Roger Ebert, Ryan Dunn, Jackass

Funny thing is, Roger Ebert gave Jackass: The Movie a nominal "thumbs up". Now people are mad at him for tweeting that friends don't let jackasses drive drunk after Jackass star Ryan Dunn killed himself and a production assistant in a fiery drunk driving accident.

"I hope a lot of kids in the community will see what happened to their role model. Maybe this sends a signal that you're not indestructible," a cop said.

As far as I know I've never seen Ryan Dunn in anything.

Maybe his fans were morons:

Much to her dismay, her 18-year-old son, Will Bradshaw, said, "At least he went out having fun." Will admitted that even after a couple of his friends were killed while street racing three years ago, he and the rest of his peers have not been more careful when driving and probably won't be after this incident either. "People are gonna do what they're gonna do," he said matter-of-factly.

Chrissy Guthan, of Coatesville, agreed: "They shouldn't have been driving [drunk]. People do it all the time though. We've all done it," the 32-year-old confessed. "Sometimes, you don't make it back." Now that she's a mother, Guthan added, she avoids risky behavior. "But if I didn't have a kid, I'd probably still be doing it," she admitted.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666317/ryan-dunn-death-fans.jhtml

Dunn's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. He had tweeted pictures of himself hanging around in a bar before the crash. He had received at least 23 traffic tickets in the last 13 years including 10 for speeding and careless driving and three more for driving with a suspended license. His license was suspended after he was arrested for drunk driving in 2005.

I guess it's good that he didn't kill anyone else except his passenger, a production assistant. His death has made the world a safer place.