Floating with bricks?

[Nick Spring]

I have always thought a strange thing for Druitt to commit suicide by drowning.

If he was of sound mind he surely have chosen a different form of suicide and would almost certainly been able to obtain these. But if you are suicidal then you are not of sound mind and you are desperate and full of guilt or something.

But he didn't just fling himself into the Thames he loaded his pockets with stones that would have a relatively negligible affect on him sinking.

If he had the forethought to do this then why choose drowning and not administer a massive dose of poison.

Strange.

[Wickerman]

I have always thought a strange thing for Druitt to commit suicide by drowning.

If he was of sound mind he surely have chosen a different form of suicide and would almost certainly been able to obtain these. But if you are suicidal then you are not of sound mind and you are desperate and full of guilt or something.

But he didn't just fling himself into the Thames he loaded his pockets with stones that would have a relatively negligible affect on him sinking.

If he had the forethought to do this then why choose drowning and not administer a massive dose of poison.

Strange.

Hi Nick.
Thats the irony though isn't it, we expect a man of unsound mind to make logical decisions.
The usual counter argument to the seemingly illogical method of suicide chosen by Druiit is to mention that Virginia Woolf also loaded her pockets and waded into the river.
However, Woolf was a 60 odd year old of feeble strength, when compared to Druitt, an apparently healthy and fit 31 year old.