The Gary Speed Death.

I really don't want to comment on this matter further for a number of reasons. Not least that losing a loved through suicide is always a deeply traumatic experience and not one that is helped any by people spouting conspiracy theories on the Internet.

However it's fair to say that worldwide most people did not know who Gary Speed was and rather then hearing the full story they most probably first heard little rumours about the Welsh manager being found dead, the Welsh midfielder being killed or Mr Speed being found dead. This obviously leads to speculation about what has happened and what it means. For example although in football a midfielder is often the force that drives the team forward in other areas it can be taken to mean someone who is distinctly average. Likewise Speed could be a euphemism for amphetamines or a reference to Einstein's work on the speed of light that is currently causing some controversy. As the timing of the news seemed a little too perfect it then leads onto discussion about how easy it would be to fake a suicide and the answer is worryingly easy especially if the victim knew their attacker or had been drinking as suicides often do.

In a year when a suspiciously high number of Iranian scientists have died from accidental falls from balcony's this type of conversation would be particularly unsettling for delegates at the COP17 Summit to have with strangers in a strange bar in a strange hotel in a strange country. As about 60 years of scientific data proves and a British court will be asked to rule on the Friday paranoia and anxiety can significantly impair a persons mental ability and can even cause blackouts. So paranoid and anxious delegates are not likely to have a productive COP 17 Summit.

Incidentally the second coroners inquest into the death of Liam Hogan a British boy who died after being thrown from a balcony begins tomorrow (29/11/11).