South Carolina

While I certainly don't know the circumstances in this incident it's just becoming eerie.

Back in the 60's, when I was in High School, we read the "Grapes of Wrath". As part of my report on the book I interviewed my Grandmother who of course had lived through the Great Depression.

She related at the time how she had worked in town for the priests at the Catholic Church. Farmers and "townies" seemed to be committing suicide on a weekly basis, and taking whole families with them.

She remembered the priests trying mightily to get the causes of death classified as accidental because the Church at the time considered suicide a mortal sin and would keep you from Heaven, but the times were so tough that they were giving people a pass as it where.

I see it coming back and more people saying fuck it, not worth trying anymore.