Ex-police commander kills himself on TV

[malaise]

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/23/argentina.suicide.television.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
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An ex-Argentine police commander committed suicide in front of rolling television cameras as he was about to be arrested for alleged human rights violations during the country's dictatorship.

"Maria, goodbye," Mario Ferreyra said to his wife before lifting the .45-caliber revolver and shooting himself in the temple.

Ferreyra, 63, took his life on Friday as national authorities arrived at his home to arrest him on charges in connection with the disappearance, torture and death of dissidents during Argentina's 1976-83 dictatorship.

He had just finished an interview with cable TV station Cronica, whose cameras were still rolling when he took out the gun and fired it.

The TV station later broadcast the images.
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Fugging coward.

[alphafemale]

1. Something like that happened in the Pittsburgh area ages ago.

It was really awful.

[malaise]

2. That's more reality TV than I need to see

:hi:

[MadrasT]

4. Budd Dwyer. I remember it well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Dwyer

[Tom Kitten]

3. my mind does not compute

why not better to fess up to the atrocities you've helped to commit and be willing to accept the consequences? Why do it live on tv if only to present yourself as a martyr for your fucked up cause? Why even do it in the first place?

[malaise]

6. My thoughts exactly

Fugging coward :puke:

[JohnyCanuck]

5. 25 years and he was still not home free.

Something for the CIA's torturers to consider. Even after 25 years had gone by this guy was still being held accountable for his torture crimes.

[malaise]

7. Something for Bush, Cheney et al to

contemplate.

[soothsayer]

8. please, in this country? they will be immune forever and they know it.