Because bringing perspective checks into play when I see emotional judgments taking place is a pet practice of mine, and the possibility of such histories seems relevant. I wasn't trying to absolve him of blame, either. Let me rephrase my original statement.
Depression sucks and it sucks that AlleeCat was spoken to that way. Unfortunately, suicide is really common, and for every one life lost to self-taking, there are many more subjected to hardship and trauma. Imagine what a kid goes through when their parent commits suicide, essentially abandoning them. While no one deserves to be lashed out at for having suicidal thoughts, it can be understandable nevertheless and we shouldn't forget that. Whether it's the case in this instance or not, it's just a good thing to be aware of. As we can already agree in regards to suicidal thoughts, jumping straight to outrage isn't a good response to unacceptable behaviors that are commonly the result of personal issues.
EDIT: And then there's the whole you bringing forth a hypothetical compared to facts (true or untrue, but nobody has claimed falsehood). Why the hell are you inventing histories for this guy to absolve blame?
I... think to avoid inventing histories in order to apportion blame? If I'm reading SG right.
Yeah, in a sense. More like assuming the lack of a history.
To ultra-clarify: I'm not trying to say "I think this is the explanation for Xeron's behavior and we should forgive him." I'm saying "I've encountered people behaving this way before and had the same reaction you guys did until I realized this bit of perspective that softened my response to that behavior, so I'm throwing it out there because it's something to think about."