Anne Heche

[Doofus]

I just thought it worthy of mention.

A sad and prolonged end.

[off_again]

Dont do drugs kids.....

Slightly crass I know, but not sure if anyone was aware, she had a massive habit! Though likely driven to this through a turbulent upbringing and on the receiving end of abuse of the worst kind as a child. Kind of messes you up for life.

[Gecko1978]

I thought she was still alive all be it in a coma

[cuprabob]

Gecko1978 said:

I thought she was still alive all be it in a coma

She died earlier today.

[interstellar]

cuprabob said:

Gecko1978 said:

I thought she was still alive all be it in a coma

She died earlier today.

California law states she is legally dead but she is being kept on life support to donate her organs.

[cuprabob]

interstellar said:

cuprabob said:

Gecko1978 said:

I thought she was still alive all be it in a coma

She died earlier today.

California law states she is legally dead but she is being kept on life support to donate her organs.

Thanks for the clarification.

[garagewidow]

Had to Google her,....I'm old.

Sad all the same.

[Evercross]

I have more sympathy for the woman whose house was completely destroyed by the impact and the subsequent fire caused by Heche's drug-induced crash.

When you have addiction problems and huge amounts of money you have the means to indulge your addiction, or to pay for the best of healthcare and rehabilitation.

It's a choice like any other.

[Eric Mc]

Your mental health isn't always a choice.

[rxe]

Eric Mc said:

Your mental health isn't always a choice.

What’s the boundary between mental health and just making poor choices? Arguably, the person who gets smashed at the pub and drives into a bus queue at 100 mph has mental heath issues.

Kill yourself with coke and booze by all means, but don’t inflict it on every else.

[ChemicalChaos]

Evercross said:

I have more sympathy for the woman whose house was completely destroyed by the impact and the subsequent fire caused by Heche's drug-induced crash.

When you have addiction problems and huge amounts of money you have the means to indulge your addiction, or to pay for the best of healthcare and rehabilitation.

It's a choice like any other.

I'm inclined to agree.
If any normal member of the public took drugs and drove at 90mph through a residential zone before fatally crashing, we'd all be saying "play stupid games, win stupid prizes".
I don't see how it should be any different because it's a celeb having a public "woe is me" breakdown.
I'm just glad she didn't kill anyone else with her selfish actions.

[Eric Mc]

rxe said:

What’s the boundary between mental health and just making poor choices? Arguably, the person who gets smashed at the pub and drives into a bus queue at 100 mph has mental heath issues.

Kill yourself with coke and booze by all means, but don’t inflict it on every else.

The boundary is not for you, or me, to judge. Read up on her life story and you might understand a bit about why she might have had mental health problems.

[Skeptisk]

Eric Mc said:

rxe said:

What’s the boundary between mental health and just making poor choices? Arguably, the person who gets smashed at the pub and drives into a bus queue at 100 mph has mental heath issues.

Kill yourself with coke and booze by all means, but don’t inflict it on every else.

The boundary is not for you, or me, to judge. Read up on her life story and you might understand a bit about why she might have had mental health problems.

She may have had mental health problems but does that excuse her behaviour? Papers full of hyperbole about her but truth is she could easily have maimed or killed other people. It was pure luck that she didn’t.

[Doofus]

Skeptisk said:

She may have had mental health problems but does that excuse her behaviour? Papers full of hyperbole about her but truth is she could easily have maimed or killed other people. It was pure luck that she didn’t.

There'sa difference between excusing and explaining. Nether necessarily justifies, however.

[rxe]

Doofus said:

There'sa difference between excusing and explaining. Nether necessarily justifies, however.

Mental health neither excuses, justifies or explains this type of action.

[Murph7355]

rxe said:

Doofus said:

There'sa difference between excusing and explaining. Nether necessarily justifies, however.

Mental health neither excuses, justifies or explains this type of action.

It might explain it. The other two, no.

[dudleybloke]

It's sad but she was rich enough to get a taxi/uber etc or if she knows she likes a drink then she should have employed a driver.

[Fermit]

dudleybloke said:

It's sad but she was rich enough to get a taxi/uber etc or if she knows she likes a drink then she should have employed a driver.

There was no drink found in her system, drugs, yes. She (incorrectly) thought she was fine to drive, then she hit a garage door with her Mini. People started filming it/her, so in a panic she legged it as fast as she could, knowing the Police turning up would be a nightmare for her, and possibly her career.

[dudleybloke]

Fermit said:

There was no drink found in her system, drugs, yes. She (incorrectly) thought she was fine to drive, then she hit a garage door with her Mini. People started filming it/her, so in a panic she legged it as fast as she could, knowing the Police turning up would be a nightmare for her, and possibly her career.

So, just because she got rich by playing let's pretend for a living doesn't mean she should get excused for her actions.
If this was dave the builder driving drugged up would you be providing excuses for him?

[Mikebentley]

dudleybloke said:

Fermit said:

There was no drink found in her system, drugs, yes. She (incorrectly) thought she was fine to drive, then she hit a garage door with her Mini. People started filming it/her, so in a panic she legged it as fast as she could, knowing the Police turning up would be a nightmare for her, and possibly her career.

So, just because she got rich by playing let's pretend for a living doesn't mean she should get excused for her actions.
If this was dave the builder driving drugged up would you be providing excuses for him?

“she (incorrectly) thought she was fine to drive”. Where did you get this insight from Fermit I’ve not read about the story anywhere else? I don’t think she spoke to anyone did she after crashing twice whilst under the influence. She made bad choices that ultimately resulted in her death. I’m just glad nobody else was physically hurt. Her estate should pay for the losses not everyone else’s insurance.