RIP Peter Roebuck

[Lightning McQueen]

A serious thread? It's turned into a slag the deceased thread. I always thought RIP meant rest in peace not rip into someone.It ran it's race before page 1 ended.

Nah that'd be RIS, that's different to RIP.....

I was referring to just the RIP mate.

[Johno6]

RIPIS?

[Leaping Lindner]

This appeared in today's Age. Make up your own mind.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/ ... 1pgmk.html

[redandblack]

Thanks for posting that, LL.

Where do you start? It illustrates so much about the flaws and moral failings in his life, but the obvious self-punishment he went through (and the obvious punishment his 'victims' went through').

It clearly also tore him apart and led to his eventual suicide and the sad thing is that it seemed to be an inevitable ending for a tortured soul.

A really well written and detailed article, too.

I can't help but feel that not much good comes of us judging Peter Roebuck. So many issues and moral judgements have to be made and who of us can rightly claim to make those judgements.

In the end, he judged himself.

A sad story.

[dedja]

If only half of that is true then the man deserved to be locked up years ago ... I'm sorry, it seems he took the coward's way out.

[Dirko]

http://www.humanheadline.com.au/Hinch-Says/Shame-Whose-shame

[Booney]

Thanks for posting that, LL.

Where do you start? It illustrates so much about the flaws and moral failings in his life, but the obvious self-punishment he went through (and the obvious punishment his 'victims' went through').

It clearly also tore him apart and led to his eventual suicide and the sad thing is that it seemed to be an inevitable ending for a tortured soul.

A really well written and detailed article, too.

I can't help but feel that not much good comes of us judging Peter Roebuck. So many issues and moral judgements have to be made and who of us can rightly claim to make those judgements.

In the end, he judged himself.

A sad story.

We all "judge people" whether we like to admit it or not, its human nature to do so. Roebuck, by almost everyones standards, lived a life that had much shame and inappropriate conduct he had little to no option other than take his own life to hide the shame and avoid the inevitable publicity.

The bloke had no courage in life and its no wonder he was a coward when the truth began to unfold.

A pity for he was one of the better cricketing media correspondents whom will now be remembered for all the wrong reasons.

[whufc]

Thanks for posting that, LL.

Where do you start? It illustrates so much about the flaws and moral failings in his life, but the obvious self-punishment he went through (and the obvious punishment his 'victims' went through').

It clearly also tore him apart and led to his eventual suicide and the sad thing is that it seemed to be an inevitable ending for a tortured soul.

A really well written and detailed article, too.

I can't help but feel that not much good comes of us judging Peter Roebuck. So many issues and moral judgements have to be made and who of us can rightly claim to make those judgements.

In the end, he judged himself.

A sad story.

We all "judge people" whether we like to admit it or not, its human nature to do so. Roebuck, by almost everyones standards, lived a life that had much shame and inappropriate conduct he had little to no option other than take his own life to hide the shame and avoid the inevitable publicity.

The bloke had no courage in life and its no wonder he was a coward when the truth began to unfold.
A pity for he was one of the better cricketing media correspondents whom will now be remembered for all the wrong reasons.

Yep says it all really doesnt it!!!

[Ewok]

Yep, well said Booney. To use a cricket saying ' you're only as good as your last innings'. It appears Roebuck's last innings was as shady as a Mohammed Azharrudin dig

[ORDoubleBlues]

Was always a pleasure listening to his commentary during our summer and he will be missed by many.