This is not the first mention of suicide that we have heard in this case is it? We have heard (from Cindy's own mother) that if it were not for Caylee, Cindy had stated she would just kill herself to escape the horror that WAS her life. Early on in the case, we heard that George was having suicidal thoughts. Now, George has actually sent messages that he wanted to be with Caylee and ran away to a motel with medication and alcohol with the potential intention of committing suicide. This is 3 times we have heard suicide from these parents in 6 months. Granted, they are under a tremendous strain, but there has to be some underlying MENTAL issues for a perfectly NORMAL person to become suicidal. Those mental issues should be addressed in them both to determine if they are at risk of trying this in the future.
Personally, and this is just ME and my own personal opinion, born of having a brother and a mother who continually attempted suicide by drug overdoses, suicide is a cowards final solution. It is often used as an attention seeking ploy. And the individual who is doing the "committing suicide" act is no longer in a sound and rational mind, and likely were not sound of mind BEFORE they made the attempt. I hear folks saying attemtping suicide is a cry for help, but MANY MANY MANY times it is purely a PLOY for attention. I have ZERO sympathy for it, and find it to be a cop-out and an excuse.
My burning question in THIS attempt, if that is even what it was, I am leaning toward the "ploy" more than anything, is what was it that was agonizing inside of George that there was nothing in this world that could comfort him? What was SO horrible that his son and his wife and his INNOCENT according to him daughter could not help him through? What was EATING a hole through George so BIG that he wanted to kill himself to stop the hole growing larger? All the lies maybe? Guilt? What DROVE him there, besides the fact that his granddaughter is dead...I mean, she has BEEN dead for 7 months now, so what drove him there NOW is what I am wondering?