Wife crashes her own funeral, horrifying her husband, who had paid to have her killed

[jpak]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/05/wife-crashes-her-own-funeral-horrifying-her-husband-who-had-paid-have-her-killed/

Noela Rukundo sat in a car outside her home in Melbourne, Australia, watching as the last few mourners filed out. They were leaving a funeral — her funeral.

Finally, she spotted the man she’d been waiting for. She stepped out of her car, and her husband put his hands on his head in horror.

“Is it my eyes?” she recalled him saying. “Is it a ghost?”

“Surprise! I’m still alive!” she replied.

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[TreasonousBastard]

1. Wow! Hell of a story...

and it's far from over for this woman.

[Journeyman]

2. Not as good as Tom & Huck's tale of attending their own funeral . . .

but somehow, far more satisfying.

[annabanana]

3. I expect someone is looking to buy rights to the story as we speak

(or should be)

[leftynyc]

4. Wow - that' some story

Wishing her and her 8 children well.

[malaise]

5. Oops

Just duped yah

[yuiyoshida]

6. This sounds like a script from GOTHAM!!!

[Doctor_J]

7. The best laid schemes of mice and really stupid Aussies gang aft agley

[NV Whino]

8. Okay, here's fodder for an Academy Award

Where are all those black actors, directors, producers clambering for the rights?

[Iggo]

9. What?

[Solomon]

11. yeah what?

Somebody's slip is showing.

[Cal Carpenter]

15. Please, elaborate on this

I'd love to hear more about how this story led you to make that comment.

[NV Whino]

16. The black acting community is complaining about lack of awards for black actors.

Here is a juicy story that could be turned to comedy or drama or something in between, featuring black actors. Somebody needs to snap this up.

[kcr]

18. Did you forget and think you were still logged in to Discussionist? n/t

[liberalhistorian]

17. First, it's "clamoring" and not

"clambering". Second, what in the fuck are you talking about?

[Iggo]

20. Well anyway, thanks for coming out into the light.

At least I can see you now.

[Jim Lane]

21. I don't understand why you and others are getting on NV Whino about this.

Ideally, black actors and actresses would receive equal consideration for roles that don't demand a specific race. In practice, however, Hollywood's casting decisions are not race-neutral. That means that blacks are more often considered when the character must be black.

For example, in the criticism of the all-white Academy Awards, one overlooked film that's been mentioned is Straight Outta Compton (nominated for Best Original Screenplay but nothing else). Blacks had good roles because the film was based on a true story in which the participants were black. The same is true of the failed murder plot recounted in the OP, and the story is compelling enough that it might make a successful movie. It could therefore be a vehicle for making the Academy Awards more inclusive.

That's all I understood NV Whino to be saying, and I don't see anything racist or even Discussionist-y about it. Am I missing something?

[B Calm]

10. Did a funeral home prepare her body for the funeral?

[B Calm]

19. Did a search for the name of funeral home with no results.

[smirkymonkey]

12. Interesting story.

[Phentex]

13. That's been a Lifetime movie

at least once. But more than that I think.

[Blue_Tires]

14. BBC story

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35496480