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As no one else has started it I thought I'd make a thread to remember Ryan Dunn. He brought me many laughs in my teen years and will be missed!
 
Indeed very sad news... :(

But its ironic (think thats the correct word) how he risked his life doing crazy crazy things and walked away from them, and then he loses his life in a car crash..

Such a shame.
 
I think it's a massive shame. He was definitely one of the funnier members of the Jackass bunch.

On the other hand, if the news reports are correct regarding the cause of the crash (Mr Dunn drink driving & speeding), then I have little sympathy.

RIP Mr Dunn
 
mattR said:
Indeed very sad news... :(

But its ironic (think thats the correct word) how he risked his life doing crazy crazy things and walked away from them, and then he loses his life in a car crash..

Such a shame.
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yeah you kind of expected it to be on film and have johnny knoxville jump out and say "hi I'm johnny Knoxville and this is the..." in some ways its a bit of an anti climax, like how steve Irwin went, but he will be missed, I do feel sorry for Bam Magera, it was his best buddy
 
I used to watch Viva La Bam a lot, and the one thing I always remember is that Dunn was meant to be a terrible driver after rolling a car with Bam and his brother in.

If he did drink and drive then it's an idiotic thing to do, but when you see whats left of the car it must have been a horrific way to die.

R.I.P Random Hero
 
I love Jackass so I was really shocked when I heard this news :(

RIP Ryan Dunn
 
funky_monkies said:
I feel more sorry for the passenger he also killed by being a mindless idiot, drink driving and driving at speeds of 120mph?....He gets no praise from me.
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With respect, you have no idea what went on. For all you know the passenger was egging him on to go faster; it wouldn't surprise me in the least if that was the case.
 
funky_monkies said:
Was he making him drink and then drive a car too?
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What's your point? The friend wasn't forced into the car, had been drinking with Ryan earlier so knew he was in no state to drive and anyone who knows him will know he's never going to drive like a mum on the school run. He made the choice and, unfortunately, paid the ultimate price.
 
Without knowing the situation I cannot make any assumptions on the cause of the crash. He will be missed, he was a very funny guy and lived life to the full. If it was speed or drink related this kind of thing happens every day, it just isn't publicised as much, maybe it would raise awareness of how important safe driving is. Regardless, he will be sadly missed, RIP.
 
WP-UK said:
Without knowing the situation I cannot make any assumptions on the cause of the crash. He will be missed, he was a very funny guy and lived life to the full. If it was speed or drink related this kind of thing happens every day, it just isn't publicised as much, maybe it would raise awareness of how important safe driving is. Regardless, he will be sadly missed, RIP.
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Thank you for getting things back on track, I saw red for a minute :thumbs:
 
TriggerHappy said:
Clicky ;)
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I wouldn't say Funky_monkies is trying to cause grief to families and I have to agree with the sentiments if the reports of excess/inappropriate speed and alcohol are factors in this incident.

Whether or not the passenger was egging him on or not is irrelevant, the driver is in charge of the car, no one else and as my Granddad always used to say "One car, one driver" ;)

Having said that, it's unfortunate when someone loses their life and it's always made worse when their death could have been easily avoided, which if initial reports are correct was the case here.
 
It was merely my personal opinion which I am entitled too and was hardly off topic?

Yes, it is a shame he died. But in my opinion he died from making a choice and therefore his death could have been prevented and that choice was to knowingly drink and drive at illegal speeds. The only reason you are being defensive about him is because he is famous and you liked him, despite the fact he put his life and many others at risk from being a mindless idiot! I'm sure that if it was someone you knew killed by him you would not be feeling the same way.

Also, the reason I do not have alot of praise for him is because i'm the one who has to see the results of the inconsiderate people who decide to drink and drive and injure themselves and other people.
 
funky_monkies said:
It was merely my personal opinion which I am entitled too and was hardly off topic?

