04:48 PMStop beating a dead guy ,I mean horse.
Posted by Can I get an AMEN! on July 7, 2007 08:09 AMWe keep talking about it because people like Tom Lahey keep writing idiotic letters blaming the media for Larry Manzanares. J and Rick are correct. The sole architect of this tragedy was Manzanares himself. As for the media feeding frenzy, no one seemed to mind too much when it was right wing Christian hypocrite Ted Haggard, or crazy Mark Paschall doing the perp walk on page 1. Where was the public outcry on their behalf? Haggard committed no crime - he was simply exposed for what he was and this is page 1 news???
And a lot of people who regularly chime in on these blogs really didn't mind the "rich boys" at Duke being pilloried by Jesse Jackson, Sharpton, and the pompous PC faculty of Duke University - despite the obvious injustices being committed over the course of a year.
But don't worry, because serial posters like truth, old_grouch, and Richard Grimes will be along soon to tell you all how poor Saint Larry, an innocent victim, was mistreated.
Posted by T on July 7, 2007 08:15 AMI had no intention and still don't; however, A and Mommay contend the light is green.
Deicide Corner: "History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people. We have our hands, we have our brains, we have the challenge all around us, and we have within (from whatever source) the will to strive. That is enough; there is no need to assert 'belief' in that which we do not, as yet, know.” -- Robert A. Heinlein
Posted by Richard Grimes r22037@yahoo.com (ffrf.org and ask for a copy of Freethought Today) on July 7, 2007 12:34 PMWhy does the RMN keep publishing these letters? They all read the same way and offer no new information. Give it a rest on the whole Larry Manzanres subject. It has been debated to death on the opinion pages and blogs.
Posted by L on July 7, 2007 02:06 PM