Comments on: Fox News shows extended footage of dead model Ruslana Korshunova’s body

By: Rae

Rae — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:37:47 +0000

Doesn’t seem like a suicide to me. That’s just a gut feeling. The story’s faded from American headlines, but papers overseas apparently are talking about this a lot, and people, especially RK’s mom, want the police to investigate her death. The police immediately thought Adrienne Shelley had killed herself, until they actually did some POLICE WORK at the urging of her husband and found her murderer.

Seems that the police were too quick to reach their conclusion. I guess it’s easier to rule something a suicide than first investigate the possibilities that people have mentioned (mafia, professional problems, etc).

Aside from all that, it might very well have been the act of someone who was suffering emotionally. I know this feeling. I’ve been dealing with my own suicidal feelings for a long time. I was RK’s age when I first tried to kill myself. In my case, nothing was going right in my life–things were collapsing around me. That was years ago, but I’m still suffering a lot, my whole existence feels nightmarish. Things have gotten worse, not better. Everyone has told me things would get better, but they haven’t.

I guess I’m saying all this because it’s so very easy to have this kind of inexplicable pain in your life, especially with no support system, with patterns of things never going right and being too defeated or tired to make things better.

RK had a lot going for her, was young and beautiful, etc. Suicide may seem selfish to some, but it’s an act of escape when the pain is too much. People who judge suicide are actually fortunate in that they cannot imagine this kind of pain.

In any case, the police need to investigate her death, because if she were murdered, who knows who else in a similar situation might be in danger.

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By: Tania

Tania — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:09 +0000

I still don’t understand why everyone’s assuming this gorgeous young woman committed suicide! Just because there were “no signs of a struggle doesn’t mean that she wasn’t pushed. If she DID take her own life, God rest her soul … She must have been in a lot of pain to do such a selfish thing and destroy her family, friends and loved ones. Surely they are crushed by what has happened. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.

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By: karla

karla — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:03:50 +0000

when my dad committed a suicide 10 years ago i was asked by the police if i wanted to see the pictures of the scene,i started shaking and crying and said NO,was enough to see my lovely father dead,the pain is just so big .How could they show images like this of the poor girl??what about her family!!!God,this people are shameless!I have no words and i don´t want to see them,have some RESPECT

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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:51:50 +0000

To “Devilgirl”: I agree 100% with your posts! I admit I was shocked to read the headline of Ruslana’s suicide (she was beautiful and had a future here), I agree that she must have wanted attention or she wouldn’t have killed herself in the very public way she did. Also, I have thought the very same thing - the same people that shell out $8-$10 a pop to see a violent movie at the theatre are now acting “appalled” at Fox News for showing footage of Ruslana on the sidewalk! I didn’t think the footage of her was actually that “graphic”; for somebody that fell 9 stories, I thought she would have looked much worse. There are TV shows, war footage, even cartoons, that are worse than that footage.

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By: SailorAlphaCentauri

SailorAlphaCentauri — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:39:39 +0000

Since I don’t have the time to read all of the comments, I will say this: I know that there are some who are left behind after a person kills themselves who feel that the person was selfish, but keep in mind that there may be some severe issues that the person couldn’t handle which may have led to the decision. When I was a teenager, gory pictures of other people’s suicides would’ve only served to deter me from the more violent forms, but not from trying to take my life. Depression is something I still struggle with to this day with suicide being a real issue that rears its ugly head from time to time. I have sympathy for the victims who have to endure after someone has made that choice, but when I was at my worst these things would not have been in mind (being able to convince yourself that everyone else would be “better off without you” tends to make the decision more rational in an irrational mind). As it is, my primary motivation for living is for others because it helps to distract me from occasionally feeling like hell on the inside. If I didn’t have that distraction, I probably would not be here today. Suicide doesn’t make sense. People who have committed to killing themselves are not easily swayed by sentiment or by arguments that “things will get better”. This suicide may help to get those who are in the cry for help phase of suicide to think twice, but I don’t think this will affect those who are so lost that they see no way out.

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By: Cory

Cory — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:38:17 +0000

OMG, Iam so sad after reading this and the comments. So sad.

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By: Duckie

Duckie — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:09:53 +0000

So…let me get this straight. In America, it’s ok for a “news” affiliate (and I use the term loosely) to show footage of someone dying on the sidewalk without repercussions, but when an entertainer just *happen* to show a hint of a nipple during a Superbowl show, there are threats, fines, the gnashing of teeth and people start burning effigies of the said entertainer?

