re: "Young male" jumps off North Parking deck by Old Row

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Can't imagine anything worse than trying to kill yourself and fricking it up. That's the worst.

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I had a buddy in high school that was "heartbroken" over his girlfriend breaking up with him, left at halftime of a football game, shot himself in the head with a .22. He survived, but his left side is pretty much paralysed and can barely talk coherently.

Gotta be honest, it's crossed my mind a few times during bad events in my life. I sure as hell am glad I didn't, because looking back now I almost laugh at how distraught I was over petty shite. Hopefully this guy pulls through with mental and limb function in tact and get the help he needs.

ETA: I just read that he passed. Terrible. I'm very Libertarian politically, but if there is one health issue that needs to be publicly funded, it is mental health. The vast majority of health and criminal issues stem from abnormal mental functions and thought processes. There is still a stigma, especially for guys, to seek help.