Boyfriend commits suicide rather than enter another clothes shop with girlfriend

by Austin Petersen

XUZHOU, CHINA – A man jumped to his death after a heated argument with his girlfriend who insisted on going to another clothes shop. Tao Hsiao, 38, was seen jumping to his death from a balcony at a shopping mall after a five-hour shopping trip with his girlfriend.

Hsiao was already loaded with more bags than he could carry, and his girlfriend reportedly wanted to continue looking in another store. He told her she had more shoes than she could wear in a lifetime, prompting her to shout at him that he was a “skinflint” who was “spoiling Christmas.”

A brief shouting match ensued, ending with the man throwing the bags on the floor and hopping over the balcony, destroying Christmas decorations on his seven-story fall to the ground.

Hsiao was killed instantly. A spokesman for the mall said, ‘He actually landed on one of the stalls below and then fell to the floor so although the store was damaged it meant he didn’t hit anybody. This is a tragic incident, but this time of year can be very stressful for many people.’



Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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