The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Nikkie:

Xopher,
Thank you for your response and clarity. It just hurts like all He** to even see him being a topic for discussion. While I do know that there are some good intentions out there, you know how the saying goes. "One bad apple spoils the whole bunch".
This is a whole new level of pain for us. We have to face this all over again. Maybe, I don't fully understand the nature of this blog, but what I do understand is my pain and anger.
And it makes me angry to see the topic start out about my uncle and then turn into all of what you described in your response. Maybe I am expecting everyone to feel our pain and outrage and express it as I have done.
While I get what was said about the crime shows, I just don't think the subject should come out of the subject of my Uncle's death. Because the topic was about the "monster" that murdered my uncle. While it veered off into other realms, it was very frustrating to see it going from a discussion about my uncle and his murderer to something else.

I understand what you are saying about the intentions of people on here were not to mock my uncle or his killer. However, do understand that our family feels repulsed, insulted and disrespected by these comments.

That is what I think is important. While Speech is a Freedom, the pain that it may inflict is far from Freedom.

Hello All
I came across this thread when looking up info on my uncle, Irving Matos. While I am extremely relieved that his killer has been found, this just brings up all the emotions that were felt back in November.
I read the thread that was written back in November, and was very disheartened by some of the comments that were made. I know that the creator of this thread, "TNH" does not have control over the comments made by anyone. I think people should take into consideration the family. If you go back to the thread that was created in November, and named C4H12N2, you will see the effect this had on two of Irving's children, who came across the thread as I did. It might make people think twice about any negative or comical comments that are made.
Making references to Law and Order, SVU and any other shows is very insensitive. Because unlike those shows, he didn't get to wipe the blood off at the end of the scene, go to a trailer and relax. His life actually ended, and to some extent, a part of his family's life ended as well.
I don't find it funny in the least bit to try to figure out who should play what role on L&O. Some people made comments about there being sick people out there. While that is true, it seems there are some sick minded people in here too. Anyone who can find humor in any death is sick. Like I said, I don't find it funny at all. My uncle is DEAD, at the hands of a monster. While the media may try to make him out to be a monster, I knew a different man. And as we all know, the media reports first, and then get the facts later. No matter what, he did not deserve to die, his kids did not deserve to be left without a dad, and his death sure doesn't deserve to be mocked in the manner that I have seen by some of the comments on this thread.
Let's just hope that if something happens to anyone of you, or someone you love, that no one will make a mockery of it as many of you have done

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