T received two bad news in one day. He was fired from his job and his girlfriend of three years dumped him for another man. T was depressed and felt there was nothing worth living for. He planned to commit suicide at the famed Eiffel Tower -- a favorite destination for suicidal Parisians.
To avoid the crowds, T came to the tower at around 5 in the morning. He climbed to the top, poignantly recorded his last words and released himself from the tower. He landed on a bystander below. Miraculously, he suffered non-life-threatening injuries while the poor passerby died of a broken neck. He later learned his accidental victim recently received a promotion at work and was to marry her boyfriend on that very day.
A drunk man got into a heated argument with his wife and son over lottery ticket purchases. He climbed the stairs to the roof of the apartment building, stood near the edge and threatened to jump. Fortunately, his wife was able to persuade him not to jump. When he was about to move away from the edge, he was hit by a strong wind gust. The drunk man lost his balance and fell off the building.
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L was a single mother of three; her partner left her without paying for child support. One day, she was fired from her job. In desperation, the financially distressed mother came up with a plan to give her kids a better future. She bought a $2 million life insurance policy and staged her death to make it look like an accidental death. She left behind a letter explaining why she had to kill herself.
The letter was published in a local newspaper as an anecdote of the plight of single mothers. Citing the letter as evidence, the insurance company denied payouts to her beneficiaries.