Court bars band from holding onstage suicide

A COURT in Florida has barred a rock band from holding an onstage suicide during a performance this weekend to be broadcast over the internet.

St Petersburg city officials asked the court for the injunction after the group Hell on Earth announced plans to have a terminally ill person commit suicide during a show on Saturday night.

“We think it’s the correct legal decision, and it’s also the right thing to do,” Mayor Rick Baker said afterward. “Using a suicide as part of a concert for purposes of entertainment value or for purposes of profiting is a sick concept.”