tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965303452260590973.post7710120286919705323..comments2023-08-21T07:10:04.379-07:00Comments on Good For Man's Health: Jockey Suicide Article Raises Wrong QuestionsFatsy Le Shafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17442777362226377900noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965303452260590973.post-67935936741756844992010-03-18T21:07:42.856-07:002010-03-18T21:07:42.856-07:00You're right on that. I jumped on this one pre...You're right on that. I jumped on this one pretty harshly. And you're right that the media portryal doesn't help. It seems to make people want to do it more.Fatsy Le Shafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17442777362226377900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965303452260590973.post-59584369576314260642010-03-18T06:45:03.165-07:002010-03-18T06:45:03.165-07:00Very true about the blame being shifted anywhere a...Very true about the blame being shifted anywhere and everywhere as long as it's not squarely on the fact that Korean society accepts suicide as a solution to problems.<br /><br />I must say, though, that I still do have some sympathy for people who commit suicide, because the acceptance of suicide as a solution is not down to them individually. When your whole society tells you something is right, you believe it. Unfortunately, it's been proven that suicide is essentially a disease. The more people in your society or locality who do it, the more common it becomes - suicide spreads, essentially.<br /><br />The media plays a big part in this. If they stopped putting so much focus on suicides, people would be less aware of them, and if they didn't know they were going on, they'd be less likely to catch the disease, as it were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com