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11-04-2009, 12:39 PM
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Re: Budd Dwyer, Commits Suicide During News Conference: Hi-Quality
wow that was a lot of blood wow and he didnt hesitate wow also i dont think he said this wont hurt anyone i heard him say this will hurt someone meaning he didnt want them to get near him |
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12-05-2009, 01:57 AM
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Re: Budd Dwyer, Commits Suicide During News Conference: Hi-Quality
guess only one suicide note. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Dwyer At this point, Dwyer stopped with his prepared text and called to three of his staffers, giving each an envelope. One of the envelopes contained a suicide note to his wife. The second contained an organ donor card and other related materials. The third contained a letter to Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey, who had taken office only two days before. Then Dwyer withdrew from a manila envelope a .357 Magnum revolver, advising those in the crowd, "Please leave the room if this will affect you." Those in attendance cried out to Dwyer, pleading with him to put the gun down; "Budd, don't do this!", "Budd, this is not right!", and "Budd, listen to me!" can be heard off-screen. Some tried to approach him. "Don't, don't, don't, this will hurt someone," he warned.[5] Amid the cry of "Budd, Budd, Budd!" Dwyer put the gun barrel into his mouth and pulled the trigger. He collapsed against a wall in a sitting position, blood pouring from his nose and an exit wound at the top of his head, all in front of five television news cameras while witnesses were screaming and using profanity in shock. Dwyer was declared dead at the scene at 11:31 a.m. |
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12-09-2009, 05:03 AM
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Re: Budd Dwyer, Commits Suicide During News Conference: Hi-Quality
i might add, also from the Wiki, "Since Dwyer died in office before being removed upon sentencing, his widow, Joanne, was able to collect full survivor benefits totaling over $1.28 million. A spokesman for Dwyer, immediately after the suicide, suggested Dwyer may have killed himself to retain the state-provided pension for his household, which had been ruined by legal defense costs." |
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12-09-2009, 06:55 AM
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Re: Budd Dwyer, Commits Suicide During News Conference: Hi-Quality
here is another interesting tidbit if you read the whole wiki where they talk about the aftermath of stations airing the whole thing when kids were able to see it "The broadcast of Dwyer's suicide became a topic for educators in Pennsylvania classrooms and led to questions regarding the wisdom of airing live news broadcasts in public school settings. This issue was also raised following the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, an event which was shown live in many classrooms because Christa McAuliffe was to be the first teacher in space. Children, however, responded to the event by creating a cycle of black comedy jokes similar to those that circulated after the Challenger disaster. A study of the incidence of these jokes showed that they were told only in areas of Pennsylvania where uncensored footage of the press conference had been shown by networks.[10]" |
