Slog - Comments on Suicide isn't Just for Terrorist Bombers http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers The AP got its hands on another grim report from the U.S. military: Army soldiers committed suicide last year at the highest rate in 26 years, and more than a quarter did so while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new military report. The report, obtained by The Associated Press ahead of its scheduled release Thursday, found there were 99 confirmed suicides among active duty soldiers during 2006, up from 88 the previous year and the highest number since the 102 suicides in 1991 at the time of the Persian Gulf War. The suicide rate for the Army... Copyright 2008 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:21:30 -0800 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:21:31 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by brappy That's really sad :-( What a tragedy, on so many levels.

]]> brappy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784500 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784500 News Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:46:26 -0800 Comment by Mike While I wish nobody committed sucide this is kindof meaningless without including the sucide rate from the same demographic of the population (of the USA) as a whole. Anybody know?

]]> Mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784509 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784509 News Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:06:16 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Dumb question:

What's the protocol for those who attempt suicide in the U.S. Military? Is that a free ticket out of Iraq? For how long?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784511 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784511 News Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:09:06 -0800 Comment by Original Monique @Mr. Poe: depends on how severe it is. Most times they just put you on suicide watch and take your weapons away. Which is awesome in a war-zone.

So very, very sad. I remember one service member that killed a bunch of his officers, and then himself. Fucked up.

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784513 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784513 News Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:21:28 -0800 Comment by Mike I didn't find the answer to my question but Wikpedia lists countries by suicide rate. 20 countries have a higher rate than is quoted in the article. Does that mean its more depressing to be a citizen of Switzerland, (18.4 suicides/100,000) than it is to be a US soldier (17.3 suicides/100,000)?

Maybe it just means that taking some statistic out of context and trying to prove some point is silly.

]]> Mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784514 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784514 News Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:21:48 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Can we leave NOW?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784619 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784619 News Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:00:33 -0800 Comment by Gomez Um, isn't it also the most common deployment location PERIOD?

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784657 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784657 News Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:16:13 -0800 Comment by Gitai Yet another instance of the US military doing the insurgents' job for them.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784871 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/suicide_isnt_just_for_terrorist_bombers#c784871 News Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:21:31 -0800