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At Least 13 People Died by Suicide Amid U.K. Post Office Scandal, Report Says

(www.nytimes.com)
631 points xbryanx | 2 comments | 11 Jul 25 11:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.571s | source
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1. energy123 ◴[11 Jul 25 13:05 UTC] No.44531692[source]▶
Journalists are taught that suicide is contagious. Using euphemisms may help reduce the number of suicides that their reporting directly causes.
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2. kayodelycaon ◴[11 Jul 25 13:23 UTC] No.44531856[source]▶
That’s because suicide is contagious. Once one person does it, other people around them feel more justified doing it themselves.