CNN just reported somebody leaped to their death inside superdome: suicide

[tedzbear]

Evidently they couldn't take the conditions there any longer.

[greyl]

1. another one?

There was a report around 4 pm est about a suicide from the "second floor".
?

[Catherine Vincent]

It's the same one.

[shraby]

3. Probably the same one cause CNN will rerun the

same old stories over and over and over and over and over.

[Mr_Spock]

2. Sheesh - I hate to think it is that bad - there are 30,000 people there

at least until tomorrow when they will start evacuating them...

[babylonsister]

4. That happened about 10+ hours ago.

Two other people also died. Remember a lot of people were there because it was the only place to go. Many other people weren't so lucky. No numbers yet.

[Lex]

5. Yes, there were a couple of threads on that this afternoon. nt

[Coastie for Truth]

6. One of the reasons the Red Cross tries to have a "Mental Health Pro"

in its shelters - even a school psychologist or a social worker..

If you have ever been in one of these shelters (I have done "12 hours on - 36 hours off", and "8 hours on - 16 hours off" in a Red Cross Shelter) - even with hot meals, and running water, and air conditioning/heating/dehumidification, current news feed, recreation (at least basketball and video games) - it gets oppressive.

Add to the mix the fact that "Gang Wars" and "Gang Turf Battles" get transferred into the shelter, and that the stress of the situation exacerbates any mental health issue -----

[Carla in Ca]

7. Shhh, you will wake up the king!

He is staying an extra night at the 'ranch'. You know he can't be bothered with this!:crazy: