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:( This is so sad. They just found the body of Cnet senior editor James Kim.
http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stori....5b67cb78.html
I so wanted them to find him alive. :(
His poor family.
Anyone that wants to, can light a candle here.
Send peaceful vibes to the family
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...eng&gi=J%2EKim
I assumed as much a few days ago. Mother nature is a bitch sometimes. At least his family can rest easier now.
LOVE. ~
Never heard of the guy.. What did he do?
isnt that the guy that got lost in the mountains?
good for him
He was the Sr. Editor of CNET. He took his family on a trip from San Fransico to Oregon and got lost in that terrible snow storm we just had in the PNW.
After 6 days he left his wife and 2 babies in the car to look for help. The wife and kids were found alive but they just found his body 5 miles from the car.
After they found the back pack and pants yesterday I really thought they would find him alive today. It is really sad.
Good for him? why would you say that?
well, he was dumb, its natural selection at work, they teach us to stay put if we are lost, not go off gallavanting without our pants in a snowstrom
Dude, we get that death "amuses" you. Even if it's true, leave that to yourself. If death truly amuses you, you might need professional help amigo.
I think you were banned once, and from the looks of things, you're quickly on your way to another one. Have a little class and respect. ~
hey man, i dont need any proffessional help, theres nothing wrong with the way i think and you think there is then there is something wrong with you. i do respect people and i have enough class to be honest about my feelings.
De Nile isn't just a river in Egypt my friend . .
Calling a recently deceased man "dumb" is a far cry from respect and class. Clearly you don't know the definitions of those words. But hey, you respect people, right?
Come on man, grow up, and if you have something to say like that, just forget about it. Do you need attention that bad? ~
when you get really cold you do some crazy things
he wasnt dumb he was trying to get help for his family
everyone is entitled to there own feelings
just be sure that your comments are backed by truth
i bet mastachronic would be crying for his mommie in the snow
if he was stuck like them asians
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Originally Posted by BlueCat00
OH MY GOD NOOOOO!!!!!!! That makes me sooo fucking sad! He left the family to go get help and the family survived him. THAT IS TERRIBLE! They were found just a couple hours from where I live, this same kind of thing happened around this time last year with a family in a motorhome-although they were found safe. This is such sad news, I feel for that family. Thanks for letting us know about this, I can't belive my state is on nation news. I swear man, Oregon snow is some dangerous shit. It is not smart to be taking back roads in the winter, especially in a SAAB of all vehicles. This is truly sad though, that poor woman with her kids...it was such a happy moment when they got saved.
I figured he was going to be found dead after they kept finding articles of the fathers clothing...
At least he died honorably, trying to save his family. Hopefully all these people getting lost in the snow in Oregon and it making national news will make people realize that they really need to be smart about driving in the snow.
:( RIP James Kim, your a great man with a great family.
:( seriously...this is sooooo sad!!!
who the hell is theyQuote:
Originally Posted by MastaChronic
why are you so retarded
It does seem to happen every year and it is so sad. I guess when you don't live around the mountains you just don't understand how fast the weather can change.
And thank you for putting into words just exactly how bummed out I feel about it, TG.
We need more good moral people in this world. I just don't understand insensitive people IAP. It is like they have never made a mistake and think anyone that does should be punished for it. Maybe they had wicked parents or something. I don't understand being like that :(
I mean shit, if I were the dad I probably would have gone to search for help too. They were stuck for quite awhile, he wanted to save his family. How was he supposed to know they were going to find them? He was in a state of panic, he was cold, hungry, dehydrated..and probably lacking sleep. People aren't going to be in the most clear headed state of mind when they are stuck in the family with their 7 month old baby and their other really young daughter and their wife.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueCat
The wife was very smart to let both of her children breast feed off of her, I am sure that is what helped keep them alive.
That man was brave and scared, he wanted to save his family, he knew the risks before he went searching, as well as his family did. It's too bad that it turned out for the worst, in his situation. At least the family was saved, still though, I understand why he left..and he died in honor, and he knows that and so does everyone else. He was not a stupid man, he just loved his family.
I am practically in tears over here....just breaks my heart....that poor family knows that he died for them. :(
well, they didnt find him yet, right?
just his clothes..
but well that is absolutely horrible..after reading that i just got really depressed. well depressed isnt the word its more like, empathetically horrible. i cant even imagine what it would have been like for him or his family during all of that..i hate feeling powerless like this, i wish i could do something to help! what a great man..dying for his family, but they survived anyways? thats ironic AND depressing :[
and mastachronic, not trying to be all on your ass about it (although you may very well need someone to be) but you just lost a shitload of my respect. thats some wacked-out stuff you said, and for that i have to call you a fool.
grow up! i cant say for sure, but it definitely seems to me like your the kind of person who doesnt give a shit about anyone's problems unless they involve him.
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Originally Posted by SkatePopwar
No, they did find him. His body was found in like a drainage thing for a creek or something like that. I can't quite remember exactly what, but it was in an article.
:( so sad.
This is such a sad story. I feel so bad for his family
I'm still just so sad. :(
I caught that on the news this morning. I was really hoping they would find him alive. I also heard on the news that they got the map from Google maps and that your not suspose to take those back roads during the winter. When they looked on Yahoo maps and another one I cant remeber they gave safer directions.
my comments are backed by truth, they teach everyone from a young age to stay put if they are lost and that guy didnt listen, its what happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by friendowl
i dont think i would be crying for my mom if i was stuck in a snowstorm. i would be trying to figure out what to do to pass the time while i wait in one spot for the rescue team to find me.
schools, safety instructors that come to schools, parents, educational tv shows. im not retarded for doing the obviously smart thing and staying put. the guy is dead because he didnt stay put.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bejagins
mostly you are taught at a young age from schools all this information
Wow thast fucking awful. Ive been watching that on the news here for a while. So he was in a drainage ditch? Why would he go into the water? Thats awful. I knew the other day when they found his clothes that that shit was gonna happen. I feel so bad. His poor kids.
