California man could be sentenced to death for attempting to commit suicide!

[Stress Records]

I don't mean to make light of a tragedy but thought Dan fans might be interested in this news story that appeared on the AP wires this morning.

 Man convicted for train deaths

LOS ANGELES — A man who claimed he was attempting suicide when he triggered a 2005 rail disaster was convicted of 11 counts of first-degree murder and could face the death penalty. Two commuter trains collided into a tangled mass of smoking wreckage littered with victims after Juan Alvarez left a gasoline-drenched sport-utility vehicle on railroad tracks in Glendale, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. Alvarez, 29, admitted causing the Jan. 26, 2005, disaster but claimed he had intended to kill himself, After changing his mind, he was unable to get the SUV off the tracks, he said.

[K1r0ft]

Yeah... i read about this. What a shame.


For anyone struggling with depression - this a a good book on the matter:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0679736395/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link

[K1r0ft]

But, having said that - It's selfish to take ones own life.
How selfish is it to take 11?
The stars were completely out of alignment for the victims and him that day.

I remember when this story broke. Wasn't it over a relationship?

[madnell]

in relation to DJ's dream joke.. bizarro world.

[Stress Records]

in relation to DJ's dream joke.. bizarro world.

http://fanfarfonade.blogspot.com/2008/06/daniel-johnston-live.html

[OhJoy]

enjoyable review, tks.