more evidence that suicide is for cowards

I was very sad to hear about the train wreck in Glendale that killed 11 people and was reminded of the first time I moved to LA, scarce months after the riots erupted in 1992. The riots, along with this more recent tragedy, provided much fodder for people trying to convince me of the inherent apocalyptic nature of my future home. All I can think about, however, especially now that a copycat has attempted the same stupid stunt in Orange County, is how cowardly suicide is at its core. If you really want to die by being hit by a train, you do not encase yourself within a hard metal protective shell that has the potential to derail the train. And you certainly do not jump out and save yourself at the last minute. Pathetic.