Thread: Serious Business Alert - Let's talk about suicide

Princy Cake said Masterkegan said To those of you who believe that suicide should be illegal. Just how the hell do you enforce it? Its not like you can put the person who killed themselves in jail. And you cant morally punish a family member, or whoever their estate goes to because of the choice of another. I don't believe that any of us should have a say in how someone dies. That is their choice. Not YOURS! Click to expand... I don't believe suicide should be illegal, I believe people helpingignoring another commit suicide should be illegal, and yes, I do believe those caught doing it should be forced to undergo psychiatric help, not jail, as jail is a place to make a person regret their life actions, andor what direction it's going in, and I think a suicidal person is already feeling that, no? Suicide victims shouldn't be punished, as they feel their life is already punishment enough, I just think that they should be pushed into knowing everything is alright, or rather, could be alright. I believe if my life is A-Okay, then every last person in the world can live the same, yes we grow up differently, yes we face different obstacles, but there is a way, if there is a will, I say. So it goes back to what I said above, when is there a time when someone should really kill themselves? From my examples above, I say never, that is why I believe every suicidal person should be stopped, because often people who want to commit suicide is confused and need comforting, and since no one is giving it, they figure why continue living?, so 90 of the time this is a statistic of my own experience if someone tried hard enough instead of saying Oh, boy... yeah, just go kill yourself... it's your life. then maybe that person wouldn't commit suicide, and rethink their options. Click to expand... Ah, so you're talking about assisted suicide then. Well that is another thing all together. Its really a non discussion for this particular thread though. The people who are getting assisted suicide are not simply folks that are depressed because they lost their job or lost their wife. They are generally folks that are terminally ill, and in constant agonizing pain. In cases like that, where the odds are that the entirety of the rest of their life will be filled with horrid sickness, and chronic, debilitating pain. In cases like that, I believe that suicide is a valid option. Now, I am kinda like you, baring what I just mentioned, I do not believe that suicide is ever an answer. But I don't care to save everyone. Does that make me a bad person? Maybe. I don't think so though, because I am not the one trying to tell other people how to live their lives. Every life is precious, and the death of anyone pains me deeply. But if someone is unable to see what a precious gift their life is, then who am I to tell them not to end it? That said. If I knew someone that I believed was about to kill themselves I would do what I can to help them see what they would be missing. Now, you are saying that ignoring a potential suicide should be illegal? Good luck proving that. Talk about an unenforceable law. And it also requires the ability to read minds, as the only person who could possibly know that they willfully ignored the suicide is the person that would be prosecuted.