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If Epstein hanged himself, (Original Post) Skidmore Aug 2019 OP
Bed sheet blogslut Aug 2019 #1
Really? It seems he was not on suicide watch because his lawyers succesfully ... marble falls Aug 2019 #2
You sound pissed off whathehell Aug 2019 #6
You seem overly sensitive, its a beautiful day in Marble Falls ... marble falls Aug 2019 #8
Lol..Project much? whathehell Aug 2019 #10
Funny, I basically said the same thing to you. Would you feel less whatever it is ... marble falls Aug 2019 #12
Post removed Post removed Aug 2019 #16
I blame your education. You obviously didn't reread the post that usset you so ... marble falls Aug 2019 #24
stop what you are doing. sounds like bullying and trying to make a demigoddess Aug 2019 #32
" a matter of fact manner"? whathehell Aug 2019 #13
Can't let go of it? What have I ever done to you????? Reread the explaination. marble falls Aug 2019 #14
Lol.. Can You?? Re-write your attempted "explanation" whathehell Aug 2019 #19
Take a nap. marble falls Aug 2019 #22
His attorneys bear responsibility and investigating. Sneederbunk Aug 2019 #7
I agree. Were they complicit in his effort to kill himself is one question ... marble falls Aug 2019 #11
Very true. Looks like "suicide watch" actually meant "they watched him commit suicide"... backscatter712 Aug 2019 #29
His cell has been described as having no bars.. whathehell Aug 2019 #3
Bunk bed blogslut Aug 2019 #4
They. "believe???" Skidmore Aug 2019 #20
Okay blogslut Aug 2019 #21
"Believe" was the word used in the article. nt Skidmore Aug 2019 #25
It's a plausible explanation. backscatter712 Aug 2019 #30
All sorts of things can be used. Door handles, door closers, sinks etc ... marble falls Aug 2019 #5
The lqck of bars was mentioned by one of the pundits on MSNBC whathehell Aug 2019 #9
stop thinking of the inside of a cell as if it is a motel room. Grasswire2 Aug 2019 #28
Stop thinking of jail cells as empty boxes ... marble falls Aug 2019 #31
not all jail cells are alike. Grasswire2 Aug 2019 #33
I'm sure the media will publish detailed instructions any day now jberryhill Aug 2019 #15
They will string this along as much as possible Steelrolled Aug 2019 #18
Well, we do have this underpants Aug 2019 #26
The answer is so obvious. He strangled himself to death with his own hands. Cyrano Aug 2019 #17
Or held his breath. safeinOhio Aug 2019 #23
Then again, maybe Hillary sneaked in and strangled him Cyrano Aug 2019 #27

marble falls

(57,097 posts)
2. Really? It seems he was not on suicide watch because his lawyers succesfully ...
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:35 PM
Aug 2019

petitioned against it. It doesn't take much to hang oneself. Get the gallows drop and the dangling feet out of one's mind. A lot of jail hanging are done in a sitting position where its only the victims behind that is actually off the ground. One is in fact strangled when this is done and bones do get broken.

marble falls

(57,097 posts)
8. You seem overly sensitive, its a beautiful day in Marble Falls ...
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:41 PM
Aug 2019

What's the problem?

I was answering his question in a matter of fact manner. I have a little experience with this and its not pleasant but it doesn't piss me off.

Now the fact that we cage humans and don't take care of them - that does piss me of. But not today.

marble falls

(57,097 posts)
12. Funny, I basically said the same thing to you. Would you feel less whatever it is ...
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:48 PM
Aug 2019

you're projecting if I change the personal pronouns? Done.

Response to marble falls (Reply #12)

demigoddess

(6,641 posts)
32. stop what you are doing. sounds like bullying and trying to make a
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 03:55 PM
Aug 2019

fight. learn to read the posts without your own slant.

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
19. Lol.. Can You?? Re-write your attempted "explanation"
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 01:06 PM
Aug 2019

On second thought, maybe you shouldn't -- My time is limited.

marble falls

(57,097 posts)
11. I agree. Were they complicit in his effort to kill himself is one question ...
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:47 PM
Aug 2019

that springs to mind. Were they sure his last episode wasn't a serious attempt is another.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
29. Very true. Looks like "suicide watch" actually meant "they watched him commit suicide"...
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 02:28 PM
Aug 2019

...or not given not one, but TWO guards somehow were asleep at the switch.

If you ask me, they let him commit suicide on purpose.

blogslut

(38,001 posts)
4. Bunk bed
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:36 PM
Aug 2019
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeffrey-epstein-died-by-suicide-medical-examiner-finds-11565987818

...Early findings by authorities indicated Mr. Epstein hanged himself by using his bed sheet, according to people familiar with the investigation. Authorities believe he tied the bed sheet to the top bunk of his bunk bed, then knelt forward to the floor, one of the people said...

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
20. They. "believe???"
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 01:10 PM
Aug 2019

If this is what he did, wouldn't he have been discovered in that position. Seems to me that the reports would have been more definitive early on.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
30. It's a plausible explanation.
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 02:32 PM
Aug 2019

There are videos of people committing suicide by strangling themselves by a ligature (a rolled up bedsheet, for example) tied to a doorknob.

I'm still in the LICSOP school here (Let Him Commit Suicide On Purpose.)

marble falls

(57,097 posts)
5. All sorts of things can be used. Door handles, door closers, sinks etc ...
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:38 PM
Aug 2019

it doesn't need to be high enough to get one's feet off the ground.

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
9. The lqck of bars was mentioned by one of the pundits on MSNBC
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:43 PM
Aug 2019

I did know that there are things that could at least get your butt off the floor.

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
33. not all jail cells are alike.
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 05:40 PM
Aug 2019

As a criminal justice reform activist, I visited prisoners in all kinds of cells, from solitary confinement and sensory deprivation to places where there are rows of bunks for multiple offenders in one space. All over the country.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
15. I'm sure the media will publish detailed instructions any day now
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:54 PM
Aug 2019

Or, perhaps they won’t, if they have any thinking adults in charge.

 

Steelrolled

(2,022 posts)
18. They will string this along as much as possible
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 01:02 PM
Aug 2019

I can't blame them. They exist to make money, and what a juicy story this is.

Cyrano

(15,041 posts)
27. Then again, maybe Hillary sneaked in and strangled him
Sat Aug 17, 2019, 01:23 PM
Aug 2019

After all, the Clinton's are capable of anything. Anything.

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