Man Commits Suicide With Gun on Amtrak Train near Jack London Square
While most mainstream media outlets have an unwritten rule about not covering suicides (since they might lead to more, or something like that), CBS 5 sees them for what they really are: traffic gold. Anyway, word is "a person has apparently committed suicide by gun aboard an Amtrak train near Jack London Square in Oakland." There's a live cam above the scene if you want to check out all the gory details. (Update: the live cam has been removed. Boo!) Also, here's more on why MSM tends not to report on suicides.
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