OK, then. I’ve got it.

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By: purplehaze1274

purplehaze1274 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:46:06 +0000

i think its funny no one in america ever complains about there kids seeing images like this on TV but if a channel shows nudity parents freak out.images like these are what are harmful for kids to view.american ways of censorship are totally backwards.most other countries have it right, they are more keen on censoring gory images then anything else.

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By: JJJ

JJJ — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:08:14 +0000

Respect is a courtesy, not a requirement in our society. If Fox doesn’t show respect in your eyes, then don’t give them ratings by viewing. You can be upset that they are disrespectful to your values, but you can never demand respect from anyone or any company for that matter. The world is full of free choices and not every choice can please everyone. I don’t agree with some things, but I try my best to not allow the choices of others to get the best of me. The choices I make are what I hope others would do for me, but if they don’t I don’t get angry because I know that people have different views. Getting upset and/or angry about things that have already happened solves nothing. We all have the choice to learn from this and all other things that happen in life. One may make the choice to not view Fox news. Another may make the conscious effort to look for signs of suicide in those they love so they may deter them from doing something similar. I have yet to meet someone who feels good about getting angry and upset. I, for one, am doing my best at keeping my life full of happiness and I’ll be damned if something like this is going to ruin it for me….especially over Fox’s choice to broadcast this event.

Just so everyone knows, I’m not attacking anyone’s post. I am just reminding people that the world doesn’t always go as you plan. Life is full of surprises. Some things are not enjoyable, but if you can find the positives in life, then, in turn, you should feel happier. Sometimes, it is just doing something nice for someone else without expecting the same in return will bring you happiness. It works for me.

Everyone has opinions, but that is all they are…opinions. I know there are people that won’t agree or even understand my view on life, but one thing I do know as a fact is that everyone is entitled to an opinion. I just know that I can’t make everyone (or anyone for that matter) make choices on what I feel is the “right” thing to do according to my views.

I’m pretty neutral when it comes to opinions on morals and what is considered the “right” thing to do. I do agree that it is disrespectful for some, but I also understand that what is considered disrespectful for one person is not the same for another. I learned a long time ago that I just need to worry more about the things I choose to do, the reaction of those choices and less about the choices of others. I also learned that not everyone does that or even will…does that bother me? Not at all. And why? Because that is their choice.

Thanks for taking the time to read my opinions

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By: pask

pask — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:47:58 +0000

this is ridiculous. no fox shouldn’t have shown her like this, just as they shouldn’t show an endless parade of african american corpses on the show COPS (don’t know if that show is fox or someone else, but the producers of that show should have respect for the families of the deceased as well).

it’s strange the people they choose to show, and the people they don’t, when it comes to dead bodies. it seems middle class white people and kids are off limits, but anyone famous, african american, middle eastern (as in iraq etc.) or in terror attacks in israel and other locales, it’s perfectly fine to show them killed or dead, just as we all saw that that poor jamaican woman die slowly on the floor of the hospital the other night.

i don’t think anyone’s corpse, no matter the race, social standing or location should be shown on tv in such a disrespectful manner. and for those claiming this will prevent other girls from committing suicide - what bullshit. if they’re already suicidal, seeing this or not seeing this won’t sway them in any way. only them having faith in someone who cares enough and works with them through their feelings can really help them get through it. they don’t just see a corpse on tv, and think “gee, i’m not suicidal anymore. i’m cured!”

please. some of you really need a fucking clue, and step outside yourself and see the reality flying past your faces. most internet users must be teenagers themselves, most people see everything, no matter the content on the web as clear cut, as a joke, as something to be ridiculed or just for their crude entertainment.
if she was of sound mind, maybe she did have an agenda to be seen as she died, but no-one knows but her.

if she was out of her mind, whether people saw her or not would have been the last thing she was considering. she probably just snap decided and ran for it. on the other hand, she may have been helped over the edge. if anyone knows her history, and the background around a lot of these models, and the life that happens away from the cameras, especially with european models, it’s not so pretty, and very dangerous people are in control of these girls lives. closing the book so soon as a suicide could be the right decision but it could also be a very wrong one.

either way it’s a tragic thing, and something nobody and no family should ever have to go through.

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