Kate von Roeder's death and how it was covered

[LordKAT]

Changing the title is possible. Suggestions?

[JessicaH]

Thanks for changing the title, LordKat. I would delete the thread but I think it serves as a lesson of, "things not to post". My apologies to any and all that were rightfully offended.

[LordKAT]

While I offered, it was actually one of our friendly news staff that did the work.

[Mark3]

It's been really hard to post here since, but this is no joke. I knew her for 10 years, at least. Every single point within the article posted enrages me, because they have no sensitivity or understanding for people outside their own social group.

She was very real, and very loved. Please remember her better than this.

I'm sorry for any misunderstanding, I was concerned for you, but couldn't remember you posted it originally, thats why I asked about you in the post.? I was wanting to find out so I could pass any info on to anyone asking me about it on other places, nothing more.
 

[Pinkkatie]

I was looking around for the Kate von Roeder's suicide note to read over it again. I just found this thread and I thought I would post my own opinions about Courtney O'Donnell.

I've called her out on a few things I've read that she posted on other topics that were incorrect. Some of her choice of words in her writing can raise an eyebrow or two. It seems to me she tries to have some journalistic integrity, but it always comes across as being more of an opinion piece. In her original post on the subject she presented her lack of obtaining more information on the suicide of Ms von Roeder. She then jumped from this lack of information to the conclusion that it didn't happen. That's not very rational, which she likes to claim she is doing in her quasi-journalism.

I still like to read her posts, but I take them with a grain of salt. I don't always agree with her.

[Dawn B.]

This is a real shame. She kills herself and people still consider it a hoax. There are also no obituaries or vigils or anything. This really hits home, I had a suicide attempt in September. I'm much better now but this still is horrible.

[Jera]

I was looking around for the Kate von Roeder's suicide note to read over it again. I just found this thread and I thought I would post my own opinions about Courtney O'Donnell.

I've called her out on a few things I've read that she posted on other topics that were incorrect. Some of her choice of words in her writing can raise an eyebrow or two. It seems to me she tries to have some journalistic integrity, but it always comes across as being more of an opinion piece. In her original post on the subject she presented her lack of obtaining more information on the suicide of Ms von Roeder. She then jumped from this lack of information to the conclusion that it didn't happen. That's not very rational, which she likes to claim she is doing in her quasi-journalism.

I still like to read her posts, but I take them with a grain of salt. I don't always agree with her.

Has she ever issued a public apology? I was a personal friend of Kate, and the memory that people were accusing her of being a hoax still infuriates me.

[Pinkkatie]

Has she ever issued a public apology? I was a personal friend of Kate, and the memory that people were accusing her of being a hoax still infuriates me.

Yes, it seems like she did:

This was posted in the wrong section [of her blog]. It is apparently from Kate's dad:

"That is not a hoax. Kate took her life on October 1, 2014. I'm her father so that's a date I will never forget."

We are sorry for your loss. And we do know that it was not a hoax as mentioned a number of times already.

Again, her choice of words comes across as being defensive. She had a post about a transwoman that I knew, although not very well, that was murdered. She stated in her blog that she was "supposedly an activist in the community." That's actually how I knew her, from her activism. I questioned her putting that in the article and why she did that, her response was that she couldn't confirm if she really was an activist. What is the point if she was or was not, she gunned down?! ... It was very insensitive, I thought.

I'm so sorry for your lost, Jera.

I mentioned that I like to read it. I don't read what she wrote, but the outpouring of people that were concerned for her in response. When I get down and feel like no one cares this serves as a reminder to me that my life touches more people then I might think.

[Jera]

Yes. That bitch (pardon my language if it offends you, nothing else applies) dismisses everyone not in her social circle. And that's not an apology, it's not even close.