Europe’s Austerity Suicides
A bullet to the head. Self-immolation. Hanging. As a euro recession and austerity fuel depression and suicide, Barbie Latza Nadeau on the bloody war between civilians and tax collectors.
Debt Most Deadly
Barbie Latza Nadeau
Jun 18, 2012 1:00 AM EDT
Recession and austerity fuel suicide in Italy—and the collection agency is exacerbating the situation.
In late May, Marco Turrini reached his breaking point. Out of work for more than a year and under pressure from tax collectors, the 41-year-old publicity agent picked up his 4-year-old son, Samuele, and 14-month-old daughter, Benedetta, and threw them out of their sixth-floor window in Brescia, near Milan. He then struggled to push his wife to the same fate. She escaped, but he turned to the window and jumped. He died on impact, but his two young children lived for several long minutes while neighbors tried to save them. The story is tragic, but continues to repeat itself in scenes of desperation across Italy.
Much more:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/06/17/debt-most-deadly-recession-and-austerity-fuel-suicide-in-italy.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=cheatsheet_morning&cid=newsletter%3Bemail%3Bcheatsheet_morning&utm_term=Cheat%20Sheet
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