When life is at its absolutely worse, some people feel that the only option available to them is death. While the story below comes from a 1911 newspaper, there are still many cases today when people kill their families and themselves because, to them, there just doesn’t seem to be a way out of the poverty and misfortune.
Asked City for Permit to Kill His Family
Louisville, Nov. 24. — John M. McCord applied at the office of City Attorney Robinson today for a permit to kill his family ad then himself, because they were destitute.
“My wife is ill and without medical attention; my children are starving, and we have been ordered out of our home by the landlord. I cannot find work, and I guess we’d be better off dead,” said McCord.
The police said McCord’s statements are true, and the family is being cared for.
Source: (1911, November 24). Asked City for Permit to Kill His Family. The Day Book, p. 27.
