The death of a “kind and gentle” Wellington man was self-inflicted but not suicide, a coroner has found.Nineteen-year-old Rueben-James Va’auli died on November…
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ffs so 'self-inflicted but not suicide'? That's some mental gymnastics right there. Poor kid.
Exactly. Poor kid. And St John fumbling the call makes it even worse.
This is why we need better mental health support in this country. A 19-year-old should not be in a situation where this happens. RiP Rueben-James.
Coroner's playing word games. If it's self-inflicted and fatal, what else is it supposed to be?
it's a legal distinction. Doesn't mean anyone's 'playing games'. Read the article.
St John messed up the classification? That's a fail at a time when every second counted.
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Sad all round. But I'm more angry at the system that let this kid slip through the cracks.
imagine being more worried about wording than the actual death. Priorities.
self-inflicted but not suicide? yeah nah that's a load of shit
I read it. Still sounds like semantics to me. Family's hurting either way.
that's fair. The word 'suicide' carries stigma apparently.
Nah coroner's gotta be careful with wording. Suicide's a specific legal finding. Doesn't make it any less tragic though.
