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Ah! So it was the military?DoUsAFavour said:So the military dont use violence as a tool then
What proof have you got then?
Anything? Anything at all?
Ah! So it was the military?DoUsAFavour said:So the military dont use violence as a tool then
This is embarrassing.DoUsAFavour said:Why should a random urbanite have a scalpel at home?
At the very least you would choose a decent knife.
As far as I am aware they are not in the habit of executing troublesome scientists.DoUsAFavour said:So the military dont use violence as a tool then
Indeed. Quite possibly Dr Kelly could have got hold of a scalpel, though I doubt that he had one on the mantelpiece just because he was "a man of science" - what's that about? Because he knew about physics do you think he dissected frogs on his day off? But there's no reason to suppose that he had one. And also - how much practice do you think he had in cutting his own wrists? You think it's easy? You think he'd used a scalpel before? He wasn't a surgeon, for Christ's sake.editor said:This is embarrassing.
What makes you think suicidal people:
(a) have a handy scalpel at home?
(b) think rationally?
editor said:What makes you think suicidal people:
(a) have a handy scalpel at home?
(b) think rationally?
DoUsAFavour said:A) Everybody has access to a good knife
B) Most of the suicides I've known and all of the people that killed themselves over the aged of 25 put quite a bit of thought into what they were doing, planning time frames, planning methods etc.
Sometimes this happens and sometimes it does not. It should be asid that even when people plan it, they don't necessarly know what they're doing. You don't necessarily know what a fatal overdose is, for instance - in fact, you're exceedingly unlikely to know.DoUsAFavour said:Most of the suicides I've known and all of the people that killed themselves over the aged of 25 put quite a bit of thought into what they were doing, planning time frames, planning methods etc.
Justin said:As far as I am aware they are not in the habit of executing troublesome scientists.
Lock&Light said:More bullshit!
If only I could have.DoUsAFavour said:Oh well why didnt you just say you are not aware, fuck me you could of saved this entire thread from happening.
Justin said:One piece of evidence to support this position is that, despite all this planning, most suicide attempts fail. A very large majority fail.
Justin said:How many troublesome scientists have they disposed of, by the way?
No, that isn't true. I really recommend that you read Redfield Jamison on the subject.DoUsAFavour said:utter utter bollocks most people who attempt suicide fail because that is not what they really want
A stupid and offensive posting. Come on, tell me how many they've had killed. Give me some evidence. Put up or shut up.DoUsAFavour said:Ooh let me just have a look in the Guardian, hang on, there's none! You must be right! Sorry my fault as you were
DoUsAFavour said:Er fuck right off and read what I said....
"B) Most of the suicides I've known and all of the people that killed themselves over the aged of 25 put quite a bit of thought into what they were doing, planning time frames, planning methods etc."
DoUsAFavour said:Oh well why didnt you just say you are not aware, fuck me you could of saved this entire thread from happening.
Right. So how many suicides have you known then - and what possible relevance have their tragic cases to Dr Kelly's suicide?DoUsAFavour said:B) Most of the suicides I've known and all of the people that killed themselves over the aged of 25 put quite a bit of thought into what they were doing, planning time frames, planning methods etc.
Lock&Light said:"All of the people that killed themselves over the age of 25 put quite a bit of thought into what they were doing"
As I said, simply bullshit.
DoUsAFavour said:How very typical of this shitty thread, misreading the last resort of an online arguement, pathetic and childish.
editor said:Right. So how many suicides have you known then - and what possible relevance have their tragic cases to Dr Kelly's suicide?
For the record, one of my closest and longest friends killed himself a few years back. He was over 25. The method he used clearly suggested that it was not planned in advance (but I'm not going to talk about it further because it still upsets me).
DoUsAFavour said:Not that its got fuck all to do with this thread but, 3 close mates, and several other friends.
And as I said already I was commenting on my on own experience.
That's fine (and I thought L&L's response unnecessary) but your own experience with a vey few people is no more relevant to the broader picture than the editor's contrary experience - or, indeed, my own. The point is that the experience of doctors who stuidy suicide and suicide attempts suggests that a reasonable proportion of them are very serious indeed in intent, i.e. the person involved is basically trying to die rather than crying for help, and yet a large proportion of these attempts fail nevertheless. Because killing yourself isn't such an easy thing to do.DoUsAFavour said:Not that its got fuck all to do with this thread but, 3 close mates, and several other friends.
And as I said already I was commenting on my on own experience.
Yes, but you were projecting your own (limted) experience on to Dr Kelly's case and suggesting that it proved a trend.DoUsAFavour said:And as I said already I was commenting on my on own experience.
editor said:Sorry to hear about your mate, by the way. Suicide fucking sucks, and the funerals are just the worst things ever.
My mate was an only child and his parents were clearly too grief struck to take anything more than an 'off the shelf' super-religious funeral: which made things even worse.DoUsAFavour said:I'm sorry too. The funerals were terrible, although the last mate was much older and lived a much fuller life than the others so the funeral was full of people and character and had some laughter, as was suitible.
Bravo.beesonthewhatnow said:Lets assume "they" killed him.
Well, seeing as "they" have the technology to fly remote controlled planes into one of the world's most famous landmarks, hide another planeload of people somewhere, fake a landing on the moon and rule the world through a shadowy network of all-powerful organisations, you'd think they would be able to get rid of one man without anyone noticing, no?