Have I mentioned lately that journalism is dead? DEAD as a doorknob. Because what else would explain the ridiculous reporting on the mass slaughter of an entire family. To read the headlines, you would think that Ervin Lupoe was some tragic figure caught up in the aftermath of the economic downturn. He's not. He's a brutal woman and child killer.
The murder-suicide of seven members of the Lupoe family in Wilmington is a tragic reminder of what despair can lead to in troubled times such as our current economic crisis. This is a wake-up call for all of us to do everything we can to avoid such tragedies in the future. La Opinion
The edge, in this case, is not just a distressed individual committing suicide but taking out his or her family, too. This horrific and desperate act has been tragically played out three times in the last two weeks in Los Angeles County. Each time a family member, apparently despondent over job loss or financial worries, killed himself and other family members. New American Media
Then this nugget from the Mayor of Los Angeles:
With unemployment in Los Angeles at a 14-year high of 9.5 per cent and climbing - higher than the national rate - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa fears there could be more.
'Unfortunately this has become an all too common story in the last few months but that does not and should not lead people to resort to extreme measures,' said Villaraigosa. 'I don't think there is any shame in this economy for anybody who has been laid off in accessing support and help to get through this because it is a traumatic experience.'Source
Folks are attempting to tie mass execution of innocents to job losses sweeping the country, but reports are that Ervin did not lose his job because of an economic downturn. He and his wife were medical technicians who were let go for non-economic reasons.
This had NOTHING to do with the economy. Ervin Lupoe was fired for cause, not layed off. There is a difference.
The man believed to be responsible for killing his wife, five children and himself in Wilmington had been fired from his hospital job along with his wife for allegedly forging a supervisor's signature on a child care application, according to Kaiser Permanente officials. LA Times
This was a classic case of a narcissist and control freak attempting to exercise control over his family through violence. ..and a cowardly control freak at that. Because what else would explain his defamation of his murdered wife on his way to HELL.
Instead of accepting full responsibility for slaughtering his children, he blames his wife and says they got together and had a "conference" about how it would be in everyone's best interest for them to "not leave the kids" to someone else.
Lupoe wrote in the fax, "after a horrendous ordeal my wife felt it better to end our lives and why leave our children in someone else's hands ... we have no job and 5 children under 8 years with no place to go.[Yet he called his wife's brother to tell them she was dead. ]." Source
Bull@%$!
Then came the words that left Ramirez stunned. Lupoe said, "Your sister and the kids are dead," a source familiar with the case said. Lupoe asked Ramirez to leave the keys to the house in one of the family cars so the police wouldn't break down the door. "Then he said, 'I'm sorry, I had to do it. We love you and I'm next,' " and he hung up, sources said. LA Times
You think this crazed loon actually sat down and had a rational discussion with his wife? He didn't have a rational discussion with his boss. He didn't have a rational discussion with the bank. He didn't have a rational discussion with the unemployment insurance folks. He didn't have a rational discussion with any family or friends to see if they could provide temporary assistance, but he wants us to believe that he and his wife got together and had a problem solving session and came up with this solution together? yeah right!
The family car was packed to head to stay with relatives in Kansas:
Cortez says Lupoe planned to take his family to his brother-in-law in Garden City, Kan. The family's vehicle was packed with children's clothing and snow chains. AP
For all we know, Anna Lupoe thought she and her kids were on their way to Kansas. And how do we know that Ana Lupoe even knew Ervin had forged his supervisor's signature on the daycare form?
So yesterday while listening to the radio, why was some psychologist talking about the role Mrs Lupoe played in the murders? What evidence do we have that this woman had any inkling that her husband was about to go on a murderous rampage?
Ana Lupoe was "always talking about the kids," said co-worker Hamlet Narvaez. Source
Why are we believeing a man who faxed his suicide note to news stations? Clearly he wanted to control the narrative about what he did. You know what? IT WORKED.
Why isn't the media covering this as a domestic violence story? Why is this cold blooded murderer being treated like a victim?
Today everyone is reporting that Lupoe had "CONSIDERABLE DEBT." So what's considerable?
Detective David Cortez said Wednesday that Ervin Lupoe was at least one month behind on his mortgage. He says the 40-year-old Lupoe owed at least $15,000 to the Internal Revenue Service and thousands more on a line of credit. Source
15,000, 25,000, 50,000 is not "considerable debt" That's the average student laon burden for most college students these days.
This ain't the first time folks have lost their jobs? I grew up in an area where the petrochemical industry was the largest employer. Do you know how many times plants closed down?
The worst case scenario in a bad economy is homelessness and starvation and both are optional. Yes I said OPTIONAL. It ain't PC, but its true. You could always move to the woods near a fresh water source, hallow out a tree for shelter and live off the land.
Or pick up the kids and move to several small towns that are giving away land to increase the population -sell your blood plasma- sign up to be a human test subject- give the house back to the bank take whichever car is paid off and live in the dayum car- ask a relative to take your kids- ask a relative to stay in their garage- go get a job at Taco Bell....or here is a stretch...head to the Gulf Coast, plenty of construction work- not to mention thy are building a liquified natural gas terminal and that means lots of high wage refinery construction jobs.
To repeat, this man would have been fired during an economic boomtime. He wasn't fired from his job because of the economy. He was fired for fraud. That alone OUGHT to be a sign that you shouldn't believe a word he says.
The news media is too obsessed with reliving the great depression. Nope, this is the run of the mill domestic violence case we hear too often about and I am offended that these people would print this man's final act of control by dragging his wife into this. Ervin Lupoe did this. He didn't do it because he was broke. He didn't do this because of the economic downturn. He did this because he was a control freak with no impulse control and you can't convince me that Ana Lupoe was involved in any way.
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