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by mikeyouse 3390 days ago
I can't believe this meme won't die -- it's so incredibly disrespectful to his family. Honestly no better than the Sandy Hook Truther bullshit.

Michael Hastings was a recovering alcoholic and meth-abuser whose brother, Jonathan, had flown into town the day before because he suspected that Michael was having a manic breakdown similar to the ones he had in the past. Jonathan had been called to LA since several of Michael's coworkers had reached out about his mental state.

After spending the day with Michael, Jonathan called their third brother to come help get Michael back into rehab. That brother arranged to fly out the next day but that night, at 4:30am, Michael snuck out of his apartment and crashed his car into a tree at very high speed.

Here's what Jonathan Hastings thinks about his brother's death:

I really rule out foul play entirely. I might have been suspicious if I hadn’t been with him the day before he died. After all, he definitely was investigating and writing about a lot of sensitive subjects. But based on being with him and talking to people who were worried about him in the weeks leading up to his death, and being around him when he had had similar problems when he was younger, I was pretty much convinced that he wasn’t in danger from any outside agency.

https://www.salon.com/2013/11/05/michael_hastings_life_and_d...

1 comments

That doesn't explain the photos of the car's aftermath.

I mean, it's just as likely people pressured his family to say this (either organized crime or the government .. really the same thing).

It's not dying because it's highly suspicious and the narrative doesn't fit, the news reports are conflicting and much of the evidence is gone.

> That doesn't explain the photos of the car's aftermath.

Do you realize how ridiculous this sounds? I take it you're an experienced crash-scene investigator?

How exactly would an accident scene differ if the accident were caused by a CIA-backed exploit vs. your standard high speed crash?

> I mean, it's just as likely people pressured his family to say this (either organized crime or the government .. really the same thing).

No, it's really not just as likely. In fact it's not likely at all.