Thursday, August 30, 2007

Owen Wilson suicide attempt big news, 948 military deployed and no one cares

Police reports confirm Owen Wilson's suicide attempt
New Zealand Herald - New ZealandPolice have confirmed a call made from Owen Wilson's house was logged as a 'suicide attempt'. Photo / Reuters Owen Wilson did attempt suicide, ...See all stories on this topic

Owen: Suicide Bid Confirmed
Sky News - United KingdomIt was widely reported that the Oscar-nominated comedian had carried out a suicide attempt, after several media reports carried quotes from sources close to ...See all stories on this topic

Owen Wilson's Future Projects In Doubt After Apparent Suicide Attempt
MTV.com - USAIn the few days since Owen Wilson was hospitalized for an apparent suicide attempt on August 26, many are already speculating what this means for the comedy ...See all stories on this topic

Coverage of Owen Wilson suicide attempt vastly different from last ...Pegasus News - Dallas,TX,USAOn Monday night I saw stories floating on the web that Owen Wilson had allegedly tried to commit suicide on Sunday. Comparisons to the coverage of Wilson's ...See all stories on this topic

Did Owen Seek Salvation Before Suicide Attempt?
By TMZ Staff Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started. TMZ.com: Just a couple of days before his brother Luke apparently saved his life, Owen Wilson may have tried to save his soul in a Santa Monica church.Us reports that a "depressed" Wilson went ...TMZ.com - http://www.tmz.com

Owen Wilson Suicide Attempt: Suicide Reports Depressing Accurate
By Stuart Heritage Owen Wilson suicide attempt 911 log book kate hudson There's still been no official confirmation from the Wilson family that Owen Wilson tried to kill himself by taking an overdose of pills and slashing his wrist on Saturday, ...Hecklerspray - http://www.hecklerspray.com


Yet in the New York Times, this was ignored by the majority of the country.

The report said that the 99 confirmed suicides by active-duty soldiers compared with 87 in 2005 and that it was the highest raw number since 102 suicides were reported in 1991, the year of the Persian Gulf War.
Investigations are pending on two other deaths.
Officials reported 948 suicide attempts, but there were no comparisons for previous years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/17/us/17suicide.html?ex=1188619200&en=91030c6fb2a2951f&ei=5070

It was also ignored what the VA said about suicides in their system of 1,000 per year and another 5,000 out of their system per year. This means that although there were 99 confirmed suicides in active military and another two suspected, another 948 attempts, another 1,000 veterans succeeded along with 5,000 more, they only ones the media latched hold of were the 99.

Lesson learned: Movie stars attempt suicide and world pays attention. Our troops and veterans attempt suicide and no one cares. Maybe it's because they think the military are willing to risk their lives anyway so it's no big deal, but a movie star has so much to live for it really is a shame.

Kathie Costos
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"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation." - George Washington

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