RantSpoon - shame on you

Yesterday, late afternoon, The Escapist reported that Mr. Jeff Freeman, the former GamePlay Designer for Star Wars Galaxies, took his own life.

Mr. Freeman was subject to massive ridicule, the unfortunate target of a bunch of PC gaming pricks that singled him out to place all the blame of "new game enhancements" in Star Wars Galaxies. Mr. Freeman only played a minor role in the development of these new enhancements, yet those pricks within the SWG community singled him out for a barrage of internet-hate.

What the hell is wrong with those people? It's just a video game, get over it. Though Mr. Freeman's brother claims that the SWG hate was not the root cause of the suicide, I have a hard time believing that it did not play some role in his downfall. For those who ridiculed him and those of you who have ridiculed others, you should be ashamed of yourselves. What do you think you are doing and what do you hope to accomplish? Are you happy with the outcome of these events? This gentleman was already troubled, do you think that the slanderous remarks that flooded the SWG communities would have had a positive affect on him? Ask yourself this, would you have said those things to his face?

Sad news.