[Daphne – Dying is not the same thing as killing yourself, Mr Woods. There is nothing to infer from death but plenty (that is relevant to the matter) to infer from death by one’s own hand. In any case, as I recall your problem was not so much psychiatric as the fact that you were upset about your brother being accused of corruption, whereupon you flew into the Labour Party’s arms.]

Unfortunately I only got to know you these last two years.

Early in our friendship I discovered in you a noble heart that could on be nourished by a keen intellect.

We both found solece in each other as how the Nationalist Party…… have been hijacked by a pervert and sinister element that sinned against The Holy Spirit.

Sins against The Holy Spirit cannot be forgiven by The Church …..Those who sin against The Holy Spirit can only ask for Mercy from God…..At least that what the Church teaches us.

According to Thomas Aquinas these are the following sins.

Despair:which consist in thinking that one’s malice is greater than The Divine Goodness.

Presumtion: if a person want to obtain glory without merits.

Resistance to know the truth.

Envy of a brother’s spiritual good.

Impenitence.

Obstinacy…

These last few months Jo retreated to solidute. Perhaps he could not bear the injustice anymore.

Farewell dear Jo….And rest assured that I will defend your retreat from any malice that try to persecute you beyond death.

Farewell……

[Daphne – I would leave religion out of it, you know. These are very much secular matters, and it doesn’t help to confuse issues.]

[Daphne – That is one of the fundamental difficulties with reportage or commentary, Ms Farrugia. If we had to think of the families involved, little would ever be reported or discussed. ‘Think of the family’ is not a logical or feasible argument against reporting news or discussing it. This particular family will already have had experience of that as they also expected to have no discussion and minimal reportage on the Noel Arrigo bribery case, which would have been totally unacceptable. ‘Think of the family’, however, is a rule/guideline for editing readers’ comments and frivolous journalistic commentary that involves speculation and irrelevancies, and I adhere to that myself, deleting stupid, speculative and malicious remarks when they come in.

In any case, I can assure you through personal experience that when people suffer tragedy, the last thing they care about is what the newspapers are saying – though this is certainly no reason to allow the sort of viciousness I saw on Malta Today’s comments-board after the double murder two years ago. Though I hold no brief for anyone involved in that, the remarks were so appalling, and so obviously posted by somebody riven by envy and malice, that I actually rang Claudine Cassar, whose company built the website, to speak to whoever was responsible for allowing them to be uploaded. They made me sick to the stomach.]

[Daphne – Ms Smith, journalists report the news, not make it. It would be disgraceful to withhold that information from readers, not the other way round. I assume you did not write in to Malta Today and the Labour Party to call them disgraceful for using a vulnerable man to their own cynical ends, yet here you are, turning normal reasoning upside down.]

May he rest in peace. Condolences to the family.

Look who’s sprung back! Been a while since you’ve made one of your elaborate speeches on the Times of Malta comments board.

But I guess that, following an increase in prices and the selling of public transport (which is now funded from our pocket), should be enough to silence someone even as damn well brainwashed as you are.

Speaking of which, do be careful nowadays. At least, hearing this news, you should fear for your safety. After all, the Labour Party is fully loyal to those who ruthlessly spread dirt against Nationalists.

Also, I’ve told you this repeatedly: stop using capital letters. It doesn’t prove your baseless point anyway.

Eddy, look at you making a fool of yourself all over the media and yet you are left out in the cold.

Not even a token position on some board or other token of appreciation and yet you are the most vociferous defender of the indefensible.