Ex-SNL member kills himself by cutting his own throat

[Cannikin]

FARMINGTON, Connecticut (AP) -- Charles Rocket, a comedian and actor who appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and had roles in a variety of movies and television series, committed suicide, the state medical examiner has ruled.

Rocket, 56, whose real name was Charles Claverie, was found dead in a field near his home in Canterbury on October 7. His throat had been cut, the medical examiner said.

Rocket was a cast member on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" during the 1980-81 season, a tumultuous year that followed the departure of the original "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" and founding producer Lorne Michaels. Rocket gained notoriety when he was fired from "SNL" for swearing on the air.

His movie credits included "Earth Girls are Easy," "Dumb and Dumber" and "Dances With Wolves," according to the Internet Movie Database.

cnn.com

[jmowreader]

1. Charles Rocket is a Trivial Pursuit question

"Who was the first person to say 'fuck' on live national TV?"

Is it actually possible to slit your OWN throat?

[Cannikin]

2. Its called Arkancide

Here you can be stabbed in the chest thirty times and get it ruled a suicide

[Shakespeare]

3. Yes, it is possible.

And it's usually an indication that the person was very, very serious about taking his or her life. As I posted in another thread on this:

A physician I'm familiar with (he was in the process of being booted from the medical staff of a SoCal hospital for being drunk on the job) went into meltdown mode, and his girlfriend called the police to tell them he was suicidal.

When they went to his house to check on him, he opened the door and had already cut his wrists. When he saw it was the police, he just looked at them, raised the knife to his throat and slit his own throat before the cops could even react (of course, a surgeon is going to have a better idea how to accomplish this than most people). He was dead before the ambulance arrived.

[Cannikin]

4. Wow. Thats crazy.

[xmas74]

5. I posted on the earlier thread about it too.

I answered a 9-1-1 call a few years ago(I used to be a dispatcher) where a family member had found a loved one who had done the same thing. They had tried other methods in the past(slit their wrists, OD, even hanging). This time they were serious.
I've heard that it doesn't hurt very much because your body goes into shock so quickly(don't know if it's true or not but I can understand that since there would be a heavy loss of blood instantly). If I were to do it I'd definitely consider that route over many others.