That's actually a pretty good question. I would guess that killing is so generic from the News, games, movies, etc that killing doesn't usually strike a persona

That's actually a pretty good question. I would guess that killing is so generic from the News, games, movies, etc that killing doesn't usually strike a personal chord - whereas family and friends of suicide victims[1] tend to take suicide personally. 1. Typing that out reinforces how weird it is to think about suicide terminology - a subject one would be advised to not spend too much time pondering.