After even mild police harassment, I have experienced extreme emotional discomfort.

It can be very upsetting to be face-to-face with uncompromising power.

This is intensified when it includes a collision of worldviews (you think you're right, they think you're wrong).

And it must be even worse when it involves physical injury.

I am fascinated that he has dedicated the end of his life to pointing out that police violence hurts white people and black people equally. Ironically, I am upset that he used the slur N____r in his final tweets, because it would have really united people in the cause against police violence. However, I think it just shows how unbelievably emotionally distressed he was. That poor man.

This type of violence is happening to lots of people all over the U.S. The internet is bringing some light to it and we've got to get a grip on it. We have to calm the flip down and remember we're here on Earth to enjoy it as a gift, not win contests and hurt each other.

I imagine Ian felt something like that "egalite, liberte and fraternite" based on his immense gifts to the world, but when he saw that world view get shaken, that despite his contributions, he could still be beaten down by uncompromising, self-righteous power, it might have cast serious doubt in his mind. God damn it.

> I am fascinated that he has dedicated the end of his life to pointing out that police violence hurts white people and black people equally.

absolutely not - his point is that police violence hurts black people way more, but nobody pays attention unless a rich white guy tells his story too.

It was somehow known that Ian was contemplating suicide

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/3yktcg/ian_murdock_d...

Is it conspiracy to wonder why he would consider that? What happened to make him think that is an option and to select it. Maybe hit in the head, or some credible threat on things he ares for.