Yes, it is a shame he died. But in my opinion he died from making a choice and therefore his death could have been prevented and that choice was to knowingly drink and drive at illegal speeds. The only reason you are being defensive about him is because he is famous and you liked him, despite the fact he put his life and many others at risk from being a mindless idiot! I'm sure that if it was someone you knew killed by him you would not be feeling the same way.

Also, the reason I do not have alot of praise for him is because i'm the one who has to see the results of the inconsiderate people who decide to drink and drive and injure themselves and other people.
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I appreciate everything you say, I have no time for drink drivers either, but a thread respecting his memory after his recent death is not the place, in my opinion, to tarnish that memory. I hope you understand my point of view :)
 
TriggerHappy said:
but a thread respecting his memory after his recent death is not the place, in my opinion, to tarnish that memory.
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Comments in a thread about his death have not tarnished his memory. He did that himself when he got behind the wheel drunk.

If in fact that's confirmed to be what happened.


I do feel sorry for the friends and family of those involved though.
 
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ding76uk said:
and until it is then comments that some are making really have no place in this thread.
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Must agree, whilst I too strongly disagree with drink driving it is all speculation at this moment in time. It's only fair to give the benefit of the doubt until the toxicology report results come back.
 
Still can't believe this, I pretty much grew up watching Jackass and Viva La Bam, so it's pretty hard for me to get around the fact that he's dead.

RIP.

If it's any consolation to those questioning the (now rather irrelevant) matter of whether he was drunk, the police report from the incident had no mention of DUI playing a part in what happened.
 
Chapman said:
If it's any consolation to those questioning the (now rather irrelevant) matter of whether he was drunk, the police report from the incident had no mention of DUI playing a part in what happened.
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I can't see why the police would report on whether he was DUI or not as when they got to the scene they'd have just found a car smashed up and/or on fire with no evidence as to whether the driver had been drinking or not, therefore any reference to DUI at that point would be pure speculation.

The difference being in say another accident where the driver was still alive and the attending officer(s) smelling alcohol on the driver's breath or finding physical evidence of alcohol consumption in the car.

I'm not trying to cast dispersions here or tarnish the guy's reputation, the fact at the moment is that there's a reasonable amount of evidence to suggest he was driving under the influence of alcohol when the accident took place.

If nothing else he was probably travelling well in excess of the speed limit given the damage to the car.
 
Russ77 said:
the fact at the moment is that there's a reasonable amount of evidence to suggest he was driving under the influence of alcohol when the accident took place.
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What a photo of him with one drink in his hand on the internet and a lot of hearsay?

Innocent until proven guilty?

If he was then it was stupid of him, but at least let concrete evidence (toxicology report) point to the conclusion, not hearsay.

I have no tolerance for drink driving, but also I do not like people dying (famous or not) because of their mistakes.

If he is found guilty the way some on here act, you would think that he deserved to die because of it. Loss of life is loss of life no matter how it happens.
 
ding76uk said:
If he is found guilty the way some on here act, you would think that he deserved to die because of it. Loss of life is loss of life no matter how it happens.
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Is that a statement or a question?

I certainly wouldn't say he deserved to die but he could have perhaps avoided killing himself and his friend.

My point is the sometimes "hero worship" can mask how bad something really is, for example if some dole scrounging layabout had done the same thing a) there wouldn't even be a thread about it and b) most, if not all of us wouldbe saying "serves him right"
 
Russ77 said:
I certainly wouldn't say he deserved to die but he could have perhaps avoided killing himself and his friend.

My point is the sometimes "hero worship" can mask how bad something really is, for example if some dole scrounging layabout had done the same thing a) there wouldn't even be a thread about it and b) most, if not all of us wouldbe saying "serves him right"
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:plusone:
 
Russ77 said:
My point is the sometimes "hero worship" can mask how bad something really is, for example if some dole scrounging layabout had done the same thing a) there wouldn't even be a thread about it and b) most, if not all of us wouldbe saying "serves him right"
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No but those whose lives that guy had influenced would be talking about him, how they missed him, reminiscing on the good times, a celeb just influences more people.

