German goalie killed by train

[Moose423956]

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<poor_taste_joke>
I seem to remember Gary Sprake trying the same thing, but the train went under him.
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[Zippy]

If you haven't found your coat yet I'm happy to help.

[BoredBloke]

People who top themselves in this way are simply selfish *******. His actions could have caused a train crash injuring others and the emergency services have to clean up the mess he has left behind. They should throw the book at him!

[Toastiness]

Hanging's too good for suicides

[northernladuk]

People who top themselves in this way are simply selfish *******.

I really think that if someone that has at such a low level in their life that they can't face living and has to do something like this doesn't really give a rats ass about whether you think he is selfish or not or the consequences of his actions to be honest.

[darmstadt]

He was actually a nice bloke (Frau D. is a Hannover 96 fan and rang me at 22:00 last night to tell me) but had been treated for some form of depression. What is sad is that he and his wife had adopted a baby girl just 8 months ago so its going to be tough on them (I'm sure that he had some serious surgery not long ago as well.)

[Moose423956]

He was actually a nice bloke (Frau D. is a Hannover 96 fan and rang me at 22:00 last night to tell me) but had been treated for some form of depression. What is sad is that he and his wife had adopted a baby girl just 8 months ago so its going to be tough on them (I'm sure that he had some serious surgery not long ago as well.)

I think they lost a child a couple of years ago as well. Very sad.

[darmstadt]

I think they lost a child a couple of years ago as well. Very sad.

Yep:

Enke's daughter Lara died in 2006 of a rare heart condition when she was two and he leaves a wife, Teresa, and an eight-month-old daughter they had adopted.

and:

Enke had been diagnosed with a bacterial stomach virus several weeks ago and did not play for Hannover for two months, although he reappeared for Sunday's 2-2 draw with Hamburg.

[EternalOptimist]

I find this story disappointing for a few reasons.

Firstly, the nationality of the chap has no significance to the story, it adds nothing and might be considered discriminatory. Are we stereotyping the Germans as a nation of suicides ?

Secondly, ok he was a goalkeeper, so what. Lets keep his profession out of it. Remember how we were upset when a certain minister labelled us all as 'tax cheats'. These lables do not help

Thirdly, remember the baby P story. Well now its almost impossible to recruit social workers to work with children. Do you really want to create a shortage of train drivers? This chap might have killed himself in any number of ways, please keep the train out of it.

The entire story should be rewritten - 'Some bloke died'

-Minestrone

[rhubarb]

Do you really want to create a shortage of train drivers?

Don't get me started on that..

http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk...=MajorIncident

Useless.