Attempted Suicide on Crescent City Street

Man shoots himself in front of local business

 

via the Triplicate

 

 

“A 71-year-old Crescent City man shot himself in the upper torso Thursday afternoon in front of a local business.

 

The man shot himself at around 2:12 p.m. in front of a business on the 1800 block of U.S. Highway 101, authorities said.”

http://www.triplicate.com/News/Local-News/Man-shoots-himself-in-front-of-local-business

 

Elder Suicide in Syntagma Square Sparks Greek Outrage

via the guardian.co.uk:

“A picture of the man who has come to embody the inequities of Greece’s financial crisis has begun to emerge, with friends and neighbours shedding light on the life of the elderly pensioner who killed himself in Athens on Wednesday.

Named as Dimitris Christoulas by the Greek media, the retired pharmacist was described as decent, law-abiding, meticulous and dignified.”

http://urlet.com/nauru.proposition

via businessweek:

“In the suicide note published by local media, Christoulas said he could not survive on his pension and expected Greeks to take up arms and “hang traitors” in the square.

“It was clearly a political act,” said Petros Constantinou, organizer for the left-wing Antarsya group, which participated in the protests. “The fact that a person reached the point of giving his life to change the situation shows … where the policies of austerity and poverty have brought people.”"

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-04/D9TUVD0G0.htm

stopcartel-tvgr livestream from Syntagma Square:

http://www.livestream.com/stopcarteltvgr

editorial excerpt from the Guardian

“”Jesus Christ” was reportedly the first thing John F Kennedy said when told of the fate of Thich Quang Duc, the monk who burned himself to death in June 1963 at a Saigon street corner to protest against the persecution of his fellow Buddhists by the Ngo Dinh Diem government. The monk’s sacrifice, one American commented at the time, reduced not only his own body but also “the Diem experiment” to ashes. Five months later Diem’s government fell and he himself was killed, in part because of a series of self-immolations that dramatised how completely he had lost the trust of the South Vietnamese people.

Such deaths are distinct from suicide attacks, in which one’s life is given up as a means to the end of killing others. There is sacrifice in jihad, and indeed in warfare generally, but it is not in the same category as suicides such as those of Jan Palach in Czechoslovakia in 1969, of Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia  in 2010, and perhaps of Tibetan monks in China today. These aim at changing minds, not at breaking other people’s bodies. In them, sometimes the element of political protest is to the fore, sometimes personal desperation is more prominent. Either way, these extreme sacrifices should have served, but usually have not, as warnings to those in authority that they are in danger of crossing over a certain line, beyond which they will not even be able to secure acquiescence, let alone support.”

the rest of  it:   http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/06/good-friday-when-line-is-crossed

 

 

Is Eureka & Humboldt County the Suicide Capital of the West?

At the national rate for suicide of about 11 per 100,000, Humboldt County should have about 14 suicides per year.  So far this year, 24 days into January, Humboldt County has had 7 suicides already, an annual pace of 106 suicides.  What is going on?  Are we experiencing a suicide cluster here in Eureka and Humboldt County, and if so, what is the cause?

Man dies after jumping off Eureka Masonic Lodge building:

http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_19816534

“Coroner Dave Parris said Haynes’ death marks the seventh suicide that his staff has responded to since Jan. 1. Over the last 90 days, the coroner’s office has responded to 15 suicides. In contrast, the coroner’s office responded to five suicides between November 2010 and January 2011.”

99 Little Known Facts About Suicide:

http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/07/15_suicide.html

Suicide Statistics:

http://www.suicide.org/suicide-statistics.html

Obituary: Levi William Haynes (March 10 1976 – Jan. 24, 2012)

Levi William Haynes, 35, went to be with his beloved brother Chuckles on January 24, 2012, in Humboldt County. Levi was born on March 10, 1976, in Cres­cent City to Charlie and Jan Haynes.

He attended local schools and was very active in sports. Levi graduated from Sunset High School in 1994 and pursued a career in logging like his father because he loved the outdoors.

He had two beautiful daughters with Melanie Currie Barry. Mateha and Sydni meant the world to him and he loved them with all his heart.

Levi enjoyed hunting, fishing and many outdoor activities.  He spent time with his girls as often as he could and loved attending their sports activities and anything else they were involved in.  Levi was a big-hearted person who always put others before himself.

