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[–] db2 79 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Something something and I'm tired of pretending it isn't, etc. The only thing I feel bad about is if he ~~has~~ had young children who couldn't understand he was a waste of skin, they have my sympathy.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 167 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Feel worse for the millions of children that are parentless due to his policy decisions. His kids will be FINE.

[–] TheTechnician27 81 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

I would honestly go so far as to suggest that in the long term, not having this monster raise them (given they'll still have plenty of money) probably leaves them better off.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 days ago

These execs are scared their own children will ask them to explain what they do for a living. Doubt they raise their kids as much as they pay someone else to do it. That being said, Elmo's kids are stuck on a compound. That's definitely going to mess them up.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago

They're already teenagers. The damage has been done, but hopefully this act will help them decide not to follow in their father's footsteps.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

His kids are gonna be worse 20-40milliom per head.

They will be fine. I doubt they will ever understand why entire society turned on their parasite shitstain father.

[–] Ledivin 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Money doesn't fix trauma, and childhood trauma is rarely fully healed. The kids did nothing wrong, and you should feel bad for them.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 19 points 5 days ago

Like I said, my feelings are focused on those he harmed. Eat the fucking rich.

[–] Cypher 9 points 5 days ago

I feel bad they had a monster for a father.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

yeah alls his theoretical kids would have is millions of dollars, the best education, a lavish lifestyle, trust funds, but they would not have their asshole dad.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

They aren't theoretical, he did have children.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (4 children)

So do many people who have their claims denied....

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

Some of those who had claims denied are children.

[–] Zangoose 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It isn't impossible to feel bad for both?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Zangoose 4 points 5 days ago

What priorities are there? I'm talking about emotions, not actions.

You can feel bad for both the children of this guy that will now grow up without a father and the millions of people he harmed at the same time. I'm not even saying I feel equally as bad for his children as his victims' children (because losing a parent to a preventable death due to insurance is objectively a worse situation). All I'm saying is it's reasonable to feel sympathy for both. It's not like the kids had a choice in what their dad did.

[–] Zangoose 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

You can feel bad for his family while also not feeling bad about his death. Losing a loved one is hard regardless of how much money you have. That doesn't mean it wasn't ultimately a net positive (although I'm doubtful that UH will actually change any policies because of this)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I feel bad for his kids. They didn't choose their parents.

His wife on the other hand did choose him, so fuck her too.

[–] tabular 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

He and this wife didn't choose their parents either (and any other contributing factors in their environment that made them who they are). Growing older doesn't change the causes of the development of their brain, the cause of the choices you make, and if we could have saved them from becoming the person they did then we should.

With even the most evil people we can be sad they died but also happy they can't do more evil. Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein did some evil stuff and and if we could have prevented him from becoming the person he did when at age 8 or at age 18 then it's the same.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Aren't they already seperated?

So she is about to paid out big time with blood money he stole...

Yeah real peach

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Don't the crime if you can't do the time?

That's the life his father chose for them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I didn't dispute that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Well I did not know so until this moment for me it was theoretical. It does not matter but now I know.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe 15 points 5 days ago

Don't forget the children whose siblings died due to insurance fuckery, and the parents who've lost children.

[–] uberdroog 13 points 5 days ago

Crying from the 3rd floor of their yacht...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago

His kids have been profiting off of the death he had a hand in. They'll be just fine in their ivory towers, whatever happens.