Oh, sure, I bet you would stay in the car in the middle of nowhere on your 6th day of no food. Dumbass.Quote:
Originally Posted by MastaChronic
Look Masta C, this guy was no dummy he stayed with the car for days he saw his family starving. He had a map that showed a creek he thought that he could follow the creek to the river and then the river out to the highway. It made sense what he was trying to do. I have seen survival manuals that suggest doing exactly what he did.
Even if you don't agree with what he did your lack of compassion is is pretty harsh I guess to you there is no room for mistakes ever.
Lack of compassion is a real character flaw in my opinion but you are welcome to your opinion. I'd watch the sky if I were you that bad karma just might fall on you. :D
ya, that was sad.
Shov
Right on, Karma comes back - three fold.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueCat
But anyways I feel bad, at least he died in honor of saving his family.
MC, i think thats pretty low for calling a man "dumb" for trying to save his family. Poor Family - and after 6 days of no food i would be walking to find help too.
BB -Ryan
if i was in his shoes, id start eating my family, start with the youngest.
j/k......maybe, but 6 days w/o food is nothing, maybe its something for a primped and pampered cnn chief editor but not really.
compassion is a weakness and there really isnt any room for mistakes when its your life on the line. the guy went out during a snowstorm and died, he made a mistake and paid the consequences.
He was the Cnet senior editor, not CNN. I've used many of the free downloads from the Cnet site. Very cool stuff, check it out.
Compassion is not a weakness in my book.
Shovelhandle
Whilst I agree that he shouldnt have voiced his opinion about a dead man in such a stupid way, I think there is a certain taboo about saying what we really thought about people after they have died.Quote:
Originally Posted by Its a Plant
The people I hate I will still say the same things about them even when they die, although I disagree with the way in which he voiced his opinion, I think your condemnation of him was also far from exemplary.
My two cents.
BTW I also have no idea who this guy was or what a cnet is.
My .02
I think he was stupid. I grew up 10 miles from the nearest paved road, 25 miles from any city limit. Not exaggerated. Down here though, its the heat that kills you. Anyway, driving a Saab through the snow, Stupid. Getting *SO* lost that you don't see a car for 6+ days, Stupid. Leaving the car without adequate clothing (food or not, we know there is plenty of water), Stupid. LEAVING THE ROAD was the dumbest thing i think I have ever heard. From what I have heard, he followed this drainage thing for 8 miles southwest, then turned east which ended in some ravine less than a mile from the car. Call me crazy, but I think i would rather walk 8 miles on snow covered roads than up and down a mountain.
With the risk of sounding like an asshole, I just hope that when I die, I don't go out like that and be labeled an idiot. But yeah, its sad...he shouldn't have taken his pants off.
natural selection? the man already passed down his genes. he didn't die in vain. he has 2 daughters who are healthy and alive.
Compassion is not a weakness. Personal attacks against him and his family are not needed. I feel sorry for you. James was a great person and loved his family dearly. You are a fucktarded prick.Quote:
Originally Posted by MastaChronic
WOW, he didnt takes those pants off, they were extra ones he had packed. News stories are SO mixed up right now. You are an asshole.Quote:
Originally Posted by ValkyrieAg
Ok, whether or not he had 1, 2, or 3 pairs, he still went through water when the nights were freezing.
I dunno if you are all "city boy"......but thats fukkin stupid. Sadly, i expect that from some San Francisco yupee. He probably couldn't find his way out of a city park.
James and his family lived 3 blocks from me.Quote:
Originally Posted by TokinAsianGuy
You are 100% right.
The word, "asian" isnt the issue in this matter. He was an American, who just happened to be of Asian decent.
James has more than two kids who are alive. James has a whole city that encompasses him, his family, and the love and bravery he showed his family.
Thats more than most in this forum could ever hope for.
James was not a dumb man. He was a desperate man trying his best to save those he loved.
I hear people in this forum who's biggest concern in their lives is getting caught with pot. I hope they understand that life has more challenges than that. Those people couldnt walk a step in James shoes.
RIP , James. You were a good father. A good husband. And a beautiful human being.
You will be missed in San Francisco.
dai*ma:stoned: sf ca 94110
you need none of us need to point out your ignorance. you b doing great on your own.Quote:
Originally Posted by ValkyrieAg
dai*ma:stoned: sf ca 94110
i dont know why some people are making this guy out to be some sort of hero, he's not a hero, he died. the only thing he accomplished was dying. its not a tragedy either, the media uses that term in too much in general and its lost its meaning.
what we have here is a case of some californian deciding to go camping and does all the wrong things and gets himself killed because of it. plain and simple.
Valkyrie, did you change your avatar to a toe tag just because of this incident? NOT COOL.
MastaChronic, he was a hero. I have skimmed all these posts and noticed that no one has mentioned how the searchers found his family. They followed his footsteps which led them to his wife and children. He was a hero for leaving them to try to get help, even though he failed to get to his destination (whatever that was) his actions resulted in his family being saved. that sounds pretty heroic to me.