Alec Holowka Dead [Sep 01, 2019, 12:12 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
In announcing Holowka’s passing, Eileen Holowka said that she believes “survivors and I have always done everything I can to support survivors, those suffering from mental illnesses, and those with chronic illnesses.” Eileen goes on to say that her brother suffered from abuse and battled mental illness and a personality disorder during his life. She describes her brother as someone “who wanted only to offer people care and kindness. It took him a while to figure out how.”Alec Holowka, my brother and best friend, passed away this morning. pic.twitter.com/NONUNSZ08q
— Eileen Mary Holowka (@derangedpoetess) August 31, 2019Eileen said that Holowka became a new person in recent years, thanks to a combination of therapy and medication. Eileen says that Holowka was “calm and happy, positive and loving.” In the wake of the allegations made by Zoe Quinn, Eileen said that her brother had been receiving support from the Manitoba crisis services. Eileen adds, “[Holowka’s family] tried our best to support Alec, but in the end he felt he had lost too much.” The statement finishes with the words, “For anyone who is in a time of darkness, I encourage you to reach out for support. There are always people who will be there for you.”
Holowka followed up the tweeted message by saying, “And in case it’s not already f****** obvious, Alec *specifically said* he wished the best for Zoë and everyone else, so don’t use our grief as an excuse to harass people. Go outside, take care of someone, and work towards preventing these kinds of things in the first place.” Eileen Holowka also works in gaming as a developer and was given a special thanks credit on “Night in the Woods.” In the fallout from her brother’s suicide, Eileen said that she does not see a future for herself in gaming.
NotOneOfUs wrote on Sep 2, 2019, 01:56:
I'm apolitical. I find political ideologies to be inherently faulty due to them requiring ideal conditions, which do not exist.
As for rape and evidence: what's your alternative? Listen and believe? Humans lie about anything and everything. People will lie for money, for fame, for attention, for the feeling of power over another, for the feeling of actually doing something in their lives, or even for... nothing. Just, tell a lie, wonder a few moments later why they told that lie. That's humanity.
We have due process for many good reasons, one of which is so people don't have their lives ruined because of mere talk. Social justice goes around due process (and rather has quite some disdain for the concept, along with others). This opens up for cliques and mob mentality to exert control over individuals and groups who can be lied about and painted as "wrong."
Rape cases are difficult, simply due to the nature of the crime. You do what you can, but you don't just go by someone's word, else you get cases like Brian Banks.
On top of that, we lie to ourselves the most. Sometimes in reflex to discomfort or pain, even unconsciously. Bending our memories to conform, manipulating the thoughts we have in this moment to change or maintain some narrative. The story of the individual.
I think there are few, truly evil people. Mostly it's hurt or damaged individuals, doing on to others as other have done on to them.
Bhruic wrote on Sep 1, 2019, 20:03:
someone lost a brother, or a friend, or whoever he was to the people in his life. He may or may not have been an abuser, but he was still a person, and shouldn't have felt like this was his only option.
This comment was edited on Sep 2, 2019, 11:56.
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