Suicide

Man successfully kills himself after his 11th suicide attempt

Posted by Chris Spags under , , , ,

freeway overpass

We don’t usually cover stories involving death here but this one is just too bizarre to ignore: 41-year-old Francisco Sanchez of California finally killed himself after trying 10 previous times. Read more

Rapper T.I. helps police talk would-be jumper off ledge

Posted by Chris Spags under , , , , , , , ,

ti-1

This story is a lot like Mad Libs, but it’s entirely legit. Atlanta police received an unlikely assist when rapper TI helped them talk a suicidal man off of the ledge. Read more

Man falls 30 feet to save a woman committing suicide

Posted by Chris Spags under , , , , , ,

In the biggest tale of heroism you’ll read today, a Pennsylvania man saved a woman about to commit suicide, maneuvering his body underneath hers to protect her during the fall. Somehow, they both survived the fall. Way to go, real life Batman. Read more

Man commits suicide by stabbing himself in groin with souvenir pencil

Posted by Chris Spags under , , , , ,

Suicide is a terrible thing no matter how you slice it. But apparently there’s a way to make it even worse than the traditional pill overdose or noose…you could do like one UK man allegedly did and stab yourself in the groin repeatedly with a jumbo-sized novelty pencil. Read more

Quote of the Day

Posted by Chris Spags under , ,

A woman committed suicide in Michigan by jumping off a bridge. Sad. But the police officer’s comments on why many people commit suicide is a real, “No sh*t. You come up with that all by yourself?” type of quote. Read more

A collection of 1980s dating videos

Posted by Chris Spags under , , , , , , , ,

There was a time before the Internet where, to meet new people for romance, men and women would, through a dating connection agency, put together videos of themselves to solicit replies from people. This compilation of single gentlemen looking for a lady to “have some fun with” is the finest thing you will ever see. ... Read more

Quote of the Day

Posted by Chris Spags under ,

Some woman with multiple sclerosis wants to kill herself. Without getting into the heady debate on if that’s right or ethical or not, there is a certain twinge of irony to the quote and last line here. A woman with multiple sclerosis has made legal history by winning her battle to have the law on ... Read more

Quote of the Day

Posted by Chris Spags under , , ,

Some douche tried to commit suicide has now won a case for over $125,000 US by suing the hospital who treated him for malpractice. Which may seem reasonable until you consider the fact that this douche wanted to KILL HIMSELF. Michael Dexter took a cocktail of around 100 pills with rum and cola in December ... Read more

Heart transplant recipient dies the same way as donor

Posted by Chris Spags under , , , ,

A fun little heartwarming story to start your day. Some dude who received a heart transplant seemingly died the same way his donor did: suicide. A man who received a heart transplant 12 years ago and later married the donor’s widow died the same way the donor did, authorities said: of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. ... Read more