Then there are people who are scared to death, like Ken Lay. Then there is this story, which reminded me of the Lay case except I think the guy was already sick before the legal proceedings started.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/01/24/accuseds_death_sh ocks_maynard/ or http://tinyurl.com/2zc9fo --- In [email protected], "Randall H. Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Interesting that her husband died in an "accident" the day after she > asked him for a divorce. Could easily have been a faked suicide. > She'd probably feel no guilt about that either. Not that suicide is > the fault of anyone else, but usually there's some anguish from those > who were close to the deceased, asking "What could I have done to > stop it?" > > Wild book that covers fake suicides & related phenomena by Dr. > Robert Cialdini, called "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion." > > Heard him once in a lecture. According to Cialdini, travel accidents > spike so high the day after any news comes out about suicides or > possible suicides (e.g., Marilyn Monroe) that he won't fly in a plane > for a week. > > Sounds bizarre, but the statistics bear him out. > > His theory is that troubled people hear about the suicide (usually > from the media) & grant it more consideration as an option for > themselves than they would otherwise. > > [email protected], "Ellen" <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16720752/site/newsweek/print/1/displaymode > /1098/ > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/2efqk3 > > > > I can understand being glad someone is no longer suffering, like > > alzheimer's patients, etc., but to be glad someone who is 31 and > > healthy is dead seems a bit morbid to me, even you were on the verge > > of divorce. I mean, I realize everyone mourns differently, but I > > can't imagine being glad a young, healthy person is dead, especially > > one who fathered my children. I appreciate the author's honesty, > > though. Can't say Newsweek sugarcoats things. > > >
