Jumping/falling from heights is one of the most popular methods to commit suicide in NYC. The reason for this is two fold: lack of access to the most commonly used method nationwide (firearms), and an unusual amount of access to extreme heights.

If you checked out early by jumping off a bridge, you would have suffered severe trauma when you hit the surface. You can’t “make” yourself drown; when your brain loses too much oxygen, your unconscious kicks in and your body will make itself swim or float.

Sure, we can all keep a careful air of suspicion, but suicide can occur with anyone. I knew a successful public official who shot himself because he suffered from fugue (he disappeared for days and weeks at a time, and it was coming more frequently; he wrote that he wanted to spare his family any more embarrassment).…

Yes. In fact, there’s an entire documentary that focuses on people who committed suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge over the course of a year. The filmmakers estimate that there was at least one suicide every 15 days. 

Please don’t trivialize depression and mental health issues by immediately dismissing suicide and going full conspiracy. Depression can affect anyone, regardless of color, sex, gender or social standing.

I understand the impulse given her station, race, and religious affiliation, but without verifiable evidence, believing such based on gut feeling alone isn’t prudent. That’s how conspiracy theorists think. Feelings before facts is a big part of what’s wrong with culture right now. No need to add to it.

No, they BELIEVE it was a suicide. And even then that’s just the word from some reporter at the Post.

Do people frequently kill themselves by jumping into rivers?

Second dead judge, both POC, in a matter of days feels worrisome.

The New York legal community is in shock. Colleagues of mine who have argued before her said that she was an excellent judge.

I watched enough Quincy, M.E. growing up to know that every single death is a murder. Also, it’s cool to live on a houseboat.

Even if it was murder, there is no evidence of it being racially or sexually motivated. Judges make PLENTY of enemies just by doing their jobs.

Successful people commit suicide. Black people commit suicide. Muslim people commit suicide. The police obviously need to rule out every possibility of foul play. But based on this post we know nothing about her personal life, if she was suffering from depression, having financial problems, found out she had incurable…

I see a lot of people recommending pro-grade power conditioners, etc., but my main thing has always been that I want a UPS more than just a surge protector. Granted I’m not battery powering my speaker amp or anything, but if the power goes out (or if we just have a brownout like we get all the time here) I want to be…

I see a lot of people recommending pro-grade power conditioners, etc., but my main thing has always been that I want…

That’s a shame. For what it’s worth I wholeheartedly support families and individuals who want to keep their illnesses private. Some people want as much support as they can get when they are sick but not everyone is like that, for other’s it is a very private or at least familial issue.

Not knowing how long he was…

I’m dumbfounded by what people kept recommending... I guess these articles are like taking a bunch of ppl off the street and asking them what’s the best way of doing this triple bypass

I’m dumbfounded by what people kept recommending... I guess these articles are like taking a bunch of ppl off the…

Damn.

NOOOOOO!!!! RIP Charlie. Hope you are playing ball with Prince now.

Completely ignoring all the recommendations for Tripp Lite models is a fatal flaw, as is ignoring any power conditioners. Those Belkin models are fine if you don’t mind cheap, disposable surge protectors, but I imagine most people want something more serious guarding their expensive A/V gear.

Completely ignoring all the recommendations for Tripp Lite models is a fatal flaw, as is ignoring any power…

I had hoped to hear this laugh for many more years in different ways on this plane, but now he’s laughing forever in halls of the universe.