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WW2, probably the most horrific war, didn't translate to military suicides. So one has to wonder where the differences lay.
kosmicjack
Of course, like everyone, I'm curious if there is something afoot. But the simple likelihood of stress as a cause can't be dismissed. I mean 22 current or former service members commit suicide everyday. Their stress factors would seem obvious. Maybe our prejudices against bankers or other wealthy elite make it difficult to grasp the stress factors they face?
Bilk22
Now there's a pretty faulty argument if I ever saw one. Statistics don't really work the way you're portraying them here.
Painterz
The WHO estimates that approximately 1 million people per year commit suicide. Or 16 per 100,000.
The financial services industry in the UK employs 1,045,500 people.
By these numbers if suicide were spread evenly across the population, you would expect over 160 bankers to be killing themselves in the UK alone in the space of a year.
Therefore the only conclusion is that the financial services sector is *significantly* less prone to suicide than other sectors, and there is absolutely zero evidence of any sort of wave of bankers killing themselves because they know something bad is coming.
Bilk22
Does anyone believe that suicide by a nail gun is even possible if it were to take more than one shot? I mean after the first and it didn't work, who could continue after realizing the pain? This is, as someone already said, beyond the pale. Truly unbelievable.
sarra1833
reply to post by magnum1188
3 – Gabriel Magee, a 39-year-old JP Morgan employee, died after falling from the roof of the JP Morgan European headquarters in London on January 27th.
BABYBULL24
Not sure how many people are aware but the ChiComms are buying up the US like crazy...
Chinese To Spend Billions On American Real Estate
For JPMorgan, which is in talks to settle a number of government investigations, the sale should provide a cash infusion.
The bank is facing a possible settlement related to mortgage-backed securities that could cost as much as $11 billion. JPMorgan (JPM, Fortune 500) said Wednesday that it would pay $100 million to the U.S. regulators, conceding "reckless" behavior led to the London Whale trading debacle that generated about $6 billion in losses.
sarra1833
wealthydebates.com...
Former ABN Amro CEO and his wife and daughter were found dead in their home. Police aren't saying if it was suicide or not but that's beside the point.
I want to know (DO I, REALLY???) what is SO horrific that these men are choosing to take their lives over something only they know about. Even if they are being killed or forced to do this, it still means something positively horrific is looming.
Maybe I don't want to know.....
MDpvc
Bilk22
Does anyone believe that suicide by a nail gun is even possible if it were to take more than one shot? I mean after the first and it didn't work, who could continue after realizing the pain? This is, as someone already said, beyond the pale. Truly unbelievable.
I worked for a construction company for a couple of years. One time we were rushing to finish this addition we were behind on and myself and a coworker were tasked with doing the siding in a day and a half. Long story short we were rushing and Manny ended up getting shot in the forearm with the nail gun, with small finishing nails. He was a real "rough and tuff" guy but It took less then a minute for him to pass out from the pain/shock.
I can not see any way that someone could shoot their self 8 total times, and with bigger nails at that.
Bilk22
Does anyone believe that suicide by a nail gun is even possible if it were to take more than one shot? I mean after the first and it didn't work, who could continue after realizing the pain? This is, as someone already said, beyond the pale. Truly unbelievable.