Budd Dwyer's Televised Suicide

"Please leave immediately if you have a weak stomach or mind, since I don’t want to cause physical or mental distress."

Nothing shook TV like Budd Dwyer's suicide. The Pennsylvania State Treasurer appeared on the screen and said to the camera, "Please tell my story on every radio and television station and in every newspaper and magazine in the U.S. Please leave immediately if you have a weak stomach or mind, since I don’t want to cause physical or mental distress." Then he pulled the trigger...