Not a smart thing to do drink driving, but did he deserve to die because of it? Obviously not.

Does one bad thing mean people can't miss him and think of him as a hero. Most icons in society would be in trouble if that was the case.
 
it's not conclusive who was driving the car...it might have been a friend driving it that was not used to the power a porsche puts out.
 
ding76uk said:
Not a smart thing to do drink driving, but did he deserve to die because of it? Obviously not.
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Obvious? Really?

How many people could he have killed rather than hit a tree if, as alleged, he was in fact drinking prior to driving?

If, heaven forbid, he'd lost control and ploughed in to a group of innocent bystanders killing several including one of your own, would he still be such a hero?

No, thought not.

It doesn't matter if you are Geoff from number 34, or the Queen of the Planet Zarg, if you are stupid enough and selfish enough to drink and then drive, you deserve nothing more than a nice cosy box buried in the ground.
 
Simmotino said:
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you deserve nothing more than a nice cosy box buried in the ground.
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Well, I've been on this forum since it started & you've won the prize for the most ridiculous/crass/idiotic post I've ever read :clap:


Ps. not a personal attack, just a personal opinion ;)
 
ding76uk said:
I am trying to think of how to reply to this, but there is nothing that can be said for the idiocy of that quote!
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If you don't agree, that's fine. You have an opinion as do I. I've encountered it first hand. I doubt you have (given your stance).

There-in lies the difference in opinion I suspect.

It would be a boring world if we all held the same view on everything :D
 
Simmotino said:
Obvious? Really?

How many people could he have killed rather than hit a tree if, as alleged, he was in fact drinking prior to driving?
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No longer alleged , over twice the limit, 132-140mph and he's caused a crash while drunk before

In 2005, West Whiteland police arrested Dunn for driving under the influence after he crashed his BMW in the 1300 block of Burke Road. Dunn later completed the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program, which allows first offenders to have their criminal record erased if they complete a probationary period and other court supervised requirements.

http://dailylocal.com/articles/2011/06/22/news/doc4e02294103fc3824702920.txt
 
No offence but this is an R.I.P thread for someone who made a lot of people happy. Whilst I will never condone drink driving, I think that some comments made here show a remarkable amount of poor taste.

I'm sure the OP would never have made the post had he/she realised how it was going to turn out.

Andy
 
Perhaps. It is possible to send condolences to a family while acknowledging idiocy though.

I know if someone i knew personally did something like this i'd be devastated about the outcome while at the same time furious at them for having created the situation.

looking back through rose tinted glasses does no-one any good.(someone was calling him a hero, might not of been here) Everyone does good and bad in life; did the good outweigh the bad this time? if they'd hit and killed someone else i'd have to say no.

I completely understand that anyone who's had experience of a drunk driver hitting someone would be angry at sympathy for other drunk drivers who die. How could they not be?


mrgubby said:
Well, I've been on this forum since it started & you've won the prize for the most ridiculous/crass/idiotic post I've ever read :clap:
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I know where you're coming from but i think you go to far as well there.

I'd change the statement to,

if you are stupid enough and selfish enough to drink and then drive, you should expect nothing more than a nice cosy box buried in the ground and hope you don't take anyone else with you.
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But then i haven't experienced the emotions of being directly involved in an incident involving a driunk driver...
 
Keebsuk said:
No offence but this is an R.I.P thread for someone who made a lot of people happy. Whilst I will never condone drink driving, I think that some comments made here show a remarkable amount of poor taste.

I'm sure the OP would never have made the post had he/she realised how it was going to turn out.

Andy
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I was just stating facts

To start a thread about a speeding drunk driver killing himself and a friend is bound to raise emotions whether you have direct experience or not.

My experience of drunk drivers is if they've been caught twice that's twice out of hundreds of times they've done it, any death is a tragedy for the families concerned but people with no conscience don't worry about what effect they have on others.
 
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