Chinese officials committing suicide

[Cornfed]

Just as Western banksters are killing themselves or being suicide at a rapid rate, so is the case with senior Chinese officials. Maybe something big is in the works.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_world_/2 ... icide.html

[Jester]

Just as Western banksters are killing themselves or being suicide at a rapid rate, so is the case with senior Chinese officials. Maybe something big is in the works.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_world_/2 ... icide.html

Good catch - that it's not just JP Morgan and associates.

What would you say is driving this?

Roman emperors used to order political opponents to commit suicide, and in return leave their family untouched. I suppose that could be the mechanism here.

But to what end? Just a "new" way to consolidate power? Less controversial than arrests and trials?

Or is there perhaps a new technology for inducing actual suicide, making it a tempting option when a trial could reveal unsavory information about colleagues?