I saw the Bud Dwyer suicide happen
live on Tv when I was a kid. he was under investigation for some kind of government fraud, was guilty as hell, and held that press conference so he could commit suicide on camera.
I still see images from it in my head at random times.
It was the first time I really understood that people could die. I think I was like 8-10 years old a the time.
[Edit]
It was 1986. I was 13.
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