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The former pharma exec working for HHS to negotiate lower drug prices committed suicide about a month ago. https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/11/de

The former pharma exec working for HHS to negotiate lower drug prices committed suicide about a month ago. https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/11/death_of_hhs_official_daniel_b.html https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/11/death_of_h...

inetknght 8y ago
> suicide > multiple blunt force injuries Maybe I'm just a conspiracy theorist but I'm curious to learn more
- lightbyte 8y ago
  >Police say Best was found "unresponsive" near the garage door exit of an apartment building A non-conspiracy possibility is he used the garage door to commit suicide, and the bouncing door is what caused the blunt force injuries
  - ams6110 8y ago
    Unlikely. Garage doors have safety mechanisms that will reverse or at least stop a closing door if there's an obstruction. My guess was that he jumped from the roof, and was found by the garage door. That would explain the blunt force trauma.
    - SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
      They also don't have anywhere near the amount of torque required to smash a person.
  - gojomo 8y ago
    A better explanation consistent with "blunt force injuries" is a jump from several floors up.
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- my_usernam3 8y ago
  According to this article > To date, we aren’t privy to a full account of how Daniel Best sustained his injuries, nor their precise nature, nor any other evidence (such as a suicide note, if one exists) that prompted medical examiners to conclude that he killed himself. But there is clearly nothing contradictory about his having suffered blunt force injuries during the commission of a suicide. Given the facts at hand, there is no reasonable basis for speculation to the contrary. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/daniel-best-suicide-foul-play/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/daniel-best-suicide-foul-p... Interesting read, but towards the bottom it talks about how "blunt force" can be many things like jumping off a roof and hitting the pavement. I'm still personally curious on the exact details, but maybe his family doesn't want it to be public.
- creaghpatr 8y ago
  I think it's conspicuously worded (ie. "Multiple" blunt force injuries) but no reason to suspect a conspiracy; but, did his death create a leadership vacuum in the fight against high drug costs?

inetknght 8y ago

> suicide > multiple blunt force injuries Maybe I'm just a conspiracy theorist but I'm curious to learn more

lightbyte 8y ago
>Police say Best was found "unresponsive" near the garage door exit of an apartment building A non-conspiracy possibility is he used the garage door to commit suicide, and the bouncing door is what caused the blunt force injuries
- ams6110 8y ago
  Unlikely. Garage doors have safety mechanisms that will reverse or at least stop a closing door if there's an obstruction. My guess was that he jumped from the roof, and was found by the garage door. That would explain the blunt force trauma.
  - SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
    They also don't have anywhere near the amount of torque required to smash a person.
- gojomo 8y ago
  A better explanation consistent with "blunt force injuries" is a jump from several floors up.
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my_usernam3 8y ago
According to this article > To date, we aren’t privy to a full account of how Daniel Best sustained his injuries, nor their precise nature, nor any other evidence (such as a suicide note, if one exists) that prompted medical examiners to conclude that he killed himself. But there is clearly nothing contradictory about his having suffered blunt force injuries during the commission of a suicide. Given the facts at hand, there is no reasonable basis for speculation to the contrary. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/daniel-best-suicide-foul-play/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/daniel-best-suicide-foul-p... Interesting read, but towards the bottom it talks about how "blunt force" can be many things like jumping off a roof and hitting the pavement. I'm still personally curious on the exact details, but maybe his family doesn't want it to be public.
creaghpatr 8y ago
I think it's conspicuously worded (ie. "Multiple" blunt force injuries) but no reason to suspect a conspiracy; but, did his death create a leadership vacuum in the fight against high drug costs?