Jonathan Joss, ‘King of the Hill’ Actor Who Voiced John Redcorn, Is Fatally Shot, Police Say
www.nytimes.com
A neighbor in San Antonio who opened fire on the actor during a dispute was charged with murder, the authorities said. Mr. Joss also appeared in “Parks and Recreation.”
  • moonlight@fedia.io
    84·
    11 days ago

    The husband:

    “He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us,” he wrote in a statement. “He then raised a gun from his lap and fired.”

    The police:

    “Our investigation has found no evidence whatsoever to indicate that the Mr. Joss’s murder was related to his sexual orientation,”

    Hmmm…

      • Goretantath@lemm.eeEnglish
        15·
        11 days ago

        Yup and has been since they moved out of that house. Was burned down and they were only there to collect mail they couldnt get changed over yet.

  • CMDR_Horn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    11 days ago

    I coincidentally enough saw him this last weekend. All smiles and happy as hell to have fans. We all lost a good soul.

      • FateOfTheCrow@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        92·
        11 days ago

        That article is only relevant to people who have thoughts of suicidal ideation, and doesn’t say anything about “most people”. Here’s an article which shows a more full picture: https://www.kqed.org/science/1916209/does-gun-ownership-really-make-you-safer-research-says-no

        Now whilst your claim is correct, as the KQED article confirms, there’s also more to it. When choosing to own a firearm or not to own a firearm, you probably shouldn’t just count yourself as “most people” and leave it at that. Instead, it could be better to judge each source of safety or harm and figure out if they’re relevant to you.

        For example, if you’re someone who doesn’t stand out at all, but is known to be reckless and has thoughts of suicidal ideation, then you shouldn’t be anywhere near a firearm. But, if you; are known to be a level-headed person, have experience safely handling dangerous machinery, understand how to avoid and de-escalate situations, are willing to go through and keep up with firearms training, have never had thoughts of suicidal ideation and are openly part of a minority group that is currently being hunted by a violent cult, then owning a firearm becomes a much more reasonable decision.

        Of course, most people will fall somewhere between these two extremes.

        • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
          62·
          11 days ago

          Its not just about suicide. People kill family members, have a kid who becomes depressed, etc. Its not just the gun owner who is at increased risk. You’re much more likely to do something dumb like shoot an “intruder” who is actually your spouse getting a midnight snack than somebody who is out to get you.

          There is something to be said for communal mutual defense, but its simply not worthwhile for most people to keep a gun and ammo at home for self defense on pure safety grounds.