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Old 01-29-2009, 07:13 PM
 
Location: Chicago Suburbs
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Some will justify anything to avoid personal responsibility.
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Old 01-29-2009, 09:42 PM
 
Location: Hangin' with the bears.
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Default They all had excuses. Feel sorry for them?

The kids were really, really mean to me. They were always bullying me. Nobody likes me. I had to kill them, I was in so much pain, I had to kill them.

My wife was leaving me and taking the kids. I couldn't let her do that. No one else can love my wife and kids like I do. No one. I had to kill them.

I did the best that I could but it was never good enough. I made a few mistakes but they weren't that bad. He shouldn't have fired me. That guy didn't deserve to get my job. That was my job. I had to kill them.

My wife died and I was so lonely. I just wanted some comforting. It wasn't wrong. She was going to tell. I had to kill her.

I lost my job. I don't want to look for another one. I wanted that job. I can't live without my job. I have to kill myself. What are my wife and kids going to do without me? I have to kill them.
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Old 01-30-2009, 10:02 AM
 
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Murder--Suicide.
This must be the in thing lately.....
I know this is getting out of control!!!!!!
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Old 01-30-2009, 10:43 AM
 
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People lose jobs all the time and pick themselves up and move on.

Frankly, I'm thinking anybody who scapegoats the economy for a guy whacking himself and family, is a little out there too.
Absolutely.
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Old 01-30-2009, 10:56 AM
 
Location: Hangin' with the bears.
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Much as the Obama haters want to spin it, this is not new, and this is not due to the economy. People have been killining themselves and others for a variety of reasons, including financial reasons, for years. The key is to develop means to recognize the 'doers' and intervene when possible; much the same way we have developed crriteria to recognize and provide resources for potential suicide, domestic violence, child abuse, etc.

Published May 2006
IssueLab: American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States
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More than 10 murder-suicides, almost all by gun, occur each week in the United States, according to "American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States", a new study by the Violence Policy Center (VPC). The study used a national news clipping service and Internet survey tools to collect incidents nationwide from January 1, 2005, through June 30, 2005, and is one of the largest and most comprehensive studies ever conducted on murder-suicide. During this six-month period, at least 591 Americans died in 264 murder-suicides, and almost all murder-suicides (92 percent) involved a firearm. Using these figures, the VPC estimates that nearly 1,200 Americans die each year in murder-suicides.
http://www.vpc.org/studies/amroul2008.pdf
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....,there were an estimated 1,108 murder-suicide deaths in 2007.
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Old 01-30-2009, 02:01 PM
 
Location: Orlando, FL
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Some will justify anything to avoid personal responsibility.
I agree. In any case if you feel your life is so worthless that you need to end it go right ahead but don't kill others especially your kids. I feel no sympathy for people like this.
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Old 01-30-2009, 02:22 PM
 
Location: Hangin' with the bears.
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i agree. In any case if you feel your life is so worthless that you need to end it go right ahead but don't kill others especially your kids. I feel no sympathy for people like this.
ditto!!!
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