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Self-Murder?
I just read an article about a young man who was found dead at the base of a tall cliff at the Grand Canyon. The article said the death has been ruled a "self-murder". Huh? I never heard that term before. I guess "suicide" is out of fashion.
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I think a lot of the social media platforms block "suicide" so maybe that's why.
Either that or some completely ridiculous new PC thing. I hear/see "unalive" a lot these days because I think murder is also often blocked. Next thing will be "life-challenged"
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For what it's worth, in German, "suicide" is selbstmord, literally "self-murder."
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Death by cliff is more considerate than death by cop
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Sorta like how California has “unhoused” people?
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On a very similar subject, for an excellent read: Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon, it's amazing the predicaments people get themselves into. The Grand Canyon is not a forgiving place.
I lived at the South Rim for a year and a half as a helicopter tour pilot and know one of the people mentioned in the book.
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