Man kills himself by decapitation in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx

[General of Darkness]

Holy shit.

Man kills himself by decapitation in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx

Tomas Rivera, 51, tied a chain from his head to a pole, then hit the gas on his 2005 Honda CRV in Hunts Point, cops said.

BY Barry Paddock (http://www.nydailynews.com/authors?author=Barry%20Paddock)
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, September 1, 2014, 2:40 PM



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Witnesses state Tomas Rivera was decapitated after he tied a rope around a pole (at left) across from 521 Longfellow Ave. and drove off in his vehicle on Monday in the Bronx.
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A man managed to behead himself in a spectacularly gruesome suicide in the Bronx Monday.
Tomas Rivera, 51, of upstate Port Jervis, tied a chain from his head to a pole, then hit the gas on his 2005 Honda CRV in Hunts Point, cops said.
He gunned it at 9:35 a.m., slamming into a parked vehicle on Longfellow Ave. near Randall Ave., police said. He was decapitated and died at the scene.

[Spectrism]

Maybe he was a short guy and was just trying to stretch his neck.

So, which was it, a chain or a rope? And, how do you tie a chain to your head?

Having troubles? Don't lose your head over them.

Maybe someone told him to pull his head out of his ass and he figured this would do it.

[EE_]

A little extreme.
He could have done it like Robin Williams, sitting in a chair with his back to a closet door, a belt snugged around his neck wedged into the door...oh, and with his wiener out (unreported)

[Ponce]

I just love the statement made by the cops...."He was decapitated and died at the scene."..........decapitated and went back to sleep?

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[Dogman]

Back in the day, decapitation was common and also screw ups, so death was not quick.

Then weight and height tables were developed so the head stayed on the body, and only
the neck was stretched and not pulled off.


6722

The guy broke all of the rules, and something had to give.

At least it was quick for him.

[Hitch]

This is a grim thread. I suppose that guy's problems went to his head.

[Cebu_4_2]

No videos? What a total fail.

[BrewTech]

No videos? What a total fail.

Might check liveleak.

[Serpo]

Could be the latest craze and go viral

[mick silver]

more food and air for us all

[Cebu_4_2]

Could be the latest craze and go viral

Might not really be a bad thing.

[Neuro]

A little extreme.
He could have done it like Robin Williams, sitting in a chair with his back to a closet door, a belt snugged around his neck wedged into the door...oh, and with his wiener out (unreported)
Autoerotic selfdecapitation...