New Posts For Thread: UK Suicide statistics.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31839029/uk-suicide-statisticsAre the individual reasons for suicides a matter of public record? There seem to be 5-6k suicides a year in the UK. The "latest" (give me fooking strength) research which is continually used by govt and media about "evil gambling" is that it's overSad to say people are jumping of Beechy Head on a regular basis but it is something that is kept very quiet.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31839029/uk-suicide-statistics?post_id=564017807#564017807Sad to say people are jumping of Beechy Head on a regular basis but it is something that is kept very quiet.Fri, 17 May 2024 10:37:09 -0500Work stress is a massive killer, linked more closely to suicides - anyone going to ban working...think not...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31839029/uk-suicide-statistics?post_id=564017679#564017679Work stress is a massive killer, linked more closely to suicides - anyone going to ban working...think not...Fri, 17 May 2024 09:55:11 -0500you can add a few more for anyone listening to mizz cumani on itvhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31839029/uk-suicide-statistics?post_id=564017585#564017585you can add a few more for anyone listening to mizz cumani on itvFri, 17 May 2024 09:28:28 -0500People find many ways in which to kill themselves - but most are not regulated, either at all, or not much.Drink, unhealthy diets, smoking etc - they kill and do it more directly to an individual.Why gambling should be is ridiculous. Give help to thohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31839029/uk-suicide-statistics?post_id=564017581#564017581People find many ways in which to kill themselves - but most are not regulated, either at all, or not much.Drink, unhealthy diets, smoking etc - they kill and do it more directly to an individual.Why gambling should be is ridiculous. Give help to thoFri, 17 May 2024 09:27:12 -0500I remember the first friend as if it were yesterday because it was the summer of 81 about the same time that poor Joe Blanks was sadly killed after a fall at Brighton. Scary to think that it was over 40 years ago. That was a drugs overdose. His gamblhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31839029/uk-suicide-statistics?post_id=564017571#564017571I remember the first friend as if it were yesterday because it was the summer of 81 about the same time that poor Joe Blanks was sadly killed after a fall at Brighton. Scary to think that it was over 40 years ago. That was a drugs overdose. His gamblFri, 17 May 2024 09:24:41 -0500I agree entirely stu with what you said above but many gamblers don`t recognise that gambling is a severe problem for a minority of gamblers. Controlled and sensible gamblers seem to take a superiority attitude over problem gamblers. Gambling addictihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31839029/uk-suicide-statistics?post_id=564017567#564017567I agree entirely stu with what you said above but many gamblers don`t recognise that gambling is a severe problem for a minority of gamblers. Controlled and sensible gamblers seem to take a superiority attitude over problem gamblers. Gambling addictiFri, 17 May 2024 09:21:27 -0500It is a very serious problem for some, as said above.However, the answer to that is not to try to ban or ruin gambling for everyone!That is the logical non-sequitur, that so many anti-gambling people cannot understand...but should be made to.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31839029/uk-suicide-statistics?post_id=564017533#564017533It is a very serious problem for some, as said above.However, the answer to that is not to try to ban or ruin gambling for everyone!That is the logical non-sequitur, that so many anti-gambling people cannot understand...but should be made to.Fri, 17 May 2024 09:04:39 -0500Mac & Saddohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31839029/uk-suicide-statistics?post_id=564017513#564017513Mac & SaddoFri, 17 May 2024 08:53:46 -0500I lost 3 good friends who committed suicide because of gambling. 2 jumped in front of a train. Glad that the majority of you haven`t experienced similar like Saddo and I. It`s a serious problem for some.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31839029/uk-suicide-statistics?post_id=564017503#564017503I lost 3 good friends who committed suicide because of gambling. 2 jumped in front of a train. Glad that the majority of you haven`t experienced similar like Saddo and I. It`s a serious problem for some.Fri, 17 May 2024 08:52:07 -0500Careful people…you can be arrested and charged for quoting statistics now.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31839029/uk-suicide-statistics?post_id=564017447#564017447Careful people…you can be arrested and charged for quoting statistics now.Fri, 17 May 2024 08:28:33 -0500