Contemplating suicide goes much deeper then just a split decision. Many people who think about it or try it are more likely try a second time and continue trying until they achieve the results they desire. You see, the idea like a tumor. It lives within the person and grows, taking over their ideas and pushes the person to their limit. Kipp could have been saved that night, but his failure would only be an embarrassment to him. How could he go through life after that when everyone knows he was willing to give it all up.
It's rather sad actually. Not many people here will actually understand what he went through, and for those of us who do, we don't want people to know what it's like.
I feel sorry for this guy because of how he believed he ran out of options. There's always a choice. There's always something better and even if he was at his breaking point, I'm betting that there will be people mourning him because they cared about him.