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Says it took them 40 seconds to determine suicide. I'm not sure how that determination could be made without knowledge of the firearm's ownership. Did he legall

• OutOfHere 2y ago
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  • JKCalhoun 2y ago
    Another theory is that whistleblowers are under a lot of stress. Pre-existing emotional issues would be exacerbated, sometimes leading to suicide.
    • ev428 2y ago
      To clarify, I'm not suggesting OpenAI was involved, or that the cause of death is anything other than suicide. I was pointing out an investigative detail (legal ownership of the weapon). I have now read 4 or 5 articles on the matter and none have mentioned this detail. If he did legally own the weapon, it would be difficult to prove suicide isn't the cause of death without additional evidence of another person being present. If he didn't obtain the weapon legally, that warrants an additional investigation into how he obtained the weapon (his parents' request). While it doesn't eliminate suicide as a cause of death, it is a key detail in the case.
• bb88 2y ago
  I would assume if you're an overworked cop in an underfunded police department, it's gonna be hard to prove a murder from what looks like a suicide. A toxicology is going to cost money and maybe not actually provide any more details. Any needle marks are likely to go unnoticed by the coroner doing the post mortem, if one is even given. And the sad thing is, after all the investigation has happened, it's possible he killed himself. I'm sure lots of parents have thought their children would have never be capable of doing that, only to find out later that they did.
  • hulitu 2y ago
    > I would assume if you're an overworked cop in an underfunded police department, it's gonna be hard to prove a murder from what looks like a suicide. In some countries, a doctor clarifies the cause of death.
    • fakedang 2y ago
      * In almost all countries I don't know any developed country where a trained coroner does not do handle unnatural deaths. But apparently USA likes to do its own thing.
  • spencerflem 2y ago
    But when a different citizen (CEO) dies, they have the resources for a hundred detectice manhunt
    • wlcmetousabuddy 2y ago
      Welcome to the USA buddy.
    • justbecausedodo 2y ago
      Why doesn't the US gov investigate and prosecute all the people on Epstein's video tapes found in his New York mansion? When you give me the answer to that you will have the answer to your question. You are asking the right questions Obi One.
    • SpicyLemonZest 2y ago
      San Francisco exhaustively investigates when people are murdered on the street, no matter who the victim is. They have a 94% clearance rate for homicides.
      • c420 2y ago
        94% feels low when they are determining suicide in only 40s
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• SpicyLemonZest 2y ago
  The victim's grieving mother says that it took 40 seconds, with no explanation of where that number came from. I strongly suspect that this is not how the medical examiner would characterize things. Even if the police have incontrovertible evidence of what happened, they would not be running around telling the media about it for the sake of OpenAI's reputation.