However, wanting to commit suicide is considered one of the signs of
being foricibly commitable to a psychiatric institution. So if you tell
your shrink you're going to do it, they can prevent you by committing
you. One of those "commit harm to self or others" things that doctors
and (I think) therapists are legally required to attempt to stop.
I could be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure that's how it works.
However, it is illegal to sell somone a knife if you know their intent
is to commit suicide. Though I'd imagine that particular scenario is
hard to procecute.
--BenD
Angel Stewart wrote:
> I think perhaps you better check that again.
>
>
> afaik it is illegal for you to take a knife and try to end your own
> life.
>
>
> -Gel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Suicide is not illegal. Helping someone else commit suicide is illegal.
>
> The reasoning comes in a variety of forms, all of which are mostly
> crap.
>
> --benD
>
>
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