You would think so, but the trend seems to hold across methods: you might expect people using “less lethal” methods to report wanting to survive more, than those who used “more lethal” methods. But the rates are similar in those who on the off chance survived a more lethal attempt.
So there’s no confounding “less lethal methods indicate less intent - so more of them survive, and go on to say they didn’t really want to” issue happening here. Occasionally people who use trains or firearms survive - and they also report a similar pattern of regret.
I imagine the trains and firearms regret is more because of the fact they are now likely permanently disabled and have to suffer in agony because their method failed rather than because they want to live.
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u/ifindusernameshard Aug 13 '21
You would think so, but the trend seems to hold across methods: you might expect people using “less lethal” methods to report wanting to survive more, than those who used “more lethal” methods. But the rates are similar in those who on the off chance survived a more lethal attempt.
So there’s no confounding “less lethal methods indicate less intent - so more of them survive, and go on to say they didn’t really want to” issue happening here. Occasionally people who use trains or firearms survive - and they also report a similar pattern of regret.