The sad thing is the more you publicize something the more people know about it and the more people will try it.
Deno I see your point.
But the thing is people know about it as a subculture sexual thing anyway. If these idiots are going to practice it
at least have someone with you.
Since I lost my brother to it I've (of necessity) had to learn a great deal about the whys of the thing and what would make someone so sexualized (genetics?) that a regular orgasm isn't orgasm enough. I'm the last person to want to put the snafu on something that's sexually enjoyable.
I've spoken often pubically about it at support groups in the Boston area.
When you put your very life at risk for a momentary thrill I draw the line.
Perhaps - just perhaps - if enough focus is put on Carradine's death this thing will be exposed for the dangerous thing it is.
Look - I went through years of therapy over finding my brother just as this chambermaid found Carradine. It's an UNGODLY sight that never leaves you. These selfish bastards who court death for their own sexual gratification are only thinking of momentary pleasure.
It took me many years to forgive my brother the legacy of what I found that fateful night. Do I love him? Yes. Did he change my life by his selfish deed irrevocably for all time? YES.
Remember even though not technically suicide autoerotic asphyxiation is a courting of death. Combine that with the total disregard for the aftermath of a botched "session" and you have one true tragedy.
My sympathy goes not to David but to those he leaves behind.