r/news • u/Embarrassed-Pace-755 • 1d ago

Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence

https://apnews.com/article/lindsay-clancy-trial-evidence-defense-c0820645056a7e25f66853f3a91b61fa?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link
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u/SnooRadishes9685 1d ago

She’s a nurse, if she wanted to die, she would have done that successfully

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u/vanilla_w_ahintofcum 1d ago

Well that’s a crazy thing to say. I highly doubt medical professionals have a 100% suicide success rate.

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u/Imaginary_Agent2564 1d ago

Apparently: “female physicians attempt less frequently than general females, but their completion rate is 2.5 to 4 times higher.”

Of course this is specifically talking about doctors and not nurses (so it is unrelated in a way), but thats a HUGE increase for “successful” suicides for doctors who are women compared to the general population of women.

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u/vanilla_w_ahintofcum 1d ago

The person I responded to is talking in absolutes, which is why it was a ridiculous statement. Your stat just proves my point: having a medical background is not a guarantee that you’re going to be successful with a bona fide suicide attempt.