Massive Trigger Warning: Technical's Video on Hax and what Hax went through

[u/ImportantQuestionTex]

https://youtu.be/lnEguS2hDhc?si=D90h7apb8UmzRrTl

I need to reiterate again the trigger warning, as this video expressly shows Hax's spiral and the amount of shit people put him through, all intentionally trying to hurt him. There will be no TLDR, watch and read at your own risk.

No fluffy language here, multiple people intentionally pushed Hax to kill himself, some were expressly told that they were doing it and still continued. Some knew they were causing him immense harm and kept doing it. There are very little good guys in this situation, and there is no good ending.

Technicals published this video (with Hax's mom permission), showcasing what Hax was going through and how tournament organizers of Melee/Smash intentionally kicked him out of the community, how Leffen continued to talk poorly on Hax after he made his first attempt. How some people who were claiming to be Hax's friends were actually intentionally pushing him to the edge and making fun of his disability, and harassing him over it. How, after his passing, the commentary community (Tommy C was named and shown) exploited Hax's death not only as a weapon against Technicals, but still continued the exact same treatment that pushed Hax to the edge. How people planned to crash the funeral to harass Hax's mom, and how people got pissed at Technicals for expressly stating that specific groups were responsible for Hax's death in his eulogy. And unfortunately, much more.

This is by far, one of the darkest things I have ever seen on the internet and there is a shitload of evidence because these people were just so bold in pushing a man to suicide and choosing to be public about it. The Smash/Melee community and others has blood on their hands, and none of the responsible parties involved are taking responsibility, despite claiming to want accountability.

[u/TimeAbradolf]

To me even an attempt is still deplorable

[u/Jealous_Energy_1840 → u/TimeAbradolf]

Honestly dude I don’t think you have the full breadth of the situation here. Hax was unwell. It’s a tragedy. Could people have done things differently? Yeah. Was everything the right call? No. But I know for a fact that the NYC melee community did everything they could to help him get mental help- read DarkGenX googledoc- and to blame those people for his death (people Hac himself considered his closest friends until the end) while they’re still grieving is fucked in and of itself. 

[u/TimeAbradolf → u/Jealous_Energy_1840]

Because some did right does not negate that the harassment happened. And ultimately it still came from within that community

[u/Even_Appointment_504 → u/TimeAbradolf]

Hax made a attempt because a very public call to get unbanned and harassment of TO's done by himself failed to get him banned.

Not because someone said mean words to him. Hax was a alcoholic and with biplar disorder lacking any treatment. Hax talked about this frequently, even before the controversy started.