Tragic incident

[VILLAGERBB]

Does anyone have any other information about what happened? Very sad.

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office investigating apparent suicide at postal station

https://**************.com/sumter-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-apparent-suicide-at-postal-station/

[Taltarzac725]

Preventing Suicide | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness (https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/Family-Members-and-Caregivers/Preventing-Suicide)

Hope people look for help before making this final mistake.

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (https://www.sprc.org/)

[Bogie Shooter]

What more information is needed??

[Boomer]

Dear TOTVers,

Why the need to dig into the tragedies of others? And on a public forum, too?

It is unseemly at best and beyond callous at worst.

Over the years, this has been all too common around here. I am reminded of those nature shows where hyenas circle.

(Yeah. Yeah. I know. Delete MY post. Oh, the irony of that. But, hey, whatever.)

Sincerely,
Boomer, who just felt like finally saying something

[spring_chicken]

:bigbow:
Dear TOTVers,

Why the need to dig into the tragedies of others? And on a public forum, too?

It is unseemly at best and beyond callous at worst.

Over the years, this has been all too common around here. I am reminded of those nature shows where hyenas circle.

(Yeah. Yeah. I know. Delete MY post. Oh, the irony of that. But, hey, whatever.)

Sincerely,
Boomer, who just felt like finally saying something

[PNaughton]

Yenta

[ColdNoMore]

Dear TOTVers,

Why the need to dig into the tragedies of others? And on a public forum, too?

It is unseemly at best and beyond callous at worst.

Over the years, this has been all too common around here. I am reminded of those nature shows where hyenas circle.

(Yeah. Yeah. I know. Delete MY post. Oh, the irony of that. But, hey, whatever.)

Sincerely,
Boomer, who just felt like finally saying something

:boom:er


:thumbup:

[graciegirl]

Who knows what suffering preceded it. And what suffering is left?

[Villagevip]

Move along, nothing to see here....Seems to me the indifference, and insignificant that a villager decided to end his, her life in public...Person, desired to make a statement.. Look what happened to me, wanted life and death to be known..... If the deceased desired privacy, theres always the bedroom...IMHO..

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Same reason I check the obits in my local paper. In case it was someone I know, it'd be helpful to know that so I can attend the funeral, or offer condolences to the family or maybe even do a little grieving myself. Dismissing people who want to know what happened, just because they ask, is - dismissive.

[Bogie Shooter]

I think if it is someone you know , you would not have to wait for the obits in the paper to find out.

[Jayhawk]

Interesting. EVERY poster who complains about people asking questions THEMSELVES decided to open this thread titled "Tragic Incident."

A bit hypocritical, perhaps?

[Chi-Town]

Move along, nothing to see here....Seems to me the indifference, and insignificant that a villager decided to end his, her life in public...Person, desired to make a statement.. Look what happened to me, wanted life and death to be known..... If the deceased desired privacy, theres always the bedroom...IMHO..

Truth to what you say. Firing a gun at a public place even to end your life is questionable.

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[Fraugoofy]

Dear TOTVers,

Why the need to dig into the tragedies of others? And on a public forum, too?

It is unseemly at best and beyond callous at worst.

Over the years, this has been all too common around here. I am reminded of those nature shows where hyenas circle.

(Yeah. Yeah. I know. Delete MY post. Oh, the irony of that. But, hey, whatever.)

Sincerely,
Boomer, who just felt like finally saying somethingI agree with you 100% Boomer.

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[graciegirl]

I think that the OP like many of us read the report of the suicide and like many of us paused and wondered and reflected and felt sad for a situation that none of us would ever want to face.

Perhaps the OP felt like reaching out to others and so he posted.

We ARE all in this life together.

[mac9]

Guy didn't want to live anymore... blew his brains out...his reasons are personal and not our business. End of discussion.

[VILLAGERBB]

Thank you to those who posted their sympathy and concern for the victim and his family. I believe showing concern for others is compassionate - not intrusive.

[Taltarzac725]

Thank you to those who posted their sympathy and concern for the victim and his family. I believe showing concern for others is compassionate - not intrusive.

I agree there. But not much will probably be known unless the family decides to give out that information.

[Daddymac]

Bump

[Papa Muzzy]

Not our business but read the statistics. You may make it yours
Or it may easily become yours without warning.
Veterans,first responders and seniors are in the top percentiles.
This issue has to come out of the closest

[Marathon Man]

Move along, nothing to see here....Seems to me the indifference, and insignificant that a villager decided to end his, her life in public...Person, desired to make a statement.. Look what happened to me, wanted life and death to be known..... If the deceased desired privacy, theres always the bedroom...IMHO..

Now wait a minute here. You can't make that kind of assumption. Maybe they simply wanted to be sure they were found in a timely manner. Maybe there was another person in the house and they did not want that person to find them.


I'm a myob kind of person. Asking for details is a little much. Making guesses about details is a little too much.

[graciegirl]

I fall back on this, learned in childhood;

May his soul, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

May his loved ones be comforted.

May we each never face such anguish.

Love to all of you. Hugs to those who want them.