Ken Lay's death provides shocking moral lesson

KARMA BABY!!!!!

A very thoughtful and restrained comment on Lay's death....

This is a classic case of poetic justice. I know that that sounds harsh, but you have to keep in mind that hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people were affected by the practices of this individual and his cohorts. I have no sympathy for this individual or his family. I'm sure that there are a number of people who've died due to the recognition that all their hard earned assets have disappeared, never to be regained again.

we reap what we sew

Rest in hell kenny!!!

No such thing as karma, otherwise the world would be a lot different. Lay's family is still going to have to suffer for his actions and Skilling, Fastow, and several others will be serving time. I guess they should all be praying for Grace.

Sow, Chris, sow.

Real proof that wishes do come true: Kenneth Lay actually DID drop dead! Now we'll see if he had any remorse or even a shred of decency left. Think he left his money to the employees he screwed?

yeah, I believe he's dead. I also believe in the Good Fairy, Santa Claus, and GWB is a great president.

The saddest thing here is to see his family lose a father ,a husband ,etc etc.
people make mistakes in life we all do ,some to a major degree,and some not as critical,however so say this is justice NOT,God doesn't have revenge nor hate neither should we.
One thing very clear in this tragic news,MONEY never brought anyone happiness,nor health,live your Life best you can as a good person,do not please dwell on a lot of money ,put itt o you this way no more tan what you need to survive,if you have it great if you don't just think Best of all Family,Friends .
today is a gift tomorrow is a surprise,Life looked this way can only be positive in every way.

I cannot help but be reminded of the story of Ananias and Sapphira in the Book of Acts (Ch 5:1-10) in the New Testament. For those who think Ken Lay has gotten off easy by dying, remember, he now stands before the Lord God who will judge him (and each and every one of us when we die). I think the Lake of Fire has a new resident.

If people knew the kind of sick twisted, corrupt crap that their darling celebrities did, Ken Lay looks like a priest. I have no sympathy for him because he was a total crook, but I have seen people in this country defend: a wife murderer, a pedophile, another wife murderer, and now: PHIL bloody SPECTOR, a music producer who was actually caught with the GUN with which he killed his girlfriend. He'll get off. Too bad Ken Lay wasn't a music or Hollywood star.... this board would be weeping and moaning his demise. I guess you are only despised for being corrupt and rich if you make your money outside the entertainment industry. At least he didn't screw kids. LOL

I just hope that he made peace with his creator. It is sad that one of the deadly sins(greed) took him down but he was only human. I am not the judge. I hope those who were hurt by his dealings forgive him. Don't let him live rent free in your brain for the rest of your life!!!! You will be a prisoner of him if you do.
May the Force be with you.
:) Have a great life!

Looks like Kenny Boy threatened to sing. No telling how many layers of dirt he could have thrown

There are many who wanted vengence - but the Lord has said, "Vengence is mine". He is now with his Maker and it is out of our hands. Kenneth Lay was not alone in what happened. Our prayers should be for those that were hurt in all of this and we need to heal. The nation has learned a big lesson from all of this. One question in my mind is how much life insurance did he have and should that be spread to those that lost in this venture?

Yes, there is a God! Patsy Ramsey now Ken Lay! Justice is swift and permanent in death.

Its kind of sad that this guy passed away before his sentencing was handed out. I'm sorry for his family. It's hard when a loved one or family member passes away. But, I'm also sorry that we (the public) never got to "closure" on this whole sad mess called Enron, and what happened to the company, and its employees and business partners. People like Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling have changed, for the worse, our perception of business leaders, which is a sad state of affairs for us all.

The worst crooks do not confess themselves to be crooks. Characteristically, as in Lay's case, they take the coward's way out--if, when, and as they are caught. This phenomenon of the reverse Robin Hood has not sunk in. I can answer the question "If Ken Lay had remembered how short life can be, would he really have wasted his time on earth and causing so much pain and destruction?" as follows: Lay was a macrocosmic representation of what his lesser epigones do daily without compunction, conscience, or remorse. They flee to death (who is always there waiting) rather than face themselves in the crisis or the dissolution of the fraud system that sustained them comfortably until now.

Actually, it is too bad. It would have been more justice for him to have had the experience of serving time in prison. In his mind and those like him, he somehow thought he was above the law. It would have been nice for him to have served time with the "peons" as he probably saw others.

The worst crooks do not confess themselves to be crooks. Characteristically, as in Lay's case, they take the coward's way out--if, when, and as they are caught. This phenomenon of the reverse Robin Hood has not sunk in. I can answer the question "If Ken Lay had remembered how short life can be, would he really have wasted his time on earth and causing so much pain and destruction?" as follows: Lay was a macrocosmic representation of what his lesser epigones do daily without compunction, conscience, or remorse. They flee to death (who is always there waiting) rather than face themselves in the crisis or the dissolution of the fraud system that sustained them comfortably until now.