A Rash of French Suicides

Horrible story from the weekend which was also a holiday weekend in France regarding a rash of suicides by train, not the most peaceful way to die, and the belief that they may be in some way connected. One person killed himself with his 19 month old son. It was also interesting to note that France has a high rate of suicide 16 out of 1000. ttp://www.france24.com/en/20120529-unprecedented-wave-railway-suicides-france-trains-sncf-copycat-police Surprisingly, the US has a very low suicide rate, about 12 out of 100,000.