Strangeness At Altitude (Planes, Aircraft & Balloons)

[AnonyJ]

It’s a trivial matter - in practical terms - to shoot oneself in the heart with a handgun.

I’ve just demonstrated the concept myself using a long-barrelled CO2 air pistol. (Unloaded, uncocked, finger off the trigger. l know what I’m doing…) The most difficult part of the process was taking the photo, as l made the depiction authentic by using my non-dominant hand to hold the pistol:

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The matter would have been even simpler had Walters used a shorter-barrelled handgun, e.g. a 4” or even 2” revolver.

maximus otter

I am rather tickled to add this post @maximus otter

 

[cycleboy2]

l’d bet it’s just his mum not wanting his death to be associated with the stigma of suicide.

People want untimely deaths to be meaningful or mysterious or significant. 99.9% of the time they aren’t.

maximus otter

This is one of the reasons why comparing suicide rates between countries is so fraught, as prevailing attitudes can lead to the under-reporting of suicides.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350416/

https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/data-research/suicide-data-quality