assisted suicide
Cheddar
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Originally posted by FurleyII:
Umm, yeah, who are they gonna charge if you commit suicide anyways???
Umm, yeah, who are they gonna charge if you commit suicide anyways???
So if you're going to do it, better make sure you do it right!
Originally posted by mugen1:
Religious does not exclusively mean you are Christian (now, did I assume correctly?).
I remember as a child in public school having to listen to bible readings and forced to sing "Jesus Loves Me" every morning when I wasn't even Christian. It bothered the hell out of me, my parents, and others around me. My parents not knowing what to do, simply lived with it. I grew up in the Downtown Eastside (Vancouver). Strathcona Elementary - 95% or more Asian and First Nations population. A lot of us were not Christian, but were basically bombarded with how some people take religion beyond something it was intended to do.
Religious does not exclusively mean you are Christian (now, did I assume correctly?).
I remember as a child in public school having to listen to bible readings and forced to sing "Jesus Loves Me" every morning when I wasn't even Christian. It bothered the hell out of me, my parents, and others around me. My parents not knowing what to do, simply lived with it. I grew up in the Downtown Eastside (Vancouver). Strathcona Elementary - 95% or more Asian and First Nations population. A lot of us were not Christian, but were basically bombarded with how some people take religion beyond something it was intended to do.
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Long ago my wife and I discussed this issue, neither one of us wants to live in a vegetative state. nuff said. Even wrote it into our wills. Parents can not over turn our wishes.
Besides I think I'd be the last one to want her to go.
Besides I think I'd be the last one to want her to go.
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Originally posted by mugen1:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by FurleyII:
Umm, yeah, who are they gonna charge if you commit suicide anyways???
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by FurleyII:
Umm, yeah, who are they gonna charge if you commit suicide anyways???
So if you're going to do it, better make sure you do it right! </font>[/QUOTE]sweet, arguing semantics, there's a difference between commiting and attempting to commit, you missed my point.
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I did get your point. That's why I started my post with the word, right.
Then I went on to describe what might happen if one failed.....
Once dead, nobody can be charged.
Not too long ago a guy held up traffic on one of the bridges outside Vancouver by threatening to jump off. People were starting to yell jump, jump. He never did, but he pissed off a lot of people. I think he only got charged with mischief. I guess there wasn't enough evidence that he was really going to jump and end his life. Now if he jumped but got caught in the cables or something, he would get charged. Even then, it might be argued he slipped.
Then I went on to describe what might happen if one failed.....
Once dead, nobody can be charged.
Not too long ago a guy held up traffic on one of the bridges outside Vancouver by threatening to jump off. People were starting to yell jump, jump. He never did, but he pissed off a lot of people. I think he only got charged with mischief. I guess there wasn't enough evidence that he was really going to jump and end his life. Now if he jumped but got caught in the cables or something, he would get charged. Even then, it might be argued he slipped.
Originally posted by mugen1:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by FurleyII:
Umm, yeah, who are they gonna charge if you commit suicide anyways???
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by FurleyII:
Umm, yeah, who are they gonna charge if you commit suicide anyways???
So if you're going to do it, better make sure you do it right! </font>[/QUOTE]Suicide shouldn't be illegal....you're only hurting yourself, physically, nobody else,so what difference does it make to the law if you off yourself, I know, one less taxpayer....but seriously, who's life is it, ours or the law's?
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^ And once again the voice of reason. Maybe no one would be hurt if you offed yourself but most people have families that can be pretty emotionally traumatized by such an act. Imagine a child, spouce, sibling, or parent that is left wondering why even they could not have been any comfort to one that died. Tragic.
Mugen1 - you did not really **** me off and yeah I probably kneejerked myself and assumed you were aetheist and repsonded in kind. I work in an office of 11 and only two of us have any faith of any sort so I may be a little touchy. [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
Oh yeah - my belief in white supremacy has nothing to do with my Christianity [img]tongue.gif[/img] j/k
Mugen1 - you did not really **** me off and yeah I probably kneejerked myself and assumed you were aetheist and repsonded in kind. I work in an office of 11 and only two of us have any faith of any sort so I may be a little touchy. [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
Oh yeah - my belief in white supremacy has nothing to do with my Christianity [img]tongue.gif[/img] j/k
I know the aftermath of suicide too, I've had 2 friends all within the last year kill themselves....yea it sure does hurt family and friends but what is so illegal about it?
You're not hurting anyone physically like I just friggin said, I never said it didn't hurt mentally for friends and family Dukk, once again,not reading what's written,just what you want to read.....and if you are that depressed that you wanna kill yourslef, a psyciatric hospital is maybe not what you need...maybe all you need is a hug and someone to tell you that things are not that bad.
You're not hurting anyone physically like I just friggin said, I never said it didn't hurt mentally for friends and family Dukk, once again,not reading what's written,just what you want to read.....and if you are that depressed that you wanna kill yourslef, a psyciatric hospital is maybe not what you need...maybe all you need is a hug and someone to tell you that things are not that bad.
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Originally posted by Brandon:
and if you are that depressed that you wanna kill yourslef, a psyciatric hospital is maybe not what you need...maybe all you need is a hug and someone to tell you that things are not that bad.
and if you are that depressed that you wanna kill yourslef, a psyciatric hospital is maybe not what you need...maybe all you need is a hug and someone to tell you that things are not that bad.
As far as the case goes....I'm kinda stuck between the 2 sides...I can see both sides...Its a tough one... [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
