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Richard Russell, “Beebo” to his friends, stole a commercial airplane from Sea-Tac Airport and took it for a joyride before he crashed it on a small Puget Sound island. He was the only casualty from the incident.

Since the crash, the discussion has focused on why he did it, and how a good-natured man could have come to such an end. That discussion is more difficult for 成人X站 Night’s Gee Scott and Zak Burns, who argue there is a reason people have not been more harsh about such a serious offense.

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鈥淚 am one that wants to feel bad for him and there are moments when my heart just breaks, especially listening to the audio out of the cockpit,鈥� Zak said. 鈥淏ut the way we are framing him as a great all-American kid, a wonderful friend, a wonderful co-worker is only because he looks the way he does. He鈥檚 got a name like 鈥楻ichard.鈥� He鈥檚 got a nickname like 鈥楤eebo.鈥� If his appearance was different, if his name was different, if his ethnicity was different, we would not be talking about this story in the same manner.”

鈥淎ll that being said, my heart is kind of broken for this guy and my heart is broken for his family,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 understand all the biases that allow me to have this opinion, but nonetheless I still have it … This story is being covered differently because it was only he who lost his life. Obviously, if he had flow into a neighborhood and killed others, I know I wouldn鈥檛 personally be asking this question.”

There are a lot of factors that people have considered in the wake of the tragedy — financial circumstances, minimum wage, mental health, brain damage from high school sports. But Gee won’t go that far, even as a person who sympathizes with people having a hard time, such as the homeless or people who attempt suicide. But at what point do we use mental health or other factors to explain away a person’s actions? And is their background a factor in that consideration — their ethnicity, class, etc.? Do some people get leeway while others don’t?

鈥淚 cannot get over the fact he stole a machine; something that could have killed others,” Gee said. “That could have flown over the Pearl Jam concert 鈥� luckily he came down on Ketron Island in which there are like 11 or 17 people who live there. Fortunately, he didn鈥檛 hit any homes and kill anybody.”

鈥淚f someone can say 鈥業 feel sorry,鈥� and 鈥榤ental health,鈥� just remember that with all ethnicities from all religions and backgrounds, you could apply that same sentiment toward them,” he said.

鈥淭ed Bundy had a mental illness. Osama bin Laden had a mental illness,” Gee added. “Osama bin Laden鈥檚 mom and said he was a good kid who got brainwashed 鈥� they talked about how good of a person he was and then got that way. We鈥檝e been watching John Moffitt, former Seahawk who鈥檚 on social media right now . I know John Moffitt; he didn鈥檛 use to be that way. Something has snapped in him.鈥