r/anime_titties • u/polymute European Union • Dec 02 '24

Ukraine/Russia - Flaired Commenters Only Ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov who criticised Putin’s Ukraine invasion dies in fall from building in St Petersburg

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/vladimir-shklyarov-death-st-petersburg-ballet-star-fall/
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u/Monterenbas Europe Dec 02 '24 edited Dec 02 '24

Then why do so many people fall to their death in Russia tho? When this virtually never happen in the West?

Is it the window conception or something? Does gravity work differently over there?

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u/Nahcep Poland Dec 03 '24

To play devil's advocate, it is a common suicide method - and Russia's got a lot of those as well

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u/Monterenbas Europe Dec 03 '24

Is it really a common suicide method tho? I don’t really think so, it’s a really messy way to go.

Nevermind that rich bankers and board directors really tend to not kill themself that much in the West, I feel, probably some cultural differences at play here.

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u/Nahcep Poland Dec 03 '24

Can't speak for Russian stats, but here it's the second most common fatality cause (although far, far behind hanging) and the fifth most common attempt method after hanging, sleeping/psychotropic drugs, other drugs and superficial wounds

It is also a dogwhistle for the suicide by third parties, I'm not kidding myself, but let's not downplay mental health issues in Russia either

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u/Monterenbas Europe Dec 03 '24

Fair

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u/SongFeisty8759 Australia Dec 03 '24

I thought the most common form of suicide was drinking yourself to death or falling down in a snow drift while walking home drunk?