Kythas wrote:This happened to a friend of mine one time several years ago. He was driving along the highway at night when someone ran out in the road right in front of him.
... the guy was saying that he was going to run out in front of a car on the highway.
It must be horrible to be in that position, whether a driver, train engineer, or a LEO when someone commits "suicide by cop."
People who do that kind of thing seem to have a lot of anger and want to leave a mark on someone. Unfortunately it often is someone who never asked for it and was not involved in whatever led up to the suicide.
- Jim
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Kythas wrote:This happened to a friend of mine one time several years ago. He was driving along the highway at night when someone ran out in the road right in front of him.
... the guy was saying that he was going to run out in front of a car on the highway.
It must be horrible to be in that position, whether a driver, train engineer, or a LEO when someone commits "suicide by cop."
People who do that kind of thing seem to have a lot of anger and want to leave a mark on someone. Unfortunately it often is someone who never asked for it and was not involved in whatever led up to the suicide.
- Jim
Agreed. I can't think of many things more selfish than doing this.
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Kythas wrote:This happened to a friend of mine one time several years ago. He was driving along the highway at night when someone ran out in the road right in front of him.
... the guy was saying that he was going to run out in front of a car on the highway.
It must be horrible to be in that position, whether a driver, train engineer, or a LEO when someone commits "suicide by cop."
People who do that kind of thing seem to have a lot of anger and want to leave a mark on someone. Unfortunately it often is someone who never asked for it and was not involved in whatever led up to the suicide.
- Jim
Maybe, but I don't think they are thinking that far ahead. Those that commit murder-suicide are, but I'm not convinced that a person who commits suicide by a stranger is thinking that much about about it. I only think they are unable to commit the act any other way by their own hand.
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