Thursday, February 26, 2009

Jumping off a cliff

A 16 year-old girl in California jumped off a cliff with a height of about 90 feet, or about 30 meters, above the ocean. Instead of dying, however, she just ended up hurting her knee very badly.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Shooting in a coffin

A 52 year-old man tried to kill himself by shooting his brains out while inside a coffin. Although he considerately put himself in a coffin before attempting suicide, he missed, with the bullet passing through his chin and nose.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Shot at and tased

When a 24 year old woman in Wisconsin tried to kill herself by cutting her throat in the presence of police officers, she got hit by a beanbag round to her arm, which forced her knife momentarily away from her neck and must have hurt. She didn't give up, though, so another police officer tasered her, which must have hurt a whole lot more.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Pillow noose

A prisoner in Italy tried to kill himself by tearing up pillowcases and crafting them into a noose. However, prison guards stopped him before he could hang himself, and he ended up having to pay a fine for damaging the pillowcases.