Malachi Ritscher
Posted by Moonage on 27 Nov 2006 | Tagged as: People
Jennifer Diaz has a problem. Her problem is she is allowing her political interests to obscure the real issue here. Malachi Ritscher’s son has a different take on what happened:
He was different people at different instances and so, so erratic. I loved him no doubt, but he was a very lonely and tragic man, said Ritscher, 35, who is estranged from the rest of the family. The idea of being a martyr Im sure was attractive. He could literally go out in a blaze of glory.
In other words, Malachi Ritscher’s problem wasn’t political, it was apparently rather severe mental illness. Jennifer Diaz et al could do the world a lot more good researching the real reason for Malachi’s suicide than making it a soon-to-be forgotten political statement of their own by ignoring the obvious and promoting the rhetoric. The more she/they promotes this as a political protest, the more people will dismiss it due to his illness. In order for him to be the martyr he apparently wished to be, he would have needed to die for something he can affect. His death can make a difference, but it has to be dealt with honestly. And, as usual, SOME people can’t and won’t do that. I will. Malachi Ritscher wants to be a martyr, but no one is listening to his real message. And because of that, Malachi Ritscher has died in vain.
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