I sincerely doubt it's an uptick. It really has nothing to do with the economy, in my uninformed opinion. If you are sick enough to kill yourself, eventually you'll find a reason.
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 3:08 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The question is is this a genuine uptick in suicide rates, or is it just > put together by a journalist out for a story? Until I see otherwise I > suspect its a story and nothing more. > > > An out-of-work money manager in California loses a fortune and wipes > > out his family in a murder-suicide. A 90-year-old Ohio widow shoots > > herself in the chest as authorities arrive to evict her from the > > modest house she called home for 38 years. > > > > In Massachusetts, a housewife who had hidden her family's mounting > > financial crisis from her husband sends a note to the mortgage > > company > > warning: "By the time you foreclose on my house, I'll be dead." > > > > Then Carlene Balderrama shot herself to death, leaving an insurance > > policy and a suicide note on a table. > > > > - In Los Angeles last week, a former money manager fatally shot his > > wife, three sons and his mother-in-law before killing himself. > > > > Karthik Rajaram, 45, left a suicide note saying he was in financial > > trouble and contemplated killing just himself. But he said he decided > > to kill his entire family because that was more honorable, police > > said. > > > > Rajaram once worked for a major accounting firm and for Sony Pictures, > > > > and he had been part-owner of a financial holding company. But he had > > been out of work for several months, police said. > > > > After the murder-suicide, police and mental-health officials in Los > > Angeles took the unusual step of urging people to seek help for > > themselves or loved ones if they feel overwhelmed by grim financial > > news. They said they were specifically afraid of the "copycat > > phenomenon." > > > > "This is a perfect American family behind me that has absolutely been > > destroyed, apparently because of a man who just got stuck in a rabbit > > hole, if you will, of absolute despair," Deputy Police Chief Michel > > Moore said. "It is critical to step up and recognize we are in some > > pretty troubled times." > > > > - In Tennessee, a woman fatally shot herself last week as sheriff's > > deputies went to evict her from her foreclosed home. > > > > Pamela Ross, 57, and her husband were fighting foreclosure on their > > home when sheriff's deputies in Sevierville came to serve an eviction > > notice. They were across the street when they heard a gunshot and > > found Ross dead from a wound to the chest. The case was even more > > tragic because the couple had recently been granted an extra 10 days > > to appeal. > > > > - In Akron, Ohio, the 90-year-old widow who shot herself on Oct. 1 is > > recovering. A congressman told Addie Polk's story on the House floor > > before lawmakers voted to approve a $700 billion financial rescue > > package. Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae dropped the foreclosure, > > forgave her mortgage and said she could remain in the home. > > > > - In Ocala, Fla., Roland Gore shot his wife and dog in March and then > > set fire to the couple's home, which had been in foreclosure, before > > killing himself. His case was one of several in which people killed > > spouses or pets, destroyed property or attacked police before taking > > their own lives. > > > > http://hosted.ap. > > org/dynamic/stories/F/FINANCIAL_CRISIS_VIOLENCE?SITE=TXDAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:274476 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
