In reading Punisher #218, in where Frank Castle dons the War Machine armor, I couldn’t help but wonder about an entertainment industry where exclusive rights, ego clashes and bureaucracy do not get in the way of filmmaking. Imagine an MCU movie where Jon Bernthal gets hold of Don Cheadle’s armor in the Avengers/Iron Man movies and moves to bring down the government of a rogue state. That’d be awesome, even though, seriously, Punisher in a hi-tech armor is kind of weird. Still, a film industry without much legal restrictions could make the world a happier place.

Brian Velasco of Razorback was not thinking about a happy place today. In fact, he was in a dark corner in his head. And he sought escape by jumping off the rooftop of the condominium building where he lives. Publicly blasting him for livestreaming his last moments on Facebook is something no netizen would dare do, lest he or she gets vilified by Velasco’s many fans, friends and relatives. Clearly he was not thinking straight. We’re all just going to leave it at that.

I saw the video. People shared it on Facebook despite well-meaning appeals not to. It was sad as it was chilling. Some murmured final words, a “here we go,” then the lethal plunge. It left me feeling cold.

Depression. It’s really a bitch.