Man tries to kill him self live on the Today Show

[jagec]

If NYC allowed concealed carry, an armed citizen could have shot him and prevented this.

You talking about the suicide attempt, or the guy recording vertical video?

 

[zinfamous]

You talking about the suicide attempt, or the guy recording vertical video?

I'm hoping vertical video. Should be a capital punishment.

 

[bobeedee]

Should have taken out Roker. That blowhard just irks me.

And that would have opened up a spot for Dylan Dreyer

 

[Mixolydian]

Should have taken out Roker. That blowhard just irks me. Actually, a Roker/Lauer two for one special would have been awesome.

Hate Al Roker with a passion.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Yeah.I can some what understand where people are coming from that just have had enough of life and quietly decide to call it a day.I don't agree that its a particularly valid choice but I can see the reasoning. But the whole "I'm going to make a big statement" thing I don't understand. If you care that much in the first place why are you bowing out?

Cases like that in the op seem like obvious pleas for help to me, little more. In the event he was making some kind of larger political statement (see: infamous self-immolation cases), it just means that he values the desired outcome of his suicide more than his life.