Comment by whycome
6 days ago
I think the discussion is that “driven to suicide” would be a more appropriate term. Their deaths were not coincidental or incidental. It is an attempt to acknowledge that their act was the result of the actions of the post office and others.
A few comments are like that, yes, and I have no objections to that description. Most of the discussion though seems to be more like this:
> I guess some people take comfort in the idea that suicide is thrust on people and they take no responsibility for their actions.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44531844