Monday, Feb. 13 2006
Posted by Jacob
On the serious side, statistics compiled over in Ireland indicate that Text messaging is rapidly replacing paper as the suicide-note delivery method of choice. From the Irish Examiner story:
PEOPLE about to take their own lives are increasingly using text messages and voicemail instead of handwritten notes as a means of delivering the chilling messages, a coroner revealed at the weekend. The coroner for south Mayo John O’Dwyer said the use of mobile phones was becoming a common way of notifying family or friends.
[Source: Irish Examiner Via: Textually.org]