[UA] Suicide countdown

[Greg Stolze]

The hideous thing about this setup is the untenable situation it's put 
the suicide claimant in.  When that clock hits zero, she has to either 
do it or be a fraud in front of a huge audience.  That's the sort of 
thing that could prompt a person who's even conflicted about it to 
carry through.

Or I suppose she could fake her own death.

It's sad though.  I mean, even if a suicide threat IS just a plea for 
attention, it's pretty pathetic to have to go that far.  It's like when 
someone panhandles me for a buck and I hear "You know, there are 
college kids who do that sort of thing for a scam."  I say, if you have 
to scam people for a buck you've got bigger problems than I've got for 
being soft hearted.

-G.

You know why there aren't any caped, masked supervillains in real life? 
  Because real evil geniuses are too busy thinking things like "When we 
lay out this pharmacy, we'll put the do-it-yourself digital camera 
developer right next to the candy rack, and make the developer REALLY 
SLOW so that parents -- who are the people taking the most pictures -- 
cave in and buy sweets for their toddlers.  BWAH HA HA HA!"