Would it be inappropriate to start with a Bible reference? I'm thinking Matthew 27:5:
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
And then there's Warren Jeffs, who seems to have been fond of Luke 10:37, "Go thou and do likewise:"
Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs tried to hang himself earlier this year while he was in jail awaiting trial, according to court documents unsealed by a Utah judge on Tuesday.
Jeffs, the leader and so-called prophet of the 10,000-member Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is now awaiting sentencing after being convicted on two counts of being an accomplice to rape.
The documents, released by Fifth District Judge James Shumate at the request of the media, also indicate that Jeffs confessed to "immorality" with a sister and daughter more than 30 years ago
Among the documents is a competency report on Jeffs completed in April, in which social worker Eric Nielsen wrote that throughout the month of January, Jeffs refused food and drink and developed ulcers on his knees from kneeling in prayer for hours.
On January 28, the report said, he attempted to hang himself in his cell. In the days following the suicide attempt, while he was on suicide watch, Jeffs on separate occasions threw himself against the wall and banged his head on the wall.
Let's close today with some more scripture, this time from Titannica:
Try try try again
Try try try again
Head first this time
Dive right in
Quiiters never win, Warren. Keep at it.