If someone goes on a fast, it’s fine. In fact it’s good for health. But, if that someone, no matter who, and no matter what the motive is, declares that the fast is unto death, i.e. he will fast until he dies, it amounts to an act of suicide (although in slow motion).
My contention is that any act that intentionally leads to one’s death, or for that matter to anyone else’s death, is criminal and should be punishable under the law. Does anyone have the right to end one’s life, even under any religion? Bennet Paes --- On Sat, 12/12/09, Venantius J Pinto <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Venantius J Pinto <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Fast unto death > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, 12 December, 2009, 11:52 AM > > Among the whoever else: Could we apply these criteria to > Irom Chanu Sharmila > from Manipur. no, No, NO. I will not go further. > > Anyone please only respond after learning more about this > woman. Or just let > it go. But re valuate your thoughts. > She does no need our Goanet pre-Christmas waltzes. > > venantius j pinto > > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:55:39 -0800 (PST) > > From: From PAES <[email protected]> > > To: Goa Net <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Goanet] Fast unto death > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > FAST UNTO DEATH > > > > Refusing to take food or drink is intentionally > causing an act leading to > > death. It is suicide. And suicide is criminal. > > > > 1) Therefore, fasting unto death is suicidal, and > criminal. > > > > 2) Therefore, it is a legal and moral obligation of > the concerned > > authorities to prevent death by fasting, whenever it > comes to their > > knowledge. > > > > 3) Therefore, politicians or whoever else resorting to > what they > > fashionably call ?hunger strike? must be put in a > jail, rather than be > > fussed about in a hospital. > > > > What?s your take? > > > > Bennet Paes > > Assolna, Goa > > > > > > > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
