Samuel Israel III has gone missing but his car remained behind On a NY bridge with “Suicide is Painless” written on the hood. Samuel Israel was in serious legal trouble and expected to serve a 20yr sentence for illegally handling a hedge fund. I don’t know about you but I can’t imagine any legal trouble worth ending your life over. While spending time in jail doesn’t appeal to me by any means, I’m sure I could spend 20yrs looking for the right lawyer to get me out of my legal troubles. I must admit though I did get pretty depressed over my legal problems when I had to file bankruptcy, but never contemplated going to the extreme that Samuel Israel might have gone too. Heck if you had twenty years why not spend it doing something worth while like oh I don’t know maybe becoming a lawyer and helping others that are experiencing legal issues. Maybe becoming a lawyer isn’t up your alley, but with the amount of time you would have on your hands, I’m sure you could find something new to learn. The legal system today has given convicts plenty of educational options to purse while waiting out their sentence.
Despite my feelings on the matter there are plenty of people that find themselves in financial and legal problems everyday that believe they have no alternative but to end their lives. I hope this man’s note to the world doesn’t cause others to avoid getting an attorney and facing up to their legal and financial responsibilities. Can you imagine if everyone that was getting sued, sentenced to a crime or filing for bankruptcy were to commit suicide? Heck the all the lawyers would be out of business. Hmm, maybe not such a bad idea after all.