hypocritexposer
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"common sense to understand" does not mean it was the responsible thing to do OT.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110819141527.htm
There are insurance implications with suicide also. It could be considered insurance fraud in some cases.
In order to examine those social contexts, however, researchers must rely on official death reporting. "Mortality statistics are crucial because they tell us not just about how people die, but how they lived. To understand the social determinants of health and well-being at the community level, we need to be confident that area-level mortality statistics are relatively unbiased," said Temple sociologist Joshua Klugman, the study's lead author.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110819141527.htm
There are insurance implications with suicide also. It could be considered insurance fraud in some cases.
When someone commits suicide, there are many people who may have an interest in keeping their cause of death a secret. Sometimes the families of the deceased are worried about the possible stigma associated with their loved one’s suicide. Some suicides may not be reported in the media due to controversy or privacy issues. However, it’s not just families or the media that keep suicides quiet; coroners keep some suicides secret too.
Suicide statistics are an important tool in understanding the health and wellbeing of a community, and those statistics rely on accurate reporting from coroners. So why would coroners under-report suicides?
Coroners are not immune from the social pressure and stigma against talking about suicide. Recent studies have shown that elected coroners and medical examiners are more likely to under-report suicides than appointed coroners. Those seeking re-election may try to distance themselves from the uncomfortable topic of suicide and keep some suicides secret.
http://www.realcounsellingmelbourne.com.au/why-do-coroners-keep-some-suicides-secret/