Deadly Stupidity
November 16, 2004
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Posted by Aubrey Turner
Some people are too stupid to be allowed to live. Unfortunately, they usually take someone else out instead of themselves:
Murder charges were filed Monday against a 19-year-old Waxahachie woman who authorities said tried to commit suicide a week ago by crashing her vehicle on Interstate 35E in Lancaster but killed another woman instead, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department announced.
Sgt. Don Peritz, a sheriff’s spokesman, said Lindsey Alyn Crumpton was southbound on the interstate at 10:37 p.m. Nov. 9, between Bear Creek and Parkerville roads, when she drove her 1995 Ford Explorer across the median and into oncoming traffic.
The Explorer struck a Chevrolet Impala driven by Kristina Kelly Bartlett, 47, of Corona Del Mar, Calif. Both drivers were pinned in their vehicles after the head-on collision, Peritz said.
“Crumpton told law enforcement officials at the scene that she intentionally drove her Explorer into oncoming traffic in an attempt to commit suicide,” Peritz said.
The irresponsibility and callousness of this act boggles the mind. To intentionally involve someone else in a suicide attempt, and then to end up killing them instead of yourself is so stupid as to approach the level of evil. I hope she survives and then gets life in prison so that she can have a long time to contemplate her actions. Although someone so self-absorbed and irresponsible is likely to blame someone else, rather than accept any herself. Still, I can wish for a bit of suffering on her part, given that it’d be richly deserved after what she’s done.
Categories: What the heck?
Isn’t it the other woman’s fault (the one who died) for not avoiding being killed, and so interfering with the attempted suicide? I see a lawsuit for preventing intentional death by suicide courtesy of the ACLU coming. The attempted suicide woman is obviously the victim of an act to prevent her own death.
My name is Kelly Bartlett, and my mother was killed in this car accident. I would just like to say to the completely inconsiderate sorry excuse for a human being that wrote that comment, that it was not my mothers fault, in any way, shape or form. That is the most absurd, far out stretch of the imagination thing that i have ever heard. You obviously know this murderer, because i could not even fathom any normal human being saying such a hatefull thing. My mom was on a buisness trip for mercedes benz, she had a night off, so she drove an hour to see her sister for dinner. On the way back, some CARELESS THOUGHTLESS UNBELIEVABLY SELFISH little girl decided that she doesn’t want her posh life anymore, so she decides to cross the median, inflicting danger on any random person. For all she knows it could have been her very own mother. I am 17 years old, and my mom won’t be coming to my high school graduation in two weeks, she wont come to my college graduation, she wont be there when i get married or when i have children. My kids will never know the best thing that ever happened to me. My two brothers, who are 15 and 19 feel the same way. We have completely had to shift our lives around for the selfish mistake of someone as young as us. I unfortunatly do not live with my brothers, due to this girl, i became severly depressed due to this girl, i have never felt such immense pain that could stab this far into my core, until this girl came into my life. My mom said she was coming right back. A week later, i held her, in a golden box no bigger than my stomach, and my brothers and i laid her to rest. She didnt have to die. But she did because was murdered. No it wasn’t planned out to murder my mother exactly, because if you knew her, such a thing would never cross your mind. The ironic thing is, my mother would have helped that girl. I know because i have seen my mother help strangers for no reason. This girl has stolen the apple from our eyes, and she will pay. But in court, i will love to see a wolf dressed in sheeps clothing. I have something that i will get to read to her, i hope that she has the guts to look me in the eyes, because i will be waiting. I will meet her someday. She is a coward in life, trying to commit suicide, and a coward in death, not dying, but taking someone elses life, and now trying to escape it. She will have her judgment day here on earth, and in heaven. No matter what happens here to her, i know that i will dining with angels, and kissing my mother head to toe, i will not be amongst murderers, and devils, such as this girl. Such a coward. What a disgrace to her family, and an embarassment to everyone, including my family. We are not embarrassed of my mother, or her death, only strickened with grief forever, however we are embarrassed to even know of a girl such as this. To hate your own life enough, to want to die, and murder angels to take with you. What a waste of a life. >>I only said this to make you realize how wrong you are. You should be ashamed of yourself. I hope someone you love doesnt get killed in by someone else trying to commit suicide. And i hope no one comes along and says it was your loved ones fault. That is pouring salt on my wound. I am sorry there is this much pain in the world. Heaven must be beautiful. Im glad my mama’s there.
Kelly,
We’re all on your side here. I’m sorry that your mother was killed by the cowardly act of a self-absorbed person, and I’d definitely throw the book at the girl who did it if I was on the jury.
However, I’m afraid that you may have misunderstood Outlaw3’s comment. Sarcasm doesn’t always come across correctly online, but I’ve seen enough of his comments to understand his particular take on things. In this case, he was making a sarcastic statement that we would likely be hearing how the girl was somehow to be pitied and that she was some kind of victim.
His comment wasn’t to be taken literally. It actually comes from a deep weariness that is triggered from watching selfish people do stupid things to innocent people and then turning it around on the true victim.
Once again, my condolences on the loss of your mother.