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The First Y2K Suicide

By Declan McCullagh

July 12, 1999

It's about time. Given all the hysterical foofaraw and sappy sentimentalism devoted to this Y2K thing, we're gratified to see its first real-live -- make that real-dead -- casualty.

Oh, it's not that we're unduly morbid or anything -- at least not any more so than anyone else as curmudgeonly as we happen to be. It's just that journalists were itching to write that headline, and it's about time we got it over with.

Besides, it's not like it's a true Y2K death. Those have yet to happen. And after reading Patriots, they're not difficult for us to imagine: Bulldozers crushing prams, medical robots doing the jitterbug with some poor sap's intestines, or doomsayer par excellence Paul Milne accidentally falling down on one of his own buried land mines when stumbling to his outhouse one evening.

Nah, this link is much more tenuous. "Stress from dealing with the Y2K computer problem drove a 40-year-old man to commit suicide last year," the Associated Press reported on Friday.

More AP: "The man routinely put in 15-hour days at the Osaka steel sales company, where he was in charge of computer software... The man, whose name was withheld, was ordered to ensure that more than 600 pieces of software would be free of the millennium bug... He jumped to his death from their apartment building in February 1998."

For the record: We express our deepest sympathy to his widow, along with our appreciation for providing us with such a perfect example of finger-pointing gone awry. It's natural, of course, to look for explanation and meaning in tragedy, but, geez, Osaka Corp. hardly forced the fellow to jump. And last we checked, window ledges were perfectly Y2K-compliant.

-- (this@is.disgusting), July 26, 1999

Answers

And your point being???????????????????????????? Other than in bad taste, I think that a visit with a shrink, and a couple of Prozac might do wonders for your mood. Now if only we can work on your sence of compassion!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Shakey~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-- Shakey (in_a_bunker@bunker@forty.feet), July 26, 1999.


Records of Declan McCullagh's arrest for domestic violence

Scanned page 1 of the report. The narrative reads:

Officer's Haven and Hammond-Schrock answered a domestic call at the above address. We met R.P. Yang and Witness Gardy on the front porch. They said they heard several booms and then a bang which they felt was someone falling down steps. When they went upstairs to investigate they heard a female

Scanned page 2 of the report. The narrative reads:

say "Let me go you're choking me." We went to the front door and was let in by the victim Donna Riley. Riley said her boyfriend, Declan McCullagh was angry with her for not meeting him when she said she would. After arguing for some time victim said she was leaving and taking her things with her. McCullagh said no. Riley went upstairs and got her things. They argued some more and while at the top of the stairs, McCullagh pushed Riley down the stairs. Riley said she started screaming and McCullagh came from behind her while she was still on the ground and covered her mouth to stop her screaming. That is when Yang and Gardy came to the door. We observed scratches to both of Riley's arms. Riley also

Scanned page 3 of the report. The narrative reads:

had a brush burn from the fall on the carpet on her right cheek. Riley and McCullagh have been residing together.

Here is the judgement from Domestic Violence Court (City of Pittsburgh Court). The red highlighting was added, and the judgement inside reads:

Guilty plea Summary Harassment. 90 day in jail suspended subject to further contact between defendant and victim. $200 fine plus costs. 60 days to illegible

-- wifebeater (y2k@is no joke.declan), July 27, 1999.


De-clan is one of the most disgusting, unscrupulous, arrogant, demeaning, backstabbing, mercenary, son-of-a-bitch pieces of shit to ever pollute the planet.

-- lurker fed up (with@slime.reporting), July 27, 1999.

Upon re-reading the thread post. I want to make it clear that my observation refered to Mr. Declan"s words....and not to "discusted"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Shakey~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-- Shakey (in_a_bunker@forty.feet), July 27, 1999.


The suicide can be investigated for validity. Just because the newspapers report the story does not make it so--don't you know? Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see.

-- eyeswideopen (eyeswideopen@eyesopen.com), July 27, 1999.


De-clan is one of the most disgusting, unscrupulous, arrogant, demeaning, backstabbing, mercenary, son-of-a-bitch pieces of shit to ever pollute the planet.

-- (with@slime.reporting), July 27, 1999.

Thanks "lurker fed up".

That was one hell of a kiss-off. With your approvall, I'll use that some time?

-- MidWestMike_ (MidWestMike_@hotmail.com), July 27, 1999.


He's not all bad. Besides, I like his writing. Cliche/ Proverb #104-B: There is no such thing as negative publicity.

Cliche/ Proverb #210-R: Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

We'll all know the truth in less than 160 days, eh?

-- Greg Lawrence (greg@speakeasy.org), July 27, 1999.


Hey, Bonkers Bunch! You gonna go after McFullagh for making money off Y2K???

-- OutingsR (us@here.yar), July 27, 1999.

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