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> Many people commit suicide without such a final moment of exhilaration. ...and without costing tax payers (F-15 fighter jets scrambling) and private companie
by justboxing 8y ago
> Many people commit suicide without such a final moment of exhilaration.
...and without costing tax payers (F-15 fighter jets scrambling) and private companies (the airlines that owned the crashed plane) millions of dollars, causing stress and anxiety to people boarding other flights at Seattle airport and the subsequent delays to everyone else.
- fipple 8y agoIf there’s a day I know I will die, you can be sure that other people’s money and stress will be pretty low on my priority list.
- colejohnson66 8y agoYou’ve clearly never been suicidal. When you are, you don’t care about anything; not even yourself. Also, nothing scares you. So when you finally kill yourself, pain to yourself and others are the least of your worries.
- reustle 8y agoBut that was not the case here. The guy was pretty open about not wanting to hurt or even inconvenience anyone else.
- fipple 8y agoI think he drew a great line: he didn’t want to hurt anyone but didn’t mind destroying property.
- afterburner 8y agoI don't think the person you replied to claimed anything in contradiction to what you wrote.
- peteretep 8y ago> You’ve clearly never been suicidal. When you are, you Your mental health experiences aren't the mental health experiences of everyone else.