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CS:GO YouTuber McSkillet died in car crash, a mother and daughter killed
Awful shocking news today. Just before the weekend a popular Counter Strike: Global Offensive player and YouTube creator died following a multi-car collision that occurred just outside of San Diego. Reportedly he drove his supercar into oncoming traffic, and killed a woman and her daughter.
Trevor Heitmann was a popular YouTuber gamer with nearly 900,000 subscribers to his YouTube video channel and his Twitter followers knew him as McSkillet. Various tweets by gaming fans said he had been banned from facilitating e-sport gambling that had brought him a sizeable income – enough to buy a handmade, 2015 British McLaren 650S sports car that would have cost US$250,000 or more. The McLaren, with Heitmann behind the wheel, slammed head-on into a Hyundai SUV and both vehicles burst into flames. It is suggested by some, he was not in a right state of mind.
The crash happened on Thursday after 4:30 pm local time, where Heitmann, driving the wrong way, crashed into a Hyundai SUV killing a 43-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter. According to an interview, one of Heitmann's friend said he had been dealing with depression before the crash.
“I don’t know how to feel,” they said. “I knew him so well in middle and high school, he was a really good person and we had a lot of great memories together, but now learning about all the tragedy he caused for the people who died, I don’t know what to feel.”
McSkillet has made a substantial amount of money through his YouTube channel, enough for him to purchase the luxury car involved in the crash. However, it's been several months since his most recent upload. The YouTuber never revealed his real name or his face online.
The two crash victims are Aileen Pizarro, 43, and her daughter Aryana (12), their Son setup has set up a GoFundMe page for their memorial. This would cover the funeral costs and additional expenses related to their deaths. The original goal is only for $5,000 USD, but has now raised over $50.000 by almost a 1000 people.
What a tragedy.
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#5579256 Posted on: 08/29/2018 01:57 PM
Yeah, their self-preservation level is over 9000.
But one can still dream.
As you could have notice, he killed lady and her daughter. And people here think more about them than that particular out-of-control guy.
You can't legislate stupidity. If you could there would be no politicians.
Yeah, their self-preservation level is over 9000.
But one can still dream.
Who gives a crap about a youtuber? Thousands of people die every day, and some much more important than this. I don't remember news about them though.
As you could have notice, he killed lady and her daughter. And people here think more about them than that particular out-of-control guy.
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#5579262 Posted on: 08/29/2018 02:09 PM
Just a heads up, anyone disrespecting anyone in this thread will have actions taken against them.
Just a heads up, anyone disrespecting anyone in this thread will have actions taken against them.
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#5579325 Posted on: 08/29/2018 06:00 PM
Maybe to highlight the need for mental awareness and support? I don't know the story about this guy, I don't know if he killed himself intentionally or he's an immature kid with a sportscar or whatever.. but it seems like more and more people that I'd expect to live relatively good lives are killing themselves or taking their depression/aggression out on other people.. whether through suicide or mass shootings or whatever.
I grew up in an upper-middle class neighborhood and the general response to depression and/or bullying was "stop being a pussy".. people that went to therapists/psychologists were considered weak, losers, etc. This was just prevalent throughout my childhood, in schools, etc. I was of similar mindset until I got out of college, was over a hundred thousand dollars in debt, lost physical contact with nearly all my friends through various location changes, and had some very close relatives and role models in my life pass away, among other issues. I realized then that depression isn't some random thought you can just magically fix by "stop being a pussy" it's more like being stuck in a mental loop that's really f*cking hard to get out of. My situation wasn't even that bad and while I didn't seek professional help, it took a lot of time and some really good, patient friends, to snap out of it and get my life on track.
While I don't think therapy is going to solve everyone's problems, I'd like to think it's going to help people break that loop and be a significantly better solution than just either ignoring the problem, or randomly labeling people "lunatics" - like you're suggesting, or just telling them to "snap out of it" and expecting it to just magically improve itself. I think highlighting how tragic these events are, raising awareness and making treatment and options available to people is the best way to prevent tragedies like this.
But let's be honest, why are we giving this youtube nut the spotlight for killing himself and 2 others? He should be forgotten if anything. That or labeled a lunatic murderer.
Maybe to highlight the need for mental awareness and support? I don't know the story about this guy, I don't know if he killed himself intentionally or he's an immature kid with a sportscar or whatever.. but it seems like more and more people that I'd expect to live relatively good lives are killing themselves or taking their depression/aggression out on other people.. whether through suicide or mass shootings or whatever.
I grew up in an upper-middle class neighborhood and the general response to depression and/or bullying was "stop being a pussy".. people that went to therapists/psychologists were considered weak, losers, etc. This was just prevalent throughout my childhood, in schools, etc. I was of similar mindset until I got out of college, was over a hundred thousand dollars in debt, lost physical contact with nearly all my friends through various location changes, and had some very close relatives and role models in my life pass away, among other issues. I realized then that depression isn't some random thought you can just magically fix by "stop being a pussy" it's more like being stuck in a mental loop that's really f*cking hard to get out of. My situation wasn't even that bad and while I didn't seek professional help, it took a lot of time and some really good, patient friends, to snap out of it and get my life on track.
While I don't think therapy is going to solve everyone's problems, I'd like to think it's going to help people break that loop and be a significantly better solution than just either ignoring the problem, or randomly labeling people "lunatics" - like you're suggesting, or just telling them to "snap out of it" and expecting it to just magically improve itself. I think highlighting how tragic these events are, raising awareness and making treatment and options available to people is the best way to prevent tragedies like this.
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#5579479 Posted on: 08/30/2018 09:08 AM
If it's one thing I've learned from every time I've come in contact with mental health issues of people is, that there is no general way to look at it. Not everybody can "man up" and swallow depression down, not everybody can be helped with therapy, and not everybody wants to take medication that might or might not help.
Mental health is a one per person medicine, you can't fix all people with one recipy or pill and that's it. And you can't look into a person and see what's happening in them.
If it's one thing I've learned from every time I've come in contact with mental health issues of people is, that there is no general way to look at it. Not everybody can "man up" and swallow depression down, not everybody can be helped with therapy, and not everybody wants to take medication that might or might not help.
Mental health is a one per person medicine, you can't fix all people with one recipy or pill and that's it. And you can't look into a person and see what's happening in them.
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Who gives a shit about a youtuber? Thousands of people die every day, and some much more important than this. I don't remember news about them though.