How media reports about suicides

[noname223]

I just read a German news article about the grief of people when someone close ctb. The article mentions the German national suicide prevention guide for media. In order to avoid imitators: no details about the place and method. No publishing of goodbye letters. Do not portray the suicide as positive, romanticized, understandable (reasonable) or approving. Moreover please no simple explanations.

I have got one problem with the point understandable/ reasonable. Sometimes a suicide is reasonable we are not all crazy. Sometimes a suicide is positive for the person who suffers for decades without any improvement or hope.

The article mentions the person who ctb mentioned to his parents that he wanted to go to Switzerland. (assisted suicide)
Why cannot we talk openly about this option. I know it must hurts for the relatives but some people just cant take it anymore....

 

[8evergo]

It is known that Germany falsifies the statistics and lies above all to the media, the BKA and their politicians, so that they always look good

 

[Rational man]

I just read a German news article about the grief of people when someone close ctb. The article mentions the German national suicide prevention guide for media. In order to avoid imitators: no details about the place and method. No publishing of goodbye letters. Do not portray the suicide as positive, romanticized, understandable (reasonable) or approving. Moreover please no simple explanations.

I have got one problem with the point understandable/ reasonable. Sometimes a suicide is reasonable we are not all crazy. Sometimes a suicide is positive for the person who suffers for decades without any improvement or hope.

The article mentions the person who ctb mentioned to his parents that he wanted to go to Switzerland. (assisted suicide)
Why cannot we talk openly about this option. I know it must hurts for the relatives but some people just cant take it anymore....

Concur, reports are often overshadowed by helpline information like The Samaritans. Some suicides are not even mentioned in the local media here, often arising at the inquest where the ' usual sad story' is regailed to the media. ' depression, sick, loneliest ' you know, all the usual stuff but no mention of the story behind the story. Eveyone has their story to tell. I wonder what my media coverage will be like !?

 

[8evergo]

Concur, reports are often overshadowed by helpline information like The Samaritans. Some suicides are not even mentioned in the local media here, often arising at the inquest where the ' usual sad story' is regailed to the media. ' depression, sick, loneliest ' you know, all the usual stuff but no mention of the story behind the story. Eveyone has their story to tell. I wonder what my media coverage will be like !?

media = politic/brainwash