Since comments are closed on my original postings about Lindsey Crumpton (Deadly Stupidity and You Have Mail!), someone calling themselves “upset family member” came along and left a comment on my TenTenTwelveCorp post (see #6).

Since it’s way off topic for the given thread, I’ve decided to respond here and link to it from the comments on that article. 

Here’s what “upset family member” had to say:

i was very upset to read about what you called “Deadly Stupidty” because you called my family member stupid. Lindsey is not stupid she is very smart. she is mentally not capable of handleing depression. did you ever stop to think that maybe just maybe that because of her actions it hurts everyone in her family every single second of every day. if you knew how much pain Lindsey is going through right now you never would have rubbed it in her face. i HATE people like you who think they can just judge everyone without knowing shit. and as for the Bartletts im sorry and Lindsey has told me how much she regrets what she did to your family. but you know your family isnt the only ones going through tough times because we are also dealing with losing a family member not physically but mentally you may not think that its the same but really it is i will never know that cheerleader, and happy fun loving person ever again because of what happened. and i understand why you want to hurt her emotionally but i serioslly dont think that she could handle that but what your going to do youll do i cant really stop you. because everyday when she leaves the house she gets stares and its just awfull how mean this world is. again im sorry for what happened to the Bartletts ,but please dont call my family member stupid because you dont have any right judgeing my family member the only person that has a right judge others is God and you sure as hell aint him so back the f*** off.

Aside from what appears to be a genetic inability to use capitalization and punctuation, it appears that I’ve struck a nerve.  So allow me to respond to each point in turn:

i was very upset to read about what you called “Deadly Stupidty” because you called my family member stupid. Lindsey is not stupid she is very smart. she is mentally not capable of handleing depression.

Not to be overly pedantic, but the second definition of stupid, at least according to Dictionary.com is “Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.”

It seems to me that intentionally trying to flip your vehicle in order to kill yourself is, at a minimum, a pretty poor decision, especially as we see that an innocent woman was killed.  As for her ability to handle depression?  That sounds like an excuse to me.  Try telling that to the dead woman.  Oh.  That’s right.  You can’t.

Lindsey’s actions were criminally irresponsible, selfish, and reprehensible. 

did you ever stop to think that maybe just maybe that because of her actions it hurts everyone in her family every single second of every day. if you knew how much pain Lindsey is going through right now you never would have rubbed it in her face.

I didn’t set out to rub anything in anyone’s face.  I simply commented with my take on what I thought of the situation as reported by The Fort Worth Star Telegram.  As for her pain, I really don’t care that much.  She did deadly damage to another family.  That can’t be taken back and it can’t be apoligized away. 

i HATE people like you who think they can just judge everyone without knowing shit.

Tough.  Get used to it, because she’s now a public figure, so everyone is going to have an opinion.  As for judgement?  Each of us judges thousands of things every day.  That’s not going to stop because it offends you.  As for “knowing shit”, what else is there to know except that her selfish and stupid suicide attempt cost the life of an innocent woman?  The reasons are irrelevant!  Her choice of action is all that matters.

and as for the Bartletts im sorry and Lindsey has told me how much she regrets what she did to your family. but you know your family isnt the only ones going through tough times because we are also dealing with losing a family member not physically but mentally you may not think that its the same but really it is i will never know that cheerleader, and happy fun loving person ever again because of what happened. and i understand why you want to hurt her emotionally but i serioslly dont think that she could handle that but what your going to do youll do i cant really stop you. because everyday when she leaves the house she gets stares and its just awfull how mean this world is.

I’m not sure if you’ve mistaken me for a member of the lady’s family or you’re responding to a comment from a family member.  But it seems a bit whiny to me to be comparing your family’s “pain” to that of the lady who was killed. 

again im sorry for what happened to the Bartletts ,but please dont call my family member stupid because you dont have any right judgeing my family member the only person that has a right judge others is God and you sure as hell aint him so back the f*** off.

Since I don’t believe in your God, you’ll understand that I don’t buy into any of that nonsense about “Him” being the only one who has the right to judge.  As a sentient being with the right of free speech I have an absolute right to judge any person or thing that I care to. 

Finally, you need to know one more thing:  I am not going to be moved from my judgement of this case.  You and the rest of Lindsey’s family are not going to change one thing I’ve written.  Everything you say or send to me will be documented on this site along with my response for all of the Internet to read should they decide to search Google on her name.  Do you really want to add to the documentation trail?