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Taxi driver decapitates himself by tying rope around neck

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The driver of a black cab decapitated himself in his taxi today after tying one end of a rope to his neck and the other to a lamp post.

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{"commentId":8143089,"authorDomain":"factcheckme"}
The dead driver is believed to have been working a night shift before apparently killing himself.

this makes no sense to me. would anyone work a full shift before doing themselves in? sheesh. why not take the night off? its not like he was going to need the money.

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Reply#1 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:55 PM EDT
{"commentId":8143146,"authorDomain":"cartooncat"}

Decapitating yourself with a rope, a taxi and a lamp post makes no sense to me either. Who says the guy was thinking straight....

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#1.1 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:58 PM EDT
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its not as suspicious as someone falling on a knife 36 times....but it makes you wonder. at the very least, it brings up a lot of questions, about his mental state as well as whether it really happened as they are saying it happened. i am glad they are investigating. this is one of the stranger ones i have seen.

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#1.2 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:06 PM EDT
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{"commentId":8151598,"authorDomain":"jimmyjamm93442"}

I agree, if someone attempted a carjacked using a rope around the neck, the impulse would be to drive off to shake the attacker, not expecting the rope to be tied to a pole, I wonder was he robbed?? I didn't see if it said, maybe the "bobbies" are still investigationg

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Reply#2 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:25 PM EDT
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