Galbally;1093371 wrote: I feel uncomfortable criticizing anyone who kills themselves in these circumstances. Who can tell what pressure this man felt under to recoup his investors enormous losses. He didn't hurt anyone else so its just a tragedy, no one really thinks money is worth dying for, but there are emotions linked around money that can make people completely lose perspective. I would imagine in this case the despair and guilt of losing other peoples money overwhelmed this man's capacity to rationalize what has happened. In any case for his friends and family its a tragedy.
In any case, this is the first direct case of someone who is dead because of Madoff. I am quite sure there will be a few more suicides, certainly indirectly, or at the end of a process of the destitution of many many people (not all rich by the way, which shouldn't matter anyway, as just because your rich that doesn't mean you deserve to be conned) a lot of small people are going to get wiped out in this as many banks and pension funds are involved. This one man has probably destroyed the lives and well being of thousands, though it won't be immeadiately apparent.
I really hope he and his associates get their come-uppins as they are so well earned. What a complete b*st*rd. There are other fraudsters coming to light now as well, because of course the sea is going out and we can now see who has been swimming naked, this is probably the biggest of the lot, at least I hope so.
One of the biggest fraudster's this country ever saw was Robert Maxwell. Investors didn't blow themselves away because he lost their money for them. they got other lower paid jobs and got on with it.
This centre's around people who can see no life than one without material assets and luxerie's. As i said earlier, they won't go and fry chips in mcD's will they?
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon
