I agree, Swedie! From your link, bolded by me:
Causes of suicide:
Mental illness: Yeonhee; yes, but was taking medication for her depression. Shelby; no. Genevieve; anxiety.
Marital Breakdown: Yeonhee, no. Shelby, no. Genevieve, no.
Financial hardship: Yeonhee, no. Shelby, maybe. Genevieve, no.
Deteriorating physical health: Yeonhee, no. Shelby, no. Genevieve, no.
A major loss: Yeonhee, debatable. Shelby, yes. Genevieve, no.
A lack of social support: Yeonhee, debatable. Shelby, no. Genevieve, no.
To explain some of my answers above ~~ I admit when I first heard of Yeonhee’s death, I thought suicide was possible. That’s how it was presented in the media, and I guess I bought it.
I do not think that is the case now. For one thing, I had never heard about Shelby until after Genevieve went missing.
Getting back to Yeonhee, depression medication often times does work.
Looking at financial hardship, considering the size of the reward that her husband offered for her, I believe it is safe to say that they were not poor.
She may not have known many Canadians, but I know in my area the Korean people reach out to each other. Many of them attend the same church and sit together as a group, enjoying themselves. They welcome any newcomers and are proud to have them.
Yeonhee’s husband said that they loved each other and that she wanted to come to Canada and even liked it here.
There are at least as many reasons to argue against suicide being the cause of her death, as there are to argue for it.
It’s exactly the same with Shelby—she had a three year old child to live for. She was very close to her grandmother and often lived with her. Her mother took care of her little boy, but she could see him any time she wanted.
After the loss of her second child in August, she was still staying at First Steps, which is an organization which helps young, single mothers.
Her lifelong friend said she was coping well, and the fact that she went uptown on a Saturday night somewhat confirms that she was not suicidal.
Here is a picture of Shelby in 2011—the year she graduated Saint John High.
Shelby Dawn Williams
http://www.sjhigh.ca/alumni/directory.php?ALUMNI_ID=41977
And Genevieve, beautiful Genevieve. Her mother, and her aunt, and I don’t know how many others, said her anxiety was in her past. She was a sweet, caring girl getting ready to embark on her life journey.
She was excited about a job interview on Monday morning.
If any of us were to leave this earth tomorrow—and heaven forbid—I’d be willing to bet that they could find as many ‘causes’ for suicide in our lives as they have in the lives of these vital young women.
Also from the same link:
Quote: “It is estimated that for every completed suicide there are as many as 20 attempts.”
I have not read anywhere that Yeonhee, Shelby, or Genevieve ever attempted suicide at any prior time in their lives.
Quote: “The most common method of suicide in Canada has been hanging (44%), which includes strangulation and suffocation; followed by poising (25%) and firearm use (16%).
Males were most likely to commit suicide by hanging (46%) while females most often died by poisoning (42%) (Chart 2). Males (20%) were far more likely to use firearms than females (3%)."
I don’t see where throwing yourself in a cold, cruel river rates as even 1% among either sex.
UBM-I agree and I cannot see someone choosing to commit suicide that way either. Wouldn't they think "what if I fail and suffer?". I know that sounds like a strange thing to say, but don't people who commit suicide want to do it in a way where it is fast and painless?! I would suspect so. JMO.