Levi will be greatly missed by many, especially his two daughters Mateha and Sydni Haynes and surviving family members which include his parents Charlie (Becki)  Haynes; Jan Haynes and Steve Pyke, brother Jeremiah Haynes, his stepsister Sara Conner, stepbrother Josh Conner, niece Bella Haynes, stepson Ty Barry, uncle Chuck Jeppson; aunt Susan Short-Evanow, cousins Jennifer, Carrenan, Tyler and Michael and local cousins Heather (Alfred) Larson, Shellie Duncan, Hollie (John) Maready and their families.

Levi was preceded in death by Charles John Haynes and Steven Dale Short.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made in his memory to his daughters’ college fund at Chetco Federal Credit Union.

Memorial services will be held at Cornerstone Assembly of God Church, 1281 Douglas Street, Crescent City, on Tuesday, January 31, at 11 a.m.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wier’s Mortuary Chapel of Crescent City.

— Submitted by Wier’s Mortuary Chapel

http://www.triplicate.com/News/Obituaries/Obituary-Levi-William-Haynes-March-10-1976-–-Jan-24-2012

Costa Mesa City Employee Kills Himself: Layed Off, Job Outsourced

http://www.ocregister.com/news/city-292777-employees-pham.html

About 213 city workers, roughly half of its workforce, were supposed to receive pink slips. The Costa Mesa City Council voted earlier this month to outsource 18 city services including those provided by Pham’s department.

Although there has been no official word about why Pham jumped, his supervisor, Helen Nenadal, said she and many other employees believe he killed himself because he was laid off.

more:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/18/957770/-Public-employee-jumps-to-death-after-mass-layoff-(UPDATED:-VIGIL-@-7!)

http://urlet.com/led.deter

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/19/huy-phams-mourners-strugg_n_837944.html

http://urlet.com/cloned.solution



Quote of the Day, Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

 ”This is a situation where people may be called in to sacrifice their lives. … It’s very difficult for me to contemplate that but it’s, it may have reached that point.”

Robert Alvarez, senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, on CNN March 16, 2011

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/16/japan-quake-live-blog-death-toll-expected-to-rise-as-crews-reach-more-areas/

Suicide Suggested in School Superintendant’s Fall from Eel River Bridge

Mendocino County Sheriff’s officials say they have no reason to suspect something other than suicide in the death of Kevin Jolly, Round Valley’s newly hired schools superintendent.

http://urlet.com/contrary.joyce

http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20100729/NEWS/7291059/0/PT07

also:

http://www.burbankleader.com/news/tn-blr-jollydies-20100728,0,2819202.story

“But for the record, that bridge on Highway 101 is under 24/7 video monitoring by Cal Trans. It’s part of the Post 9/11 security precautions.”

http://semichorus.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/kevin-jolly-dies-assumed-mendocino-county-job-last-month/#comment-5451

Suicide or Murder? Another Death in Sacramento’s Jail

The Sacramento County Main Jail inmate found hanged in his cell on Saturday has been identified by the county coroner’s office as Anthony Savage, 27.

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/crime/archives/2009/12/sacramento-inma.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

Man Shoots, Kills Himself While Driving – San Diego

http://www.10news.com/news/22020905/detail.html

Army: Suicide numbers still on pace to top last year

Suicide numbers still on pace to top last year

 

By Michelle Tan – Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Sep 10, 2009 14:00:14 EDT

As many as 17 soldiers killed themselves in August, one fewer than in July, the Army announced Thursday.

Of the 17 deaths, 11 were active duty soldiers and six were Army National Guard or Army Reserve soldiers who were not on active duty at the time of their deaths.

All 17 cases remained under investigation and none have been confirmed as suicides. However, Army officials have said that about 90 percent of these cases typically are confirmed to be suicides.

http://urlet.com/here.almost

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/09/army_suicides_091009w/

Another Shooting Range Suicide: Ohio

Police: Ohio woman shoots self at gun range, dies

(SHARONVILLE, Ohio — Police say a woman rented a handgun at an Ohio indoor shooting range, got some instructions on how to use it and then fatally shot herself.

Police in the Cincinnati suburb of Sharonville say they believe Ann Fukuyama committed suicide Sunday at Target World, a public range that sells and rents guns and has a dozen 25-yard target shooting lanes.

http://urlet.com/extract.difficulties

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXG3317F-aRy9GzfiIXvqyUD8sMgD99N3A500

Shooting Range Suicides – A Disturbing Trend

Link to this post:

http://urlet.com/planning.converges

 http://highboldtage.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/shooting-range-suicides-a-disturbing-trend/