"whisky-dave" wrote in message
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On Tuesday, 7 October 2014 13:02:03 UTC+1, stuart noble wrote:
Most people that think of killing themselves do it on the spot and

use whatever is to hand they don;t normally go out and purchase
items. These people aren't normally in their 'right mind' at the
time.



Those who hang themselves need to plan ahead,

and why few suicides use hanging if something else is availible.


Poeple in prison cells attempt this I know a prison warder who has to remove
their belts. and anyhting else that can be used in a suicide attempt.

One of the reasons cells (both prison and police cells) are marked down in
safety scores is due to the number of ligature points. It's common practice
to remove items from people in police custody that could be used for self
harm or used for hanging (belts, spectacles, shoes etc). The same cannot be
said for people in prisons unless they are on suicide watch.

Specialist firms are used to identify ligature points in the cells and if
the occupant of the cell is called Harold Shipman then these danger points
are highlighted with a red marker pen just before lights out.


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Adam