Suicide Tourism

SynthethicalY · 11.07.2007, 02:50 AM

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...adlines-nation

Bertrand · 11.07.2007, 03:56 AM

There's a line in Beckett's Godot about going to the Eiffel tower and commit suicide; to be among the first to do so.

Suicide tourism's made me smile since I read Arto Paasilinna's 1990 book about two guys meeting each other in a barn, one preventing the second to kill himself, and admitting that his own visit was for the same purpose. They then decide to commit suicide on a large scale and recruit desperate persons all over Finland. After which they hit the road to a great spot way up North; where they decide to postpone their death, go to Western Europe, and so on. It's a funny novel.

gualbert · 11.07.2007, 06:10 AM

I suspect that this article is pure bullshit : many people go to NYC , ( for work , regular tourism , visiting relatives ...) and many ( but less ) people commit suicide everyday , so statistically , there are more chances that they commit suicide there rather than in Anchorage or Luxembourg.

SynthethicalY · 11.07.2007, 11:36 AM

I just thought it was funny. Why not L.A?

Rob Instigator · 11.07.2007, 11:51 AM

They found that among the 7,634 suicide victims citywide, 407 were nonresidents

that is not that many non-residents at all, especially considering how many people work ion NYC that live in surrounding states or cities or towns. That is a little over 5% of all suicides.
If it was aruond 25% or up, that may start me thinking, but this is just silly. stupid psychologists.

gualbert · 11.07.2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SynthethicalY

I just thought it was funny. Why not L.A?

Well , the problem is that it’s supposed to be true , unless the LA times is a hoax paper.

Here’s another statistic , with a slightly doubtful interpretation : 80% of people die in a bed.
Therefore , beds are the most dangerous places.
DO NOT SLEEP IN A BED !
Dump your bed ! Go sleep in a hammock , or on a sofa , or on the floor .
Any other places are safer !
Tell your friends about the danger of beds etc…

FruitLoop · 11.07.2007, 05:13 PM

Suicide Tourism? I thought you meant tourism in Paraguay, judging from an article I read in yesterday's Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/200...ay.travelbooks

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Bertrand expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rennes, France Posts: 1,268	There's a line in Beckett's Godot about going to the Eiffel tower and commit suicide; to be among the first to do so. Suicide tourism's made me smile since I read Arto Paasilinna's 1990 book about two guys meeting each other in a barn, one preventing the second to kill himself, and admitting that his own visit was for the same purpose. They then decide to commit suicide on a large scale and recruit desperate persons all over Finland. After which they hit the road to a great spot way up North; where they decide to postpone their death, go to Western Europe, and so on. It's a funny novel.
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11.07.2007, 06:10 AM	#3
gualbert the end of the ugly Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,088	I suspect that this article is pure bullshit : many people go to NYC , ( for work , regular tourism , visiting relatives ...) and many ( but less ) people commit suicide everyday , so statistically , there are more chances that they commit suicide there rather than in Anchorage or Luxembourg.
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SynthethicalY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,408	I just thought it was funny. Why not L.A?
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,991	They found that among the 7,634 suicide victims citywide, 407 were nonresidents that is not that many non-residents at all, especially considering how many people work ion NYC that live in surrounding states or cities or towns. That is a little over 5% of all suicides. If it was aruond 25% or up, that may start me thinking, but this is just silly. stupid psychologists. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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FruitLoop children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 323	Suicide Tourism? I thought you meant tourism in Paraguay, judging from an article I read in yesterday's Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/200...ay.travelbooks
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