Jackass is a fandom, right?
So obviously we all know that Ryan Dunn from "Jackass" was killed in a horrible car crash early yesterday morning. And many family members, friends, and fans are in mourning right now. But then Roger Ebert had to speak up. Needless to say, many are pissed at his insensitivity.

Sadly, I kind of figured something like this was going to happen considering the stunts "Jackass" is known for (and we all remember the "Steve Irwin had it coming" wank), but still... that doesn't excuse Ebert's words at all.

Beware the comments in the MSN article, they are just as bad as Ebert's original tweet.

ETA: I would normally agree with the comments here as well, except that the police haven't actually confirmed that he was drunk. If it turns out that that's what happened, that's one thing. But... I'd rather wait to find out the results before I agree with one side or the other.

ETA 2: Apparently Ebert has apologized to Dunn's family and friends saying he tweeted too soon. From People.com

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sisterelwood
2011-06-22 06:36 am UTC (link)

If it turns out he was drunk - yeah, I'm going to have to be on the side of Ebert. It's awful he died but if he was drunk then that was a choice he made and there is no one to blame for his death but himself. As for his passenger - if he was drunk he might not have realized that his friend, the driver, was drunk as well. It's the driver's responsibility to be sober, not the passenger's. If the passenger died because the driver was drunk then I do feel bad for the passenger and the family left behind.

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	eleutheria 2011-06-22 09:51 am UTC (link)
	Even if he wasn't legally drunk, he'd still imbibed three beers and three shots. And was speeding. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	yoritomo_reiko 2011-06-22 01:05 pm UTC (link)
	Even if he wasn't drunk, he was going something like 110 mph. Which is not exactly what the law would call a 'safe and sane' speed. So I'm not inclined to feel bad for him to begin with, I admit. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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