“I'm committing suicide tonight”

#1

Post by pincubator » Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 10:55 PM UTC

“I'm committing suicide tonight”
twitter.com

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#2

Post by pincubator » Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 10:56 PM UTC

Apparently Ian Murdock recently faced with police brutality and announces that he will commit suicide. More updates here: https://twitter.com/imurdock

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#3

Post by GFK_of_xmaspast » Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 11:14 PM UTC

What the fuck: https://twitter.com/imurdock/status/681602495068557312

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 11:19 PM UTC

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#5

Post by infodroid » Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 11:22 PM UTC

GFK_of_xmaspast wrote: post #3

What the fuck: https://twitter.com/imurdock/status/681602495068557312

I think he's saying that when persons of color commit suicide, it is not taken seriously. In fact it is dismissed with derogatory racist slurs.

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Post by yungGeez » Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 11:24 PM UTC

infodroid wrote: post #5

GFK_of_xmaspast wrote: post #3

What the fuck: https://twitter.com/imurdock/status/681602495068557312

I think he's saying that when persons of color commit suicide, it is not taken seriously. In fact it is dismissed with derogatory racist slurs.

exactly

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Post by ferentchak » Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 11:37 PM UTC

The comments about the cameras are the most striking.

If you are giving the monopoly on killing and beating people within the confines of the law of course your actions should be very transparent. Without that transparency you end up with a police system that is not accountable to the people.

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Post by dang » Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 11:38 PM UTC

We are not going to have a thread to gawk at a human being saying he might kill himself.

All: I'm going to close this discussion now. Please do not repost it and please flag it if someone else does.

Ian, should you see this: I'm sorry that this happened to you. Please get well and come and tell us your story then. And please email hn@ycombinator.com if there is something we can do.

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#9

Post by shams93 » Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 11:40 PM UTC

Sounds like he may have suffered some kind of head injury in the police attack, I'm betting the suicidal impulse is related to a head injury, the change of tone of his tweets is striking, going from upbeat docker related stuff to a sudden, frantic situation with the police describing two beatings, then his suicide announcement, I hope he is able to get medical help.

Re: “I'm committing suicide tonight”

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Post by simcop2387 » Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 11:42 PM UTC

shams93 wrote: post #9

Sounds like he may have suffered some kind of head injury in the police attack, I'm betting the suicidal impulse is related to a head injury, the change of tone of his tweets is striking, going from upbeat docker related stuff to a sudden, frantic situation with the police describing two beatings, then his suicide announcement, I hope he is able to get medical help.

It seems he may have backed away a little bit from suicide:

https://twitter.com/imurdock/status/681618588113866752 https://twitter.com/imurdock/status/681619052242993152