Has Exit International released any more info about monitored Sodium Nitrite deaths?

[JSauter]

I recall a bunch of sensationalist articles being printed in August of this year that Nitschke had 4 more monitored SN deaths lined up since his April presentation where he claimed, at that time, that they have monitored 6 deaths from SN. Has anyone heard anything about the new monitored participant deaths from SN? I understand that Exit monitors deaths from a pool of its own members -- they do not accept live streamed videos from anyone outside the membership of their organization. This creates the issue that they pretty much own the evidence and testimony of the event and the publishing of the details of that testimony is at their own discretion. They may do this for legal liability - perhaps there are some conditions that only IE members fulfill (age) that protect them from the law, that would otherwise prevent Nitschke from accepting livestreamed SN suicides from any random person (you can imagine the liability for receiving deaths from teenagers or something). However, it is aggravating that such important evidence is stuck in EI's file cabinets somewhere.

Anyone know if they've released any new info on the new participants? Thanks.

 

[Foster13]

I recall a bunch of sensationalist articles being printed in August of this year that Nitschke had 4 more monitored SN deaths lined up since his April presentation where he claimed, at that time, that they have monitored 6 deaths from SN. Has anyone heard anything about the new monitored participant deaths from SN? I understand that Exit monitors deaths from a pool of its own members -- they do not accept live streamed videos from anyone outside the membership of their organization. This creates the issue that they pretty much own the evidence and testimony of the event and the publishing of the details of that testimony is at their own discretion. They may do this for legal liability - perhaps there are some conditions that only IE members fulfill (age) that protect them from the law, that would otherwise prevent Nitschke from accepting livestreamed SN suicides from any random person (you can imagine the liability for receiving deaths from teenagers or something). However, it is aggravating that such important evidence is stuck in EI's file cabinets somewhere.

Anyone know if they've released any new info on the new participants? Thanks.

No, actually it looks like they accept ANY volunteers for this purpose, because he talked about this issue during one of his open live stream talks (you can watch it on his Vimeo). He also mentions secure website or application that was created solely for that reason.

 

[JSauter]

Ah, thanks for clearing that up.

 

[Notf1xable]

They don't make it publicly available and only for use with people on the exit site that qualify. If it could be put to good use and maybe know that there were things being done to help it be less controversial. But I wouldn't volunteer information only of use to people that make a bit of money off of it. Maybe if they changed their guidelines a bit they could get more information. They need to fight the stigma of suicide in all cases not just some.