Dad murders 2-year-old son by throwing him off bridge; media blathers on about how "loved" the killer was (Brisbane, Australia)

I swear, people have become moral midgets. It certainly appears that dad JASON LEES deliberately killed his 2-year-old son in a planned murder-suicide. (Why else would he be out with a 2-year-old child at 3 in the morning?) But all we blather on about here is how "loved" this "gentlemanly" dude was, and how he will be grieved.

There is ZERO grief expressed here for the son, who must have suffered nothing but sheer terror for the last few moments of his short life.

There is ZERO grief here expressed here for the mother, and the grief she will live with for the rest of her life. Or the grief of any of the other friends and family members who loved this little boy.

There is ZERO comprehension here that maybe the school had massively misjudged what this "gentlemanly" dude was really about underneath appearances.

Nope, it's all sucking up to the killer daddy. It's like they have adopted his inflated and entitled view of himself wholesale.

People who commit suicide are often--but not always--depressed. But people who commit murder-suicide tend to be narcissistic control freaks who see "their" loved ones as possessions they can own or discard on whim.

Shades of Arthur Freeman here, another Aussie dad who threw his daughter off a bridge....

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/churchie-mourns-loss-of-teacher-in-story-bridge-plunge-20120220-1thu6.html

Churchie mourns loss of teacher in Story Bridge plunge
Staff reporters
February 20, 2012 - 5:11PM

Anglican Church Grammar School teacher Jason Lees has been found dead.

Students at one of Brisbane's most exclusive schools are in mourning after it was revealed a man who fell to his death off the Story Bridge this morning - along with his two-year-old son - was a teacher.

Anglican Church Grammar School headmaster Jonathan Hensman this afternoon said students and staff were grieving the loss of teacher and rugby union enthusiast Jason Lees.

Police are interviewing witnesses who saw Mr Lees, 40, and his son plunge to their deaths off the Story Bridge at about 3.20am today.

Mr Hensman said Mr Lees was a "highly regarded and much loved teacher" at Churchie "whose kindness to his students, his gentlemanly approach and enthusiasm for teaching were appreciated by students, parents and his colleagues".

"The impact this sudden news has had on our community is significant and as we work through our grief we are concerned for our boys whom he taught in the classroom or coached on the sports field," he said.

"He was a team player in the staffroom and the staff who worked closely with him admired his passion and commitment.

"The school will dedicate appropriate counselling resources to assist the boys and staff as we work through the grief surrounding his passing."

Mr Lees and his son fell from the bridge about 3.20am, with their bodies later located in Captain Burke Park at Kangaroo Point.

He taught at Churchie since 2007, before which he was based for six years at The Southport School, where he was the 1st XV rugby coach.

He also refereed rugby at an elite level, having served as assistant referee for the 2010 IRB Dubai Sevens.

Regional crime co-ordinator Detective Superintendent Michael Niland today would not confirm the deaths were being treated as a murder-suicide, simply describing the situation to media as "a tragedy".

"The family are suffering," said Superintendent Niland.

"They are experiencing an immense amount of grief."

Superintendent Niland confirmed there were witnesses to the deaths and said it was believed the pair had travelled to the scene by pushbike.

"We believe (Mr Lees) rode in on his bike before they fell," he said.

The bike was left on the footpath of the Story Bridge and Mr Lees and his son both lived in Brisbane, he said.

Superintendent Niland said it had been an awful morning for the police officers involved but said his heart went out to Mr Lees' family.

"The family are absolutely distraught, absolutely distressed ... It's a terrible family tragedy," he said.

Superintendent Niland was asked if the pair had lived together and if Mr Lees was in a relationship with the child's mother but he would only respond "police are continuing to investigate".

When asked if the boy was thrown before the man jumped, Superintendent Niland responded with the same phrase.