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Suicide Letter

Today, I got an unsolicited, personal letter in a manila envelope. It was from Randy Lawson. He wrote me a suicide letter. I've never met Mr. Lawson before and he has never met me. Imagine for just a second getting an unsolicited suicide note in the mail from someone you don't even know. And that someone is old enough to be your dad.These are the letter's opening lines:"Dear Attorney John I. Pierce:I really would have liked to work with you on this case".The first page is a solid bloc of rambling text that includes sentences like : "Sooner or later everyone must DIE," and "as I write to you from beyond the grave."I know I'm bound by special rules of ethics. I have to adhere to a special rule on suicide for the rest of my career. You can find the rule here...continue to full post

Full post as published by Night Court on August 27, 2007 (boomark / email).