Best Posts in Thread: Foreigner commits suicide in Sm Bacolod

A quick Google search of "what height is deadly to jump from" (which costs only 8-10 pesos at an internet cafe) would reveal this important bit of information:

If the third story jump didn't kill your the first time.....and you were able to give it another go only 2 days later.....then perhaps you should have done a bit more research on how to achieve your end goal. Also important to note: it's not the fall that kills you it's the sudden stop. Doing it over soft ground or something that would cushion your landing would not be a wise move. (I suspect his first attempt was from a shorter distance or over some trees/bushes since he was physically able to walk into the mall and get over a fairly tall rail just 2 days later......so maybe he did figure out the sudden stop part by jumping from a place with a hard surface to land on.)

Because of that I believe him when he says:

The only part I question here is if she actually "took" it. I'd bet he actually gave it to her.

And since he did this at the mall with little consideration for what a lot of people would have to witness (and I bet he didn't have enough consideration/intelligence to even look before he jumped to make sure the drop zone was clear) I fully believe this:

Bacolod has many taller buildings where a jump could be made onto a side street where fewer people would need to see the gruesome aftermath.

If the mental illness was responsible for the stupidity and selfish behavior then I feel bad for this man. I believe that Germany has some decent mental health facilities and he could have gotten the help he needed in his home country. I feel even worse for the man if he didn't have anyone in his circle of friends or family (if that even existed) that didn't care enough about him to try to help him get the help he needed.

Suicides from expats and tourists are surprisingly common in Asia for some reason. Perhaps mentally ill/depressed people believe that a warm climate, a sexy lady and plenty of alcohol/drugs will ease their pain and suffering....I understand the brain is not functioning as it should when you have a mental illness or you're depressed but I personally don't believe those health issues makes people stupid in most instances. With the internet being what it is today the only excuse to remaining ignorant on an issue or problem is stupidity.....or if a person chooses to be willfully ignorant.

Note: I did go through a bout with depression when I was a teenager going through puberty myself (and, as most teenagers are, I was also quite ignorant on.....well, pretty much everything). I never seriously considered suicide though because I was lucky enough to have a family that cared enough to force me into seeing a shrink (and to get me medicine that countered the chemical imbalance going on in my brain) before it came to that. While my comments above might seem kinda harsh/cruel, I do kinda understand what the man was going through and I do feel for the guy's mental anguish.

 

A man allegedly committed suicide by jumping off from the third floor of SM City Bacolod afternoon on Thursday.

The Bacolod City Masskara Festival Facebook page posted a couple of photos showing the lifeless body of the unidentified foreigner sprawled on the mall’s tiled floor while security personnel were calling for help.

The reason of the suicide was still unknown but some netizens claimed that his Filipina partner cheated on him and left him for another guy.

According to other accounts, he has attempted to end his life inside the mall around 9 PM on Tuesday but he was stopped.

Photos of the scene have circulated on Facebook after the incident happened. 'Foreigner' committed suicide by jumping off from the third floor of SM City Bacolod - Kabayan.Me