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In reply to the discussion: Ryan Freel Commits Suicide: REPORTS [View all]IDoMath
(404 posts)Studies have shown that there is a difference between men and women committing suicide. Men are more likely to use guns and be successful in their first attempts. Women are more likely to use less sure forms of suicide. The speculation is that women are more likely to make a "cry for help" in the form of a suicide attempt. Men are more likely to simply commit the act. (Please - I'm only reciting what I read somewhere. Whether it is right or wrong, sexist or not, I don't know.)
There are plenty of ways to commit suicide. Some are more certain than others. Guns, believe it or not, fall into both categories. Somehow, women manage to attempt suicide by gun and fail more often than men.
To me, this is a matter of motive, not opportunity. Without knowing more about his last days, I can't tell you when he actually made the decision to act.